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Your boys are adorable!! The pictures turned out great!!
(looking at the pictures of your boys made me a little sad though.... as it doesn't seem that long ago that mine were that little.. where does the time go????)
OMG, so flippin cute your pics are!!!!! Yes Dylan, not so little anymore . Lukas looks just like you and Dylan looks like your hubs. They are really sweet pics, thanks for sharing!!
Your boys are adorable!! The pictures turned out great!!
(looking at the pictures of your boys made me a little sad though.... as it doesn't seem that long ago that mine were that little.. where does the time go????)
I know they're still little, but I think the same thing. I've been packing up newborn to 3/6 month clothes and it's sad. I'm thinking of keeping the ones I like best or are related to a memory and making a quilt from them.
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Gorgeous family pics! Lovin' your little guy's toes
Thanks! Baby feet are just too cute aren't they?!
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OMG, so flippin cute your pics are!!!!! Yes Dylan, not so little anymore . Lukas looks just like you and Dylan looks like your hubs. They are really sweet pics, thanks for sharing!!
Thanks Linny! I should give a comparison of Dylan & Lukas at the same age - pretty much IDENTICAL!
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What great pictures Kelly!
Thanks Marnie!
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The photos came out great! You guys make such an adorable family and the boys look so happy!
Thanks Melissa. I'm glad we can capture the happy faces - so I can remember them when there are sad faces.
I'm all caught up now! Wonderful pictures of DR! I've never visited DR, even though the island is next to PR and it would only take like 45 minutes to fly there. I don't know, it hasn't interested me that much since the weather and the beaches are very much the same as in PR.
Beautiful pictures of your family! Your kids are adorable, can't believe how big your baby is.
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I'm all caught up now! Wonderful pictures of DR! I've never visited DR, even though the island is next to PR and it would only take like 45 minutes to fly there. I don't know, it hasn't interested me that much since the weather and the beaches are very much the same as in PR.
Beautiful pictures of your family! Your kids are adorable, can't believe how big your baby is.
I could understand why you wouldn't want to visit since it's pretty much like home. I probably never would've have gone if it wasn't for my brother's wedding - I'm not much a beach goer.
Thank you so much for the nice comments about my family. The baby is getting so big - he started out that way too (10 lbs, 12 oz).
Once back from the tour it was time to get cleaned up for dinner. Kevin & Becki had made reservations that morning for the Japanese Hibachi style restaurant for all but a few of us. We got ready, went to the lobby to wait until it was time to head into the restaurant when a downward spiral was definitely evident! Dylan hit the wall and was just worn out! He was acting up – tripping over his feet, I’m sure there were tears. I just picked him up, told my Mom we were going to the room, and left. I ordered room service – Caesar salad, hamburger & fries (the room service menu was limited and this was one thing I figured Dylan would eat) and chocolate cake for dessert. They told me it would be 45 minutes to an hour, which meant it would be close to 9pm before we ate dinner. (Dylan had eaten some things earlier, so it’s not like a starved him or anything.) So I got Dylan settled in bed with pj’s and a movie and then waited for room service. Dylan fell asleep before the food arrived and never woke back up. I too eventually fell asleep and then was awoke by my parents who came in to say they were going to my Aunt & Uncle’s room to play some games.
Everyone else seemed to enjoy themselves at dinner – here are the pics to prove it: (Apparently though one chef was more enthusiastic than another though.)
This morning was like the others when we didn’t have to get up and get moving. We got up, got dressed, went to eat breakfast, and then headed back to the room to put out suits on, spray on the sunscreen, and gather all the pool/beach accessories (sand toys, camera, snacks, sunscreen, life jacket, etc., etc.). Today my parents played golf with my aunt & uncle and another couple with us. So I met Becki & Kevin and some of the others at the pool. I never did get in the main pool – it was WAY TOO COLD! Kevin was happy to play with Dylan this morning though.
Once it was time for lunch we ate and then went back to the room for Dylan’s afternoon nap.
He slept for a few hours if I remember correctly and woke up late afternoon. We headed down to the beach to play in the sand for a while and then it was time to head back to the room and get cleaned up for dinner.
Tonight we were heading to the steakhouse. Today, 2 of Kevin’s friends from high school arrived so everyone was finally here. Dinner was pretty good, but I remember having horrible service – it took forever to get anything.
The 2 new travelers to our party arrived today!
To end the night – another potty story. So Dylan pretty much went to anyone and everyone that was in our party during the trip. He especially enjoyed attention from so many ‘uncles’, which is actually different than normal since he usually tends to like females more. Anyway, he announces he has to go potty. And ‘Uncle Steve’ offers to take him – ok by me. Well they came back and Dylan had to go #2! Ha ha ha! That’ll teach you to volunteer to take a 3 year old to the bathroom again. I’m pretty sure Steve didn’t offer anymore after that.
Up next…the boys go fishing – how many get seasick?! & I go ziplining!
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