El Capitan

I'm pretty sure one of my favorite places I've been to thus far is El Capitan.

It's glamorous camping = glamping.

It is just 20 minutes north of Santa Barbara and it is soo beautiful.

It's nice because it's about a 3 hr drive, which is not too far, but far enough away to make you feel like you really got away.

We went with about of other family friends and it was so nice and so much fun.

The weather was misty and cool the whole time, which I LOVED. 

We made tin foil dinners, sat around the fire and talked, boys surfed, went to the zoo, ate at the cafe, fed the llamas and goats, got some yummy ice cream, had dutch oven cobbler, and enjoyed every second. 

We've have been before, but this time we decided to stay in a cabin and it was the best.

it was pretty much a hotel room..bathroom/shower, kitchen, heater, etc.

Don't think we'll be able to go back to the tents after that! (there at least)

It's kind of a magical place up there and it was so green and the plants were so lush!

We made a couple stops on our way up, which I'm so glad we did! One of the stops, we stopped in Malibu and Jason took Piper surfing. There were tears and smiles - which was to be expected.

Cutest thing ever.

It was such a fun trip.

Already can't wait for next year!

28 weeks

Bumpdate:

How far along?: 28 weeks

Total weight gain: 21 lbs & gaining..i might stop answering this question ;)

Maternity clothes?: For the most part, yes

Stretch marks?: No

Sleep: Started waking up in the middle of the night and then it takes me forever to get comfortable again. It's annoying.

Best moment this week: can we talk about the worst part? Found out I have Gestational Diabetes again..lame.

Have you told family and friends: YES!

Movement: SO MUCH movement!

Food cravings: well i better start craving veggies or I'm in trouble..(thanks to my GDs)

Anything making you queasy or sick: not really

Have you started to show yet: yessss

Gender prediction: IT'S A GIRL!

Wedding rings on or off?: on

Milestones: third trimester baby!!

San Francisco Babymoon

So, the moment we found out we were pregnant I was already thinking about where we can take a trip. We (i mostly) have been dying to go to Cabo...quick flight, warm water, yummy food.

Then the whole Zika Virus happened and my doctor said absolutely not.

So then we thought about Hawaii..but we would bring Piper.

With all costs and expenses it was just too much $$.

So we settled on a 3 day getaway to San Francisco and it was JUST what we needed.

Short flight from John Wayne - only 50 minutes!

The food we had was UNREAL. every single thing we had was a 10. 

we were not let down one single time. (and we might have had ice cream 3 times in one day...)

It was a pretty rainy weekend there, but we didn't want the rain to stop us.

One of my favorite memories of the whole trip was when we biked across the Golden Gate bridge in the pouring rain. We were just about the only people biking it. We had hats, helmets, and huge ponchos on. we were soaked and muddy but we honestly laughed the entire time.

We stopped to try to take pictures which was close to useless (and they were reallllly cute of us ;) )

but it was such an adventure and such a good time. it took us about 2.5 hours since we started close to the piers, rode along Embarcadero, crossed the bridge, then rode to Sausalito.

From there we took a ferry back to city. SO FUN.

We also splurged at the Nob Hill Spa. We went there a couple hours before our massages so we could enjoy the amenities, and then got our couples massage. Which honestly might've been the best I've ever had. We sight-seed, explored, ate, walked everywhere, took the trolley, relaxed at our hotel (stayed at the Ritz - thank you Stephanie Hennings), and ate some more.

I made a little video of our trip but Vimeo took it down since the song wasn't licensed, so once I decide on a new one I'll upload the video. But for now, here are some pictures...

I LOVE my alone time with my man!

and I feel like the secret to a happy and successful relationship is to make time for yourselves..little getaways, date nights, quality time when the kids are asleep. 

For us at least, that is a key ingredient to our relationship..and I LIVE for it!