Quick Update

Trav and I went to Las Vegas for 4 days for a mini vacation. We stayed at Mandalay Bay---which was beautiful and had 4 fantastic pool/beach areas. We spent most of our days relaxing by the pools---me reading and T playing in the wave pool or floating the lazy river. We went and saw Mystere, a Cirque du Soleil show. It was very entertaining and well worth the money. T surprised me with a spa day, so I got to get even more relaxed as I got a facial, pedicure and 1hr massage. I really enjoyed the spa facilities and hung out relaxing by their hot baths---again, reading. T also set up a massage and facial for himself. While he enjoyed the treatments, he did not find the hot bath area as relaxing as I did...apparently men are less modest than women. He said they were all walking around with "everything hanging out"...and to Trav, that just is not the setting that he wants to relax in. It made me laugh hysterically. As far as gambling goes, we spent a pretty penny of the money we brought and quickly spent the money we made---so...we came home with our wallets a bit lighter. I was soooo bummed after our first hour of just giving our hard earned money away and T had to remind me that it is all entertainment. The last day I started playing Blackjack. I LOVED it and wish I would have played the whole time---our money lasted a lot longer, and it was fun to play sitting next to each other and talking a bit of trash. It was a nice break from mommyhood, but I was soooooooooo excited when we were finally headed home. It took everything in me not to reach into Em's crib when we got home at 1am. I missed her terribly!

Cast members from Mystere

Trav sitting in the pharoh's lap at the LUXOR. This picture reminds me a bit of the Lincoln Memorial.

This pic was from the night of the show. Trav forgot his dress shoes and socks...very unlike him. This is what I came out to see. I nixed the flip flops with dress pants and picked out a more flip flop friendly outfit---shorts and button down.

Losing money. I swear I was only stopping at the machines that were sending me a good vibe :)

Water show at Bellagio. It was fantastic---I really enjoyed watching it and was amazed at how high the water shot up and how in sync it was with the music.

The volcano show at Mirage. Not as good as the water show, but free and it took up 30 minutes of our time where we were NOT spending money :)

View of our hotel from my lounge chair at the pool.

Trav's favorite part of the trip---the wave pool. He was like a kid...lining up at the blue line waiting for a wave to come, then he dove in and rode the wave to the shore. It was funny to watch---it was obvious that he was having a good time.

Ok...remember T's dress outfit with flip flops, well this is T's attempt to dress Emma. She is wearing a romper (not meant to be worn with shorts) and he picked out the perfect shorts and the perfect bow to go with it. Notice the romper peeking out from the shorts. I had to take a picture. At least she was dressed and he certainly made an effort to do it right.

My aunt came to visit from NC. We took a family pic with my sister, parents, and my grandparents. We thought it was funny that we were all color coordinated, but did not plan it. It turned out to be a nice family picture.

Great Grandparents with their great granddaughters. Notice Mia fluffing her hair prepping for the picture.