Vacation

We are back from our little vacation to Osage Hills State Park in Pahuska/Bartlesville, OK. We left Sunday after church and came back yesterday afternoon. Ben is not a very good traveler. He fussed and cried quite a bit in his car seat. Ryan was driving there, so we stopped and I got in the back with Ben. Ugh. Not a good idea since I get car sick easily. I was very relieved to get out of the car. On the way home, I drove and Ryan tried to entertain Ben. He did nap for 30 of the 150 minutes.

We stayed in a fabulous cabin, probably our favorite yet. It did rain quite a bit, but it was a blessing in disguise because it kept the temperature down. Plus, Ben still had to take his naps, so Ryan and I had to stay close to the cabin anyway. I was afraid the thunder would wake Ben, but apparently I was the only one awake to hear it all.

Ben was a wonderful trouper as we hiked 1 mile after dinner on Sunday night, another mile Monday morning and about 3 miles Monday afternoon...all with Ben in the front carrier. He seemed to like it and would look around at the trees.

I almost never put shoes on him since the boy can't walk yet, but he wore shoes almost the whole time we were there. We brought his walker so he would have a contained place to play but I wanted him to have shoes since the floor was a hard tile. And, our patio was a rough rock, so he had to have shoes to stand on that. He looked so cute, but grown up in his shoes.

Ben was a little off his routine, but I didn't care...it was vacation. He seemed a little off once we got home yesterday afternoon with some intense fussing, but he went to bed at his normal time and we will see how the rest of the week plays out.

Other than hiking, we played in the cabin, ate some fabulous chicken fajitas and steaks on the grill. We always eat great on vacation.

I have put together a video of some little snips from our time away. We aren't big at videoing yet, so it isn't too much.

Enjoy!