Frolicking in my very "Euro" bikini in the Ausable River

Part of the gang hanging out at the Flume, in the Ausable River—From left to right: Isabelle, me, Pete, Olivia, and Jeanette



A view from above—belly shot at 14 weeks



While in the Adirondacks, we swam quite a bit. And since I don't swim that much normally and my bikini from my honeymoon still fits, I didn't see the reason to buy a new swimsuit. I was a bit worried that I would look odd scrambling among the rocks with my big belly hanging out of my bikini, but Jeanette assured me it was very "Euro" (lol, not sure if that's true, for all my European friends) to wear a bikini while pregnant.

I actually didn't mind wearing it because it didn't strangle my belly, and I was pregnant enough so that it didn't look like chub, but an actual baby bump. I did get a few curious looks, but most people didn't care, and it didn't bother me enough to hide under a big t-shirt or my sarong. Nicole took a picture of Pete and me, where my belly is super pregnant looking, and I was shocked by how big I had already become (when she sends it to me I'll post it).

Seems like I popped during the last few weeks, and the shorts I had been able to wear on the way up to the Adirondacks were no longer comfortable on the way home. Oh well, c'est la vie, eh?

My husband—the man with the spirit of a little boy

Pete wearing his WWII jacket


Pete wearing his WWII tunic



During most of the time we were up in the Adirondacks, Pete ran around in one of either two outfits: a WWII jacket, and a WWII tunic. He loves anything WWII, and he was super excited when we ordered these from an eBay seller a few months ago.

He wore the jacket on the way up to the park, but most of the time he sported his little tunic. He wore the tunic around the cabin, without pants, for some reason (he still had his boxers on), prompting my 5-year-old niece Amelia to ask at one point (while he was changing from a day of swimming), "Is Uncle Peter going to wear his dress now?"

Home never felt so sweet

Pete and me on Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks...yes, that's my preggo belly straining at my tank top in the picture.



We're back from the Adirondacks, and I'm so glad to be home. I missed the furry children, and sleeping in my own bed. I have lots of pix to upload to vivid, but hopefully I'll get those posted soon.

Hope you're having a great August so far, too!

On the road again...

As you read this, Pete and I are off to the Adirondacks for a lovely vacation in a beautiful cabin near Lake Placid. We were there in '07, and I was super-excited when I found out we were able to go back again this year.



These pictures are from the last time we were there. We were leaving our hotel room and starting our second day of travel, headed to New York and the mountains. Pete had just had some coffee and was super hyper. I, of course, was still drinking my cup and not fully awake. My reaction is priceless, I think, lol.



Hope you all have a wonderful next 10 days while I'm gone...I may try to blog while I'm up there, but I don't know what sort of Internet I'll have, if any. So until then, au revoir!

Sleeping kitty

They are so cute when they're sleeping and not causing trouble, aren't they? Dollie's favorite room is our dining room/kitchen, which is still under construction and full of fun things to play with like scraps of sandpaper, stray screws, and lots of dust. But she also finds it a great place to catch a good nap.

Thanks to everyone who wished us a happy anniversary (Pete and me, that is, not Dollie). We had a great weekend up in Savanna hanging out at the farm and just relaxing a lot (and eating, of course). I'm moving a bit slow this week, and still getting to reading everyone's recent blog posts (I've been soooooo out of the blogging world lately!), but looking forward to our upcoming trip to the Adirondacks on Saturday. I've been busy locating my cameras and running mental checklists for the journey. Hopefully we can get some much needed R & R up there and come back refreshed and calm.

A trip back to the Adirondacks

Pete and I (and maybe our dogs) might be going back to the Adirondacks this summer with Pete's sisters and nieces. I am so excited just thinking about it! We had such a good time back in August '07, and I would love the opportunity to go back.

Here are some pix from that trip:


The Ausable River


Dusk near our cabin


Duck in Lake Placid


Pete's niece Olivia jumping on rocks across a nearby river


Jeanette, Olivia, me, and Pete in front of our awesome cabin in the woods


Niagara Falls, which we visited on the way home

If we can go, I will be super-psyched. Really, I don't see why we wouldn't. Jeanette's looking into whether our dogs could go or not. If not, we'd have to get a sitter (and yes, they'd be heartbroken). But otherwise we're clearing our calendar for August again. I have no idea where I'll be working or what will be happening in our lives by then, but just knowing we have this trip to look forward to is happiness enough for me.

I might be posting pix to Flickr for this trip from '07, but I need a small break after uploading a billion Hawaii photos during the last several days. I'll let you know when I upload them though.