We took our first family vacation last week! We were limited with destination choices since we are still waiting for the little one's passports (US & Italian!) so A found a cute cottage rental in the Brecon Beacons in Wales for a relaxing week off. I think Amélie also knew we were on vacation too because most nights she gave me a little break and slept for 6 hours straight. It was nice to have A around for the entire week since he never had any paternity leave. It gave me a little break during the day from diaper changes and keeping Amélie entertained plus it was just nice to spend time together as a family.
^^Our cottage was called, "The Coach." I loved the stone exterior and the grounds of the cottage.
^^The living room area.
^^Upstairs bedroom.
^^First thing after we arrived - find a supermarket and get everything we needed to grill!
^^I need to get Amélie a pair of sunglasses :)
^^Bouncy bouncy with dad.
^^I was going to save the barbecued chicken for the next day, but we ate it all that night with the burgers, oops.
^^I had been saving up the graham crackers my sister brought over from the US and the American marshmallows I found at a local shop plus bought a pack of Reese's from the candy store to finally finally make Reese's s'mores!!
^^They were incredible. I had s'mores almost every day. And I tried s'moreos too!
^^The rest of the week we explored a couple of cute towns and mainly just took an easy. Here's baby and dad hanging out at a coffee shop.
^^We grilled some more.
^^Jim & Donna came to visit. Amélie hung out in Baby Bjorn, but she definitely wasn't happy in it at times. We were able to do a long walk with her in it - A and I alternating with carrying her, but I think she just needs to be a tad bigger to be more comfortable in it.
^^We checked out an old castle and it's museum.
^^We found a cute restaurant in Cardigan.
^^Delish sweet potato and butternut squash quiche with some very light and fresh salads.
^^Penryn beach, it was a mission to get to and I wasn't in the mood/prepared for sand so we didn't stay for long, but it's very pretty.
^^We checked out Hay-on-Wye, a very cute town known as the town of books. Tons of cute boutiques, cafes and an ice cream parlour.
^^The evenings were cooler so we made a cozy fire and caught up on Scandal.
^^We mainly cooked at the cottage, but this was one from lunch one of the days at a pub near the cottage. I couldn't decide on what to get and wanted to try everything so I ordered three of the starters! This is above is linguine with crab.
^^Thai chicken meatballs with egg noodles.
^^Pork belly, onion ring with slaw and applesauce.
^^A's fish with vegetables.
^^I indulged that meal for sure. A did eat most of the pasta though!
^^On one of the last days, we checked out a distillery and went on a tour. I was worried Amélie would be fussy, but she slept in my arms the whole time.
^^Pretty view driving to the distillery.
We ended the week by visiting A's parents who were so delighted to see their granddaughter. I took the opportunity to have a few more moments of "me" time even it was just to catch up on Pinterest :) Now we are back in the swing of things at home. I think I needed a vacation from the vacation when I got home because there was tons of laundry/ironing and admin to catch up on, but last night the little one slept for a 7 hour stretch! (that's the longest she's ever done!) I feel amazing after such a long period of uninterrupted sleep. I got so much done this morning and am looking forward to the rest of the weekend. A's sister and bf are in town, plus I finally made myself an appointment to get a haircut and the weather is looking good too!
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