to vegas we went...

so... since it was brents birthday and he will be leaving soon* we decided to take advantage of an awesome deal from travelzoo... two roundtrip tickets to vegas, four nights hotel and two tickets to cirque de soleil love for $320.00 usd... amazing???!!!.... i know!!!!!

a few fun things we did...

i have always wanted to try these chocolates ever since i saw them on one of my favorite blogs... and we just happen to walk into ceasars forum and there was vosges chocolate... yum! we tried a few while there and then bought some to take with us... brent tried a bacon chocolate bar... then we both tried a balsamic vinegar italian truffle, a dulce de leche truffle and some of there new darkest of dark chocolate... so good... my very favorite is the red fire bar... it was so good!!!

the belagio buffet... brents birthday desserts... these are only a few that he had to choose from on his birthday...

here is a mini cheeseburger that i loved!!! yes another hamburger... i love them all...

we also went to the coca-cola factory/store and took a tour of the world through there 'tastes from around the world' sodas...

they give you two trays just like this one and then...

... they also give you two sheets of paper that label each soda, what it is called and where it is from...

...we could not understand why some of these places liked what they liked... so different!!!

this is the most disgusting soda ever... it is #7: Beverly from Italy... so gross... at first it wasnt bad... i actually liked it... but that lasted for about 2 seconds... then it became the most bitter thing i had ever tasted... and then it lingered no matter what else i tried to drink... crazy...

altogether.... very interesting and something fun and new to try... but a ton for even both of us to drink!!!

my most favorite thing we did... i absolutely loved loved loved 'love'... it was awesome... it just kept getting better and better... everyone must see 'cirque de soleil love'...

enough said... it was amazing!

dinner at carnegie deli... we still cant believe how much meat is on one deli sandwich...

we had so much fun...

brent...

thanks for such a fun trip!!! i hope you had a most happy birthday!!! i love you with all my heart!!! besos... tu media naranja...

*brent is now leaving april 6th... yeah... we get to spend more time together before he leaves for boot camp...

the parties we had...

party:birthday

for:jones

held on:march 2nd

manaitas and happy birthday...

the cakes...

my first attempt at a fondant cake... 3 tier blue owl cake...

the inside of the ice cream cake...

the pinata...

the thank yous:

for the kids...

for the adults...

parties:going away

for:brent.errin.jones

held on:feb 27.march 2.march 4

party:birthday

for:brent.jones
held on:march 14

no that is not a fire on the table... that is brents cake with 26 candles... he wanted funfetti and that is what he got...

jones... blowing out another candle on another cake... with a little help from his cousin max...

he is getting used to eating cake... he was so excited and could not wait to eat it...

we finally used the pinata...

jones went first...

and brent went last... with his own style of pinata beating... with a machete...

the goods...

rip sticking with daddy...

i had way too much fun making cakes for birthdays this year... mini oreo cookies ice cream cakes, cup cakes, vanilla fondant covered owl cake, butter peacan coconut cake, funfetti 3 tier cake, more funfetti cupcakes... i think that is all of them... so so so much fun! i cant wait to try another fondant cake...

***more on brents birthday coming...

i want to call this post... i am sorry senor seuss...

happy birthday dr. seuss... march 2nd...

to celebrate:

i planned on having green eggs and turkey sausage monday morning bright and early... but... it just didnt happen... i know i know... it is green eggs and ham... but i dont like ham... i do like green eggs just not the ham... sam i am...

... we had a party but not for you... it was for my little boy true...

one year old and growing tall... he is no longer small, no not at all...

we ate some cake; both vanilla and chocolit... thats not all we ate ice cream too; a-lot-of-it...

our hope is strong for next year... that we can hold a party dear...

for our beloved dr. seuss... whose words are awesomly chosen and more perfect than zeus...

...first birthdays are supposed to be the best and biggest right???...

here is a play by play of his first birthday cake...

the cake...

... in awe with the candle...

...accidently blew the candle out... and in awe of the smoke...

...saying "ooohhhh" and wanting to touch the cake...

...squishing... mushing... and playing...

...full on playing/eating with the whole cake...

...proudly done with his first oreo cookie ice cream cake...

the presents...

i made these 'abc' blocks for jones... the english alphabet and then i added a few so that he also has the spanish alfabeto...

these were a few of my favorties...

happy saint patricks day...

we had blue-raspberry-green-apple fun dip this morning to ring-in saint patricks day...

...then we went to the zoo...

...jones loved the birds...

...especially the flamingos...

...and... the mango italian ice... yummy...

thanks for a fun trip to the zoo grandma martindale...