Steve and I took a trip to Las Vegas in September and we had so, so, much fun. Mom watched the girls for us and all went great back at home, which made it even easier to relax and enjoy ourselves on our trip.
On Friday night we went out for sushi and saw a show called Abysnthe. The show was amazing - acrobats, amazing acts and funny, all at the same time. We loved it.
We saw Jerry Seinfeld on Saturday night. He was hysterical and we laughed and laughed.
In our hotel casino at Mandalay Bay. We played black jack on Sunday night and I won a few hundred dollars!
View from our room
This was our first trip since Dottie was born and it was so nice to get away and have time together. And I'm so grateful that we have mom to watch the girls and that all went well for them while we were gone.
We went on vacation to South Padre Island the last week in July. It was the longest car trip we've done with Dottie and it wasn't easy for her, but we made it and it was well worth the drive.
The view from our balcony - we were right on the beach and had a beautiful view of the Gulf
So excited to be there!
Ella loved hanging out in this porthole window - and of course Dottie enjoyed hearing Ella's book :)
I love this one - Steve and Ella went down to the beach to set up our tent and I was sitting on the balcony and saw her doing tricks on the beach
We spent a ton of time on the beach. We had sun every day, beautiful weather, and clear water.
The pool at the complex was great and we spent several afternoons there after the beach
These little guys were so cute, little Mexican prairie dogs that lived in the dunes and would come out on the beach
Dottie loves the beach!
Dottie loved sitting in the water and splashing and having fun
Hunting for sand crabs on the beach one evening
Early morning walk on the beach
Checking out some neat sea life
We walked to a restaurant on the beach for lunch a few days. This was the place that had a high chair so they won our business :). Luckily the food was good!
We cooked dinner most nights in the condo. We made spaghetti one night and it just may have been the highlight of the whole trip for Dottie. She is a wild woman and LOVES her spaghetti!
Eating out of her bib once dinner was finally over
And....moving on to the leftovers she could find on her chair :)
Ella LOVES going back on the beach at dusk (and later) to hunt for sand crabs.
Always doing tricks :)
Beautiful full moon over the gulf
Phew - hard work!
Ella and I went on a Dolphin Tour from Port Isobel and it was truly one of the neatest things I've ever done. We were on a very small boat, the two of us, the boat owner and another group of three people. The boat captain, Scarlett, took on us a great tour of the bay and even out to the gulf. The dolphins were all around us and it was just amazing. I got some pics and video but ended up putting away my phone and just enjoy the experience with Ella and it was really incredible - absolutely a memory that I know I will keep forever and I hope she does too.
We had a great dinner overlooking the marina on our last night
And our last trip down to the beach on Friday night
Getting dark but Ella was not done swimming!
Pretty sunset
It was such a wonderful vacation, it was very hard to come home and back to reality!
