Weekend in Wales

We've had a full house this week with my parents in town and Betsy staying with us since she's finished her study abroad here. It has been a blast! We rented a car and drove up to northern England then on to Wales. We didn't have a set agenda or plans to go anywhere specific, we would just drive until we found a cool town and stay in little Bed & Breakfasts.

Lucky for the rest of us, Ty has been slower at work and was able to come with us for the weekend. My dad and Ty were a perfect team with Ty navigating and my dad driving in the opposite side of the car on the opposite side of the road while the girls just got to snack and chat in the back.

Waiting at the bus stop to get to the rental car place- we were showing off how light we packed

Hiking along the coast in St. David- there were miles and miles of trails


Stonehenge

The roman baths in Bath

We found one B&B early in the afternoon and as we were walking around we saw a sign leading up to a golf course. So of course Ty wanted to check it out. He ended up golfing a whole round, it was the most beautiful course. I went with him planning on only walking a few holes- but the course ended up weaving through the mountains and there was no chance for me to get out early. The course was along huge sheep fields with views of the Wales countryside. Halfway through we got up to an amazing view of the Irish Sea. I really had fun walking with him, but by the end I was using golf clubs as canes, it was a pretty funny scene- I was exhausted




My parents on the pier in Llandundno


We saw these wild mountain billy goats along the road and had to stop and do a little yodeling

The castle where they do the investiture of Prince of Wales
My parents dancing in the castle

It's a........

BOY!!! We are SO excited. I've been feeling a few little kicks lately and during the ultrasound the little guy was punching his arms and moving around constantly. It was so fun to see what's causing the little kicks. His little fingers and toes are so cute! So we've got a Ty Jr. on the way!

After the appointment I met Betsy at a department store and wouldn't tell her if it was a boy or girl until she picked out her favorite girl and boy outfit. Then we took them both to the register and she didn't find out until the last second when I only bought the blue one! It was so fun.


Betsy obviously thought it was a girl because she's pointing with confidence at the pink outfit

Almost everyone guessed that it was a girl (including Tyler), but for the record, I thought it was a boy.
My belly is growing like crazy now. In the time that Nanette was here, I really think it almost doubled in size. All the pictures I have I'm wearing a coat, so I'll have to take one without a coat and post it.

Auntie Nan

For Nanette's birthday, Jared surprised her with a ticket to London!! We had the best time together. She just left early this morning and I'm already having withdrawls. I hadn't seen her since OCTOBER, that is a really long time after spending every waking moment with her since I was 12.

I only have a few pictures because we took her camera everywhere, so you'll have to check her blog for the rest of the pictures- or I'll probably add more when she emails them to me. I miss her already.


The domestic diva in the kitchen making a DELICIOUS breakfast for us

We had to take a picture of these raspberries we got at the market because they were so cheap and yummy!

We debated about whether or not we should get this crepe at Portobello road because it was totally overpriced, but it looked so good we couldn't resist. Buying this might have been the best decision of the whole weekend, it was soooo amazing. It had strawberries in it and nutella warmed in a crock pot.

As you can see, by the end of it we were just shoveling it into our mouths....worth every penny. I'm eating for two though, I don't know what Nan's excuse was :)

Nanette and Jared have the same birthday, so I think it's only fair if she buys tickets for both of them to come back next year for his birthday.

Thanks for the best week Nanette!!

Tagged by Whitney....

Because I love Whitney so much I am going to do this tag. Also, if you want to see a picture of the cutest 35 week prego girl, go to her blog.

What is your husband's name? Tyler Otis

2.Who eats more? I would say we're pretty equal

3. Who said I love you first? In Costa Rica, after dating 9 months, he said, 'I think I love you' then something about how he doesn't know how you 'quantify love'. I just laughed and said ' I know I love you'. So basically I said it first

4. Who is taller? Ty

5. Who is smarter? people say he is...I beg to differ

6. Who is more sensitive? Me. I cry in just about any movie, the only movie Ty has ever cried in is Edward Scissor Hands

7. Who does the laundry? Me

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do

9. Who pays the bills? most of our bills our set up to be paid automatically

10. Who cooks more? Me, but Ty makes a killer quesadilla

11. What meals do you cook together? breakfast sometimes

12. Who is more stubborn? he is :)

13. Who is the first to admit it when they are wrong? Ty, but mostly because I'm never wrong

14. Who is more clean? Ty- but if you asked him where we keep the broom or any cleaning supplies, I don't think he would know

15. Who has more siblings? Ty has 7

16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? we share them

17. What do you like to do together? everything

18. Who eats more sweets? when it comes to candy, definitely Ty

19. Guilty pleasures? Ty is a sucker for coke- I thought I could guilt him out of drinking it, but 3 years later, it's not looking good.

20. How did you meet? at the U, but he already had my number because our little sisters had been trying to set us up

21. Who asked who out first? Ty took me to Finding Nemo at the dollar theatre...big spender

22. Who kissed who first? Ty kissed me first. It was up at a cabin at Alta and he practically begged me to sleep next to him...at least that's how I remember it

23. Who proposed? Ty

24. Best features? his 'smiling' eyes

25. What is his best quality? I love everything about him, but I would say just how easy going he is

Missing the Maxfields already

We've had such a fun time with Heidi, Matt and Owen this past week during their visit
All snuggled up watching conference on the couch/guest bed
Ty and Owen really bonded- Owen would always just stare at him, it was so cute

On Saturday we took a train Brighton on the coast
Heidi was so proud she was the highest- this is after having 'High Tea' at Kensington Palace
We didn't have alot of walking room. Heid and Matt were good sports for having absolutely no space for their stuff
Bath time in our kitchen sink


They came to work with me one day. Alex and Theo, the boys I nanny LOVED Owen

Portugal

I have been bad at blogging lately. Probably because the only thing I want to do when I'm home is lay down and do nothing. Pregnancy hasn't been good to me. I always thought that when I was pregnant I would eat a really healthy organic diet, but it has really been the opposite. For the past 3 months I've been living off a diet of toast and cheerios...and even that I haven't been keeping down all the time. But I think I'm finally turning a corner and starting to feel better. And the timing couldn't have been better for this trip. Still, I can't wait to meet this cute little stinker that has been causing all this misery!

The best thing about living in London is how cheap and easy it is to travel. Ty has been working insane hours since January, so it was so nice to get away for Easter weekend. We went to southern Portugal and rented a car and drove along the coast to different towns and beaches.

Ty was so happy to be able to surf...the water was pretty cold though
I on the other hand just got to put my feet in the water and watch everyone else surf. It still was really fun. And I have to admit that I was a little glad to have the pregnancy excuse becuase the water was so cold.

I wasn't very excited when Ty ordered fish becuase the smell and the thought of fish makes me sick, and I was even less excited when it came out with the head, eyeballs and everything. But I had to take a picture of the final product.


We felt like we were in the movie 'Just Married' driving around this tiny car. It was pretty funny trying to fit the surf board on top.

21 days and counting...

Heidi, Matt and Owen are coming to visit at the end of this month. I'm so excited! I've been counting down the days until they arrive since they bought their tickets and now it's only 21 days away. I haven't seen them since October!! My eyes well up with tears just thinking about it!!