Rhode Island with my Honey
Going to see Nick in Rhode Island was one of the most exciting things I've ever done! It's never been on my list of places to see, but it jumped to the top of the list while Nick was there! Seeing each other after 2 1/2 months was wonderful and very special. I RAN to baggage claim and had HUGE butterflies in my stomach while looking everywhere for him. Just like when we were dating. : ) When I found him we just starting hugging and kissing like crazy! Then we started laughing when we realized we were in public. Ha ha! Too much info?
We called it our second honeymoon because stayed in beautiful places, and were just so thrilled to be together. The weather was pretty terrible, but we didn't mind. We watched movies, sat in the hot tub, talked and talked, and ate TONS of food. I gained 5 pounds in 5 days. Woopsy! The all-you-can-eat pancakes at I-Hop were so worth it!
We did brave the weather one day to go on a cliff walk and tour some amazing mansions. They were built in the 1800's and were super fancy. Many of them had an ocean views in their backyard, so we walked along the shore (mostly cliffs) to see them. It was really fun even with the bitter cold wind.
Now this meal did not add to my weight gain. When they plopped this guy and a huge bowl of slimy oysters on the table, I wanted to run out the door! We ended up having a pretty good time cracking open the HUGE lobster though, and Nick talked me into tasting the oysters and clams. I thought the flavor was good, but I couldn't handle to crunch of the sand between my teeth. Yek! At least I can say I tried them.
These are the mansions I mentioned above. Most of them were built as summer homes. Can you believe it? What did their real homes look like for goodness sake? We went inside one of them but couldn't take pictures. This is definitely something we recommend doing if you're ever in Newport. It brought me back to the days when I would imagine I was a princess living in a fancy palace.
I heard there was a cupcake shop in town, and we had to go of course! It was fun to see an actual cupcake shop for the first time, and they were really tasty. Maybe I will have a little shop of my own when someday.
While we were off having so much fun, and piece of our hearts was back in Oregon. Danny was the main topic of our conversations, and Nick was dying to get home and see him. Danny stayed with Grandpa Dan and Grandma Lizzy. I think he might have had more fun than we did! I missed my little shadow so much.
Nick is home now, and we are so happy to have him back. For the first few days Danny wouldn't let Nick out of his sight. He had to take him everywhere he went. To the bathroom, the shower. Everywhere. I think he was afraid he would disappear.
We had so much fun celebrating Danny's Birthday this year (and mine ; ) ). Nick was supposed to be out of town for both our b-days, but surprised us and came home on my birthday! Danny and I were snuggling into bed for the night and Nick just walked right in! I don't think I could have smiled any bigger!
Since he was home we decided to throw a little family party before he had to leave town for work again. I stayed up all night and made Danny this little train cake! I was dead the next day, but it was worth it to see his little face light up.
My birthday is the day before Danny's so I'm sure I'll never have a birthday cake of my own again. I'll probably be too excited about making his! I decided to incorporate flowers some how to kinda make it my cake too. I think they look great!
Danny had 4 grandmas, 3 grandpas, and 2 uncles over for cake and ice cream that night! He loved every minute of the attention, and blew out the candles on the first try.
The red car from daddy is his favorite. He asks us to push him around the house every day.
Our new house has two family rooms. We only had furniture for one, so we turned the second one into a play room! It's so much fun to watch Danny with his new toys. I can't believe how big and smart he's getting, and I can't believe he's two!
