Sunday, July 11, 2010

Thats what you get for Waking up in Vegas

Susanna, Clara, Amelia, and I took a little trip to Las Vegas last week. Susanna had a dance competition and convention and of course Amelia came for the ride. I took Clara so she could take some classes too. We had a lot of good memories and it was a little stressful with a new baby. Here are some of our good times...


We went to see the moving statues at Caesar's Palace inside this fancy mall. The girls were a little frightened by the scary statues but loved the giant fish tank. We got some good deals at the gap but the baby had a rough time and we couldn't stay long.

The girls had a good time swimming at the hotel pool. It is very hot in Vegas so I hid out and my friend watched the girls swim.


At the Bellagio, they have a garden with fountains and cool animal flowers. It is like an Alice in Wonderland theme. Susanna went with Chloe and Lizzie. Clara got to go to Circus Circus with friends so she wasn't with us on this excursion.




Later that day I took Susanna to the Dolphin reserve and Secret Garden. She loved loved loved the dolphins. They don't do a show but you can just watch them swim around and play up really close. In the secret garden there are white tigers, and other cool animals.



We ran into Brigette Reynolds and Parker Hester in the Secret Garden and took a few poses with them.


My friend had me take this picture of little Amelia. She is four weeks old and only slightly bigger than the girls bitty baby. She is so much fun and starting to get a little bigger. She was an angel and didn't cry all the way there or the way home. She must have known her mom was a little stressed and tried to help. We didn't get any action pictures of her because she was covered up or hidden from people most of the trip. She will have to wait til next time to pose for pictures in Las Vegas.


Clara is loving dance. She wants to dance all the time and try all the things Susanna does. It is so fun to watch her try things and have fun. She loved the convention and all her teachers. There were only about 30 kids in her class. (I should have taken a picture, there were over 300 in Susanna's--it was ridiculous)


This is her ballet teacher and the other two mini girls that took class from her dance studio. Lily and Sadie are her friends.

Las Vegas Boulevard. A little crazy and chaotic. The lights were cool at night. Note to self, do not ever go on a trip that has walking with no tennis shoes for anyone. Clara's shoes kept falling off and my feet hurt so bad I felt like I was 80 years old.

We stayed with Lark and Parker when we first got there and hooked up with them two times. It was short and not relaxing but the cousins loved seeing eachother. We took a few cute pictures. (I'll let Lark blog about the cool pose pictures). This was the m&m factory. I thought they showed how they made them or had a little tour but really it was a giant story with everything m&m. The kids got a couple cheap things...I wanted to buy some wierd colored m&ms until I saw they were 13 dollars a pound. Eeek


Looking back I am glad I went and I think the girls had a good time. I loved my quality time with the girls and I and loved seeing how much they stepped and helped me when I was needing to deal with the baby or needed help with something. I missed my little Eliza and my great boys while I was gone and loved how my husband took care of everything while I was gone.

4 comments:

Emily Widdison said...

wow...you crammed a lot in! Lots of fun activities and bonding time...I'm sure your girls will never forget it and Eliza will have something to complain about years from now:) You are awesome fun mom! I could not have done that trip...my feet hurt for you...oh wait, they hurt for me too...my worst symptom this pregnancy...SORE SORE SORE feet!! Can't wait for more pics of Amelia...she looks the same to me as the day you brought her home from the hospital...she is a teeny baby!!

The Fillmore Family said...

Great pictures. I loved the update. Keep them coming. It looks like everyone had a lot of fun. Love, Mom

Meredith said...

She is a keeper for sure!! What a fun little girls weekend. I cannot believe how much they are dancing. No, yes, I can believe it!! You girls are amazing!

Lark said...

I'm glad you came too! We loved spending time with you guys that week. Sorry it was stressful for you - wish I could have helped out more! If only I lived right on the strip...just kidding.