Vacation is a beautiful thing :)

Beautiful New Mexico sunset!

This past month has been so wonderful! I'll split up our trips into 2 posts though so you aren't overwhelmed with information and pictures :)

The first stop on our trip was New Mexico to see Luke's fam. We had so much fun there! We celebrated his little sister's 11th birthday while we were there, went to Carlsbad Caverns (and stopped at a couple places along the way there and back), went up to Pagosa Springs, CO so the guys could go snow boarding (and I got the most wonderful massage ever!), and got to spend lots and lots of time with the family. We went bowling, mini golfing, laser tagging and so much more! His family is a hoot when you get them all together ha ha!

Here's pics of some of our adventures while we were there:

White Sands, NM

the McDonald's in Roswell, NM
Luke & I in Carlsbad Caverns, NMLuke snowboarding at Wolf Creek in Pagosa Springs, CO

We also went to the Albuquerque Aquarium while we were there with Luke's brother and his Auntie Liz. We took mostly video there since fish don't hold still all that well ha ha. Here's a particular video that is worth sharing:

And that's pretty much all we did while we were there. It was 10 days of nonstop fun that's for sure :) I'll post what we did in UT in a different post so stay tuned! Later gator!

~Nicole

Almost time!

I'm so excited to be going on vacation on Tuesday! I just have to do some packing and finish cleaning the house before we leave on Tuesday night. We were able to get Luke's tickets (and lucky enough for him to be on the same flights as me too!) so we are good to go! We'll be in New Mexico for about 10 days and then it's off to Utah to see the fam there too! You all will finally be able to meet my wonderful hubby and get to know him better! And get to see my little baby bump too ha ha. Since I'm only 16 (almost 17) weeks along it's not much of a bump, but it's there just the same! We are having a doctor's appointment tomorrow afternoon before we leave and I'll be able to schedule my first (and probably only) ultrasound for when we get back. I'm so ready for that ultrasound! Can't wait to see the little one and know what it is! We might be lucky and see if we can get one done at a military hospital while we are home, but we don't know if that is a possibility or not. It would be awesome if it is! But if not then I will have to be patient. I can't believe I'm already in my second trimester! Time sure has flown by! Well, I better go do some chores before heading off to bed so talk to you later!

~Nicolehere's me at 16 weeks

Happy Halloween!

We didn't do much this year, just carved a pumpkin and handed out candy. Here's a couple pics of us with our pumpkin and some decorations. Hope everyone had a wonderful time tonight! Happy Halloween!

~Nicole