Another Great Weekend in May

The following weekend after Vegas we had at home. Grace had volleyball games and we tried to get our life back in order. The next weekend we had some wonderful friends from Memphis come down...Grace's best friend Alyssa, her sister Ashley and one of my dearest friends Lori. It was so fun to show them our new home and just swim and play.

The Wedding at The Bellagio

Julie and Morgan were married at the Bellagio on a private terrace overlooking the fountains. It was beautiful. Afterwards we explored the hotel and all its wonderful art work. Julie and I both love Chanel so we had to have our picture taken in front of the store. After cocktails we had a wonderful dinner at The Olive.
It was a fabulous evening and Nathan and I were so glad to be able to be a part of it.

Las Vegas

So the day after the auction/barn dance, Nathan and I hopped a plane and headed to Las Vegas for our friends wedding. We had fun exploring Vegas.Nathan would say the highlight for him were the rides on the top of our hotel. I just watched and waved.


My friend Julie, her aunt, mother and myself the morning of the wedding at the Mirage Spa.

The month of May

We started the month of May with a family vacation to the beach. Thank goodness we did! Because once we got home we did not stop until the first weekend in June! When we returned home 5 days later from the beach we had a huge Auction/Barn Dance Fundraiser for Nathan's ministry. It was a big hit and we had 300 people attend. We dressed country western and had a great time.

The Beach

We just got back from a week at the beach. We went to the Gulf only an hour away. It was wonderful and relaxing. We enjoyed the beach and the pool and just relaxed. The resort we stayed in was beautiful and very quiet. We played shuffle board and horse shoes. We took an Eco boat tour one afternoon. There we saw lots of dolphins and learned a ton about the Gulf of Mexico. We also saw a manatee and her baby right out in marina in front of our condo. Noel and I were sitting on a sea wall one afternoon and a dolphin swam right under our feet! We also saw wild string rays and horseshoe crabs. It truly is a wonder and a joy to be able to have all this so close to us. We are so thankful for the opportunities to enjoy them.
One view from our condo
Our patio opened into this veranda which connected to the pool area.
Another view from our condo