Friday, August 19, 2011

Babymoon

On July 29th, Justin and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary. In some ways it seems like we just got married; we remember our wedding so well. In other ways it seems like we've been married longer. We've done so much in our 4 years: bought our first house, established our careers, traveled to Europe and Mexico and made some amazing friends. Our favorite achievement is our baby boy. To celebrate all of this we decided to go to our favorite honeymoon spot, Maui, Hawaii. Justin happened to earn a trip through work (way to go J!). It was a perfect opportunity to take a "babymoon". One last relaxing trip child-free! It was perfect and just what we needed!
Walking in Wailea


We spent 4 nights in Wailea (south island) at the Marriot. We mostly relaxed by the pool, got massages, ate and walked by the ocean. We did drive the Road to Hana. At the end of the road is a hike through a bamboo rainforest, several gorgeous waterfalls and some natural pools. Another fun activity was paddle boarding. It is something we've always wanted to try. It was awesome! A turtle swam with us for quite awhile.

Paddle boarding at 28 weeks

A view spot on the Road to Hana
Swimming in the natural pools

The last 3 nights were at a condo in Kaanapali (north island). We snorkeled every day which was a blast. We also went back to our favorite restrautant, Kimo's and enjoyed fabulous food and a memorable sunset.

 Our friend, Quinn, also hooked us up with a snorkel day tour to the island of Lanai. On the boat, we were surrounded by hundreds of Hawaiian spinner dolphins. It was one of the coolest animal encounters ever!
What a fabulous trip! It was everything we needed. We're returning with a renewed mindset and now the real baby countdown begins! 10 weeks to go!


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Bump

I'm not into baby bump pictures. They're silly and sort of embarrassing. In fact, I resisted for 6 1/2 months. My husband had to make me do it, siting that our baby may one day want proof he wasn't adopted. I'm sure he'll look exactly like Justin and the point will be moot, but we'll go with it.  My brother, Curtis sent me a ridiculous/awesome t-shirt that says "Say hello to my lil' friend". Naturally, a picture had to be taken of that.
26 weeks
28 weeks

The Beginning

I am not a blogger. I am not a writer. But I do love my family and am excited to show off my baby! I am excited to keep you updated with our growing home and the adventures that are sure to come. Stay tuned for pictures and video of our little boy. Yes, his name is going to be a surprise...and we don't have it 100% figured out.