Mamma Mia

So we recovered from our June road trip with the girls and felt we were ready to venture off on another adventure not too far away...Vegas. Izzy & Audrey took the trek with us and we packed up for a mere 5 hour drive (which turned more into 8 hours when you have two little squirmies riding in the back seat). My dear friend Judy (aka Mrs. Nevada Intl) made arrangements for us to all see Mamma Mia and not only that, hooked us up with the most amazing suite ever at the Palazzo - the newest addition to the Venetian. Our room was absolutely spectacular...if any of you have experienced the Venetian, the rooms are actually suites with a step down living room area. Greg was in heaven with 3 flat screen t.v's (one in the bathroom too!)

Judy's daughter's graciously offered to babysit the girls while the 6 of us decked ourselves out for an evening out. Mamma Mia was super fun. Gotta love the music of ABBA. Afterwards we indulged in the best ice cream cake, compliments of Judy, at her house and had a good time catching up.

The next day, Greg and I took the girls to MGM to see the lions. "G" just loves lions so that was a complete hit not to mention all the lights and activity in and of itself.

On the ride home we stopped in a small town called Etiwanda - love this place, fabulous shopping and sooo cute. Anyway, they already had a Christmas village, tree and Santa's workshop so I figured this would be a great time to introduce G to Santa. My fun plan backfired as she literally ran out of Santa's workshop screaming
"No Santa, scary Santa, Bye Bye". I'm quite sure adults within the mile could hear her. I guess it would be rather strange to have your parents sit you on the lap of a complete stranger dressed in a big red suit with a huge white beard. Someday she'll appreciate it ;-)

Day 15 -18 of Thanks

Day 15 - Fireplaces: We've finally been getting chilly enough weather to warrant putting a log in the fireplace. I absolutely love the fact our home has a fireplace and every year I await the time when we can start it up. I'm thankful for the coziness and warmth of our fireplace.

Day 16 - Babysitters: This year we've learned how grateful we are to have babysitters ;-) Actually, our babysitters our needed out of necessity so Greg and I can go to work and not so much for fun (meaning getting a sitter for a date night...at least we're not to that point yet) Greg took so much time off when the girls first arrived that he's playing catch up with work and since we both work the same evening shift it has been a blessing to have dear friends and family willing to watch the girls. A huge thank you to those of you who have helped us out tremendously this year!!!!

Day 18 - My wardrobe: If you've been around me lately you've probably heard me complain that I can't stand my current wardrobe and want to re haul the items I have. How blessed am I that I can even make a comment like that. During this time of reflection, I am reminding myself to be grateful for what I have. To so many others, they'd love my wardrobe {as a friend of mine reminded me}...so I am grateful for what I have and not what I "want".