Road Trip to the Lake!

This weekend, we took a road trip to Bella Vista, AR with Scott's family to celebrate his Dad's 75th birthday and his brother and sister's 40th birthday. Audrey hadn't been on a real road trip since we went to my cousin's wedding last July, so we weren't sure how it would go, but she did really well! We left on Friday around noon hoping she would take her nap in the card. No such luck. She tried to fall asleep finally around 2:00 or so (she usually naps around noon), but she didn't stay asleep long. But other than that, she was pretty good in the car. Aunt Crystal gave us some kids song CDs that she loves listening to, so that helped.

Scott's parents rented a nice house right on the lake that had enough room for the whole family. We weren't sure where Audrey would sleep, but luckily, the room Scott's parents stayed in had a huge walk in closet which doubled perfectly as a bedroom for Audrey. The pack 'n play fit nicely in there and it was dark and quiet - perfect!

Everyone went golfing on Saturday and Sunday, so Aunt Laura and I stayed home with the kiddos and cooked on Saturday and went to the pool on Sunday. Saturday afternoon, we rented a boat for a few hours. Unfortunately, Audrey really hated it for some reason and Billy was getting too hot, so they dropped us off at our dock so we could go home early. Other than that, we didn't have any major meltdowns. I think Audrey had a good time. She especially loved spending time with her cousins - she just loves Sydney, Ryan and JT. She also likes Billy most of the time, but when he cries or makes any kind of noise, she just melts down. I'm not sure why, I think it's because she is very empathetic. She does the same thing if she hears a baby cry when we're out at the store. She just wants everyone to be happy at all times!

Cousin Billy - just chillin' on the boat

Dada and Audrey

Cool girl!

We let Audrey drive for a while, she did pretty well!

The birthday honorees

Hanging out with the cousins!

Papa and all the grandkids!

The Blueberry Patch

Today we went to a blueberry patch to pick fresh blueberries. It was a about a 30 minute drive from our house and it was on a beautiful farm with tons of different blueberry patches. We went with Gaga and Papa and Mandy, Meredith and Gwendolyn - Dada was working so he didn't come. It was much hotter than usual, but it was so much fun. We picked blueberries off the bushes for about an hour. Papa helped Audrey and me and we got just over two pounds! Audrey loves blueberries and she kept insisting on eating them as we were picking. I couldn't put her down because she would eat them off the ground! After we were done picking, we got fresh blueberry muffins. The blueberries were huge and so sweet - we will definitely be going back again soon!

Ready to go pick - Audrey and cousin G

Walking out to the patches

Gaga!

Look at all of those delicious blueberries!