The ceremony

Soooo, the reason we had the opportunity to spend 2 fabulous weeks in Puerto Rico is because my baby sister and new baby brother decided to have their wedding ceremony on Vieques. Anyone else that wants to have a destination wedding and invite us, please do so!

The ceremony was very simple and filled with truth and committment while Beky and Dan were surrounded by their very closest family and friends. Beautiful!


I tried to get fancy with some pics of their rings in the sand and this one is a favorite.

And what's a beach wedding in the Caribbean if the bride and groom can't run into the warm, gorgeous water in their wedding outfits!

Vieques

Our week on Vieques, we stayed at La Finca Caribe with the rest of Beky and Dan's closest 'people.' La Finca is an AMAZING place - just don't expect a resort! Here is Connor under his mosquito net the first night - he wasn't so happy but soon got used to it! No AC meant a lot of open doors & windows so we made sure the boys were covered in case of a mosquito attack. There was never an attack! Although we did learn that there was at least one scorpion in our house - Mark and Whitney brought it home in their luggage!

Coconut on the front porch of Nueva Casa (our house).

Harris sat (successfully) in a high chair for the first time when we took a trip to Esperenza. Vieques is only 22 miles wide so all trips were easy.

Connor climbed a tree for the first time at La Finca. This is right in front of the main house where the majority of the group stayed and the wedding party was held.

Old San Juan

The original plan was to get a rental car for 2 days while in San Juan. One day for a trip in Old San Juan and one day for a trip to the rainforest. After one day in Old San Juan, we loved it so much we decided to rent the car for 3 days and have 2 days in Old San Juan and 1 day in the rainforest. (never made it to the rainforest - Connor got sick the night before. Too much fun & sun!)

Mike & Connor at the Old San Juan city wall. It is 22 feet thick.

Next is the view from San Cristobal, one of the 2 forts we visited. AMAZING views. San Cristobal has a dungeoun that we got to explore. I tried to get pics of Connor behind bars but he was too afraid he would be stuck there!



This is a view from the other, bigger Fort - El Morro. If it wasn't 90 degrees with a blazing sun, I could have looked at that view for hours. This is the Atlantic Ocean.

And here is Connor playing on some canonballs!

Waterbugs! Pool time in Puerto Rico

My boys are WATERBUGS! Here are a few pool pics from our two week vaca in Puerto Rico! The picture with Aunt Beky is from ta saltwater pool at La Finca on the island of Vieques. Harris went in with Aunt Beky while Connor practiced walking under water and holding his breath.
The other 3 pictures are from the resort pool in San Juan. By the time we left there, Harris was so relaxed in the water that he needed a little umbrella for his milk!

Many more pictures to follow!

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