Vegas 2012

We so cherish our weekends away...this Vegas trip was absolutely perfect:)

The very best picture we got all weekend hands down was this one from Leyla.  We talk and think about the kids nonstop when we're gone and this made our entire weekend!!

We got away for a few nights with good friends this past weekend! It was our first overnight trip away from Bentley and of course we missed the kids TERRIBLY!! We spent our days by the pool and gambling! Our first night we went to Surrender(and spent a lot of our time at this club gambling which is a huge plus!) and Saturday night we had dinner at beautiful Lakeside at The Wynn before heading out to The Gold Lounge at The Aria and then to Tao at The Venetian for another night of fun:) We stayed at The Encore and we think this might be our favorite place to stay!! We planned on coming back Sunday so we could spend all day Monday with the kiddies. We spent most of Monday at the pool and ended it with a photo shoot of the kids...One of the best Memorial weekends we can remember!


Ready to hit the town!

Vegas makes everyone happy!!



Exploring with the P's



We ate outside at Lakeside...nothing like a nice long dinner with good friends.

Nothing like a blurry camera phone kiss

The ladies...

We loved The Wynn and Encore!

The Gold Lounge

Fun in a Vegas taxi

Tao Beach

Hanging with Buddha

Buddha love...

Pool time! There were lots of pools to choose from including a "Eurpean" pool which we decided against:)

I love this lady!!

Sophia 3yrs 10mon, Preston 2yrs 5mon, Bentley 7 months

 On a whim we decided to take the kids to take pictures last night and to our shock...they came out awesome!! The key was all the kids had a super long(3 hour) nap before we headed out AND of course the promise of ice-cream helped tremendously.  We burst with joy when we think about our family and how it's grown.  It does seem to all pass by at lightning speed so we try and enjoy each day and all the chaos, excitement, challenges, and pride it brings us.

Pretty girl...

I just love this one...I can still hear Presto saying "cheeeeese"!!

"Mama I painting" and Bentley is 7 months!!

Smiley 7 month monkey!!

I so love my mornings with Presto and Bentley. Each morning Presto wants to sit next to the toaster and put the bread in himself. I slice 1/2 a banana and hand it to him while he waits and slice the other half onto the bread after I spread the peanut butter. He's very particular about this process(very much his sister's brother!!). This morning while sitting in his highchair I hear him say "Mama, I painting"....I look over and he basically "painted" his whole face with peanut butter:) Such a silly boy. I took him for a haircut last night and he FINALLY sits still but about 10 minutes in he started saying "mama...I wanna goooooo". I already miss his long hair:( We then had a mommy/Presto pizza date after...highlight of my week!!
Bentley is now on neutramigen! We are beyond thrilled he's finally off neocate(not only is it 5x as expensive as neutramigen, it's by special order only and only found at certain pharmacies nowhere near our house!!) He sleeps in his crib 8:30am-7am straight through(this morning he woke up at 8am!! Wohoo!) and we swaddle just his leggies so he feels a bit more secure in the crib:)




BEFORE



After

Just as cool as ever!

Camera Phone pics

It's so amazing how far camera phones have come! The resolution on these phones is amazing and sometimes it's just faster to grab your phone. I don't always capture the best quality photo on my phone though b/c lets face it...with 3 little ones I get knocked around a lot ha! But I seem to get some good ones and I always forget to post 'em on the blog so here are a few over the past few weeks:)

Presto has a lot of favorites. His fireman rain boots are one of them.  He insisted on wearing them out to pizza one night.  Who could say no?

A nice side shot of said boots...

What to do with these 2? One second they're at each other's throats and the next we hear Phia screaming at another child "Don't touch my brother!!".  Oh the love...

This guy loved the big boy swing this past weekend(another love, his Brobee shoes)

And yet another love...his "birthday" bike.  Rides it multiple times a day. 

Peek-a-boo...I'm cutie faced Bentley and I'm gonna crawl real soon

Who me?? You can see a glimpse of our triple jogger in the back...that thing is a beast!

Loves Phia's Dora guitar.  He rested his head on it and listened to Dora sing away this morning(it's sooooo lound and it didn't phase him one bit!)

Tada!! We've captured a lot of silly Presto moments but this one was the best.  He was also singing at the top of his lungs when I found him like this in the morning.  We love you Preston John!

I love my happy baby...

Cannot believe she's almost done with her first year in school.  She gets dressed by herself every morning.  Picks out her uniform and marches herself downsairs for breakfast. Just wish it would all slow down...You're amazing Phia Lil'.

Mother's Day

Nana playing peek-a-boo with the tissue.  We had a wooden picture cube made with some Hawaii pictures for her and also got her a canvas picture from Hawaii! 

BT and the kids always make me feel so special on Mama's Day! This year was no different:) I went for a  nice morning run and then we headed to Cafe Firenze(my fave) with Nana and Nonno for an amazing brunch.    They had a cotton candy station which was a big hit with Phia and Presto!! We then came home and headed to the pool.  Phia and Presto are super easy and fun at the pool now and Bentley loves his little boat.   Love it!  Then it was nap time...and nap time for mommy too:)

They had the prettiest roses on the tables for the mommy's

I'm still spoiled by my mommy and daddy.  They got me a point and shoot camera that I've been wanting!! The big ole' cannon isn't always necessary.  

I was like Vana White:) This is my very own, brand new, shiny, Starbuck's card.  Courtesy of Nana and Nonno!

I have a crazy look on my face.  This is my "it's impossible to take pictures with more than one child" look!

In cotton candy heaven. She even tried handmade pasta for me b/c she knew she'd get cotton candy if she did!

Presto's first cotton candy.  He devoured it in 1 minute:)