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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

One Extreme to Another!

We've had an extremely busy spring so far.  Believe it or not, right after Easter we went to Las Vegas - thank you Devin & Kelly for getting us out there in our lifetime.  It was a fantastic trip packed with lots sight seeing.  Definitely the high point was seeing "Love" - something I've wanted to do ever since it opened 5 years ago. 
Our hotel

Right after we arrived and found the most expensive hamburger I've ever had, we headed to the Eifel Tower - Vegas Version





Great view of everything plus the fountains at the Bellagio

Next day - after a huge breakfast buffet, it was off to the fabulous pool and a breakfast mimosa to start the day. How much better could it get? Lots of walking around this day, then dinner in the hotel @ Onda (very good!) right before "Love"!


Resting!

Ceiling in Bellagio lobby


Caesar's Palace
 
Saturday included a little pool sitting (Pina Colado this time), a little more walking around - Venetian 7 Palazzo Casinos mainly.  Lunch @ Wolfgang Puck's Postria.  One more show - Blue Man Group, that night and another wonderful dinner @ Delmonico's Steak House (Emiril's) where we were surprised with a birthday gift card from Jeff & Jenny.  I love surprises!  Needless to say, our clothes were just a LITTLE tight on our way back to Shreveport. 
 

So glad we were able to celebrate Mike's birthday, mother's day, & our anniversary in this awesome way! 
 A toast to Kelly, Devin, Jeff, & Jenny!

After all the glitz and glamour of Vegas - where else would we go the next week-end but camping in rural Arkansas! That's what we call from one extreme to another!



 

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Easter Blessings



I finally remembered I have a blog ----   life gets busy and this makes me have to think too hard!
We had such a good time during the Easter holiday.  It started Friday afternoon with playing outside with Kate and Lily - the weather was just about perfect.  Lily started the afternoon by falling into the wading pool which meant diaper time for the rest of the afternoon, and of course Kate wouldn't wear clothes after that either!
Lily
Kate

Saturday morning brought a little park time, followed by a little nail spa time for Mom & Gigi, and last but not least, steaks on the grill! 


The Easter bunny paid a visit to Kate & Lily, then church where we took some pictures in front of the Easter Lilies.  Kate & our Lily really didn't want to do that----as you can tell.







Then on to brunch at the house - sausage egg casserole, fruit, biscuits,, & Paula Dean's Strawberry Shortcake recipe which was very yummy if I do say so myself.  Note to self - next year be sure & have mimosas too!  It was so much fun watching Kate & Lily dive into the strawberry shortcake - a little messy though ----