Amelia Takes On the World

Well maybe a mountain getaway with more sleep. We are fortunate my parents have a cabin in the North Caroline mountains – we love going up there! Its just so peaceful and a good way to leave stress behind in Atlanta for at least a couple days.

We met our good friends Leslie & Brent up there this weekend for a fun-filled, just a little too short, weekend.

Amelia unfortunately decided to have sleep issues this weekend. Maybe it was the lack of paci? Maybe it was the different locale? The last time we used the pack n play we did leave on a vacation without her… so who knows. I think she might be getting one of her two-year molars, but for whatever reason she had trouble sleeping. She didn’t nap either. So weird for a girl who normally naps 2 – 3 hours each day.

However, giving her some credit – other than when she should be sleeping, she was in a great mood! She really enjoyed being up there just as much as we did.

We went on a hike – Chris being the very great dad carried Amelia in a backpack (her 28 lbs plus the 10 lb pack… not a light load). She hiked a bit herself but then asked to get back up. Going uphill with those tiny legs is very tiresome! Brent also carried her for awhile – thanks Brent! He made the mistake of doing ‘horsey rides’ with the backpack and she wouldn’t stop asking for more. She loved it!

We saw waterfalls and fish in a pond. Amelia learned about a big bubble wand and got to see lots of flowers & trees. And we ended our trip with a visit to Highlands, a lovely town nearby with awesome food at a restaurant called ‘Wild Thyme’. If you are ever in Highlands, visit a store called Dutchman Designs (I think) – it has the best stuff for your house. We always pick up more of this lovely scented dried berries – our favorite is the ‘tangelo’ scent. It is divine and makes your house smell so fresh & wonderful. We also enjoy the Dry Sink store – its where we got Amelia’s dragonfly in her room a couple years ago.

So enjoy these pictures and video of our adventure.

A full group photo of us with our friends Brent & Leslie – gotta love timers on camera and I can’t believe Amelia listened when I said to smile at the flashing light.

Amelia playing in/around the waterfall – she loved it and got upset when we left.

Here is a picture of the actual waterfall.

Amelia loves being in the backpack, but she also loved getting to try and hike herself, uphill.  She made it a good ways before asking to get back in.

Miscellaneous fun pictures from the weekend.  Can’t beat s’mores for dessert.

I was trying to get her to pose in front of the dogwood – but she didn’t really want to stay still long enough – too much to do! And see!

Going to help catch a fish.

And last but not least, a compilation video of the weekend – focused on Amelia of course!

Enjoy!
Baby Momma

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