Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas!

 It's Christmas!! And you know what that means... treats!!! Like shortbread cookies!


"Is there enough for me, Sandy?"
Ummm... Sure Baxter (he's new... and a Beaver!).

Good thing this box is big enough for the 2 of us...

"What about me??"
Ummm... sure, come-on over!

Somebody was smart when they got the bigger shortbread box...

"Et moi??"

Mais oui! Maybe this is an incredible stretching box of shortbread cookies?

"Can I join in?"

Come on over Piper (the Penguin!).

"What about us little guys!!!??"
Oh heck, why not!!

Yep... that's it. It's like a 3 foot long box of shortbread cookies, enough for every stuffie here and then some!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Fancy Glass Sculptures!

Hullo!! Today is our last day in Vegas and after a breakfast of champions (honey packets)... we are off!!

Where are we going today?? Well... we are off to the Bellagio (on a more direct route this time)...


That's the Paris place!

We are almost there... we are on one of those cross-overs... 

Almost to the Bellgaio building! Did I mention that places in Vegas are much farther away than they appear?

It's pretty out front here (in the early morning shade).

Seee... there's the Paris... and on the right is our hotel...

There's a fancy fountain here too.

But we aren't here for the outside... let's go inside!

Oooh la la... fancy entrance!

And here we are in the lobby of the Bellagio!! Do you seeee???

The ceiling is a glass sculpture!!

It's by that famous guy that Beanie raves about... what's his name... the one that has sculptures at Kew Gardens and in the V&A Museum... shoot... Ha-choolie? Ta-choolie? Chooly???

Wait... we found it... Chihuly! Well, close enough... Chi-hooly... Ha-chooie... you get the idea!

It's pretty impressive... like water lily flowers or something...

All individual...

We took lots of pics...

Cause otherwise you know...

Beanie Mouse would scream... 

There was also a little botanical garden inside...

But it was "meh"... lots of fake flowers and fake flower smells... we weren't impressed.

Maybe it's nicer at another time of year... but it's more to look at...

So we took more pics of the ha-chooie installation... cause we know Beanie would like that!

And me in the pic too!!!


And that was Vegas... lots of glitz and glam (but beary hot)... Glad to be home!

Sunday, December 15, 2024

The Dancing Bellagio Fountains

On another gorgeous day in Vegas, we went out (into the scorching heat) and hiked over to the Bellagio to see the fountains.


Almost there...

That's Caesar's in the background... it is sooooo hot!

This was a cool horse, fish thingie...

Can I go swimming???

Soooo hot!

Alright, let's keep moving...

Sooo many escalators and stairs to get across streets at this corner... but we are almost there... Did you know... Things in Vegas are Farther Away than they Appear!!

Finally!!!

And we're on time for some water show!

Ooohhhh...

Ahhhh!!!!




It's beary impressive!

I still want to go swimming though...

And we did end up at our hotel's pool.... sooo hot!

We found some shade... ahhhh...

It was nice...

I wonder if they serve Mead here?