We had our first official camping trip to Big Sur. The trip was great - beautiful weather and huge surf to lull us to sleep at night! The one difficulty was in putting Aveah to bed. She goes to sleep around 6:00pm, but mom and dad aren't ready for bed then. At home, we put her in her room, turn off the lights, and close the door. Well, in a 22-foot RV, you can't close the door because there is no other room! So, the first night we tricked her - we turned on the stereo really loud to a radio station that was static - this drowned out all noises - and we put a little blanket over her head to cover the light. But the second night she was not up for this - so we had to turn off the lights and go to bed with her around 7:00pm - which was actually nice - we needed the sleep!
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The view from our campsite.
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Avi got lots of kisses all trip long.
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I LOVE this picture of my husband/best friend/lover/Avi's father & my little love, Avi!
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Avi did lots of hiking, though she let us do most of the walking. Here she's asleep in the Ergo Baby on Maren's back.
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This rock had amazing waves crash through it. Check out our
photo blog to see another picture of it.
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Sneaking a peek at Avi sleeping.
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Here we are at Nepenthe - the nicest restuarant in Big Sur.
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Checking out an art gallery with some amazing water fountains/waterfalls!