Shake Them Dice & Roll 'Em

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, but I'll give you a brief overview of what happened while we were there!  First of all...SO MUCH FUN!  Our time went by way too fast, so I can't wait to get back and really experience Vegas.  We literally stayed at our hotel the entire time we were there.  There was a brief 30 second look down the strip, but it was freezing, so we hibernated at MGM Grand.  We had delicious food and drinks, gambled, and relaxed.   Our hotel was enormous and our room was stunning.  Absolutely stunning.  Marvin had picked out a gorgeous suite, but the hotel messed up our reservations.  With a tongue lashing firm display of disappointment and disapproval from yours truly to the hotel staff, we were upgraded to the Skyline Marquee Suite!  It was waaaay too big for us, but it was definitely fabulous!  

We didn't take a lot of photos, but here are a few:

 

Oven Mitts & Saki.

Vogue.

In the words of 'Ye, "Sunglasses and Advil, last night was mad real".  Truth.

The best part...coming home to these two cuties!

Happiest Place on Earth (Close to It)

Last weekend we had a blast taking the girls to see Disney on Ice: Rockin' Ever After in Philadelphia.  Disney always puts 100% into what ever they do and the show was perfect! The costumes, actors, and choreography was amazing! I think that Marvin and I ended up enjoying the show more than Paris & Sophia.  We recalled what characters we love (Me: Jasmine & Belle...oh, I just remembered how much I love Tinkerbell too! Marvin: Simba, Mufasa and The Beast) and our favorite Disney songs. I cannot wait until we have a chance to go to Disneyland or Disney World as a family.  I know the girls will fall in love!

Isn't Minnie adorable?

Me & Paris

The $4,543.57 Snow Cone.

Princess P & Dad

Dreams Come True.

Before we went to Disney on Ice we had lunch a Max Brenner's.  It's a restaurant that we've been to a few times located in downtown Philly. It's a chocolate restaurant...yes, a chocolate restaurant.  It's kid-friendly and the atmosphere is hip and fun!  I indulged in a chocolate martini with a coconut chocolate-covered strawberry and chocolate syrup! DELISH.

When we go to restaurants we have the girls order on their own to practice their manners and gain confidence in speaking.  Paris was the last to order and I wasn't really paying attention while she was ordering.  Sophie had ordered a peanut butter sandwich with chocolate dipping sauce, I had a BLT, Marvin ordered about 57 different meals, and Paris, well, she got this....

 Max's Palace Famous Chocolate Mess Party.

Smooth Operator

Here's the description of the Mess Party taken directly from their menu: (for 2 children) Warm chocolate mud cake in a chocolate swimming pool, whipped cream mountains, ice cream bowling balls, chocolate rocks and toffee sauce from candy bees. Served with jungle bananas or strawberries from the rainbow fields.  

Nice, healthy lunch, huh? Yeah...time to start talking about healthy food choices.

Speaking of healthy, Marvin and I are jumping into eating healthier after our trip this weekend.  I'll be posting our goals next week!  We are headed to VEGAS! I'm way thrilled to have an adult mini vacation!

I'll leave you with these beauties...

Roses & Peonies (swoon!)

New Year. New Blog.

The past year has flown by so fast and within that time I have had so many amazing experiences.  I want to capture and record as much of it as I can, so I have decided to begin a blog for my family: Mixed McNutt's. Our life is just like a bowl of mixed nuts - you never know what's next...something I had to definitely get used to!

In the past year I have gotten engaged, went from office to home office, moved from the midwest to the east coast, curly to straight hair, moved into a new house, survived Hurricane Sandy, visited Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.  I have watched my daughters grow, learn, and sparkle.  My relationship with Marvin grows daily.  I've watched Marvin go from NFL training, combine, NFL draft (STRESS!), practice squad, to that 53-man roster!  We have amazing families that have grown into a family as well this past year.  Oh, I also became a Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader...not an official cheerleader, but I have the spirit of one when my man is on that field!  In the last year, my relationship with God has grown stronger, I've become more organized, I've been a decorating mad-woman, and a stronger person in general.  I cannot wait to see what 2013 has in store for me and my family.

Follow Mixed McNutts for a slowed down version of our fast paced life!