8.23.2008

lake balaton

we took our first road trip in a car last weekend. we rented a little opel wagon, loaded both car seats and grandma in the backseat and drove a couple of hours to lake balaton. it's the largest fresh water lake in europe and it's beautiful. we stayed in balatonfüred on the north shore of the lake.

{please forgive the blurriness of this picture. it's the only one i got of all of us in the car.}



{reese and grandma playing in the water when we first arrived. before grandma could stop her, reese sat in the water in her clothes. so what do you do with wet clothes? take them off, of course!}


{when in europe, do as the europeans!}



{daddy + daughter}


{kick, kick, kick! reese loves the water!}


{matson and mom walked around along the lake enjoying the beautiful weather and the view.}


{matson was quite the popular guy at the hotel. everyone wanted to see him.}


{ice cream every day!}

5 comments:

Willow said...

Ha, ha. When in Europe do as the Europeans...just keep Matt away from the Speedo ;-)! Looks like fun times!

gram said...

what a beautiful lake and what a fun time.

Teri said...

Looks like a great get-away! Love the "European" shot :)
You look fabulous mama! Nice sling by the way ;)

Sara Carolina said...

So does the sling fit ok? I second Teri's comment, you look amazing. Looks like y'all had a successful outing! I'm impressed that you have 2 car seats since you never use them (w/ no car). Was Reese weirded out by it?

the dowiaks said...

not to worry, we are staying far away from the speedo! the carpris is as far as he'll go. :)

yes, love the sling - thank you! it fits great. i'm still figuring out how to get him in just right, but that'll come with time.

reese likes the car seat especially with grandma sitting right next to her. the only challenge was staying in it for a longer amount of time than a short taxi ride. she did great, but i imagine that will be part of her culture shock when we get back to the states...a lot more car time.