A Girls Only Vacation

Hi little one,
We just got back from your first ever Girls Only Vacation!!!! I'm so excited to tell you all about it!

We went back down to Branson with Grannie and Grandma Joanne from Monday to today. As hard as it was leaving Daddy behind, we hit the road with nothing but the clothes on our back and some ice cold brewskies. (Okay, in reality I overpacked and the drinks might have been Dunkin Donuts coffee and bottled breast milk. Whatevs.)

Our first stop was at the Osceola Cheese Company. (For those readers who have never had the pleasure of visiting this small slice of heaven located off of Hwy 13, let me tell you it is exactly what it sounds like. Wall to wall CHEESE.) Your mommy used to stop here when I would go to Branson as a little kid. Of course, we got your picture in front of the Osceola cheese mouse. Have you ever seen a cuter mouse? I sure haven't!

Once this picture was out of the way, we hit the road in search of Branson's Nantucket resort. When we got there, my breath was literally taken away. So pretty! Who would have thought this was tucked away in the hills of the live country music capital of the world?

We spent our first night in, since we had a long day on the road. You opened a gift from Grandma Joanne (adorable clothes and shoes!) and we couldn't wait to put the shoes on you! They didn't last too long, but that didn't stop you from rocking them for awhile. And, of course, trying to eat them.

Wednesday afternoon we finally made it to the pool. Here you are, right before we put you in a floaty...

...and here you are, in my arms, about five seconds later. At first, you did.not.like.the.floaty. Nope. Weren't having it. No way.

But, we played around in the water for awhile and once you warmed up to it, you ended up having a blast. You even showed off your new standing up skills to Grandma Joanne! Here are a few of my favorite memories::

We also got to visit a winery during our trip. I couldn't resist sticking you in a big ass wine barrel and snapping this adorable picture, much to the chagrin of the winery workers.

We played hard and we had a ton of fun. It was really nice to get away for awhile and just relax with Grannie and Grandma. I hope we can take you again around Christmastime with the whole family! More vacations are definitely in order!!

With so much love,