Weekend away!

Just P playing behind her chair. Her hair is getting a little longer, starting to look a little shaggy sometimes. Maybe she get a hair cut in 2011.
So we decided to take a family trip to the mega mall! We were a little nervous with Presley. She never has to travel that far and hasn't slept in a hotel room before, but we were willing to risk it.
Before we got to Ankeny Saturday morning, Steve spent $90.....in the form of a speeding ticket! His first ticket in close to 10 years! After Presley's first (and only, if I have anything to say about it!) run in with law enforcement we continued on our way.
Presley was very good! She slept on the way up there like we hoped she would, we knew there was a slim chance she would fall asleep in the stroller while we were in the mall and we were right! There was just too much going on for her to even think about sleeping in her stroller.
We let her walk and roam around in less crowded areas. She was so cooped up in the car and stroller, we knew she was dying to get out and run around!
We got a hotel with a pool so Presley could experience her first time in a pool....and my first time in a swimsuit in 2 1/2 years (since our honeymoon)! I bought a new swimsuit last May and finally took it out of the bag and took the tags off to get in the pool with Presley. She did not like the pool! She was very nervous and cried, so the whole pool experience lasted about 15 minutes. Maybe I should sign her up for introduction to water at the local indoor pool, so she can get used to it?!

Once we got back to the room, she was much happier!

She was super tired, but she fell asleep easy and slept the whole night. We thought for sure sleeping in a strange place and with us in the same room, that she would have a rough night, but she was good!
Today on our way home we stopped by Cabelas to look around and have a little lunch. Presley wanted candy. (That's my girl!)