Ack, I'm 30!

While it may have seemed I disappeared into hiding over the big birthday, I was actually on vacation. A much needed and wonderful vacation. What started as a few days in Vegas turned into a full fledged road trip. We left EARLY on the 8th and drove down to Beverly Hills, spending the day exploring the Santa Monica Pier and the evening walking Rodeo Drive. Unfortunatly all the store were closed at the point, which is probably better because I doubt I could afford anything there anyways. We did eat dinner there though, so not all was lost! The next morning we left for Vegas were we spent the week. We had such a great time and I have to say the MGM pool is the best! We spent a full day at the pool and we didn't leave the lazy river. And if anybody is looking for a way to pick up girls, take a 8 month old baby boy swimming with you - every single girl will stop you and tell you how cute he is - going as far as to stop the conversation they are already in. Jack made friends with a beautiful 20 something (ha, ha - I can say that now!) in a pink polka dot bikini who stopped us everytime we went by her just to talk to him. We spent the week eating, shopping, drinking and exploring. It was a great week. Oh and I turned 30 while we there.

We left Vegas last Friday, with the guise that we were driving home, while in fact we were surprising the kids with a trip to Disneyland on our way home. It was as much for us as it was for them though, as it was Jack's first trip and the first trip where Lu was finally tall enough for most of the "big" rides - something she's been waiting for! As pulled up to our hotel, Sam noticed we were near Disneyland. She asked me if we were just stopping for Daddy to rest. When I told her no, she got excited that we got to stay. Does she really think we'd be so cruel as to pick a hotel near Disneyland as a good resting spot and not take them? Anyways, our little daredevil Lu did everything she was tall enough for and LOVED every minute of it. She especially liked Terror of Tower and Splash Mountain. And we even coaxed our more timid daughter onto Splash Mountain and after surviving the big splash, she declared she loved it. And Jack seemed to enjoy all of it, although I do realize he is too young to really get any of it. He was especially entranced with Mickey. The girls got a special treat and were able to get full makeovers at Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique, where they were made into princesses, complete with costumes, hair & makeup. They looked beautiful and loved all the special attention. All I can say is Nacho has his hands full with these two divas!

I plan on getting some pictures up soon, but we took almost 600, so it's going to take awhile to sort through.