First of all, we went to VEGAS with our good friends Courtney and Jeff Christensen. On the night of Tevin's wedding she called me up and asked if we wanted to go with them. It was perfect because we were already going to Colorado, it was our 3 year anniversary, and we wanted to take a vacation before our little bundle of joy arrives. They also belong to a time share, so our hotel stays were free!! Thank you Courtney!! It was such a blast. Here are a couple of things that we go to do....
First off was the CSI experience at the MGM Grand. You got to pick one of three cases and walk around and figure out what happened. It kinda spoon fed you all the way through, but I am glad we did it. I would be wondering forever what it would have been like.
Of course we had to see the lions at the MGM grand.
After that we walked through the Venitian and the Palooza and watched a TON of bride and grooms get married on the gondolas. We wanted to take a ride so bad, but then found out it was 30 bucks for 10 minutes. Not really worth it, so we just watched. But the inside is so cool. The ceiling is painted like the sky and its like you are walking through Venice.
The next day we went to the Titanic Artifact Exhibition. At the beginning they give you cards that have passenger's names and stories. I was a third class women about 26 with a three year old and a nine month old. Jordan was a first class wealthy 64 year old man with his wife, three kids, and maid. The exhibit starts with the history of how Titanic came to be, then the sailing, showed all the rooms in the ship, the warnings of the ice, and much more. They had a HUGE block of ice that you could put your hand on to show you how cold the water was. It was sooooo cold. I couldn't believe it. At the end, it has a list of passengers who lived/died. Jordan and I both died:(
I HIGHLY recommend this one. So much fun.
After the Titanic, Courtney and I wanted to look at the Pearl stand. It is so cool. What you do is pick a pearl out of the bucket, the workers ring a bell and everyone screams ALOHA, and they break open your oyster. You get to keep whatever pearl is inside. Courtney got a ivory/pink pearl and set it in a necklace, and I got a 7.5 mm ivory pearl and set it in a ring. It was so fun, and such a good anniversary gift!
After walking around for the past couple days, we found a cheap foot massage in china town. Seriously the best 30 minutes of our vacation!! It doesn't look like it, but it was really dark, and they had the serene water trickling, and we watched a documentary on arctic animals. It was so relaxing, and very much needed.
The next day was a much needed pool day. We sat in the lazy river, hot tub, and swam around in the pool until we were ready for dinner and the Cirque Du Soleil show. We went to dinner at Planet Hollywood in Caesar's Palace. Caesar's Palace is huge. My favorite part was the escalators- they were in spirals. Yes, I am amazed by small things. We then went to the Cirque Du Soleil show, Mystere. It was AMAZING! Those people are so talented. The things they can do with their bodies is unexplainable. You would have to see a show to know what I am talking about, but they are for sure worth it. After the show we went to the Bellagio. It was close to midnight (our anniversary) so Jordan and I decided that watching the Bellagio fountains was a good way to spend it. It very much was. They were beautiful. Afterward, we went to the Bellagio gardens. That is the picture above.
The next day was a very long car ride from Vegas to Colorado. Pretty much 14 hours of driving.
The last of our vacation was spent in Colorado. My mom and sisters threw me a baby shower. It was so fun and I am so thankful for all the ladies that came. I was especially grateful that my best friend (Missy Bolman) sent her mom is her place. She is the sweetest lady and I am so glad I got to see her. My sister had her good friend, Tiffany, make the cake. That was also so beautiful! My cousin from California got to come for the shower because it was her spring break. It was so fun to have her there, she is a 6 foot sum blonde beauty. Let's just say that everyone there that had a son her age, was trying to set her up. Everything was perfect. My mom and sister bought me my car seat and stroller. Jordan had a fun time putting those together.
One of my favorite parts of going to Colorado is going to the zoo. They have one of the biggest giraffe exhibits in the country. And a giraffe is my favorite animal:) It was so fun. One of the older giraffes let me pet her for pretty much 10 full minutes. I have never experienced that! I was scratching behind her ears, by her eyes, down her neck, and she loved it. My hands were pretty disgusting after. Here is a video of it:)
We also got to go to the Budgie Buddies Exhibit. Basically you feed birds. But it was so funny. Jordan Case's bird and my bird had a fight. Haha. Here is a video of that!
These are all the rest of the pictures from the zoo!
We also got to see Kaylie play in a soccer game. They won 2-1. It was a very tough game. I am so glad they won. She is amazing!!!
Today Jordan and I had our 3rd ultrasound. We got back from Colorado last night, and the appointment was at 8 this morning. Let's just say it was difficult to get up this morning, but so worth it because we got to see our baby again. We had a new ultrasound tech (the old one moved:(... she was awesome) so it was a little awkward.. She didn't quite know what she was doing (it seemed), but oh well, we got to see our wee babe:)
So my original due date was June 28th. Then I got moved to July 9th. And after this ultrasound, the tech was saying they will probably move me back again to sometime between June 28th and July 4th. All because our little baby is 2 pounds 13 ounces... so basically 3 pounds!!! She measured a small head, and her feet are only 5 centimeters!! It was so amazing to see her. And so nice to know that she is still actually girl!
Jordan starts school tomorrow, and we are going to start working on the nursery. I am so excited for the next three months!!
Oh Melissa Vegas looked like so much fun. I want to do all those things. I am so sad I miss your shower by two days, you need to give me your address because I have a little gift for you. Glad your baby girl is healthy. Miss you.
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