Vegas Baby!

The view out our room

For our birthdays we took an impromptu trip to Vegas.  Ben had to go for work so I decided to tag along and we decided to stay the night.  I am not a big Vegas fan, but I had so much fun!  It was seriously one of the most fun trips we have ever done together.  Why?

• He dropped me off at the Towne Center to shop all by myself while he went to work.  I spent 2 hrs. in H & M.  I tried everything on, I went into the dressing room 4 different times, I browsed all the accessories.  It was great!  All the other times I've been there I'm with my kids, Ben, and 10 other people who don't want to be there and it's always over Thanksgiving.  So this was great and I  found a bunch of fun things.
• We stayed at the Vdara.  A non gaming/smoking hotel that was the cheapest on the strip and so nice!  It had a kitchen, separate family room two big flat screens.  No drapes, just roll-up shades and the view was amazing.  Almost floor to ceiling windows and the windows were probably 35ft. across.  The view wasn't bad being on the 50 something floor either.  The hotel smelled good, it was light and bright without all the Vegas nastiness and I loved it.
• We got a couples massage--which I have never done--and the spa was beautiful.
• We laid out at the pool.
• We saw O and it was unbelievable!  So so so cool!  I was so amazed.  These people blow Olympic gymnasts out of the water!  I seriously shook my head in unbelief the whole show.  It's well worth going to see.  I can't wait to go see another Cirque show.
• We sat next to these two South African guys at dinner and they were so interesting and it was so fun to hear their stories.  I love Africa and hearing all about it.  And just the people watching in general in Vegas is fascinating.
• The restaurant in hour Hotel was amazing.  We just ate breakfast there, but it was the best breakfast I've ever had.  Sensi--I think it was called.  I got eggs benedict and Ben got the french toast.  I think the server thought we were joking when we said we wanted seconds!
• And last we went to Interbike, which was Ben's dream and I was happy to put on a smiling face.  Anything that has to do with anything bike was there.  So it was fun to see all the latest and greatest.

All in all it was a fantastic two days, and I'd be excited to go again.

Family Pictures

So much to post and so little time, so I am going to buzz through these...

I've never splurged on getting professional pictures done, but since Hannah we've done it twice!  And I think it's well worth it.  I figure we've got the whole family here so why not.  I got newborn and kid shots with peekaboo photos and my cute friend and fellow blogger Allegra did some with Ben and I too.  There are too many to post them all, so if you're interested just check out my facebook albums.  So here's just a couple favorites.

I love this because it shows how much these two adore each other.

And that face is just too yummy

Now I just need some prints in my house!

Motorcycle man

This is what Wyatt looked like for about 6 hours today. Even ate an apple and a cookie with it on.

Yikes!

Jesse had to get his two front teeth pulled because as you can see his adult teeth were well on their way.

On a side note he's turning into a pretty smart little cookie. Just now he asked, "Why does this coin have two thousand two on it?". I told him that's because that's the year it was made. His reply, "Wow, this coin is eight years old!"

Not bad for a Kindergartner eh?

View From My Run Today

I ran up past the rock pile. Pretty spectacular. Beautiful winter day! I've got to take advantage of these:)

Random

Just some random shots while I'm playing catch up.

A few weeks ago we discovered Hannah likes to sit in the Bumbo

 Faith showing off Jesse's homework

Jesse's 6th Birthday Party

Jesse's Party was oh so long ago, but I just wanted to add it for journal sake.  We had a "Cousins" party at Jump On It.  It was my first time and I have to say it was pretty fun.  It would have been more fun if I hadn't given birth just a few weeks before;)  Trampolines aren't so friendly to new moms.  The place is wall to wall tramps, and even tramps on the wall.  I'm just glad we all made it out in one piece!

The Birthday Boys

Opening presents 

Legos seemed to be the theme this year.  Why are they so dang expensive?  Sheesh

 The boys with their cakes

I had to get a picture with him and the Easy Bake Oven.  What boy wants an oven?  This guy does, he loves to cook.