Mother's Day/W's 6 Month Birthday Weekend

Thank you to my wonderful hubby and of course, beautiful Wilhelmina and Bacon & the kitties too, for a wonderful first Mother's Day.  And not only was it Mother's Day weekend, but it was also our sweetie pie's 6 month birthday on Saturday (May 12). Wow, time sure does fly and boy am I a lucky lady. :)

My first Mother's Day card from Wilhelmina "made" by W with some help from her teachers. It has a wonderful message inside and a picture of the two of us together.

Receiving a special gift from my girl

One of my favorite things Grandma Nancy used to say

Our road trippin, 6 month old birthday girl :)

We took a great overnight trip to Austin on Mother's Day weekend and enjoyed every minute.  Well, scratch that. Scott had actually picked up some of W's daycare funk and really wasn't feeling too hot.  But he still kept up with us and had a great time too despite really feeling run down. And I must mention that W even slept the whole way there and back. What more could we ask for? 

We started off the day with a fun visit to the Whip In. It's a kind of, sort of dive beer and wine shop on the side of I-35. But the surprise inside is they have lots of great beers on tap, even kombucha and amazing Indian food that's all made with local ingredients. They also have a great outdoor, pet friendly patio.  I'm certain we'll visit the Whip In each and every time we visit Austin, from now on.

So many yummy choices!

I should mention that Daddy piggy back rides are one of her favorite things these days!

From there, we headed to South Congress and 2nd Street for some shopping and strolling. We hit some of my favorite spots like Uncommon Objects & Maya Star on South Congress and Eliza Page & Wee on 2nd Street.  We admired the new Willie Nelson statue outside the W. (Willie meet Willie... hahaha!) And while Mommy shopped, Daddy & W even hit The Gingerman for a local Austin beer for Daddy.

Window @ Uncommon Objects

Then we checked into our hotel and had a little photo shoot. This was W's first stay in a hotel and she seemed to really enjoy it and did so well. She is a great little traveler!

After we freshened up, we met up with Aunt Alicia and her mama for a lovely alfresco Mother's Day dinner at NoRTH @ The Domain.

 On Mother's Day we woke up to our sweet smiley girl and started the day with a treat from my favorite coffee shop, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

Next was a visit to our current favorite Austin guilty pleasure... Gourdough's BIG. FAT. DONUTS. They're ridiculously delicious and so bad, but so good.  But it's mother's day so all weight watchers point counting was out for a day or two and we splurged. Scott stuck with his usual Flying Pig (maple/bacon madness) and I tried out the Cherry Bombs (basically cherry pie in donut hole form). Behold...

While we were sitting outside the Gourdough's trailer, enjoying our donuts, we noticed Elizabeth St Cafe in the same lot/area.  I'd read good things about the restaurant and after we looked at the menu and saw Bahn Mi (which Scott had been craving) and macarons (love them if they're filled with cream, not jelly), we decided to order some food to go for the road. (Yeah, yeah, I know, how could we possibly have been hungry after the donuts.)  So, we called in an order and later enjoyed this yumminess depicted below (Grilled Pork Bahn Mi, 3 macarons (salted caramel, strawberry and vanilla chocolate), and some steamed pork buns). Elizabeth St was another new place for us that we'll likely visit again and again.

From here, we headed out of the Gourdough's/Elizabeth St lot (before we ordered any food) and made our way to Whole Foods to grab some Austin Beer Works beer for Scott to bring home and then hit the road. This was a cute little shop that we saw on the way.  I love the name and the signage on the roof. Lovely... that's exactly how I would describe my first Mother's Day. :)