Mountain Getaway

This past week-end we headed up to the moutains with two other families for a mini vacation. Tessa did very well, only protesting her bedtime the first night. After many tears, Ryan miraculously convinced her to go to sleep. She slept all night in her own room that night and every other night. I think this is a vacation first!

We are lucky to have friends with girls Tessa's age. They played together with a minimum of fussing and fighting. Each morning they would wake up and ask for each other, so excited to be having this extended playdate.

Feeling adventurous, we decided to take the girls on a one mile hike. They loved tromping through the woods and criscrossing the creek on wooden bridges. I love this father/daughter picture.

The area is very family friendly with two nearby parks. The girls had plenty of energy to slide and swing and play, even after hiking all morning.

The house had a wraparound porch where the girls spent lots of time running and playing. The weather was so great that one night we even decided to eat outside. I love that it wasn't too cold! The boys showed off their man skills by building a fire and we all enjoyed smores. I still can't believe that Ryan had never had a smore! Needless to say, he thought it was yummy and Tessa did too.

We were just across the street from a gorgeous golf course. I hit a handful of balls at the driving range and was pleased to discover that I can still hit a decent 7 iron! The boys played a few holes that afternoon while the girls were napping.

We saw lots of deer, inlcuding this baby one. No bear sightings though, and that's probably okay. Very nice, very relaxing long week-end with good company. Let's do it again sometime!