Vegas Day 2 ~

We hung out again at the pool and got some more rays! It was 97 degrees or something crazy like that! We took part of the early afternoon to head to a few stores we had seen while walking on the strip to get the kids a few mementos of our trip! The M&M store was pretty cool. It was 4 stories tall! Kids would of loved it!

Before heading back to our hotel to clean up, we took a stroll through the MGM Grand. The hotel was across the street from ours so we wanted to check it out! The big fight is tomorrow, so we wanted to see how close we could get to the Garden Center Arena. We ended up just missing the weigh in. It was completely crazy in the hotel with people everywhere. It was unbelievable! We met the group we tagged along with at the Bellagio. Ross and I were early, so we walked around a little and checked out the Asian gardens in the hotel! One of the guys that was in the group we came with turned 30, so we headed down to Ceasers Palace and ate at a restaurant there! After, we headed to a Cirque du Soleil show, the O! It was amazing!

Vegas Day 1~

We got our bags early in the morning and first thing we did was hit the gym. It felt great to get a quick workout in before we started the day! We walked around the hotel a bit to check it all out. The pool opened at 10, so we spent the majority of the day soaking up the sun!

Later that evening, we cleaned up and met our friend Keith and Anna and headed out for supper and a night out on the strip! What an interesting place Las Vegas is! The things you see while walking the strip. Things I will never forget, but wish I could! The strip lights up at night! It is just amazing to see! We headed up norht and checked out the Bellagio Fountians! It was amazing!

We got an update from Ross's parents who are watching the kids. William and Charlie both had practice and William finally got his jersey. He didn't want to take it off!

Lunch and Vegas!

Ross and I are leaving today for our 5 day trip to Las Vegas! I had been on call Monday and Tuesday and didn't see much of the kids, so I thought I would go and have lunch with Grace and Charlie before we took off!

And we are off! We had two flights tonight, first to Phoenix, then a short trip up to Las Vegas. We landed in Vegas at 10:15, however our bags did not. They ended up getting put on another flight that didn't land till 11:30, so we headed to our hotel and they brought our bags to us! It was really late when our bags got in, and we were so tired from flying that we didn't get them till the morning! I have learned to always pack a toothbrush and extra set of clothes in my carry on!

Softball and Piano

Ross and his slow pitch softball team played in last minute tournament. They ended up taking 1st place! It was fun to watch! After, Grace had her first piano recital! She has really improved her piano skill and loves to play!

Happy 9th Birthday Grace!

Ross and I are in disbelieve that we have a 9 year old! It is crazy how fast time goes by! This beautiful girl has blessed us in our life. She is spunky, energetic, independent, athletic, determined, and bright, just to name a few of her characteristics!

To start the day off, Grace and Charlie has scrimmages. After, I took the birthday girl and her friend out for some pedicures!

Birthday sleepovers!

For Grace's birthday, she decided to have a small sleepover! I let the boys each have a friend over as well with the hope they would leave the girls alone! The neighbor kids also came over, so it was a full house! It was a fun celebration!

Gym, groceries and treat!

I got the day of today (whahooooo!). And since it was a Thursday, and all kids had school, I had some time to myself! I dropped the kids off at school and headed to the gym! It was a great workout! I picked William up from school and we waited for Sawyer to finish class at 12 then met April for lunch! She has a busy couple days ahead of her with planning the 8th grade meal, and Sawyer didn't want to hang out with his dad at work, so I took him with me. I did warn him I also had some shopping to do! William and Sawyer did great! They kept themselves busy by collecting junk at every store! Literally junk!!! They picked up the pieces of cardboard, styrofoam, hangers, ect. The lady at target even gave them a small bag to keep their treasures as she called it! Sawyer quickly informed her that it was just junk! She got a good laugh at that!

Our last stop was Cold Stone Creamery to pick up a birthday cake for Grace! I even treated the boys!

Later that day, we had to make Grace's birthday treats for school!