Las Vegas Vacation & Happy Birthday Gerry!

Gerry and I had a wonderful trip to Las Vegas from February 1-4. I really missed the kids and had a hard time being away from them, but it was really nice spending time with just Gerry. With two little kids, it's difficult to find time for the two of us, unless we really 'make time'. So this was a great little getaway to help celebrate Gerry's 30th birthday! We did a lot of walking, checking out the sights and hotels along the Strip, shopping!!!, saw the Cirque de Soleil show "O", went to Fremont Street, and went on a tour to the Hoover Dam. The Bellagio Hotel was gorgeous!! I would recommend it to anyone in a heart beat! We didn't do much gambling at all (just a few dollars in slot machines here and there), but neither one of us is big into gambling anyway. I hope to go again one day... some friends and I have been talking about going again next year for our 30th birthdays! Las Vegas is definitely an experience, but 4 days was enough. We were both ready to come home on Day 4. It doesn't help that coming home, our flight was delayed 1 hour 45 minutes! We didn't arrive at home until 3:30 am... needless to say, it was a very long day on Friday with less than 2 hours of sleep that night.

It was SO great to see Colby and Jenna when we got home! I actually only cried twice while we were gone, but then cried as soon as I saw them! SO happy to see my babies! It was even better Friday morning to hold them and talk to them! Colby was so excited to see us and talked most of the day about his adventures with his Grandmas over the previous 4 days!! We are so thankful our moms stayed with the kids and are so happy they were good for them! I think they were probably pretty tired, but we truly hope they enjoyed their time here! Thanks again!

It's amazing how much bigger the kids seem to me! I know it was only four days, but it seems like Jenna sprouted while we were away. Okay, who am I kidding, she probably didn't, but you know what I mean! Colby made us laugh with his continued 'curling obsession'. He loves to 'sweep the rocks' with his Swiffer broom and yell "Hurry... hard... hard" as he's sweeping. OMG, it makes us all laugh!! Jenna is so close to rolling over onto her tummy from her back. She's been close for a couple of weeks now, but now she gets right onto her side, but just can't go the extra little bit. It's good that she likes tummy time, so hopefully it won't scare her too much once she finally does roll over! Her newest thing on tummy time is bringing her knees up (like she's about to crawl) and kicking them back out. She doesn't move her arms at all, just her legs. It's pretty cute!! I love having little conversations with Jenna and hearing her coos, many sounds, laughs, and squeals! It's really in the evenings that we hear a lot of these, since she usually can't get a word in edge wise when her brother's around! LOL!!

We had some friends and family over on Friday night for Gerry's 30th birthday. It was a fun party and a lot of laughs were shared!! Gerry was pretty tired, but I think a nap that afternoon with the kids (and the rum that night!) helped! We were amazed at how well all of the kids did with such a late night!! It makes things easier, for sure! On Saturday afternoon, we went to Evangeline's 2nd birthday party. I went to high school with her mom, Irene, and it's been great having Colby and Evangeline so close in age! They play so well together!! Sunday was our godson, Jordan's, baptism. We are so blessed to be his godparents and share in his special baptism day. It was a long day with church, followed by a get-together at Kristy and Kyle's house until supper time. Thanks for having us, Kristy! What a delicious meal and a great afternoon!!

Whew... the weekend was very busy and tiring after arriving home late and having little sleep throughout it. It was nice to have a few days of staying at home, playing, and enjoying time with the kids this week. We didn't go to Preschool on Tuesday morning, as Colby (and I) have been sick with a cold since the beginning of the week. He has a terrible cough and a runny nose, so I decided it would be nicer to stay at home in our jammies!! We love pyjama days! Hopefully it passes quickly and doesn't hit Jenna. I really hate seeing the kids sick and don't want her to get anything... fingers crossed!!

Enjoy the rest of your week and enjoy the warm weather! We sure enjoyed being outside today and playing in the snow this afternoon in the bright, beautiful sunshine and above 0 temperatures!

Lesley

xoxo