Back to Vegas!

Mommy & I are the early risers, so we'd sneak out for a walk to the store for a 'secret donut'  (secret because Danni and Daddy didn't know about it!)

Danni and I were very helpful in the kitchen!  :)

Playing the fishing game at Circus Circus.

Danni REALLY wanted a Sponge Bob!

Drifing a monster truck in the arcade!

*I* bought the bubble guy's sales pitch!  :)

'These chairs are perfect for me!'

The new kiddie pool had some awesome water sprayers and showers!

Danni airplaned into the water!

She only drank about half of the pool!

This steering wheel controlled how much water sprayed out of the shower... cool!

In line to see the lions at the MGM...

Danni loves sharing kisses with Daddy!

'Big didi night-night!'

Doesn't Daddy look thrilled to be going on his 7 billionth Vegas 'escalade' ride?

Danni's too cool for the stroller!

Checking out the ostrich at the Vegas zoo...

'That big birdie smells!'

Danni preferred the little birdies.

The highlight of the zoo trip for me!

Not toooo thrilled about feeding the emu...

Checking her reflection...  and the fishies!

Guess how many times we pressed the emergency call button?

She LOVES elevators!

.... and cupcakes!

I got a 'dreamsicle' cupcake...  super yummy!

Since it wasn't our house (or our glasses), I got to drink milk out of this!

Danni enjoyed a strawberry shortcake cupcake.  It had sparkly pink icing! 

It seems like we just left!  ('Cause we did!)  But, we headed back to Vegas at the beginning of June with Mommy ... Her new boss took their school's leadership team to a 3-day conference at Caesar's Palace.  Daddy, Danni, and I played while Mommy learned.... and then we stayed a few extra days after the conference was over.  We enjoyed some of our favorite haunts and tried some new ones!  Our favorite 'new' adventure was in our station house's pool!  They recently opened a kiddie pool with depths of 1-to-2 feet.... and made even better with a bunch of water sprayers!!  PERFECT for Danni and I!!   I can't wait to go back!!!

Still a Soccer Stud!

At the end of practice, all of the parents make a tunnel for us to run through.  They cheer when we run by!  LOVE this!

Danni sat on my lap during the awards ceremony.

I love being silly with my sister!

Silly babies!

There's no place she'd rather be!

Receiving my medal from Coach Gabriel.

I got a 'special paper' too!

The smile of a champion!!  :)

Soccer remains one of my favorite activities!  I just finished my first session in the big boy class!  Even though I was the youngest in the class of 4-6 year olds, I still held my own!!  I scored lots of goals in our 3-on-3 games and have made my parents super proud by minding my coaches most of the time!!  Yay for Soccer!

MORE Birthday!!!

'Sing that again!'

Presents from Uncle Paul and Aunt Kelly!

The 'Spring' (aka Slinky) was my favorite gift of the day!

Birthdays are a great excuse to kiss pretty aunties...

Most Annoying Birthday Gift (as voted by Mommy & Daddy)

Sparkle found a friend...

Bubble time!

Danni insisted on a pedi from Mama Vee!

Gracie and I had fun playing in the backyard!

Danni stole a handful of my birthday quarters and made a getaway!

Trouble travels in threes!

I love my cool glider from Uncle Paul!

Danni waited patiently for me to freak out about my missing moneys!

Mama Vee got me a new CD player... we had an impromptu Jingle Bells dance party.

Picnic birthday dinner!

Two of my favorite girls!

Pinata time!  We started with a hitter stick....

Moved on to a mallet....

Danni tried with the stick...

Busted out the claw end of a hammer to get the job done at last!

CANDY!!!!

My soccer and Backyardigans cake!

The party continued in the hot tub!!!

Turning four means LOTS of partying!!  Luckily, I was up for the job!!  We had a nice birthday barbecue with Mama Vee, Uncle Paul, Aunt Kelly and Gracie and her family.  It was small and perfect!!!  Gracie and I had a blast playing in the yard, attempting to smash the teflon pinata, and then splashing in the hot tub afterward!  I think I like this birthday stuff ... A LOT!  :)