Memorial Day Recap

Happy Memorial Day! Ok, I know we are about 10 days too late, but a combination of a prolonged trip and a bunch of colds has kept us at bay.

This year, we spent the first long weekend of summer with the entire Reeth clan up in Mendocino. We arrived on Friday afternoon. I forgot what a pain road trips were with an infant that had to feed every 3 hours, but we stopped at a cute park in Healdsburg to feed her while Miles got to stretch his legs (thanks iPhone!). We had an early dinner with Mama and Pop-pop who brought Uncle Greg and Terra in from Colorado (by way of Reno). Uncle "Yoyo" (Kevin), Aunt "Neenee" (Jeanie), "Tylie" and "Tody" arrived late Friday night so by the time we woke up in Saturday morning, Miles was surrounded by his most favorite people.

Amelia and Dad strolling in Mendocino

We spent Saturday in down town Mendocino with a great stroll on the beach and a wonderful lunch in town. We had another fabulous dinner out for 12 on Saturday night. On Sunday, we took the Skunk Train through the redwoods and learned the history of the area. It was a wonderful steam engine that had an outdoor observation car. The ride up took about 2:15 minutes and deposited us in a lovely grove for a barbecue. The ride home was much shorter, and Miles promptly fell asleep on Debbie. Both Tim and I offered to have Miles nap on us, but he would have none of it - and only settled in on his grandmother.

Miles and Pop-pop on the observation car

Miles sacked out on Mama

That afternoon was beautiful and there was a large deputation to the beach. It's been a while since Miles had his toes in the ocean, and he had a wonderful time playing with his family.



All this was followed by another wonderful dinner. We tended to keep Miles up later than his bedtime (8+ pm) and he did mostly pretty well. One night there was a beautiful sunset and we kept Miles up to watch it. It was the first time he has seen the sunset over the Ocean and it was a wonderful night.




The trip was great, but we wanted to keep going! On Monday afternoon, instead of braving traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge, we called up the Embassy Suites in Napa who graciously took us for two more nights. In Napa, we ate well, went to bed early, napped well, and played in the pool. It was great to get away with just the 4 of us, and we are really looking forward to either more road trips or escaping to Soda Springs once it opens up!