From Snow to Sun

Wow. It has been a long time since we last posted! We've been busy and trying to fit new things in during our time off together which has been harder than we anticipated. We have missed a few weeks here and there, but try to do new things nearly every week. A while back Mike flew to Greenland for work and took some pictures there. We went to the shooting range with friends for one of our new things. We went to Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs to see the tulips and then to Aruba for vacation! There are a lot of pictures of those last two. :) Some of our favorite new things have been telling our families that we're expecting in October and seeing the baby on the ultrasound for the first time!

Greenland

Ice.

More ice.

Arctic fox.

It was cold but well worth the trip!

Shooting Range

Garvin Gardens

We loved going to the gardens! We made it just in time to see the tulips while they were still around. It rained a bit, but that just meant fewer people to share the gardens with. 

Aruba!

We took a week long, all inclusive trip to Aruba and absolutely loved it! Our hotel consisted of three parts. Two separate hotels (one for couples and one family friendly) and a private island. There were 6 restaurants including one on the private island (plus 1 late night bar/restaurant) to choose from that all had different menus. So there was plenty of delicious food everywhere! The boat shuttle for the private island came right into our hotel and ran every 15 minutes. We spent the first three days on the beach with delicious drinks, playing in the water and relaxing. Our fourth day we went on a submarine tour and our last day did a tour of the island. We would definitely go back and would recommend our hotel to anyone thinking of going! 

Iguanas on the private island.

Drinks on the beach! Virgin Daiquiris for me. :)

Hermit crab.

Flamingos! 

View on the island.

On top of a restaurant. :)

Shopping center.

Moon over the beach at the family friendly hotel.

On our way to the submarine. (The guy's face behind us cracks me up!)

On the sub.

Shipwreck.

Sea Turtle!

We went down to 130 feet.

First stop on the Bus tour.
California Lighthouse.

Alto Vista Chapel.

Shark feeding area on the other side of the island from where we stayed.

Natural Bridge.

The Grotto.

Last stop, Baby Beach! How fitting for us!

Baby at Baby Beach!

Ha! Drew us in the sand. See the baby bump on mine?

Boat driver let us take some pictures.
He also stopped so we could be under the approach path
when a plane went over!

Panoramic at the beach on the island.
My face is squished.