A weekend of firsts...

This past weekend was the 1st anniversary of the 1st annual Black Gold fishing tournament in POC - hosted by Beau BLACKard and our very own Lyn GOLDman.  So, we packed up the fam again and headed to the bay.  Side note - this weekend was the second of six consecutive weekends that we will be traveling, so miss Leighton should be a pro after the month of May.  We left town Thursday afternoon and made it to POC without any vehicle issues, so that was a plus.  On Friday, we took Leighton on her very first boat ride on Grandpa's 35' Bertram.  She loved it!  By "loved it" I mean she slept the entire time, but I would definitely call it a successful trip.  I think the sound of the engines lulled her right to sleep.  Here is my favorite picture from this weekend - it is one I took of Leighton sleeping in the wrap while we were on the boat...

And here is one of our little family after we made it back to the dock...

Later that afternoon I left Leighton with my mom, who was also in POC, while I went to eat dinner and partake in some of the tournament festivities.  When I got back to the house, Leighton was sleeping so peacefully, and my mom offered to keep her overnight so I could get some rest (we didn't sleep well the night before).  I had a bottle in the fridge and a granny who was really excited about snuggling with the little one, so there was no reason not to take her up on it.  After much debate, I finally decided to do it.  After all, I was only 11 blocks away and I knew my mom would call me if she really needed me.  That night she slept until 4:30 and took the bottle so well for my mom when she woke up.  My Mamie was up by the time she finished eating so they talked a little bit and Leighton went right back to sleep.  After a glass of wine, I slept like a champ too and I got up extra early to make sure I was there when Leighton woke up.  I was very proud of myself for leaving her and very thankful to Leighton and my mom for doing their part.  Here are a few more pictures of miss Leighton on Saturday morning...

Saturday afternoon we went to the front beach with Casie, Jenny, Evan, Clara and Camden.  Once again, Leighton slept on my chest while mom enjoyed the company and soaked up a few rays.  Not to worry - I had her completely covered with her new bonnet from Grandma and a big blanket.  Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures while we were there... we had a little too much going on.  On Sunday, we went over to the Flessners' to celebrate Jeremy's birthday, and my parents came to visit before we left town.  So, little missy had another fun weekend in POC, and we can't wait for her to enjoy it more and more as she gets bigger.

On tap for next weekend: Victoria for Matthew and Casie's wedding.  Yay!!!