Wasn't Cheap, But We Had Fun!

Thursday we dropped the kids off at mom and dad's and we were off for some grown up fun in Vegas for the weekend. We have had this trip planned for a couple months. We got offers in the mail for free rooms at the Orleans. How could we pass that up?! Between the two of us we got three nights free. Which also included $10 in food comp per day and $10 in slot play for each of us. Again, how could we pass this up?! So, we checked to make sure our babysitter was available and booked the room.

SO, the day had finally arrived to go and we were on our way!!! We were finally on the road about 12:00. We made it to state line by 3:30. I had to stop to do some shopping at the outlet mall. While I was shopping Kevin proceeded to loose $40 right away at video poker. I finished my shopping and we were on our way to Vegas. A quick half hour and we were there! Checked in, got a drink, met up with Sal and Steph, dropped our stuff off in our room, and went back down to the casino floor to start the fun.

Here I am with Stephy starting to have fun and enjoy the kid free time!

Friday morning Kevin and I were off to the strip to do some walking around. We went down to a new casino someone told him about, Tuscany Suites. Well, that was a waste of a $15 cab ride. But we signed up for their players card and got to play on a free $10. Didn't win anything, but that seemed to make it even. Off we went from there to walk around more. Our goal was to go to the Imperial Palace to find our Mai Tai bar tender. We eventually made it there but found out he would not be there until 2......We Shall Be Back! For lunch that day we met up with friends of ours Cyndi and Brian. Cyndi helped us with our hotel booking, when we got married. We became friends with her and have kept in contact for almost 5 years. We have found out it's really helpful to have friends in Vegas. They get super great deals. She got us two for one tickets to go see Le Reve at the Wynn. We went and saw that Friday night. It was AWESOME! I would total recommend it to anyone. The show was at 9:30. So we took the shuttle to the strip early to go see Don, our Mai Tai guy, then walked down to the Wynn. It is quite a walk, but we made it.

This is the four of us at the Mai Tai bar

After the show we had to walk all the way back. Well, walking the strip on a Friday night in the summer is NOT fun. We were like fish going up a bad stream. Once we met up with Sal and Steph we were so ready to head back to our hotel where it was nice and quiet. (Our hotel was off the strip)

This is Kevin's face after walking the strip with all the crazies out there.

Once we got back to the Orleans it was pretty late. So we sat at the bar and played some video poker. We were having fun and all of a sudden it was 1 am. I was off to bed at that point. That is WAY past my bed time.

Saturday we were actually slept past 6:30 in the morning, which is rare for us, but super nice. Today we just hung out by the pool and relaxed all day around the hotel.

We hung out at the pool in the morning. This was Kevin's lovely outfit he picked out to wear. Quite the attire to see walking towards you.

We had a nice dinner at the steak house. One bar has a stage where they have a live band at night. We found seats at the bar and parked it until the band started. Well, once the band started and was getting the itch to go dance, somewhere other than my seat. There was a dance floor over by the stage. NO one was dance. WELL, that did not stop me. I went out there and danced all by myself. The singer gave me props in between songs and said that everyone else should join me. Well, no one did, so I kept dancing. It was not pretty really, but who did I know?! I was having FUN! I know if my mom was there she'd be out there with me dancing all silly.

We, I, could not win a penny. Kevin and Stephy won here and there, but not me. BUT, I was having FUN FUN FUN! Who knows when we'll get back, so I was just having fun while I could!!!

It All Pays Off

Today I went and weighed in at Weight Watchers. I lost THREE pounds this week. Well, it's not a full week, but I won't be around to go on Saturday. So I'm down a total of 16 pounds now!! I've been really anal this week. Got two work outs in and ate good. Wahoo!
Today we are off to Vegas until Sunday. So, I have a good buffer, in case. I will watch myself, of course. But I'm still going to have fun!!
Stay tuned for the Vegas posting next week!

I think I finally figured out how to get a video on here. We shall see if it work for all of you. I caught this last night of Teresa. Mary was going down the slide and it made Teresa laugh so hard. It was super cute.

7 months

Teresa turned 7 months on Friday. WOW! Time is going by so quickly this time around. She has officially started to sit on her own. That is so nice. I can put her on the floor with some toys and she's happy. She will eventually fall over and then fuss due to being on her tummy. BUT we have learned to Army Crawl. She can scoot her way across the floor. Mary is not too happy with this, as Teresa makes her way to whatever she is doing. We will see what happens when she masters the real thing of crawling. We talk all the time, well babble. It's so darn cute all the stuff she does now. Oh and we're into touching everything we can get our hands on. And when we eat she will do a kissy face with her mouth. For some reason only when she eats, but it's so darn cute. Such a doll she is.

Mary and her Cousins

Monday night Kevin brought home his two nieces, Brianna and Stephanie. Brianna is almost 14 and Stephanie is 12. They live in Temecula but were out here for a while going between family for a couple weeks. Mary loves her cousins. They were such a big help with the girls for me. I was able to get some work done around the house. I sure wish they lived closer.

Brianna and Stephanie are both adopted, but Brie and Mary co0uld totally be sisters. It's funny how she looks like us but not related.

Growing Mary

Mary had her 3 year check up yesturday. She is growing like a weed. 32 pounds and 38 inches tall. That is both in the 75%.

We are officially Sitting!!

It is official. Teresa can now sit on her own!! Thank God!! I love when I can place her somewhere and she can see what's going on and touch things. She can keep herself up for a good while. Then she'll fall over and roll on to her tummy and continue to play, or then fuss until I sit her back up.

Fun on the 4th

This 4th Of July we went camping at a house in Merced. Mom and dad joined us as well. Corie's Aunt and Uncles house. This was our 'camp spot' in their back yard. Behind that was this lake they built with ducks and fish and an island. It was so cool

This was Fred the duck (the white one). He knew his name too. When you yelled out Fred he'd look over at you. It was too funny.

Mary and Teresa had a ball in the pool. Mary has not gotten to really swim around so she was in heaven. When I ask her waht was her favorite part she will say the pool. They both even have little tans. It's so cute.

There were a bunch of us there. The girls were in heaven with all the attention. Now that we are home they are kinda bored with just me all day. They even had this cool fire pit int he back so we could roast marshmallows. Another thing Mary loves to do.

Mary made a new friend as well. Julianna was just about to turn 5. The two of them had fun playing together, when they were not fighting over a pool toy. It was nice to have another kid there to entertain her.

On the actual 4th we had a parade around the lake and we got fireworks to put off on the island. We all sat around the lake to watch them. Fireworks on your own in California are not exciting. You can't buy the ones that go up in the air. All they are are the cone ones that blow out stuff. It got old and boring, but Mary liked it.
We did not have an actual birthday party for Mary this year. I think this may be the last year we can get away with this. On Sunday we had a birthday cake for her and sang. She was happy with that. My goofy 3 year old.

We had so much fun. I can't wait until next year!!!

One Point Less

Today I went and weighed in early at Weight Watchers. We will be gone this weekend, so I wanted to know where I started before I left. Well I am now below the big number that scares me, but makes me happy that I'm below it. It's nice to see the numbers start with a 1. BUT, because I'm down to a new 'decade' I loose a point to eat. There comes a bad with the good with Weight Watchers. BUT, I'm just happy it works! Now we shall see whta a weekend of camping does for me next week. But I can go feeling good about myself!

Baby #1 Is Growing Up

Today Mary Rose turns 3, yes THREE! I can't believe it has been that long. She is growing into quite the little girl lately. She has her own opinions for sure. She weighs in at only 31 pounds, just 12 more than her sister. She stands tall at 37 1/2 inches tall, exactly 10 inches more than her sister. We know how to count to 10, and then she starts counting by two's for some reason . We are working on that on one. She knows her colors, when she wants to. At stop lights she tells me when to go or stop. We know how to open and close doors, which really stinks for nap time now. Her favorite time is bath time with lots of bubbles. There is so much more, but I'd bore you. She's just such a big girl.
We also realized that July 2, 2004 was the day Kevin proposed to me. Who knew two years later we'd have a little girl that day too. Funny how things connect.