We had a WONDERFUL 8-day (!) vacation to the Dominican Republic. It was much needed and so appreciated! We relaxed A LOT, hung out at the beach, ate at 8 of the 12 restaurants at our resort, attended the nightly shows at our resort, visited our resort casino, and all in all just enjoyed each other's company. Now for the pictures!

Our villa

On the stairs in our villa to our room

Relaxing under the hut - I got a little burnt on our first day at the beach, so we decided to play it safe under the cute little hut on the second day

View from under the hut

Look how windy it was! There was always a nice breeze on the beach, so we never got TOO hot.

There were lots of these little bed things in both lobbies at our resort. I guess they really wanted you to feel relaxed!

One of the many bars

Check out the lady in the background with 37 gold hoop earrings!

One of the many beautiful bathrooms

There were peacocks on our resort!

I really wanted a picture with his feathers all spread out. I guess he didn't feel much like mating.

Dominican dancers (another one of the nightly shows)

I thought this bird was quite unique, it's hard to tell but he has a bright red head

So, we decided one night that we were going to try to get ready early before dinner to take some nice pictures around our resort. We headed down to the beach before dark to get some shots, however the windy sea air was making me mad because it was messing up our pictures (aka my hair). Haha! So begins the series...

Trying to find a good spot

Getting frustrated

Mad...but laughing because Steve is making fun of me for getting mad

Look at all the roots coming out of the trees behind me!

There we go, that's better!

A view of one of the pools

The wedding chapel

Fun photoshoot:

We loved all of the decorations!