headband c/o Sweet Angel Kreations
I forgot to get a picture of the 3 of us (Mia's first time bowling milestone, ha ha!) but a picture of us taking turns bowling with her counts, right?
Having so much fun with cousins!
This is my uncle's backyard... AH-mazing! But that baby? She's all mine and even more AH-mazing ;)
The only picture I managed to get at the wedding, and on my phone :( Such a shame because it was a beautiful night!
Man, I look back on the weekend and can't help but smile so big! Don't get me wrong, there were so many not-so-good moments mixed with the good moments... but I am happy to say that the good outweighs the bad :) The ups and downs were so worth it and this past weekend was one for the books!
Friday night we drove down to Flagstaff, AZ. The drive started out pretty good until... Mia threw up in the car for the first time ever. She's experience car sickness before, but she never got sick until we were home and I tried feeding her food. Let me tell you, vomit in the car is definitely the worst experience! We didn't make it to our hotel until 11pm (midnight our time) only to find that the inside was... not up to our standards. Call us hotel snobs, but we like a good, clean place! We were so exhausted and pretty frazzled after dealing with cleaning up puke and driving in the smell of it (so awesome, I'm tellin' ya!) that it was pretty devastating to find a crappy room. I didn't even read reviews because that's where the whole wedding party was staying... Eric tried to convince me to stay somewhere else but I decided we just had to make the best of it! Eric unloaded our stuff and while I worked on getting Mia showered and ready for bed, he found a car wash and sprayed out the car seat. He didn't even make it back to our room until 1am (2 our time) and at that point we were so delirious that we just laughed hysterically at how awful our night was!
Saturday was a MUCH better day! We discovered that the outside of our cabin-like rooms was gorgeous! We stayed more towards the mountain so it was beautiful out! And perfect for Mia to roam and visit with our family! The best part was that my parents were staying as well so they took Mia while Eric and I tried to catch up on some sleep (because Mia was up at 6am... such a sweet little wake up call, ha!) Anyway, we went bowling (Mia's first time!) with family, explored the mountain with Mia (the trees are endless and it's gorgeous) and attended my cousin's wedding that evening up the mountain. It really was a perfect day with family!
Sunday was another adventurous day and I can't wait to blog about it! But the bummer is that Mia got sick again :( We took a detour on our drive home which had as traveling all day and around dinner time Mia started crying, was miserable and uncomfortable, and wouldn't eat a thing. We finally got home around 9pm (ugh!) and Mia was in a much better mood! I woke up to her coughing sometime after midnight so I went in and checked on her... and there was not the most pleasant surprise waiting for me. Poor baby!! Short road trips don't seem to bother her but if we have to deal with this on any road trips longer than 4 hours, I'm going to be soooo sad! I'm hoping we can find ways to avoid her getting sick, even if it's driving through the night so that she can sleep through it all? Ugh! But like I said, we still enjoyed an amazing weekend even with our not so pleasant experiences ;) Flagstaff is gorgeous and I'm so happy we got to visit!
Friday night we drove down to Flagstaff, AZ. The drive started out pretty good until... Mia threw up in the car for the first time ever. She's experience car sickness before, but she never got sick until we were home and I tried feeding her food. Let me tell you, vomit in the car is definitely the worst experience! We didn't make it to our hotel until 11pm (midnight our time) only to find that the inside was... not up to our standards. Call us hotel snobs, but we like a good, clean place! We were so exhausted and pretty frazzled after dealing with cleaning up puke and driving in the smell of it (so awesome, I'm tellin' ya!) that it was pretty devastating to find a crappy room. I didn't even read reviews because that's where the whole wedding party was staying... Eric tried to convince me to stay somewhere else but I decided we just had to make the best of it! Eric unloaded our stuff and while I worked on getting Mia showered and ready for bed, he found a car wash and sprayed out the car seat. He didn't even make it back to our room until 1am (2 our time) and at that point we were so delirious that we just laughed hysterically at how awful our night was!
Saturday was a MUCH better day! We discovered that the outside of our cabin-like rooms was gorgeous! We stayed more towards the mountain so it was beautiful out! And perfect for Mia to roam and visit with our family! The best part was that my parents were staying as well so they took Mia while Eric and I tried to catch up on some sleep (because Mia was up at 6am... such a sweet little wake up call, ha!) Anyway, we went bowling (Mia's first time!) with family, explored the mountain with Mia (the trees are endless and it's gorgeous) and attended my cousin's wedding that evening up the mountain. It really was a perfect day with family!
Sunday was another adventurous day and I can't wait to blog about it! But the bummer is that Mia got sick again :( We took a detour on our drive home which had as traveling all day and around dinner time Mia started crying, was miserable and uncomfortable, and wouldn't eat a thing. We finally got home around 9pm (ugh!) and Mia was in a much better mood! I woke up to her coughing sometime after midnight so I went in and checked on her... and there was not the most pleasant surprise waiting for me. Poor baby!! Short road trips don't seem to bother her but if we have to deal with this on any road trips longer than 4 hours, I'm going to be soooo sad! I'm hoping we can find ways to avoid her getting sick, even if it's driving through the night so that she can sleep through it all? Ugh! But like I said, we still enjoyed an amazing weekend even with our not so pleasant experiences ;) Flagstaff is gorgeous and I'm so happy we got to visit!
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Flagstaff is GORGEOUS and it's definitely on my places-to-visit list! So sorry your sweet baby got sick. I hope she feels better soon!
Ohhh I've been to Flagstaff! My friend worked at NAU and so I stayed with him for a little while. I'm sorry that she gets so car sick :( I get super car sick too so I totally feel her pain
My oldest experienced car sickness too when she was Mia's age - but, ended up outgrowing it, thank goodness. Hopefully Mia does, too.
Looks like a great weekend and a beautiful wedding backdrop! :)
Oh, no! how awful! I can just imagine how much 'fun' that made the trip. So sorry for you and poor little Mia! Hopefully she outgrows it or you figure a way around it. That is just awful. But, I'm glad you all had a fun weekend aside from that and, holy cow, your uncle's backyard is amazing!!! :)
Oh, no! how awful! I can just imagine how much 'fun' that made the trip. So sorry for you and poor little Mia! Hopefully she outgrows it or you figure a way around it. That is just awful. But, I'm glad you all had a fun weekend aside from that and, holy cow, your uncle's backyard is amazing!!! :)
Courtney you have THE most beautiful child ever! :) I'm sorry to hear Mia has gotten sick so much, poor thing!! =\ Hopefully you can find something to help with the car sick soon!
Poor Mia, do they make baby dramamine? You may need to invest in that just in case.
Psh, you're not snobs for wanting decent rooms. I can't tell you how many times when we've stopped, we've checked the room out first before saying we would stay there. Its just a safety and comfort issue.
ugh I hate dirty hotel rooms. We had to stay in one when we arrived a day early to our apartment when we moved to CO, and the only place we could find to stay the night was terrible. I'm so glad we didn't have a kid then.
poor mia! It might get better when she moves forward facing. I get car sick and I know looking backwards makes it worse. Having a full tummy and not being hot as well. no fun for anybody!
Love Flag! Sorry Mia got sick :( Road trips are so rough on the babes.
Sounds like an adventerous but very fun trip! Your daughter is absolutely gorgeous! What a great looking family :)
Awww, poor Mia, hopefully she outgrows it. Glad that you made the best out of it and still had a great time! Maybe flying is your future instead?
Poor Mia, what a nightmare! And your dress is stunning, where is it from? Xx
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Aww, poor sweet girl. Do you think maybe she experienced a little bit of altitude sickness?
I can't stand hotel rooms that aren't clean either... I think you're brave for staying haha. I would have been out of there! ;-)
Oh my gosh, and Flagstaff, that place looks beautiful. I'd love to visit there some day.
Poor Mia :(
Glad you all had a nice weekend anyway! Her dress is adorable
My parents were just in Flagstaff, fun spot! Hope Mia is fully feeling better. <3
I drove through Flagstaff once and it was really nice!
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