Newport Vacation

This past week Blake and I were in Newport with my family and let me tell you it was a much needed vacation, especially for Blake. We had so much fun just hanging out with family, eating good food, being together, and for Blake sleeping in. Here are some highlights from the trip...

We started off on Sunday going over to Andrea and Kent's house to celebrate Kent's birthday. She made yummy "cafe rio" salads and fried ice cream for dessert.

We went to the beach....

Benjamin and Dylan. They are some funny kids.

Yes my belly is getting huge and I am completely aware of it :)

 Kaiden was scared of the water at first but once he got used to it we couldn't make him leave.

I love Dylan and his little belly.

My mom and I laying out.

We rode bikes on the Boardwalk...

I'm sure it was entertaining watching an 8 months pregnant girl trying to ride a bike down the boardwalk. I still had fun though :)

Isn't he cute? Love this boy.

Kurt and Natalee

Since Bryan and Brooke's family is so big and they didn't want to have to rent bikes for all the kids they just got one BIG bike (aka. "the family limosine") for the whole family. It was so funny and the kids loved it. They were laughing for the first 10 minutes of the bike ride and people would just stare at these guys. It was pretty funny. I'm sure Bryan and Brooke got a good workout in riding this thing.

We relaxed...

So isn't this the cutest thing ever? Nathan absolutely LOVES Blake..I think they have a special bond because they both love food so much. I just think these 2 are adorable. 

My mom and Christopher just hanging out together.

Devon just passed out by the pool. Blake was trying to wake him up by plugging his nose and flicking his ear but he was dead asleep.

I could just sit and stare at this little guy forever. Christopher is just so dang cute!

We went swimming...

Once again the 2 buddies swimming in the spa together.

 Devon trying to show me how he could do a back-flop and Nathan making a funny face.

 Keith and Dylan in the spa.

Nathan wanted me to take a picture of him. How can you look at this kid and not have a smile on your face.

Brittany had sprayed Keith's back with sunscreen but apparently she missed a few spots. Blake said it looked like a bigstick popsicle. Poor guy.

We played Minute to Win It....

 Creepy yet hilarious picture of Ben trying to move the oreo from his forehead to his mouth.

 Bryan of course was a pro at the pyramid game.

Keith trying to get a little workout in while he is timing my dad.

Blake is the only one who didn't make it in time..that's ok babe maybe next time :) I like to rub it in as much as I can because it doesn't happen very often.

We explored.....

 Kaiden and Dylan watched the fish for a good 45 minutes. Kaiden even named a few of them. He insisted that his "Bumble Bee" transformer wanted to watch the fish with him.

 Kira playing on the slide.

Kira has that same mischievious smile on her face everytime.

We played games....

Blake and Devon were partners for the waterballoon toss.

 Bryan and Brooke playing bocce ball. Blake and I kept wanting to play them but they were too afraid of getting beat by us that they kept chickening out.

Yes that is Blake standing in the ball. He thinks he is 5 sometimes.

My mom brought this huge ball that the kids could roll around in and they loved it. I think Blake and Bryan probably had more fun throwing the kids at it so they would bounce off.

Kaiden and Dylan putting together.

We did so much more that I didn't get on camera such as playing tennis, eating amazing food, having a movie night, BBQing with the Zylstra's, going on walks, and of course how could we go down to the beach without hitting up Ruby's for shakes. Blake and I also celebrated our 3 year anniversary and we enoyed getting to spend more time together than we normally get to. It was such a fun week and we loved getting to hang out with family and enjoy the beautiful scenery. The weather was perfect all week and we took advantage of the time and just relaxed.  

Of course, this wouldn't be complete without a baby update. I am 35 weeks along and so far I am feeling great. Sleeping is a bust but what pregant woman can say she slept great during the last couple of months of pregnancy. I am more than ready to have this kid and I am getting anxious to get everything moved into our new house and get things organized before he gets here. Wish me luck :)