On our way out to Vegas I noticed these colorful rocks right outside the city and told Jeff we were stopping there on the way home. I’d seen them on instagram a few times and wanted to see them in person. The exhibit is called Seven Magic Mountains and it’s made up of these amazingly bright colorful rocks. You can find more information about them here if you’d like to visit.

With less than two weeks to go until Christmas I’m sure some of you are already thinking ahead to New Years Eve. I won’t be doing much celebrating this year, (maybe from my couch with some sparkling cider) but I know a lot of you will be heading out-of-town. Las Vegas is always a popular spot to ring in the new year and I think Aria Resort and Casino would be the perfect place to stay if you’re thinking about heading out there. The location is pretty great, it’s very central on the strip with a tram that takes you down to The Bellagio or up to The Monte Carlo. The resort and casino are so nice and clean I never felt like I was getting a lot of second-hand smoke like most casinos on the strip. And there are SO MANY great restaurants right on site. I wish we’d had more time to try them all.

This week is kind of crawling by, but at least it’s Thursday! My days are pretty packed up until the holidays which is nice and a little stressful at the same time.

We had so much fun on our quick trip to Vegas last weekend, these pictures are from a day we spent at The Shops at Crystals – which was connected to our hotel. It was super convenient and dangerous at the same time. I decided that the best way to do Vegas pregnant was to shop so that’s what our day consisted of Sunday… and a little Saturday, if I’m being honest.

Over the weekend Jeff and I hopped over to Las Vegas for a quick pre-babymoon, if that even exists. I know Vegas doesn’t sound like the most conventional place for a pregnant girl but we made sure it was pregnancy friendly. We were hosted by The Aria and were welcomed with a spacious room and relatively smoke-free casino and really enjoyed our stay. We also loved that the hotel was connected to The Shops at Crystals and had fun shopping there.

And just like that it’s December – I just can’t believe it! November went by so quickly and I know this month will go even faster with the holidays. We knocked a lot of baby things off our list last month… like making a serious dent on the nursery (this is the rug we chose) and I’m excited to keep it going. We’re off to Vegas today for an early little babymoon and I’m so excited to see it done up for the holidays. Before I go I wanted to share some of my instagram highlights from the month of November.

What a year it’s been! 2015 was the best year of my life so far.

We traveled a lot (New York twice, Palm Springs several times, Arizona, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Mexico…) got married and bought a house! It’s been pretty non-stop and I’m not going to lie, I’m looking forward to slowing down a bit in 2016.

I wanted to share my favorite photos from the blog this year. You can click on any image for the original blog post.

Thank you so much for continuing to follow my journey. Have a safe and happy New Year!