Sanibel
We had a quick little getaway last weekend to Sanibel Island, FL, to attend Jeff and Laura's wedding. It was a really fun and relaxing weekend despite the fact that we both got a little sunburnt which resulted in my having really swollen ankles and having to spend most of the afternoon when we got home at the doctor's office!
First things first, we headed to the outlets and made one very exciting purchase..but more on that in another post. As soon as we checked into the hotel we headed down to the beach. We were excited to document Pokey's first official trip to the beach.
I'm not big on the whole belly pic thing that a lot of people do, so consider this the closest thing to a 14w belly pic.
And this is Josh's 14w belly pic:
We headed that night to a nice dinner with Jeff and Laura. It was good to see them before the frantic crazy times began. We had a good dinner...they enjoyed 2 bottles of free wine which was great.
First things first, we headed to the outlets and made one very exciting purchase..but more on that in another post. As soon as we checked into the hotel we headed down to the beach. We were excited to document Pokey's first official trip to the beach.
I'm not big on the whole belly pic thing that a lot of people do, so consider this the closest thing to a 14w belly pic.
And this is Josh's 14w belly pic:
We headed that night to a nice dinner with Jeff and Laura. It was good to see them before the frantic crazy times began. We had a good dinner...they enjoyed 2 bottles of free wine which was great.
And Josh absolutely died over his dinner. I think it was crab-stuffed grouper. He talked about it all week!
We saw some interesting creatures during our trip. We saw this cute little tree frog on our way home from dinner...
Then the next day we saw a huge snake slithering across the beach. Of course Josh thought he was the Snake Hunter and was running across the beach to try to get pictures. I thought it was too scary looking to be making it mad! But in the end, he just slithered off.
Sunday morning we had a delicious breakfast at a cute restaurant called the Island Cow. They had the most delicious coconut muffins and fresh squeezed OJ. From here, we spent the rest of the day at the beach...getting fried. We truly didn't mean to; we were under an umbrella and it was so cozy and breezy.
That evening we headed over to the resort where Jeff and Laura were getting married so that Laura could do a "trash your dress" session. She had a horrible experience with David's Bridal (surprise, surprise!) and had to end up buying an entirely new dress, so she decided to trash this one. She took some really neat pictures in the ocean and we had a fun time being silly on the beach. (But note how incredibly short the dress is in the front...some seriously faulty altering on David's Bridal's part...)
There were posts and they thought they needed to do the Karate Kid stance:
After an hour or so on the beach getting pics, we grabbed a quick picture and headed to dinner with Jeff, Laura and Laura's good friend, Jenny. I was in so much pain from the burn on my legs that I didn't take a single picture at dinner!
We saw some interesting creatures during our trip. We saw this cute little tree frog on our way home from dinner...Then the next day we saw a huge snake slithering across the beach. Of course Josh thought he was the Snake Hunter and was running across the beach to try to get pictures. I thought it was too scary looking to be making it mad! But in the end, he just slithered off.Sunday morning we had a delicious breakfast at a cute restaurant called the Island Cow. They had the most delicious coconut muffins and fresh squeezed OJ. From here, we spent the rest of the day at the beach...getting fried. We truly didn't mean to; we were under an umbrella and it was so cozy and breezy.
That evening we headed over to the resort where Jeff and Laura were getting married so that Laura could do a "trash your dress" session. She had a horrible experience with David's Bridal (surprise, surprise!) and had to end up buying an entirely new dress, so she decided to trash this one. She took some really neat pictures in the ocean and we had a fun time being silly on the beach. (But note how incredibly short the dress is in the front...some seriously faulty altering on David's Bridal's part...)
There were posts and they thought they needed to do the Karate Kid stance:After an hour or so on the beach getting pics, we grabbed a quick picture and headed to dinner with Jeff, Laura and Laura's good friend, Jenny. I was in so much pain from the burn on my legs that I didn't take a single picture at dinner!
The afternoon before the wedding, we drove through a nature preserve and saw this funny guy hanging out with his wings expanded. He sat like this for several minutes while we watched and was still that way when we pulled away.
I also forgot to grab too many pics from the wedding. Here is one of Jeff and Laura saying their vows. I'm hoping to get some cute ones from some of the other people at the wedding.
We had a really wonderful time. Congratulations Jeff and Laura!!
We brought some sand back so that we can start a tradition of collecting sand from each of the beaches we visit with Pokey. The plane ride was rough on my ankles and I would post a picture but I think everyone reading would be too freightened. It was a scary sight!! Josh called me Hulk all day. He kept saying "Hulk SAD!" "Hulk MAD!" We also saw a striking resemblance to the Nutty Professor as well as The Thing on Fantastic 4. Or, if you think about when you've seen a rubber glove filled up with air...that's a pretty good estimation of what my feet looked like! Needless to say, we got an unexpected trip to the doctor and got to hear Pokey's fast little heartbeat. I was worried all week about whether he was in stress, and I drank what had to be gallons upon gallons of water. Luckily, he didn't seem to mind the burn! Then we had to get ultrasounds of my legs to make sure there were no clots, so that was another doctor visit in one day. Everything turned out fine and I spent the following day on the couch with my feet propped. They're finally starting to look somewhat normal. It will be interesting to see how things hold up through the summer heat!
We had a really wonderful time. Congratulations Jeff and Laura!!We brought some sand back so that we can start a tradition of collecting sand from each of the beaches we visit with Pokey. The plane ride was rough on my ankles and I would post a picture but I think everyone reading would be too freightened. It was a scary sight!! Josh called me Hulk all day. He kept saying "Hulk SAD!" "Hulk MAD!" We also saw a striking resemblance to the Nutty Professor as well as The Thing on Fantastic 4. Or, if you think about when you've seen a rubber glove filled up with air...that's a pretty good estimation of what my feet looked like! Needless to say, we got an unexpected trip to the doctor and got to hear Pokey's fast little heartbeat. I was worried all week about whether he was in stress, and I drank what had to be gallons upon gallons of water. Luckily, he didn't seem to mind the burn! Then we had to get ultrasounds of my legs to make sure there were no clots, so that was another doctor visit in one day. Everything turned out fine and I spent the following day on the couch with my feet propped. They're finally starting to look somewhat normal. It will be interesting to see how things hold up through the summer heat!
