Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Mountain getaway

This past weekend we joined my parents and sister Kaite and her family who had rented a house up in the mountains for a little getaway.  It was great to get out of the old routine and enjoy good times with great company.  Games in the evening, good conversations, fresh mountain air, bonfires, Wii competitions, and watching the kids have a great time playing and interacting made it a wonderful weekend.  The house was in Conway NH, overlooking the White Mountains.

The loft, our "room" for the weekend.

View from the loft

This is zooming in through the window...we had an awesome view!

More pictures from outside



Bonfire


Now THIS is a s'more! Brownie, roasted marshmallow, cookie, and chocolate. I'm sad to say I didn't eat it...Zenith quite enjoyed it though.

Fellow photographer


Kaite and Dan

Sling shot practice



Aiiiiiiiim.....

FIRE! (it literally plopped about 10 feet in front of me...fail.)



Since Monday was our anniversary, Zenith took the day off and Mom and Dad took William home with them so we could have a day out together.  (Thank you Mom and Dad!!) We headed up further north into North Conway where we did some shopping at the outlets up there, and had lunch at a cute cafe.  It was on the second floor above little shops and they used mainly local and organic produce.

We also stopped at the Bavarian Chocolate Haus (!!) where they make their own chocolate and fudge right there.  Of course we couldn't leave without buying a sample. ;)  We then headed along Route 302 over the mountains where it went from 40 degrees to 31 degrees in a matter of minutes and the rain turned into a snow storm.




We had been thinking of getting out at some point and doing some hiking, but as you can see from the pictures it wasn't really walking weather.  We enjoyed the drive (which would have been better had we been able to see the mountains) and then stopped at the Common Man for dinner before picking up William.  We had a nice dinner upstairs in the lounge, tucked away in a little corner where they have comfy couches and tables to sit at.  The atmosphere is rustic and country and the food is delicious!

I can't believe it's been 2 years since Zenith and I received the sacrament which has fused our souls together in marriage.  In a way it feels like just yesterday, but in another way I can't believe that we've only been together as husband and wife for 2 years.  He's such a part of me now that I can't imagine a time where he wasn't in my life.  If 2 years has already brought this much joy to us and love for each other, then I can't wait to see where 5, 10 or 15 years will take us.  I wouldn't have it any other way, and can't imagine my life without him at my side.  With all that we've been through, he's been my rock, my loving support, reminding me everyday what our goal in life is and keeping me focused on this journey to Heaven.  He inspires me to try harder to be a faith-filled, strong, and loving wife to him and mother to our children, and I pray that God will always give him the strength and prudence to guide our family, and me the grace to help him when needed and the faith to follow and support him always.

My first and forever love <3

I'm feeling much better this week.  Still have to take it slow or I'll end up unconscious on the ground, but the midwife wasn't concerned since it's pretty common with the increased blood volume to feel like you're going to pass out.  12 weeks today, praise God!  I'm still proceeding cautiously since the miscarriage with Gabriel happened in week 12 of pregnancy.  I'll feel much better when I reach week 13 and 14 and then I can stop holding my breath and start letting it sink in that I have another little one growing inside me and I can allow myself to get more excited.

Hope you all have a great week and happy Hump Day!  

~Lindsay

(Just realized I have no pictures of the little guy from this weekend!  My camera battery died so I wasn't able to get many shots, but I'll make up for it in the next post.  He's walking much more confidently and has taken 9 steps at a time!  Not much longer and he'll be running.) :)


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