More Birthday Fun

On Monday, August 6, 2012, we checked into the Green Valley Resort in Henderson.  We booked two rooms for two nights.  Natalie and her family were in one room.  Steve, Julie, and I shared the second room.  Our stayvacation was completely fun and the best birthday I can remember.  Everyone had a great time, and I couldn't be happier how I celebrated my 60th birthday!

In the lobby for check-in at 3:00 pm;
let the fun begin!

Ellsworths entering Room 8116 ready
for the party to begin

Dad in our room getting ready to go to the pool
Monday afternoon after checking in

We stayed in the East Tower;
it took us a few minutes or so to figure our
way around this rather confusing
hotel floor plan!

Natalie, Thomas, and Cali poolside; the cabanas and
hotel are in the background

There were lots of shallow pools for sitting and sunbathing;
here's Julie and me

Ashton, Natalie, and Cali enjoying
the jacuzzi

Monday night Thomas and Dad went to
Cafe Rio and brought us our dinner poolside

The next morning which was my birthday I was completely
surprised to find out that my family had reserved a
cabana for us to use at Green Valley Resort for the entire day!

Steve and I posing with all the cute decorations
inside the cabana

On the counter in the cabana were four sheets of
paper.  The title on the first page read
"60 Reasons Why We Love Mom."  Everyone had
contributed reasons.  I felt totally loved!
Included in the cabana rental was a fruit tray, nuts, tons
of drinks, chips and dip.  How cool to have a TV to watch
when we needed a rest from the sun!

Our cabana was surrounded by palm trees

Julie and Natalie enjoyed the cabana as Baby Ben
enjoyed his bottle

Julie, Natalie, Ben, Weston, and Steve

This is the view from our cabana; we even had a
small pool right in front of our cabana

Cali, Thomas, and Ashton in the pool by our cabana;
it sat up a level from the regular big pool below

The view from our cabana looking left

My girls gave me a basket of things that I like.  It included
too many things to list here, but they gave me lugguage
tags because I like to travel and a photo album because
 I like to take pictures to name a few.  They also gave me a
gift card from Brighton so now I will be able
 to finish my "family" bracelet.

About 8 pm on my birthday we headed to
The Cheesecake Factory for a late dinner.

On Wednesday, August 8, Thomas and Steve took care
of the kids while Julie, Natalie, and I were pampered
at The Spa at GVR.

Outside the spa at GVR

This picture was taken by The Spa with the vineyard and hotel
in the background.

When I got home from our two-day birthday adventure,
I put all of the things on my dining room table that the
girls gave me for my birthday present.  As you can see,
they thought of lots of things I like.  Thanks to everyone
for making this such a special birthday.  It was fabulous!