12 Weeks!

The growth over the past 4 weeks is amazing! Our little blob has turned into a baby!

... and, the ultrasound tech said that it is most likely a girl!

Baby's First Picture!

Here is our little blob at 8 weeks and 1 day - we even got to see and hear the heartbeat today!

NYC

Over Labor Day weekend, Travis and I visited NYC (we had to cancel a flight, so we needed to use our left over money toward a trip).

DAY 1:

We checked out our hotel (Yotel) and walked around Times Square.

DAY 2:

After a Subway mishap (we didn't have our own map yet, so we got on the wrong train), we explored Little Italy and China Town. While in China Town, we ate at a fantastic restaurant and then got ice cream; I was so full!

We wondered by a pier and some shops:

We saw Wall Street:

After that, we rode out to Coney Island (which was a nice break from walking); we saw the beach, rode the Ferris wheel, and ate a hot dog at the original Nathan's:

Then, even though we were exhausted, we walked all the way around Ground Zero:

DAY 3:

We biked around Central Park, which is not as flat as it should be:

We walked down 5th Avenue:

We saw the New York Public Library (but couldn't go in because it was closed on Sunday):

We walked into the Grand Central Terminal, but were too tired to walk around it:

We ate dinner at John's Pizzeria:

Then, after a break at the hotel, we walked around Times Square at night again.

DAY 4:

Top of the Rockerfeller for views:

Lunch at Carnegie deli (we split a sandwich; Travis is pictured with his half):

Then, we used my new map skills and took several Subway rides to get to the airport:

Bahamas - July 2011

This summer, we went to the Bahamas! Since I enjoy getting to explore a variety of places, I booked three different hotels for our trip.

First, we spent two nights at Our Lucaya Resort (http://www.grandlucayan.com/); it has a nice beach and is near shops and restaurants. The best part was that we got a "workout room," which had equipment in it.


While staying at Our Lucaya, we went on a kayak/cave/beach tour (http://www.grandbahamanaturetours.com/tour1.html). I thought that the caves in the Lucayan National Park would be the neat part, but it turned out that the beach was the best. It was clear shallow water and I even got to feed some raccoons that hang out by the area where they serve lunch!

After our stay at Our Lucaya, we went to Viva Wyndham Fortuna (http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/FPOVF/main.wnt) for an all inclusive stay for four nights. This was the main reason for going to the Bahamas because we got a discount on-line.

I have added the view from our room and a picture of Travis on the trapeze, but we also tried archery and snorkeling.

Our last stop was Flamingo Bay (http://www.tainobeach.com/flamingo.html). We were supposed to go scuba diving while there, but the weather didn't exactly cooperate. At least the hotel had a great pool; here are some pictures of it: