Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July!! We started off the day by going to our neighborhood's yearly kid parade and breakfast mingle.

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa came for a visit!

A few weeks ago, we had a mini family reunion (Mike's family).We were so excited to see GG Harold and GG Peggy. They came for a visit all the way from Dierks, Arkansas. We also got to spend time with Mike's Aunt Frances and Uncle Russ. It was so great getting to know them.

Parade in the Sky

So, Jenny, Jack and I got to ride in a float that is attached to the ceiling at the Rio. It's part of their Mardi Gras Parade. Basically there are floats that travel in a giant circle all around the casino. Each float has dancers on it...they throw mardi gras beads to people below. It was friggen hilarious to watch all of the people flashing us for beads. We weren't permitted to bring our camera on board :(

But they did take 2 photos of us before getting on. The other 2 photos are a bit grainy, but check out those happy faces!!

We had a BLAST on that float. I have to say it was one of the highlights of my trip!!

Turning 30 was a blast!

I am finally getting around to posting about my 30th birthday in Las Vegas! I had the most amazing birthday that I could ever wish for. So many people helped make my day extra special!

Mike and I headed out to Las Vegas on Friday, we checked into our gorgeous room at the Wynn. Upon our arrival there, we had a phenominal fruit basket and chocolate covered strawberries waiting for us. After checking into our room, we went over to the Paris hotel to greet our very good friends Jenny, John and their adorable son Jack. Upon arriving there, champagne and strawberries were sent up to the room. We all munched on the berries, and sipped champagne. We then headed off to the Rio to partake in their parade in the sky. Jenny, Jack and I got to ride in a float high up in the sky above the casino.

When we got back to our room later that night, we came home to a great surprise! My parents, my sister and Mike arranged to have our room decorated for my birthday ! There were tons of balloons, a cake, a chocolate sculpture and champagne! If that weren't enough, Mike put out my beautiful birthday present which were gorgeous earrings. I truly felt like a princess.

On my actual birthday, I got to enjoy a massage at the spa! To top off my amazing day, Jenny, John, Mike and I went out for a YUMMY dinner at Grand Lux. When we went back to Jenny and Johns hotel room, they surprised me with an AWESOME birthday cake-it was seriously the best cake I have ever had!!

The rest of the weekend was filled with eating, gambling and sleeping! I got to sleep in til 9 am on Sunday morning which was such a treat!

I have to add a VERY special Thank you to my mother-in-law, Janis for taking care of Jake for the weekend. We felt so comfortable knowing that he was in such good hands!

All I can say is that I am so grateful to have such an amazing husband, family, and friends. Thank you to all!!

Ouch!

The moral of the story is...put your toys away!! I broke my toe today on one of Jake's toys!

Jake's first boatride.

Jake and I went to "Mommy and Me"on the lake. Jake's friends Teagan, Zac, Lorelai and Sierra were all aboard with their mommies. Jake LOVED being on a boat.

Happy Fathers Day!

Fathers day was a lot of fun. First, we headed up to Beverly Hills, for the Annual Fathers Day Car show. Grandpa was showing his '57 Chevy. We then headed down to Laguna Beach to let Jakey put his toes in the ocean. He LOVED it!

It was a wonderful day! Both Jake and I are lucky, we have truly amazing fathers.