Enjoying vacation

A few pics!!

Off to the Beach

We left this morning for Indiana Dunes for mini get-a-way before baby boy comes! We are staying in a great modern remodeled historical Bed & Breakfast. We are here until Sunday, then we plan on tackling more projects in the nursery when we get back!









Feels great to put my tired feet in the sand! ;)

Back Home Again in Indiana.....

[caption id="attachment_257" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Rubbing the belly for good luck!!![/caption]

Greetings Friends and Family! We have returned from our Babymoon to Paris and it was an amazing trip! Paris is truly one of the great cities of the world; history, culture, diversity, arts and entertainment, architecture....not to mention amazing chocolate croissants and spectacular cappuccinos!

It was a jam-packed 5 days! We flew through the night on Friday night and arrived in Paris on Saturday morning. After a quick nap for Mommy, we hit the town running. We visited the St. Germain area of Paris and saw Notre Dame Cathedral at night. It is a gorgeous church!

[caption id="attachment_258" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Notre Dame at Night[/caption]

On Sunday we had quite a few highlights: we were of course with Lollie and Pop (grandma and grandpa for those who don't know) for the trip and we started by leaving a memento on the "Lock Bridge", visited Musee D'Orsay, went shopping on the Champs Elysées, had some amazing ice cream and coffee and finished the night going up in the Eiffel Tower and seeing it light up in spectacular fashion. Here are some photos of the day

[caption id="attachment_259" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Leaving a couple locks on the bridge![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_261" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Bought a new "diaper bag"![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_262" align="aligncenter" width="224"] A Beautiful Sight![/caption]

While the rest of the trip wasn't as full at Sunday was, there was no shortage of amazing sights and tastes! Here are just a few more pics of the best parts of the trip!

[caption id="attachment_266" align="aligncenter" width="224"] The Arc de Triomphe in all it's glory[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_265" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Pouring the World's Greatest Hot Chocolate at Angelina's![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_269" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Date Night at Moulin Rouge! What a show![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_268" align="aligncenter" width="225"] With Lollie and Pop at the Tulleries Gardens! Thanks for a great trip![/caption]

By the end, we had one tired Mommy! We had quite an adventure getting to the airport on the final day. Without all the details it involved Pop and I missing the first train to the airport, Timnah and I almost missing the second train as my watch got torn off my wrist and someone drew blood on me while Timnah screamed at the train to let us on, a mad dash through the airport, a security check of my backpack for no reason and just by the skin of our teeth getting on the flight! (Guess it was about all the details!)

End of story--a great trip and very happy we went before Bambino arrives!

Love you all--

Dad

Off to Paris!!

Well we are all packed up and we leave tomorrow for our baby moon trip to Paris with Josh's parents! We are all so excited! We have 5 full days jam packed with sight seeing, cafes, and shopping!

I hope to find a few cute baby things for our little one. Oh I wish I knew if it was a boy or girl so I could shop specifically.

We will write all about it when we get back!

Bonjour Baby Moon!!

Nous patrons pour Paris! That means we are off to Paris!

Josh called me last week, while I was in Florida for work, to surprise me with the news that we are going to Paris next month with his parents for a baby moon trip! I am so excited!

Josh's mom, Jennifer, and I had talked last summer at the lake about doing a trip to Paris together. One last big trip before the baby comes. We referring to the adoption then. It is much easier to plan this trip knowing exactly when our little one is coming!

We all got on a three way call to plan dates, flights, apartment, etc. It's set! We leave from Chicago on Friday, April 12th at 6pm and arrive in Paris at 9:30am. It's an 8 hour and 25 minute direct flight. This will be the longest direct flight I have ever taken! April is the perfect time for me to take a trip like this. I will be in my second trimester and still have lots of energy for all the sight seeing!

Jennifer has been to Paris several times in her career at United Airlines, and she is going again right before our trip so that she can scope things out! I feel much better going with someone who has been before and knows where things are. We have a big hit list of places to see, eat, do, and we have 5 days to pack it all in! We are so excited and thankful for this opportunity to go with his parents. We will make great family memories!

We are taking this baby bump to the top of the Eiffle Tower!

Au Revoir! :)