Surprise!!

About a month ago my dear dear friend Amy invited me over to have brunch in her new home with some of her girlfriends, little did I know that she was planning a surprise baby shower! She's awesome and I am so lucky to have her in my life!

I wish I had a group picture, here are just a few of my friends waiting outside. When I pulled up all my dear friends and coworkers were outside waving and screaming 'surprise!'

Surprise! Here I am wondering what the heck is going on!

My doughnut cravings did not go unnoticed by Amy. This whole cake was a big doughnut. It was SOOO good!

Still in shock with my friend Kim. We had an amazing brunch and then opened up presents.

Apparently the last couple weeks I had become quite annoying to my friends as I kept going to Babies R Us and buying things off our registry. OOPS! Here I am explaining that I had no clue they had planned a shower!

Baby's first piggy bank!

An adorable boat hat and booties, very 'New England'.

Every baby needs a glow worm!

I'm not sure Todd is going to be too thrilled about this. Our little guy can be a Red Sox fan...that is when they are not playing the Mariners ;)

Ok, the name of this breast feeding pillow never ceases to make me giggle. Yes, I'm mature like that ;) I hear it is supposed to be awesome and a huge help!

These pictures do not even scratch the surface of how spoiled our little family is. Our little guy has so many things that will keep him happy and entertained. We never would have dreamed that he would have so many wonderful things and so many aunts that are just waiting to love him. Thank you thank you thank you!

Baby Shower!

Greetings from California! This weekend I went home because my amazing family and friends threw us a baby shower! The shower was hosted by my Aunt Sondra, my Aunt Eileen and a good family friend Carol and they left no detail overlooked, it was absolutely beautiful. We are so excited and lucky to have so many wonderful people in our lives that are as excited for the arrival of our little one as we are. He's a lucky little boy!

me, my sister and my adorable niece. I love her so much!

Grandma and all my cousins

with my Aunts

With two of my besties, Candy and Teresa

Me and my mom and the adorable cake

Opening gifts, seriously how adorable are these little outfits!?!

More gifts!

How cute is my grandma! She is so excited to have a great grandson and two great grand babies in one year!

Everything is so cute!

Having lunch with another one of my favorite friends, Laura, her mom, my cousins and my aunt.

The decor

I can't thank everyone enough. It was such a wonderful day that I will always remember. Thank you for sharing and celebrating this special time in our lives with us!

Baby Kicks!

As I'm sitting here at work, our little one is just kicking and moving away in there. I'm starting to realize how much I'm going to miss these little kicks when he gets here. Its crazy how much we can love a little creature that we have yet to meet. 6 (ish) weeks!

33 weeks!

31 Weeks!

After my fabulous trip to California for my beautiful shower, I am home for good in RI, hanging up my travel wings and just waiting for baby!

Alrighty then. Eeekks! Less than 2 months!

Welcome to the 3rd Trimester!

Holy cow we are having a baby in less than 12 weeks!?!?!?

Is it ok to panic now?

28 week baby bump.

Our little guy is moving all over the place and we love watching my belly move on its own. We are starting to get so excited to meet him!!

I'm still feeling really good and have been so blessed with an easy pregnancy ::knocks on wood:: Maneuvering myself back into an upright position after laying down however is becoming much more tricky than it used to be. ;)

Lots of Coyers in one place :)

This year the entire Coyer and Odell clan came to Newport for a vacation and we were so excited to have them here! I love how close Todd family is and how much fun we all have together.

We did far too many things to post about so here are the highlights....

We did the cliff walk....

took in a polo match...

hung out on the U.S.S. Constitution

went for drinks...

ate lots and lots of fried seafood...

did a little wine tasting...

took a drive up to Salem to check out some witchcraft...

and hung out in Boston...

The week went by way too fast and left us feeling a little lonely once they all left. We basically played games, ate and laughed the whole time.

Thanks guys for an awesome vacation! We can't wait til next time!

Belleau Wood

As a proud Marine, Todd could not go to Paris and not go out to Belleau Wood. Belleau Wood was an intense battle in World War I which earned the Marines the famed nickname "Devil Dogs" and has long been an important piece of history for the Marine Corps and every Marine alike.

We rented a car and headed out for the hour journey through the beautiful French countryside. Belleau Wood is quite beautiful and beautifully maintained. It was a perfect day for a visit and I know it meant a lot for Todd to go out there and pay his respects to his fellow Marines.

" Wood of the Marine Brigade"

The American Cemetery

The chapel and memorial

The cemetery. It was amazing to see all the American flags and remember that we were in France.

Inside the chapel. The names of all the fallen Marines are engraved on the walls.

We actually missed the Sgt Major of the Marine Corps who was there just a few days earlier. There were quite a few former Marines walking around as well. It was a very cool thing to see.

Afterwards we made the short journey to the Champagne Region and ate lunch and walked around. We even bought some champagne to celebrate our wedding anniversary next October. It was a perfect day.

Also we finally put our heads together and realized that the cameras in our phones still worked! Only a few days too late!

The next day we flew home back to Boston and reunited with our very annoyed cat. The week went entirely too fast but we were happy to be back in our little house again.

We can't wait til our next trip!