Family Weekend in Oakhurst

For Memorial Day weekend, we were invited up to Oakhurst to spend some quality family time. Arnaud, Jessica and Isabella were in town for a wedding, and all the more reason to take the entire weekend and enjoy everyones presence. Mom, Dad and I left at 11 pm on Friday night and drove all night long, with a couple stops here and there. We arrived at 6:30 am to see the little one for as long as possible. The weather was dreary which meant that we all spent lots of time indoors, playing and being silly with Isabella. The day of Saturday consisted of giving Isabella gifts, playing dress up and going to the park for the little amount of time that it stopped raining.

Isabella really enjoyed the fairy dress up clothing we got her. I showed her how to go around and use the wand, tapping everyone on their head. This little one is like a sponge, you can show her something only once, and she grasps the concept.


Nonno was being silly. They had this little "thing" where Nonno was a horse and she got to take a horse ride. Well, evidently she remembered that, and so could not pass up a free ride yet again.




After the "horsing around" it was break time. Arnaud looks a little out of it to tell you the truth.


But Isabella, being the ball of energy that she is, kept wanting to play dress up. Princess Bella is what we came to call her. She would not put her tiara down, constantly taking it off and having someone put it back on her head.




When the rain stopped for a bit, the Colantonios headed out to a park to get Isabella going. She had a ton of fun it looked like, from the slide to the rocking horses to the swings. I got to ride on the swinging horses with her, we had a race too :-) I think she won though...






After prying her off the swings, Nonnina made it too much fun, we headed to the bridge to look at the ducks. Arnaud and Isabella were closely watching.




Once the novelty of the ducks wore off, she being so independent decided to take off, leaving all of us in the dust.


Sunday was more dreary and rainy than the day previous. We really stayed indoors, and read and played.


Isabella definitely love to get dressed up. What a surprise we had when she came walking out into the living room being a showgirl and wearing a hat.




But with all the play, everyone gets tired. The weekend was full of naps, and quiet time. Nonnina and Isabella took a well deserved nap on Sunday afternoon.



Monday arrived and Dad took me on a whirlwind drive through Yosemite. I had not been probably since I was six years old. The views were sensational, albeit cloudy, cold, and snowy! We took a brief walk towards Blackveil Falls, but it was wet and cold (too cold for the clothes we were wearing seeing as they would have gotten sopping drenched). Then we went to Glacier Point, but there was so much snow, and fog, that even walking towards the point, you could barely see where you were walking to. But some of the moments when the fog cleared up a bit, it was stunning.









It was a great weekend to get away, and have a great time with the family.

Pardon the fact that the clips are sideways from my camera:

Isabella chowing down





Nonno and Isabella "horsing" around: