Island Romance/Family Reunion/ +some

Two weekends back, I headed solo to AZ for my mom's side family reunion. Poor D had to work :( However, I made the most of it, and had a lot of fun with the family! Unlimited food, crazy family, and hanging with the siblings and nieces. It turned out to be a great adventure. All except that flying while pregnant and can't get comfortable thing.

Bahama Bucks Icy

 Niece Caylee devouring nachos

 Kimmy Cup texting...the usual :)

 Lexi rocking it

 Rylee swinging

 Me eating....again....ICE CREAM!

 Sista Jennayyyy and the big belly

I made Devin some homemade bread one day. DELICIOUS!! We are currently devouring it! MMMmmmm (thanks Mom for the recipe)

Baby Bump at the end of week 29--beginning of week 30

Hockey...So apparently Boston has a hockey team, and apparently they just won the equivalent of the super bowl of hockey events against Canada. Boston loves their sports, it's hard not to notice...they are such sports lovers with Celtics, Bruins, and let's not forget, the Red Sox. We were leaving on the train one morning -- happened to be the same day as a MASSIVE parade for the Bruins' win...check out the fans!

D and I were able to take a trip to Portland, Me on his Golden Weekend! Oh it was fabulous! We toured downtown, saw many islands off Casco Bay, saw the first US light house, took a walking trail around, and let's not forget took amtrak there and back. It was sure fun! We liked, LOVED, our weekend getaway together. I just love this guy!

 Pretty purple flower :)

 Downtown Portland, Me

 Site from lunch at Becky's Diner

 Getting ready to leave on our Mail Boat Cruise of Casco Bay to check out the many islands

 Another mail boat coming back from delivering packages

 Small island

 Awesome van boat

 Just beautiful sites around the islands

 Here we are ... HI!!!!

 Boy, was I looking all BELLY! We got to get off for a few minutes at this island

 Sail boats, such a new england norm

 Yes we LOVE each other :)

 Perfect Title of our TRIP :)

 US' first light house, in the far distance...

 It poured after the mail boat tour for 30 minutes...then this came out - A RAINBOW!

 We had LOBSTER!!! WOW! look at that thing!!!

 Our hiking trail adventure was awesome!

 Trail leader D

 oops closing my eyes!

 Candid shot :)

 So adorable

 BIG MAMA blocking the path, watch out!!!!

 Fun bridge shots

 Purple Boat bench shot

 End of week 30 baby bump. BOOYAH! I'm continuing to grow...HOW MUCH MORE???!

Our New Favorite...

Haymarket!

D and I can't get enough of this place....cheap produce and great bargaining, better than chinatown from NY. It always leaves us satisfied and with obviously more than we can carry home on the subway, but we do it anyway. D's getting huge muscles with his BOUNTY carrying skills. :)

Here's the place:

And here's our Bounty:

Pregnancy is taking it's toll during week 27

Cankles, Tears, and Bellytime:

Some most recent swelling-age going on here, wha? Sick! I blame working 12 hour shifts and running around like a chicken with my head cut off. This is what I am left with at the end of the day: Joys!

I have also been more hormonal and crying at stupid things as of lately. Sigh...just another one of those exciting moments in the pregnancy world....

Here's big belly me at 27 weeks. I can barely bend over without some major push using my arms off surrounding objects. People keep saying "you're not big, just you wait" ... I can't even imagine...

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Mt Auburn Cemetery Walk

D and I had a day off and found one of Boston favorite walks/hikes. Mt Auburn Cemetery. Especially in the spring and fall it's gorgeous, or so we heard. We got there, and were off looking at famous burial sites, pretty trees, nature, ponds, etc. We even found some potentially distant relatives on both sides of our families....

It was fun! My calves days after are still "thanking" me. Ha!
Here's some pics of the adventure walk ... and the usual belly...

 LAMBs...

 ANIMALS...

 Boston skyline

 Mackays

Sewing Fun

Sew...or so...

I have been making gifts for ppl having kids either at work or at church. It's like everyone has baby belly fever.... Here are some special treats I made:

Courtesy of tutorials from: make it and love it and a new chelsea morning 

Pre-Mothers Day

So D brought me some sweet flowers and a homemade card -- melts me heart :)

Love him!

**I wonder how this day will feel next year with a smallish bundle of joy??

Boston Public Gardens and Swan Boats

D and I spent the afternoon picnicking in the Boston Public Gardens. It was awesome, we both got a little vitamin D to help with our overwhelming pasty white new england glow. We then got a chance to take the swan boats, though not crazy wild, it was something fun and "bostonian" to do. We had a great time together. I sure do love days like this.

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