Hank's first road trip!

Sleepy Road Tripper, originally uploaded by allthingssara.

Hank's first road trip, to Yosemite, was a success! It snowed and snowed all weekend and was truly beautiful. Hank handled both the cold and the change up in his routine and surroundings with grace and managed to remain smiley and happy throughout the weekend. Thanks for indulging us, Hank-star!

Between napping in the car, Hank got to go hiking through meadows and the snowy woods, got to see his first waterfalls, and feel his first snow. Verdict on snow? Cold and not enjoyable! Hank clearly prefered hanging out in front of the fireplace at the Awahnee curled up with his parents and a good bottle.

It really was extraordinary up there. There was already quite a lot of snow on the ground when we arrived on friday night. Starting Saturday afternoon it started snowing again, and there ust have been two feet of accumulation before we left on Sunday afternoon (when it was still dumping snow!). On Saturday we loaded Hank in to the Baby Hawk and Henry carried him on a hike across a meadow and out to the base of Lower Yosemite Falls. On Sunday I wore him in the Moby and we took a long walk through the meadows behind the Awahnee. The snow, even where walking in tracks others had made, was nearly knee deep. At one point Henry stepped off the path and went into the snow up to his thighs, and he wasn't touching the ground yet.

It wasn't exactly relaxing to travel with a baby, but it was really nice to wake up in our hotel on Saturday morning and realize we were on our first family vacation.