Mommy & Daddy's Fun

In early December Reese and I got a quick get-away to Vegas!  It was a semi-work related trip of Reese's, but it was a reward trip so there was no actual working while on the trip.  So, we had two awesome sitters (Grammy & Aunt Reagan) in town to watch our two wild boys and we hit the road.  We love Vegas.  We got engaged there in July of 2003 at the Bellagio and celebrated our first anniversary there among a few other trips here and there just for fun.

This trip, Reese surprised me with a late birthday present of a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon.  It was a wonderful experience and such an awesome way to see God's beautiful work.  We had a great trip.  Here are a few pictures from the helicopter tour:

Do I look as nervous in the picture as I felt? (this is right before taking off)

 Hoover Dam

 Flying through the canyon

 We landed for a picnic down in the base of the canyon.

 A champagne toast

 There were 5-6 helicopters in our tour from the same company .  

This was a few hundred feet in front of us as they were taking off from the picnic area.

 One more stop in the middle of the desert for a refueling.  

The take-offs and landings were really neat- so smooth and strange the way you  just start floating.

I actually sat in the front on the return trip (huge accomplishment!) and was really comfortable at this point. :)

While in Vegas, we also got to see Cirque du Soleil Love which is the Beatles show.  It was really good and was one I had been wanting to see for awhile.  We also had never been back to the Conservatory at the Bellagio which is where we got engaged.  So, we dropped in for a picture:

Standing in the spot where Reese proposed (it was decorated very differently at the time).  I tried to convince Reese to get down on his knee for a picture, but he wouldn't.  ;)

Factor in the wonderful dinners we had with friends who were also on the trip, the fun night out to an official "Vegas Club" where we were on the list, and a few hands of blackjack?  It was a really fast, non-stop, but FUN trip!

AND- even though it doesn't fit with the Vegas trip.... We also had a fun night at the Bain Christmas party.  It was held at the Dallas Museum of Modern Art and their feature exhibit of fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier.  It was a fashion/red carpet themed party so there was lots to see, along with the very interesting exhibit.  

Probably the only red carpet picture we'll ever take!  ;)