Okay we had the best time on our vacation this last week! It was Riley's spring break and so we decided to head to the coast of Mississippi! We went to the town of Biloxi. We did a ton of fun things and took over 200 pictures so this could take a couple of days to get you all caught up. There will be a lot of pictures to come (I know several of you who would be disappointed otherwise--mom and Tiff) SO... get ready for your weeks tour of Biloxi Miss'ippi.
First off we had fun at our hotel. I booked it online and I was luckier than I have been in the past about picking a great cheap hotel. We stayed at the IP Resort Spa and Casino. If any of you are headed that way we recommend this hotel all the way! It was only $44 a night! And had a great atmosphere. Oh yeah and a great buffet. Rhylan learned how to use elevator quickly!
Here is the lobby, but mainly I just wanted to show you Rhylan's hair. I don't know what happened?
We had this great big TV. If you look close it even is welcoming ME to the room!
Rhylan loved our big king size bed...okay she loved everything she could touch.
We also had a great view of bay from way up here on the 17th floor.
Remember back in September when I started a quilt for Rhylan? Well not much has been done since November. Then I remembered that I had not finished the other quilt I started for Rhylan...over 2 years ago! Really I started this quilt in January of 2007 the day after I found out I was having a girl. I went and bought the material and got right to work. Here are a couple of things I learned while making this quilt: 1. Quilts are fun but difficult to design on your own 2. Hand stitching is way over rated and it takes forever (we are talking years) 3. Its okay to break out the sewing machine even if you are halfway done. 4. Use a ruler...oops 5. Finish while they are still a baby not a toddler, maybe she will use it for her baby dolls soon. 6. Finish it before you want to start another one or one for your next child.
Next week we are finding out if we are having a boy or girl and I would love to start a quilt for this next baby (since it takes me so long). I realized I should probably finish Rhylan's first!
HERE IT IS. I finished it today, and Rhylan seems to like it. I am trying to use a little Canadian and American theme to these quilts, since we are half and half over here!
Thursday was the warmest day we have had in a long time. I think it was over 70 degrees! Riley had the car that day, so Rhylan and I spent the day on our balcony enjoying the warmth. I grabbed a book (Nursing Mother's Companion) and sat down to read while Rhylan played. Soon she decide to go inside and get a book too (What to Expect When Expecting). I guess she is just as excited about her new baby brother or sister as I am!
This was my favorite picture of the day. (on the trolley)
Today we went to famous Peabody Hotel in down town Memphis to see the Peabody ducks. Now those of you who are from around here sorry, I have to explain this. Every day at 11:00 these 5 ducks come down from where they live on the roof somewhere. The duck master brings them down the elevator, they ride to the bottom floor, then they walk across the red carpet to the hotel fountain. Then at 5:00pm they walk the red carpet again to the elevator and go up to their home! I guess they are trained and are only on the job for 3 months before a new set of ducks takes their place.
They let the little kids sit right up next to the red carpet. Rhylan, as you could guess, loved watching the ducks walk right by her only inches from her fingers! Here are some pictures of the ducks and Rhylan checking them out!
Then we got on a trolley and rode around the downtown area and by the mighty Mississippi River. She loved that part too.
Today seemed like a great day to go to the zoo. I love having a membership because of days just like today. I didn't really think about it until 30 min before we left. We weren't really doing anything today and the weather seemed perfect. It's great to just decide to go to the zoo, pack a lunch, and go! As you can see another reason it was such a great day was because there was nobody there! This is a picture of the entrance...usually packed with people. So, Rhylan got to see all the animals up close and personal. And she could look at them as long as she wanted because there were no lines waiting for the good spot! She really liked the polar bear. He kept swimming right in front of her, she was pretty excited about it all. We even got to eat lunch with the elephants! We sat on a bench right in front of their cage and ate. Rhylan could go back and forth as she pleased. OH and we saw her favorite animal of all!!!! A DUCK! By the end of our outing Rhylan had gotten her two favorite wild animals at the zoo, the polar bear and the giraffe, figurines! Here is a video of the polar bear and later is a slide show of the animals we liked. I was able to get great picks because of the "crowd."
Today she tried to put on her pants several times. It took her about 30 min to finally get two legs in at the same time! This is about how far she could get them...they kept getting caught on her diaper in the back! But this is still pretty amazing backwards and all.
Last week we make some shakes with strawberry and mango! Rhylan loves to help so she was excited to add the fruit and was amazed when I started the blender!
I saw this on my cousin’s blog and was excited to have something new to post about, I know you are all getting sick of Rhylan J/K. But it is kind of nice for me to talk about something new. I love bragging about my husband. We will see when he gets home how right I was!
1) He's sitting in front of the tv. What is on the screen? The Office or George Lopez
2) You're out to eat...what kind of dressing does he get on his salad? Italian
3) What's one food he doesn't like? V8 Juice
4) You go out to eat...what does he order to drink? Root Beer or some fun fruity drink (raspberry lemonade)
5) Where did he go to High School? Oh man I don’t know the name of it. But it was in Crossfield AB
6) What size shoe does he wear? Oh, 9? I could just go cheat and look at his shoes
7) If he was to collect anything, what would it be? candy
8) What's his favorite type of sandwich? BLT
9) What would he eat every day if he could? cereal
10) What's his favorite cereal? He loves so many! Honeycomb, sugar crisp
11) What would he never wear? A Speedo
12) What's his favorite sports team? Calgary Flames
13) Who did he vote for? Uh…he can’t vote yet (still Canadian)
14) Who is his best friend? Me. He also loves his brother in laws Mauricio and Zak
15) What's something you do that he wishes you didn't do? Leave dishes all around the house
16) What is his heritage? He is ¼ Swedish
17) You bake him a cake for his bday...what kind of cake is it? German chocolate
18) Did he play sports in high school? Basket ball, volleyball, soccer, track
19) What could he spend hours doing? Playing the Wii, Watching Lost, Hanging out at a pet store
20) What's one unique talent he has? He is so smart (books and life.)Just ask anyone, he has an unlimited source of facts in his head, go ahead ask him!
Rhylan is loving art time more and more every day. Today our activity was perfect for her. She did it all by herself and didn't want to be done. We even smelt and tasted the other half of the orange! She is pretty proud.
Rhylan learned how to use elevator quickly!
Here is the lobby, but mainly I just wanted to show you Rhylan's hair. I don't know what happened?
We had this great big TV. If you look close it even is welcoming ME to the room!
Rhylan loved our big king size bed...okay she loved everything she could touch.
We also had a great view of bay from way up here on the 17th floor.
