Vegas, Baby, Vegas!!!

Spending the Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas with the G family and our high roller in a stroller.

It's actually a reasonably family friendly place - words I never thought I would use to describe Vegas - but it seems like every fourth person here is in a stroller (and not just due to old age!)






Checking out the view from the high roller suite at the Mandalay Bay resort. Madeleine loves staring out at the lights on the strip and has one of the best cribside views in town.






Hitting the town with our new cat backpack from Gigi (her name for Granny G) and Baba (her name for old dudes) Steve.





Riding a giant stone lizard at Red Rock Canyon.




Madeleine and Gigi




She loved holding hands with Gigi and Baba at the same time even while in the stroller.





To the tiger in the zoo Madeleine just said pooh-pooh. Ditto to the white tigers at the Siegfried and Roy Secret Garden at the Mirage.




Party girls hitting the town in Vegas





Playing high stakes crayons at the MGM Grand

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Animal Noises

What sound does an obnoxious dad with a video camera make?

(At the end of this clip, someone learns a valuable lesson about stubbing their toe on the door - as you can see from the facial expression)

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Took a few minutes but eventually we decided the slide would be fun.

Twirly Girly

Sometimes you just have to twirl. Time for dance classes to begin....

Mmmm.... San Diego

"Mmmmm, San Diego. Drink it in. It always goes down smooth." - Ron Burgundy

Paid a quick visit to San Diego on Sunday to visit Uncle Matt, who was in town for a conference. The girl loved Balboa Park and the Hotel del Coronado and especially enjoyed the fresh sea air.

Couch Potato

Not exactly a couch potato, but our girl has a new game to play when she's near the couch. And yes, that's a shiner on the bottom of her chin from taking a tumble.

Picky Eater

Someone's palate has become a lot more refined or finicky over the last month or so. She will often reject all of the mealtime options we prepare for her - even if there are 3 or more choices (this morning she rejected 5 different breakfast items.

Apparently this is part of the drill for toddlers, although I hope we don't have to show her a particular food 10 times before she takes it.

Baby Chase

This is a big part of our lives these days......

New Video!

Ever since Daddy and Mommy upgraded to iPhones, we've been relying on them almost 100% for pictures of Madeleine that we post on the blog. The convenience factor is great - we don't have to tote the digital camera around, we can upload straight from our phones, and we're able to capture moments that we otherwise would miss.

But it does have some downsides. In addition to sometimes suboptimal shutter speed and no ability to zoom, our iPhone 3G's don't have video cameras. So we miss out on sharing video clips with you. Yes, we do have a video camera, but it's cumbersome to lug around and we have to hook it up to the computer at home to pull video off - a very time consuming process.

Rather than biting the bullet on upgrading to the iPhone 3GS - which does have video - Daddy discovered that his work BlackBerry Bold 9000 has a built in video camera. This despite having a browser that is just this side of the stone chisel and cuniform tablet as an information sharing device. Who knew?

So, without further ado, a new video clip of Madeleine playing with her favorite new toy - the toothbrush.

Fashion Plate

Strike a pose! Time for Madeleine to show off her fall fashions.

Madeleine modeled her casual fall look at Descanso Gardens - the call from the Ralph Lauren catalogue can't be far behind.


The Sunday church look also goes well with sunglasses.



And for playing with the next door neighbor's train set, she likes the smart casual look.


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Proper Dental Care

Madeleine takes dental care very seriously and knows all the steps of proper tooth brushing, from toothpaste application to brushing like a big girl.








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