Staycation with the cousin

After being cooped up in the house for 2 days with the flu, we had a great visit from my cousin from Illinois. He forces us to enjoy our little town and have a mini staycation!!!!! And that's exactly what we did.....

We explored some wine country

Hung out poolside

Visited our Old Town

And just enjoyed some scenery

Lots of fun having a staycation in between working, parenting, living, and everything else!

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