Ladies Only in Vegas

Last Week end I went to Vegas for my very first Girls Only weekend since having kids. Me, my great friend Jennie Elliott and her sister Tricia left on Saturday and returned Monday. We got to see the Phantom of the Opera at the Venetian, which was INCREDIBLE!! We also shopped until we dropped, literally, and rode a Gondola. I laughed the whole time and loved it. What a great husband I have that is so great with me leaving and getting some good ol' chick time in. Truly a weekend I will never forget.Tricia, Jennie and I showing off our new sunglasses.

Just before we got to ride on the Gondola at the venetian.

On the top of the world, or just the Stratosphere, I am holding on to Tricia for dear life.

Getting dressed up to go see Phantom, we look pretty darn good if I do say so myself.

Of course we couldn't go to Vegas without getting a pic with Elvis.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!!!

We have been talking about PaPa's birthday all week, (thanks to Amy's trusty calendar) We talked about it again this morning and I told the kids we would call PaPa soon. When I got home from the gym this morning my beautiful little Regan met me at the door with these "flowers" in hand. "Look Mom, I got flowers for PaPa's birthday" it was soooo cute. Happy Birthday Dad, we love you and miss you.

10th Grade Registration

I can't believe Tiger is almost 15 and I can't believe we registered him for the 10th grade today, where does the time go. What a wonderful young man he has grown up to be. He loves computers, has started his own website. He is very active in scouts and the young men organization at church and he is such a big help to us at home.

He was taller than me about a year and a half ago, and I'm not short at 5'7.

Harold and Tiger have such a great relationship, what a great dad he is.

Tiger has a ways to go before he is taller than 6'2, and he may not get there, the race is on.

Oh the good ol' days, what's sad is that this was only 3 1/2 yrs ago.

More Family Fun

Roscoe showing off his pirate side, he even gave me a little "ARRGGH"

Kaiya, Pee Wee and Jenn's little one is the cutest and happiest babies we know.

All the boys on the trampoline, and I had to take an underneath pic to appreciate the strength of the trampoline.

Dad, Ben, Mike, Pee Wee and Harold, my guys, my favorite guys.

Me and my sister-in-laws in a rare pic together, we are always taking the pics. Erin(Ben), Amy(Mike), Me and Jen(Pee Wee)

Oh, To be a Kid Again!

Pee-Wee, Harold and Mike couldn't resist a good ol' game of crack the egg.

Pee-Wee taking a "breather" and Harold pulling up the pants getting ready to crack Mike

I don't think they managed to crack Pee Wee, we all were laughing so hard.

Pee Wee had his own system for playing the game.

This is just Pee Wee showing off, doing back flips.

EARLY EASTER AT BEN AND ERINS

We went to Ben and Erin's in Idaho Falls for General Conference and had an early Easter celebration. They had a great Easter egg hunt for all the kids in the back yard. All the grandkids were there except Tiger, but we had a great time with all the family!

PaPa and all his grandkids (except Tiger who was at home, and Regan who doesn't do group pics.
Regan showing off her haul after the hunt.
Roscoe and Rocky, it's so cute to see them together.
At the beginning of the "hunt", the kids waiting to have at the back yard.

Me and Harold and Regan

Woody's Pack Meeting.

So Woody had his scout pack meeting this last week and the theme was "What I want to be when I grow up" So of course because he is a Chamber it was going to be interesting. So here was the conversation, "Woody, what do you want to be for the pack meeting", " I want to be a rock start", "What does a rock star wear?", "Geez Mom, they wear stuff in their hair, flipping sweet pants with skulls and flipping sweet shirts", "Do they wear jewelery?" , "No, geez mom I'm not a girl"

I told him maybe to smile, but I was informed apparently rock stars don't smile, and guess where he got the horns, thanks dad.


And because Woody was a Rock star, Rocky wanted the blue hair gel and wanted to be in on the fun, he was just having a problem with the horns, too cute.
So, not exactly a rock star, maybe a little more devil, which is so fitting for this one.
Regan put on a pair of glasses that another girl had who was dressing up like a teacher.
A rare moment when both Tiger and Regan are in good enough moods to take a picture together.