Our "Babymoon" get-a-way

I finally figured out where I saved the pictures from our "Babymoon" trip. We had an especially good time and enjoyed relaxing at the Second Creek Farm B&B. We left for Hermann, MO, after I got off work last Thursday (7/25) and we checked into the B&B at 5:30 p.m. We packed a picnic dinner and hiked the trails around the property for a good spot to eat. Later that evening Seth fished in the two ponds on the property and we played a game of scrabble. In the morning we enjoyed a breakfast prepared by the innkeeper and then stopped by the stables to visit with some of their farm animals before checking out and heading to Hermann. In Hermann we browsed the local antique stores and shops and then had lunch at a cottage restaurant just outside of town. Before going home we endulged in therapeutic massages.



This is the sign that beckons guests to the parking area and entrance to the B&B...

...and this is what we saw when we pulled in. It was beautiful!


This is an open area in the middle of the cabin. The fireplace is enormous and reaches past the second floor.

This is another view from the second floor (the fireplace is below to the left, out of sight). Our room was behind the first door on the left and it was called "The Sty"... the theme was sheep. I took a picture of the room arrangement but forgot to prep it for posting on the blog. :(

Just sitting on the front porch looking pregnant! (I'm at 37.5 weeks now)
This is the dining area where we ate breakfast and it overlooks the backyard. The innkeepers have done a fabulous job of landscaping and rockscaping. They used a mix of native and non-native perinnials and annuals with gravel, mulch and tree bark chips. The property is very beautiful.

Ahhh, coneflowers. How pretty!
I really like this picture of Seth. It looks like it belongs in a magazine.
Seth caught three fish and this is his official fisherman's pose! Well done, honey. :) You can see part of the B&B in the background.
The porch support beams and some smaller features of the cabin were made from trees harvested on the property, including this sign.

Innkeeper, Pat, took this picture of us as we were leaving. We had a great time and would definitely consider staying there again sometime.

On our way out we drove over to the stable and pen areas to view the animals that the innkeepers raise. This has got to be the ugliest subject I've ever taken a picture of. How cute it this? The goats were so loud, it sounded like a nursery of crying babies. I love the curious look on this one's face. Seth thinks this looks like a glamour shot with the sweeping hair around the eye. I agree.

Yes, I certainly look very, VERY, pregnant, but you must realize that Seth took this picture with a wide angle lens and it distorts (stretches) the sides of the frame. So I'm kind of that big, just not as pointy looking. I like the action going on behind me. It looks like two goats with a conjoined head.

If Seth's hands were any closer to that fence, the goat might have nibbled his fingers. And there's that horse again, posing for the camera.

This a family of donkey's. The one that Seth is petting is actually named Donkey, one is named Clarence...and I can't think of the third name.
This is the patio area outside the restaurant where we ate lunch in Hermann. It was hot outside, but we really wanted to enjoy the outside atmosphere. The patio was built into a limestone bluff.