Babymoon #2

John and I got away for a long weekend, a Babymoon #2 if you will, this past weekend and enjoyed some time just the two of us in Las Vegas.  We left Addison in good hands in Arkansas with Papa Doc.  I had never been to Vegas and John had only been there once, like 10 years ago, so it was a great place to explore together. 

 

We stayed at the Palazzo, but didn't get there until super late Friday night...11:30 Vegas time / 1:30am Arkansas time...which was probably ideal for most Vegas-goers but we were tired!  So after a small snack we were ready for bed and ready to start fresh in the morning.

 

John was up early Saturday morning and went jogging with all the people doing the walk of shame from the previous night -- you know shoes in hand, little black dress still on, stumbling back to their hotel rooms :)  We were up and out of our hotel room before 9am and found a little café to eat breakfast at.  We walked around the shops at the Palazzo and Venetian but since we were early-birds not much was open yet.  That's OK because most of the stores we couldn't afford to buy anything at anyways, so window shopping was perfect.  The weather was unseasonable cool, like it was warmer in Arkansas every day we were there...so our first purchase was actually a sweatshirt for John.  We wondered around most of the morning, walked thru the Wynn Hotel, Fashion Mall, Forum Shops at Caesars before ultimately deciding we wanted to hit-up the Las Vegas Foodie Fest (basically a big food tuck rally.)  We ended up walking basically the entire length of the strip to get to the Food Fest but when we got there I knew it was all worth it because I saw a Elephant Ear stand.  Elephants Ears are a common fair food in the north or mid-west but virtually unheard of in the south!  I think the last one I had was when I was pregnant with Addison and spent 2 weeks in Michigan...so it was very fitting that I had one now.  Oh, and I did share a little with John.

 

Elephant Ear!
I was a happy girl...

We opted for a bus ride back to our hotel, which was a wonderful decision, and relaxed a bit before our night out.  We attempted to FaceTime with Addison but didn't have luck connecting so we just talked to her on the phone.  She just kept saying "that my mommy" and "that my daddy" when we would ask her questions.  We had gotten pictures throughout the day and it looked and sounded like she was having a lot of fun without us.

 

Saturday night we had tickets to see The Beatle's LOVE By Cirque du Soleil...it was an AWESOME show.  John said he would have seen the same show the next night he liked it so much.  It was the 3rd Cirque du Soleil show we had seen and they never disappoint.  Post show I had made reservations at MESA Grill which is one of Bobby Flay's restaurants...very yummy, even if we were eating at close to 10 o'clock.

 

 

 

Sunday morning we slept in a bit...like til 8:30 :)  and then decided to head out to the outlet mall for a little more shopping.  I love shopping...I love outlet shopping even more!  But being pregnant does put a damper on what I can buy for myself, so I got some shoes, John got a shirt and Addison of course was the winner with several things.  After the outlet mall we decided to head over to Downtown Vegas / Freemont street to see where it all started.  Interesting place...interesting people watching...I can only imagine what its like there at night :)

 



 

 

 

We had earlier dinner reservations on Sunday night so we took a quick break after Freemont Street and called Addison again.  She was busy playing with Landon and said "I talked to them last week" when Papa told her we were on the phone...ha!  I guess she was doing fine without us. 

 

Our plan was to eat at Olives in the Bellagio.  I really wanted to eat on the patio so we could watch the fountains but they don't guarantee patio seating.  So everything I read said make an early reservation and they will tell you what time to come back for a patio seat.  We had 6:30 reservations and they said to come back at 8 or 8:15 to sit on the patio.  We walked around the Bellagio while we waited.  We hadn't been through yet to see the lobby or the flowers or the shops so we had plenty of things to keep us busy while we waited.  We happened to have made a big circle and were right in front of the restaurant at about 7:30 so John asked if they might have a table on the patio and they did!  So we had a wonderful dinner outside on the patio and watched 5 fountain shows...it was beautiful.

 

Beautiful live flower display at the Bellagio...
It smells so wonderful!

 



View from our table at Olives

 

Bellagio Fountains from our table at Olives

 

We gambled and lost some money after dinner on Sunday and then called it a night.  Monday was like a bonus day...we had nothing planned and didn't have to leave for the airport until the afternoon.  We enjoyed a buffet breakfast at the Bellagio and then just walked around the strip.  We went into some of the casinos we hadn't been into, lost a little more money and hit up a few more stores.  It was a beautiful morning...

 

23 Weeks Pregnant



This picture was for Addison...our flamingo crazed daughter...ha!
She would have loved it!



It was a great trip, but I was happy to get home and get a hug and a kiss from my munchkin...who happened to still be awake at ten minutes to ten on Monday night!  She was happy to see us too...at dinner on Tuesday she looked at John and said "when I finish my dinner, can I give you a hug"  melts my heart!