Hailey's First Almanor Trip!

After a 2 year hiatus, we FINALLY got to make a trip to our cabin in Lake Almanor!!! Even better, it was Hailey's first time going, and it was pretty great introducing her to a place that's been in my family for... FIVE generations now! whoa.

When we arrived, the view from the cabin was gorgeous as usual. Been coming here all my life and this never gets old..

Morning snuggles on the deck!

Hailey had a grand time crawling around the cabin and getting into... EVERYTHING. We couldn't take our eyes off of her or she'd be getting into something she shouldn't. She loved the bookcase though. Not so much for her proficient literary skills, but she had a ball pulling everything off the shelf and making a mess for mommy & daddy to clean up.

Mess Maker!

"My job is done here, peace out"

Between the crawling terror she was and the fact that she decided to stop sleeping through the night on our visit, Joe and I were a little less rested on this trip than those pre-baby. Fortunately, Hailey took at least one decent nap every day which gave us some priceless time to relax.

TGINT - Thank God It's Nap Time!

One of the best parts of this trip was inducting Hailey to the family tradition of babies bathing in the sink. So many generations that this sink has cleaned! Not too shabby!

We took advantage of the perfect weather and went for a stroller-friendly hike one afternoon.

And in true Givens fashion, we didn't want those burned calories to go to waste, so we fueled up on some AMAZING Cabin Fever Pizza in Westwood, a family favorite. Avocado on pizza? Yes please!

Up until this point, Hailey's shown no interest whatsoever in standing. I mean NONE. We'd hold her in a standing position and this girl would immediately swing her feet out like "NO WAY", not having any of it... until NOW! This little stinker decided to pull herself up all on her own!

Sadly, she doesn't really know how to get down from the standing position and once she realized that, she'd cry and then crash to the floor. She'll need to practice the landing portion a bit...

Hailey's First Time Standing!

We had a lot of fun playing with blocks and knocking toys over.

And who can resist sitting on the deck and enjoying a beverage?

Like Father, Like Daughter (Hailey sipping milk, Joey sipping a Coors Light)

While the water was a bit too cold for Hailey to swim in, she had fun playing on the dock and looking fabulous in her swimsuit from Grandma Sue!

Toe Dips with Daddy! 

Family Selfie!

What a trip!!! Can't wait to see what Hailey's experience is like there next year and every year after that! I like to think that her great grandparents are smiling down from above as the new generation of grand kids falls in love with this place just as they did when they built it from the ground up so many years ago.