Family Vacation!

Memorial day weekend is a weekend we usually spend with my parents and family in Lake Havasu. This year was no different except that we had Evelyn with us. We drove down to Bakerfield Friday night and stayed. Evelyn did pretty good sleeping in the pack n play. The next morning we got up, packed the car and drove the rest of the way to Havasu. It was a good drive considering how long it was. Evelyn was a trooper and we could not have been prouder of how well she did in the car.

Once we got there my dad immediately took Evelyn for a ride in the wagon, which she LOVED. She would just lean back and enjoy the ride. She went on many wagon rides this week and she enjoyed every since one of them.

We went on the boat many times throughout the week. Evelyn did great on the boat and wearing her lifejacket. The only time she didn't like it was when the boat was going slow. I held her most of the time and she almost always fell asleep while driving. She is just like her mom in the respect.

Unfortunately, the water was too cold to let her really go in, although we did try. She was prefectly happy playing in the shade with toys and family members.

We got to see my parents. brothers, soon to be sister in law, my grandparents and friends we had not seen in a while. It was great trip.

We left Havasu on Thursday and drove up to Las Vegas to my grandmother. We stayed the night there and let Evelyn crawl around and get to know her great grandmother. We had a great time visiting and it was a nice stop on the way home with a long journey ahead of us. Thank you for letting us stay.

Friday morning we drove to Mammoth, CA. But before we got to Mammoth, we stopped in Bishaop to go to Schat's Bakery, the best bakery in the world. It was a place I grew up going to when we went caming in Bishop as a family. We bought Gingerbread cookies, bread and turnovers. All of which were fantastic. Evelyn has now become a part of family tradition and we hope to continue.


Mammoth was beautiful and was great time to go. We drove around while Evelyn took a nap and saw a few of the lakes up there that are absolutely beautiful. We had a good dinner, until Evelyn threw all of hers up. I think she over ate. I kept feeding because she kept eating. I think she got preoccupied with everything going on around her she didn't realize how full she was because usually she tells me when she is done.

Saturday we drove home and got our beloved Sandy. It was a wonderful trip I would love to do again. Evelyn was great minus not sleeping well at night (come to find out she now has a new tooth).

I will add pictures when I get the chance. Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to share.