Whitscation 2010!

Jeremy and I finally planned a long-overdue honeymoon and went to Jamaica! We got the best of both worlds too...we got to spend time together but we also met 8 friends there to hang out with! We had a blast! We called the vacation "Whitscation" because it was all of our friends from Whitsbury Court in FL where I lived with my brother and Joshua.

Jamaica was absolutely beautiful and we we enjoyed every minute of our vacation! We stayed in Ocho Rios in the Grande Sandals Resort on the Rivera side. The weather was great, the drinks and food were fabulous, the water was perfect, and the excursions were SUPER FUN! We arrived on Wednesday evening and had dinner with all of our friends. Thursday we just hung out at the pool and beach and enjoyed lots of amazing food at the resort. Friday was our excursion day...we rode a zip line through the rain forest and then hiked up Dunns River Falls...AWESOME!!!!!! We were told that these were the best 2 excursions to do while we were there and we were so glad that we went on them! They were definitely must-dos in Jamaica!!!! (We would love to take Nate there when he is old enough to ride the zip line! Our little daredevil would LOVE it)! Friday evening we went to the Beach Party that the resort put on and Stephanie and I (there was another Stephanie on the trip) ended up having to dance in front of everyone! We looked quite silly but it is an experience we will never forget! Saturday was another fun and relaxing day by the pool and beach. Since we had 2 professional photographers with us on the trip, we all had photo shoots lined up for Saturday afternoon and then we ended the evening with a FABULOUS meal (and a couple of shots)! We had to get up early on Sunday morning to leave and spent all day traveling back to the states.

While we were gone my mom stayed with Nater. He was quite the handful but they did a lot of fun stuff while we were gone and there was no doubt that Grandma DeeDee spoiled her grandson! Ha! Even though we had a fun time in Jamaica we were certainly excited to see Nate. We bought him a Jamaican beanie hat and a guitar and he LOVED his presents!

All in all the trip was "IRIE MON"!!!!!!!

Nate and I's first DATE night!

Daddy went to the Royals Game one night with friends so Nate and I decided to go out! I told him that him and Mommy were going on a date and that there were some rules. #1, he had to hold my hand. #2, he had to help open doors. And #3, he had to call me a pretty girl. He was SUCH a gentleman and we had so much fun! We went to Chick-Fil-A for dinner, went to MY GYM for some playtime, went to the movies to see "How to Train Your Dragon", and then ended up at a graduation party where Nate was quite the entertainer! We both were very tired when we finally got home but it was a memorable evening with my little man. He obviously remembered it too because several weeks later after waking up one morning, he told me that he needed to go on a 'date'. I said, "You do huh?" He looked at me and said, "You're a pretty girl Mommy". I could not resist...we went out to lunch and to Jumping Jax for a date that day. This crazy kid knows how to melt my heart sometimes! :)

Nate's transportation room!

We really enjoyed our townhouse, but we were so excited when we found a house to move into! We were needing some extra space and once again, God had perfect timing and had ordained the perfect place for us. I wanted to give Nate a whole new room and this is how it turned out! Jeremy helped me paint the base colors, I painted the murals, my dad made Nate's amazing new train bed, and my mom had the curtains made. Nate LOVES his new room, and we do too!

Fun with friends!!

I am soooo behind on blogging! So I will do my best to hit a few of the highlights over the past few months. We took advantage of the beautiful Spring weather one evening and headed out to my best friends house to BBQ with her family. This is just one of the many reasons it is nice to be back in the KC area...we are not far from the Harringtons!!! The boys had a blast playing, the dogs tried their best to eat Hudson and Nate's food (the 1st picture is the dogs eyeing the boy's smores), Rachel and I enjoyed some good margaritas and Bill and Jeremy caught up on sports talk. It was such a fun evening! We are blessed with great friends!!