Where to begin...

I'm not exactly sure where to start. I haven't done a post in FOREVER! Reason being that our hard drive on our laptop crashed, then we went to Vegas for a long weekend...I planned on doing a post right when we got back but we got a virus on our desktop so NO COMPUTER for over 3 WEEKS! I've about gone crazy! It's kind of sad how dependent we've become on these things. We finally have our laptop back and were able to recover all the important things...i.e videos and pics of Gavin! I was very relieved!

Let's see...we'll start with Vegas 2008. So much fun! We've been every year since we got married there. Our best friends Hank and Hollie Hankins joined us (it has become an annual event for the 4 of us!) And even better, we had another couple this year to make the trip even more fun! Wilson and Katy Ward made the trip complete! We had such a great time. It was our first adult trip as parents, and while we enjoyed it we were ready to get back to our little monkey!

Our first night...immediately went to Fat Tuesday's for a tasty beverage and then to Trader Vics for some appetizers and more tasty beverages!

Our second night...went to PRIME with Hank and Hollie for a fabulous dinner overlooking the fountains at the Bellagio! After dinner, we met up with Wilson and Katy and went to JET nightclub at the Mirage. We had free drinks all night...so much fun! Pictures not included.

Friday night we had dinner at Treasure Island at Social House with the whole crew and watched the Pirate show from the deck. Very fun! After that, we went to PURE at Caesar's Palace and had a great time! Here's a cute pic of Wilson and Katy!

I have not given Fat Tuesday's appropriate credit...let's just say we went there a minimun of 2 times a day. They knew our names by the time we left! For anyone thinking about going to Vegas soon...the Fat Tuesday's in Caesar's is the best! We very much enjoyed it!

Our last day was definitely the most adventurous. One of Greg's friends lives in LA and found out we were in Vegas. After a hard core night in LA, he decided to hop the red eye and surprise us. We were awakened to a phone call about 7:15 from him telling us he had hooked us up with a cabana and suite at Mandalay Bay and we were all going to get to watch the Razorback game poolside at the topless pool...don't get too excited. Only part of it panned out! He called Greg and got our room number at Caesar's and told us someone would be up with the info...and about 15 minutes later he busted in and had us pack all of our stuff and we headed over to Mandalay Bay for a change of scenery for our last night! Hank and Hollie had to leave Saturday afternoon, so we were ok with a change after 3 nights of Caesar's. We went up to Mix at the top of TheHotel at Mandalay Bay (65th floor...incredible view!) and had a couple of drinks. Great way to finish off the trip!

To finish off a great long weekend, I had some success (finally!) on the slots at the airport on our way home. Greg gave me $10 to play on Wheel of Fortune ( a family favorite). I decided that I should probably go with a quarter machine given my lack of success thus far on the trip...the dollar machine wouldn't have lasted long. I got down to my last 3 quarters and bet them all...and won $400! I was pretty pumped. At least enough to make me want to go back again next year!

VIVA LAS VEGAS!