Saturday, May 22, 2010

4 Years, 5 Months and One awesome time!


Just walked on the boat

Checking out the pool area

Our first night on the boat...just relaxing before dinner

Just waking up

Sleeping in with daddy

Cute little dude

Awww!!! I think we startled him! Look at all those teeth!

Checking out the arcade on the ship

Playing his little wood flute

A little shopping market in Freeport

It was so hot out but he did great!

A huge sting ray right below our balcony

Eating ice on those hot days

Yeah! 5 months!



Playing with daddy


Loved sitting in the chair in the cool water

Family photo on the beach

Our boat from the Great Stirrup Cay Island

The Atlantis in Nassau

He was so tired after shopping with us in one of the little street markets

Sitting in the hot tub with dad

We had fun playing in the baby pool. It was 2 feet deep so Dane was able to walk everywhere and play under the waterfall

Drinks were really expensive so we splurged on our anniversary. Dane and I got the virgin Pina Colada

He was such a good eater on the trip. We all had 3 great meals a day ....and maybe a few ice cream cones in between..

Sitting in the airport in Miami waiting for our flight...Daner was so tired!

Wow! Not sure where to even start. Had a wonderful time on the Bahama Cruise this past week. Weather was hot and there were a few days that it rained on and off but it cooled us down and we also were able to nap a lot. Dane was perfect on the flights and bus ride to Miami. He slept most of the time and listened to my iPod when he was awake. We found out that traveling with a toddler can lead to some pretty nice benefits. We were able to go right through security at the airport and on the ship and all of the staff gushed over Dane. It was probably because they sign a year contract with the boat and most of them don't see their kids for the full year. We had two passengers come up to us and tell us he looks like the E Trade baby on the commercials as well! The food was great! We had 3 great meals a day and course any time we were hungry we could go get something or have it ordered in our room. One of the nights we were so tired we had room service just so we didn't have to get out of our pjs. On the other nights, we would either go to the buffet or sit down dinners with the 3 course meals. We ate really healthy for the most part. A lot of fish and fruit! One night we ordered the lobster tail and that was good as well. Dane had the most fun playing on the beach in Great Stirrup Cay Island. He would just dig and fill his bucket up in the water. So glad that we got a balcony with our room since they're a bit small but being able to go out in the mornings and evenings were well worth it. We loved sitting out there at night as well reading or doing Suduko puzzles. Overall it was a great experience for us and we would love to do another one some day in the future!
Five months or 20 weeks! Half way done. On the last morning we were laying in bed and I felt the baby moving around and Michael was able to feel it as well...pretty exciting!

Monday, May 10, 2010

Indy Mini Marathon and Bahama Cruise!


Steve and Michael after they ran their first mini marathon both under 2 hours...pretty amazing!

Uncle Steve and Dane

The beautiful flowers outside our house from Nana for Mother's Day

The new umbrella stroller we got for our cruise next week. It's light, reclines and moves easily...perfect for late night walks on the ship with Michael while he sleeps!

Daner waking up from his nap...loves his shoes on way too much

Enjoying an ice pop in the tub after playing outside

Week 18...rounding out!

Dane and his buddy Ella..she was so cute with him!

Michael and our good friend Steve ran their first Mini Marathon this past weekend in Indy and did really well. It was cold and very windy but Dane and I had so much fun watching. It was pretty tough trying to find these guys in the 30,000 runners that ran with them but we managed to find them both at mile 2 and mile 12. I'm inspired by it all and can't wait to do one someday as well. Michael's already talking about doing a marathon possibly this year as well!
Michael, Dane and I are going on a 5 day cruise next week to the Bahamas! It was a last minute vacation that we decided to take a year early to celebrate our 5 year anniversary next year but with 2 kids and one being a new born, we thought it would be best to go early. We're excited about spending time as a family together, especially having Dane on our first family vacation with us. Staying at home with him full time has allowed me to understand how he ticks as far as naps, food and bed time, so I feel confident with the decision in bringing him along. We can't wait to watch him play in the sand and water in the Bahamas. We also bought a really great umbrella stroller in case he does go to bed at 8 at night so Michael and I will still be able to enjoy being out and about on the ship. We might even hit up a nice sit down dinner or show! I'm looking forward to catching up on some reading while sitting on the balcony of our room right off the water while Dane naps. It's also a freestyle cruise with meals so you can eat whenever you're hungry or even order room service. So excited!!!
The pregnancy is still going very well. I'm mostly tired but other than that I can't complain. I'm so glad I got to visit my girls in Warsaw this past week. I miss you guys so much! Have a great week!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

So proud of my hubby!


Yeah dad!!

Love my boy

Cheering with mama!

Playing in the dirt after the rain storm

Dane and I got to watch Michael run a 3.1 mile road race today in Logansport for the "Oh Baby Run" sponsored by the hospital foundation. He got 4th place overrall and 1st in his age group out of 200 + runners. Don't know how he does it but we are so proud of him! Dane and I had fun just hanging out and cheering. When Michael ran by he said, "Bye da bye da"...loves his daddy!