Vegas/ Arizona trip

After work on Thursday I drove to the Dr's office for a checkup on the baby. Everything is going great, but I was told that I need to lay off the long walks because I get contractions when I take them. That kind of stinks, and its put girl's camp completely out of the question. The baby's heart rate was 144 beats per minute and he was moving from the top to the bottom of my uterus, avoiding the Dr. It was pretty funny.

When I got home from all that fun, we got right on the road for our trip. Our friend Tyler got married on Saturday in Mesa, so we made a little family trip. Thursday we drove to Las Vegas and stayed in the Planet Hollywood Hotel. It was really nice. We mainly stayed there because they have an Earl of Sandwich and I have been craving their tomato soup my entire pregnancy. It was worth it. I had two bowls. Savannah had a lot of fun in the hotel too. We did not have to teach her to jump on the bed and she had so much fun exploring around. We walked the strip a little too. Savannah loved it! She sang along to the entire Bellagio water show and some poor lady next to us has video of the show with Savannah providing the music louder than the speakers. She loved the lights and was so happy.

Friday we drove to Mesa, Arizona. We had a lot of fun making "dam" jokes while we crossed the Hoover Dam, and also decided that the desert is an ugly place. We found our hotel and then went to Tyler's rehearsal dinner. It was at this really nice country club and had really yummy food. Savannah had lots of fun playing with the party favors. Tyler and Jackie were so cute and thought of everything! We very much enjoyed the bags they put together for people staying in hotels. It was well equipped with water, Gatorade, sunscreen, snacks, a CD, and a very cute little map of their favorite places in the area.

Saturday was the wedding at the Mesa Temple. It was super hot! Noah and Savannah hung out and took pictures outside while I went in the temple to see them be sealed together. It was really nice. After some picture taking we wandered around the Visitor's Center and then headed to get something to cool us down. We were going to go swimming, but decided that sitting in our dark room with the a/c on high was a better option until the reception. After a little drive, we got to the reception at Jackie's home. It was very nice. They had a big tent set up with lots of lights and catered food. We all had a great time. Savannah was a little hard to handle at first, but as soon as the dancing started she was very happy. She dragged Noah onto the dance floor to help her spin, until she realized she could dance on her own. She was so funny. She spun in circles for about an hour. I think we will be starting dance classes when she is three!

Sunday we drove back home after a stop at Chino Bandido. Its a place we saw on Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. It was really good. Savannah slept for a lot of the drive and we all had a good time watching the scenery change. Northern Arizona is really pretty and when we hit the Grand Canyon National Park we were amazed. At about 12:30am we finally got home and went straight to bed.