Happy Times!!

It's summer. Time for sunglasses and lunch with my dad.

....and with my mom.

One last walk with dad before he goes back to work.

In my Mom's books....

Huh?

I love books of any size or shape.

Happy girl, for sure!

Great kick off to summer spending time with Jenna and her family out west. They will travel out to Michigan this summer, as well. Can barely wait. xoxo

p.s. What summer plans are ahead for you all?

A Weekend in Las Vegas Part II

We pick up in Paris! Paris casino that is. Enjoying the lovely eclairs and other delights of la belle ville.

A fruit tart from Bellagio. They even have their own chocolate disk with their signature 'B' on it!

They have a galleria/walk-through foyer on the first floor of the hotel that draws a lot of attention as they change the decor depending on the season:


I Looooooooooove these flowers! There are so many! Reminds me of the fields of rows and rows of beautiful bright colored flowers we'd see in France.



These birds were made of flowers and sunflower seeds and egg shells and feathers

A little green house in the center with beautiful, real butterflies inside

I love art. Love, love it. I love flowers. Both together!? I want this in my house!

I love the idea of sitting on this Ferris wheel and letting my bare feet skim the field of flowers with each rotation..

Here is Madelyn trying to wake up Alyson for the day. Is she really in there?!

Someone got into a pen and not finding any paper....ha!

Easter baskets from the bunny! Her first Easter. Thanks for the Easter dress grandma!

She's such a good girl...10 months now!

Eating some bananas....

Cheers! TGIF!

A Weekend in Las Vegas Part I

Last week ma chere sister Alyson came for a visit on her way back home from another semester at college...needless to say, we hit the town!





The fountain at Bellagio is always my number one spot when people come into town to visit. They are amazing! The rush-swoosh sound of the water shooting out of the ducts is like small rockets launching into the air.


They play music with it, choreographing the water to the sounds. If you've seen Ocean's Eleven you probably have a good idea of this.

The many faces of the wee babe. Not so wee anymore!

The Paris casino

Ah, reminds me of the good ole days in La Paris!

Inside the casino/hotel it looks like you're walking down the streets with cloudy blue skies overhead and street signs and cobblestones..

You'll notice there are no clocks or windows ANYWHERE. Nothing to give you any sense of how much time has passed since you came in. Smart one.

Believe it or not, this is the check in desk/foyer!

I want this to be the first floor of my house! This is also where Aaron and I went to see the Nutcracker performed a few Christmases ago.

It wouldn't be Paris without the Arc de Triomph and some shopping!

How 'bout a famous ex-pat? I always considered Hemingway so old and boring to read..The Old Man and the Sea? Hit me over the head! But I've devoured two of his books over the weekend so I don't know what else to say...he's now on my high list for books worth reading!