Boots n' Babies: Weekend Getaway

The first weekend in June, we packed up and headed to Blanco for the weekend for a family reunion-type vacation. My grandmother and her sister arranged the whole thing, and there were about 20 of us there; aunts, great-aunts and uncles, first and second cousins...the works! It was Claire's first time to meet a lot of the family, and we had such a great time just relaxing and catching up on busy lives.

Unfortunately, Claire picked the weekend to hit some type of growth spurt and/or start having some teething pain. She slept horribly. I can't stress how bad it was. While we were there, I thought that she was just having trouble sleeping in an unfamiliar place. It didn't make sense, as she's always traveled wonderfully, but I figured that we had been in a routine for several months without going anywhere so it just threw her off. No. Not even close. It has now been almost two weeks since our trip and she is still sleeping like crap. I really try not to complain about it too much, but this is my blog and I do what I want. I have never been so exhausted in my life. Not even when Claire was first born. I know that part of her development includes sleep regressions, but good grief it has got to end soon. I digress. Vacation. We had a blast and it was really nice to hang around and do nothing for a few days. It was also our second time to take Claire swimming and she loved it. The first time, the water was a little chilly so it took her a while to get used to it. This time though, it wasn't an issue and she had such a good time being towed around in the water!

We all had such a good time that the family decided to make Chimney Valley Lodge a yearly tradition. We can't wait to go back next year! Now on to the pictures!