Thursday, January 7, 2010

{ surprises }

sorry we haven't been able to blog for a long time! we have been incredibly busy during the holidays and have been celebrating some wonderful things. let's start with one of the biggest ones...
ricky's 30th birthday!
because this is such a wonderful milestone, i wanted to make sure this birthday was extra special and memorable for ricky. to start the weekend, i rented some private lanes and invited friends and family to go bowling. it was real tricky trying to get ricky there without him knowing, but it worked! everyone was there to say "surprise!" and he was very surprised! the kids had a blast with the galactic bowling and hayden bowled for the very first time and did pretty good!

{ let's go bowling! }
hayden and kamden
surprise!
grammy and omi
the little family
it was opa's first time bowling! he loved it!
cousins
rick and ricky
me and alex
hayden, ricky and brad with little lucy!
my family
the cake!
go go go!
ricky and his mom

after bowling, we were off on a flight to vegas and spent the weekend there! thanks to both of our families who watched hayden for us, we were able to enjoy a relaxing, romantic getaway together. from delicious dinners, dancing and entertainment, we really had a nice time! 

{ the birthday boy! }
red velvet cupcake at the wynn...yummy!

birthday blowout!
le reve! amazing! totally recommend it!
we got a vip backstage tour  of the cirque de soleil show and it was so incredible. all the performers enter and exit the stage through water.

i had reserved show tickets to "let's make a deal" with wayne brady and we packed the miss la mesa oktoberfest costume and ricky's lederhosen costume from a few halloweens ago to wear. we were so hoping to get on the show! well....we did! we were the first couple called and believe it or not, we were offered a car!!! needless to say, we didn't win because we took a chance and went for it all, but had a great time and were honored we were even selected. we will keep you posted with the show date! ricky can cross another game show off his list!

happy birthday dear ricky, i love you so much!

1 comment:

Beach Mommy said...

That is a great trip!! Happy Birthday you old man! I'm right behind you in a month and a day ~ I still remember the first 18th birthday trip to The Price Is Right! Ricky is a game show magnet... he really should try his luck at hosting, even if there's some game he could host at a local casino to get started. It's totally his thing! And Le Reve... LOVED it!! We hit Las Vegas 1 weekend every April just the 2 of us and are staying at the Wynn this year too... Do you suggest any other good shows? I don't want to repeat Le Reve, despite loving it, there's too many options to have to repeat...