Vacation Results

I am so blessed.... my kid can travel like a champ. :)

We left for Mr. S' family reunion on the 4th of July with a plan really of just being able to drive as far as Gavin would possibly allow us. From our house to the reunion resort, total estimated drive time was about 16 hours. Well, Gavin was doing so well in the car that we decided after dinner that we'd meet up with Mr. S' parents at the motel they were staying at for the night, which was only about 40 minutes from the resort (we couldn't check into the resort until after 4:00 p.m. on July 5th). So, he woke up periodically and fussed some about still being in his car seat but ultimately Gavin was good enough that we could almost do a straight shot of driving. There were a few bumps with getting him to nap the next day but once we were checked into the resort and ready to go, there were no problems at all with him. :) YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

The reunion was really nice. I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE being so close to the mountains. We stayed from Saturday through to the following Thursday. We had planned to do a little more traveling in the area while we were there but most of those plans unfortunately fell through. We spent most days either hanging out at the resort with family, eating or visiting local wineries. Actually, we usually combined those three. ;)

Here are a few pics from last week:

"Let's go!"
(Mr. S thought it'd be funny to give Gavin a taste of the driver's seat...he loved it!)

The family
(this is most of his side...there were a few members who unfortunately couldn't make it)

The Manor House
(built in 1792, we stayed here plus had a couple other cabins reserved for families)

Lake View
(view of lake from the balcony outside our room)

Resort View

(also from our balcony, you can see the main resort building... remind you of Dirty Dancing?)