Thank God for Vacations!

I could not have asked for a better time for a vacation back home to see our families. Tony and I were surrounded with nothing but love and support from our families which is helping us through this difficult time. We got a chance to clear our heads and got to enjoy our time. We left last Wednesday and got back late last night. We flew to Seattle last Wednesday where my parents met us with a car my dad let us borrow and then drove to Tony's parents house in Priest River. We visited the first night and just relaxed in the nice cool weather which was a huge relief! It felt good to be on the cooler side :) Thursday night we went to our favorite steak place, Wolflodge but was disappointed. They raised the prices and the steaks weren't seasoned as well as they normally are but it was still okay.

Me and Tony enjoying a steak dinner....and Riley too!

The next day we went and into Spokane and went to Baby's R Us to look at baby stuff with Tony's parents so they could see some of the stuff we picked out. Tony's baby brother Matthew and girlfriend Sara came along so it was a wonderful day. Got to enjoy Taco Time and a nice ig huckleberry ice cream cone....I've probably gained a few unnecessary pounds on this trip but can't pass up my favorite foods only found up there. We had a picnic the next day and went to the highschool in Priest River (where Tony and I met) so him and his brothers could fly their remote control planes.

Here's me standing outside waiting for the guys to finish flying their planes. I am almost 26 weeks in this picture. Afterwards we enjoyed a delicious BBQ. Tony and I relaxed and made cookies and ate a cake with homemade frosting that Tony's dad made. It was fantastic. Tony taught me how to play crochet (however its spelled but got my but kicked). We also got to see Tony's other little brother, his wife, and met our nephew for the first time. Unfortunately, we had to leave the next day but I was looking forward to seeing my parents.

We arrived at my parents house and had some family stop by. Just visited and hung out. The view from my parents place is amazing....right on a river. It was awesome and the guys had a blas hitting golf balls into the water. We tried to fish but caught nothing. The next day we had a BBQ and more family stopped by. Then had to leave the next evening. Here is a pic from my parents place.

I was sad to come home but was thankful we got a vacation at all as we were able to arrange it without taking any PTO from work.

In Riley news, Tony and I have an OB appt next Thursday and will be meeting with the neonatologist for the first time right after our OB appt. His office was kind enough to have him meet us at our OB so we did not have to drive to his office. I will post more information as soon as I know it. I'm getting bigger and bigger everyday and Riley is very active.