anniversary continued in las vegas

i had mentioned that our anniversary celebrations were extended over two weekends, with work in between. dale planned a fun getaway to las vegas. aleah came with us again this year (we can't leave her yet). we left friday and came home on monday. short but very sweet!

baby slept part of the way, then woke up and spent at least an hour trying to get her sandals on (herself, no help, thanks anyway)...

after checking into our hotel, our first stop was the mgm grand to see the lions. we were able to see some cubs too (no pictures of them).

next we walked down to the bellagio, where we saw some beautiful displays. there was colorful glass on the ceiling, carousel horses, flowers and fountains.

outside we watched the pretty water display. there were so many new sights for aleah, she never took a nap. we tried to go back to the hotel for a short nap, but she wasn't interested. we joined sarah and whitney and went to the fremont street experience in the older section of las vegas. she finally fell asleep...exhausted.

on saturday we went to the venetian.

we ate a yummy breakfast at an adorable cafe.

and had a fun time together.

we all loved the indoor gondolas!

and the pretty displays throughout...

one of us really wanted to take a swim in the fountain, but it was time to move on.

the paris also offered some beautiful decor:

then we took a walk over to caesar's palace. again, playing with her sandal. we were lucky to come home with them both! after a good walk in 100 degree sun, this gelatto looked pretty good, but none of us was hungry :(

aleah liked looking at the fish.

and we were impressed with the fashionable displays at the forever 21 store. wow!

we returned to the hotel and aleah spent the evening with sarah and whitney shopping, swimming and playing while dale and i had a fun night together. we had dinner at ruth's chris steakhouse, saw blue man group, and got a gorgeous view of vegas venice from a different perspective on the gondolas. oh yeah, and had gelatto. what a memorable anniversary for us.

and then it was sunday and time to return home, so take the hairdo out!