Saturday, March 21, 2009

Vacation!

We've only got three months left before baby #2 shows up and we decided if we wanted to take a vacation we'd better do it now. We found super cheap tickets to Las Vegas (where my grandparents live), and then from Vegas we found cheap tickets to Medford (where Ava's grandparents live), so we combined the trips into one big vacation. Here are a ton of pictures of what we did. Don't feel obligated to look at them all. I just couldn't decide which ones to post.

*Note: these are not in order at all! Ava at my parents house with the dogs Snickers and Molly (Ava loves dogs)
Ava with her Grandma and Grandpa

We ate dinner one night at the Rainforest Cafe and it was really good! And it was fun for Ava because they had animals like this gorilla everywher, and big fish tanks and all kinds of fun things for Ava to look at.
These are my grandparents who were sweet enough to let us stay with them for a few days. It was their first time meeting Ava. (we had just gotten back from swimming, hence me wearing a swim suit)
We actually had really nice weather while we were in Las Vegas and spent some time at the pool almost every day we were there. Ava loves swimming and had a blast. I prefered to stay dry and just soak up the rays. *As a side note, it was 3* and snowed almost a foot here while we were gone. We planned our trip at just the right time!
The Rainforest Cafe had a really fun gift shop that Ava loved. Animals like this that came to life. There was also an aligator and a snake. She loved it.

When people ask what Ava's name is, the number one comment I get is "oh, like Ava Gardner". Though I had no idea at first who she was, I did find out that she was an old time actress. This photo was right down the hall from our hotel room. My grandma pointed it out to me and told me it was Ava Gardner so I decided to take a picture of Ava with it.
Ava enjoying swimming again.

It took us a couple of try's to catch the water show but we finally made it. It's always one of my favorite things to see in Vegas.
Ava and I in front of the MGM Grand. This is where we stayed. It was really nice. We had a huge room and there was plenty of fun things to do right in our hotel.
Chris and Ava in fron the the Eifel Tower
New York, New York!!
So that was our vacation. We were gone for 8 days and it was a blast. And, Ava was great. She slept on every plane ride and slept in her pack and play really good. I was so grateful!

7 comments:

Meghan said...

Well that looked like too much fun! I can't believe you were in Medford... although I probably couldn't have made it down there anyway. :( One of these days I am going to see you again!! And btw, I loved the pic of Ava in sunglasses in the pool... she's so cute!

Sally said...

Samm and James would be sooo jealous if they knew Ava got to see Snickers and Molly. Samm was just talking about them the other day. And I'm jealous that you got to go on such a fun vacation. I wish we had warm enough weather for swimming.

Meghan said...

I forgot to say that we've eaten at the Rain Forrest Cafe in Florida and California and we love that place! It's so fun!

Steph said...

looks like you guys had a fun trip! i still can't believe you only have 3 months left...you look SO great!!!

Steph said...

oh and by the way...i've tried a few of your recipes lately ...so yummy! thanks and keep posting them :)

annie moffat karcher said...

I didn't realize you had three months left in your pregnancy, you look great. Sounds like you had a fun vacation too. I want to go to Vegas sometime. I've heard that the lights at night are breathtaking.

Ashley said...

you guys are the cutest family ever!! Your pictures from your trip are adorable. I can't wait to hang out. Stop leaving me.