Viva Las Vegas!!

We know this is site is officially for Hannah, but Mom and Dad can have some fun too!! We finally got to take our honeymoon to Las Vegas (just weeks before our first anniversary) this past weekend. We had a great time, and 4 days was way too long to be gone from our baby girl!! Mom, Dad and Hannah were so happy to finally be home together, the house was very quiet last night with contented sleepers.

Kirk has not been to Vegas in 19 years, so many, many things have changed. We had sooooo much to see in the few days, but we did pretty good. A shocker for us was the new bridge being built over Hoover Dam (the picture of columns in the sky), as if the dam wasn't enough of an amazing feat by man, now they are building an enormous bridge right over it!!

We saw some wonderful shows with real Vegas show girls (both with and without tops!), impersonators, amazing aerial acts, and also enjoyed the view from atop the Stratosphere Tower. The picture of a device hanging out over the edge up there is tilt-o-whirl ride that swings you out over the edge facing down the 1,200 ft drop below. We did not ride these crazy things, it was enough just to watch! We did ride the new monorail a lot (picture of Kirk in green cyborg cave) - it's apparently the first unmanned train in the world, and it runs so smoothly!! We also rode one of the double-decker buses (The Deuce) down the strip, and it took almost an hour to go 3 blocks!! The monorail is the only way to go.

We had a blast playing games and watching jugglers and magicians at Circus Circus, we felt like kids again. And, because of the promotional trip we bought (OH, and we didn't buy a timeshare everyone), we received lots of free stuff, including food vouchers to Caesar's Palace where we really enjoyed a nice dinner and relaxing atmosphere our last night. Oh, and Kirk finally won on the tables hours before we left Sunday morning while Erin slept (you can see what good luck his wife is for him- ha ha). Erin is horrible to gamble with because she keeps asking how much have we spent (lost), it kind of kills the mojo and hopes of winning for everyone! It all works out ok because she would much rather be sleeping at 2am anyways!!

Oh, and here's a few cute pictures of our baby Hannah - we missed her so much!! It seems like she grew so much while we were gone!

1st Birthday!!

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That's Hannah typing that she had such a great birthday! She got to celebrate with all her friends and family from Albuquerque, Taos, Santa Fe and Los Alamos at the Explora Children's Museum in Old Town.

Then, everyone enjoyed some more partying at her Aunt Allena's house, which is in the beginning stages of renovation. All the kids had a great a time, and the adults found some fun, too. Mom, Dad and Grandpa Pete all rode the trapeze bike at the museum and had lots of fun making music with Hannah.

As you can see, Hannah was not too interested in her birthday cupcake, but had a blast running around and playing the piano. Hannah managed to celebrate her 1st birthday without a major meltdown (despite the hectic day), and no major injuries in all the fun!! Hannah got some wonderful gifts and also lots of universal gift cards ($$$$). Thanks to all for helping us celebrate her first year!!