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My Mom thought it was too funny that she had all the toys, threw them all down, and played with the strap on her chair. (Ariana your blanket is a staple in our house, it has been since the day you gave it to me. Jim and I argue over who gets to use it and now Charlotte is getting to use it too! Thanks for an amazing gift, I have always loved it!)
My Mom stayed for the weekend and we all got to hang out. Saturday I had a photo shoot for a little girl's 1st brithday and it went great. You can see the pics on my website (http://www.mandymariephotography.com/).
Before I headed out we had some breakfast and Charlotte was very interested in Jim's chocolate milk. She didn't have any of course, but she certainly tried. 
When I got home from my shoot I made home made pizza for all of us. I get the crusts from the deli section at a local grocery store so they are perfect. The same real crusts they sell their pizzas on. I made bbq chicken, all meat (for Jim), and pepperoni. I love the bbq chicken one and it is SO easy! That night we went to church and then went shopping a bit and got home late. 
Sunday we pretty much hung around most of the morning. My Mom and I went and had a nice lunch together and ran an errand before we headed back so she could get ready to go and I had another photo shoot to do. I took pictures of a friend of mine who is expecting and her husband down at Raccoon River Beach. I am slowly but surely getting those gone through and they should be on the website soon. All in all it was a great weekend.
We stayed at the Trump Hotel. It is pretty new and we 
Thursday was just Lenore and I. Melissa didn't get in until that night. We both were away from our little ones for the first time so we spent the morning relaxing. That afternoon we went shopping-where we pretty much only bought stuff for our little ones. And that evening we headed out to downtown 
Fremont Street was an absolute blast. By far my favorite part of Vegas. We gambled a bit and I just couldn't resist this Wizard of Oz slot machine! 
We spent the entire evening having a ball down there. This is maybe my favorite picture of the trip...I mean seriously...we even match!
Thursday night Melissa got in pretty late so we all stayed up talking and catching up. We planned to go to the pool the next morning because the pool deck was awesome and I LOVE to swim! We had a fantastic time enjoying the hot sun and the cool pool.
After breakfast down by the pool we got ready for our day. We planned on heading to the strip and making our way down. Here we are just getting started on our journey. We are by Treasure Island..JPG)
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You could completely get lost inside the places...they are so huge! It was a hotel, mall, casino, convention complex, gardens, grounds and more. We felt like we had walked MILES and came out 1/2 a block down the street! Here Melissa and I are outside Caesar's Palace and across from Paris. .JPG)
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We took the bus back and encountered a fight between the bus driver and a lady who wanted her and her son to ride with out paying. The driver told her she had to get off if she wasn't going to pay or wait in line like everyone else...she responds by saying "you don't tell me what to do." in a .JPG)
The shop had a background for picture so here we all are.
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We went up in the Eiffel Tower. The view was pretty nice and we got to watch the 
When we left Paris we decided to head across the street to see the fountains up close. 
We BARELY made it back to the hotel our feet hurt so stinking bad but all in all it was a great trip. I hated to leave my friends but I was MORE THAN READY to get back to my girl and my husband too!!! Saying good-bye to Vegas.....JPG)
The baptism was held on Sunday after the 11:00am service. My Mom got a great picture of us when they were actually baptizing her but somehow we missed it when we were copying her pictures. Here is one after as we lit the candles.
We got some great pictures of us and our newly baptized daughter. 
Jim and I selected Jesse and Barb as her sponsors/godparents. Here we all are with her sponsors.
After the services and all the pictures our little girl was quite tuckered out.
We headed to the Cheesecake Factory after all was said and done to enjoy some lunch together. Adding to the bunch that was here early, we also had my Mom, Frank, Barb, Joy, Harold, Linda, Dave, my Aunt Linda and Nicole. We changed her at the restaurant after she woke up...she is a VERY happy naked baby!
We all came back to our house for some cake and punch and what not. Charlotte got some wonderful gifts from her family and we were very thankful!
We headed back to my Mom's house after running some errands and my Mom dug up my old bib that we then used for all her daycare kids, and gave it to Charlotte! I love this bib. It's the Berenstein Bears.
Here is Charlotte hanging out in her car seat on Satuday as well.
On Sunday, Charlotte rolled over for the first time. Of course she rolled over from belly to back but rolled over none-the-less. We were very proud of her. But she has been teasing us for almost 2 months with back to belly rolling over. She gets millimeters from being there, and then rolls all the way back to her back! I don't know why the bottom one turned when I uploaded it, but even she looks surprised she rolled over!
We headed to the bbq at my grandparents later that day. All the new Skudler babies were there. Chelsea was there with Leighton, we had Charlotte, and Shaun and Sara had Sofia. They were all born within 2 months of eachother. It was great to get to see the whole family and Nicholas is looking great. He was having a great time in his short visit home. On the way home in the car, Charlotte grabbed my cell phone and I thought that was cute so we'll end with it!