memorial day weekend!

Saturday started super hot at the Strawberry Festival in Starlight, IN. It was full of people and lines. Now it is on my list of things I will never do again. Zara had a couple of fun moments playing games and sliding before she went into a meltdown. Luckily, lunch at Five Guys saved us and we made it::

After church on Sunday I packed up my baby girl and we met my sister at Red River Gorge for some camping. Camping is always an adventure. Especially when 0% chance of rain turns into a very long thunderstorm that floods your camp while you are on a hike. I still had fun and I have no regrets!

I really liked where we stayed- Lago Linda campsite. It is a bit further away from the gorge but it is clean, has a restroom in walking distance from the campsite and a cold vending machine.

This photo of Zara in a trance is my favorite::

We tried to hike to Natural Bridge but the thunderstorm had us turning back::

My sister brought all of our meals, she's the best! ::

Zara loves her cousins SO much::

Our ruined campsite. Almost all of the bedding was soaked! I was able to sleep in the tent with Zara and everyone else took the car. Rain or not, I do not sleep well while I camp. I am always terrified of murderers or bears. I know it is incredibly unlikely but I cannot stop being scared when I camp::

The pretty rainbow after the storm::

Monday we hiked about 3 miles, which turns out to be plenty when you are exhausted, wet and  have a toddler in tow. We went to Natural Bridge and hiked back on Battleship Rock trail::

Zara likes to find a good home for the bugs she finds::

Natural Bridge is always amazing::

hello. I am pregnant and swollen and letting my child rub mud on my arm, hahahah::

Sweet Zara kept finding places that look like Pride Rock from the Lion King so she had to stop and act like a lion a lot::

Z likes to hike without shoes. So far her feet have made it without injury. & she was exhausted afterward and fell asleep after a few bites of a peanut butter sandwich::

Tuesday I took Zara to the splash pad for the first time this season. We had a lot of fun going down the slide together::

I am currently staining our fence and doing some serious nesting. I am also doing some serious eating. I just want all the carbs. These tomato sandwiches and Brazilian lemonade were the perfect end to a long weekend::