More Las Vegas

These are just some more views of the Halloween display that didn't fit on my last post!

Las Vegas Getaway

Jeff and I just got back from a conference in Las Vegas. It was a great little break from real life. The Blue Man Group had a great show, a little slow at times but overall very entertaining!

It is hard to believe that with a city this beautiful, it is so scummy at the same time. Just cover your eyes, plug your ears and nose and you'll be just fine!

Some of the sights weren't all bad, I have nothing bad to say about this chocolate fountain inside the Bellagio. The Halloween display below was also INSIDE the Bellagio. It is amazing what these resorts do to bring in the tourists! And thanks Julie! We couldn't have done this without you!!!

Steph's belated birthday!

So about a week after Steph's real birthday, all "the girls" (minus Sarah and Marianne), took Steph to lunch. It is always a good time and a good laugh with these women. And Emily, I know you have 6 children but get off the phone and join the party! ha ha

The pumpkin patch!!

What a beautiful Fall we have had! I won't even complain about the snow we got last weekend because it was beautiful and didn't stay long. So we made our annual trek to the pumpkin patch and let the kids pick their pumkpins to carve. As usual...Kaden was the last to pick his...he is terrible with making decisions. There was a small corn maze there also and the kids had fun chasing each other through it. We didn't stay long but it is always worth a photo op!

My baby is getting soooo big!

Kaden showing off his muscles!

Lagoon Frightmares

So did you think I fell off the face of the earth? Well, kindof. Just trying to get a grip on life. So we had a long weekend and decided to get out of town and play. We went to Frightmares at Lagoon and had a GREAT time! We went to Utah Friday afternoon and went to Lagoon Friday night. Saturday morning we let the kids swim at the hotel, then we got ready and headed home. Quick trip but we had a lot of fun!

Is there any way to slow down time? Conner is 4 1/2 and in his last year of preschool! As you can tell he was quite excited to go back to Miss Becky's this year. She is so sweet with the kids and Conner just loves her. It always amazes me the things he learns. Miss Becky must have a way of teaching that makes the kids just love learning. Well we are officially deep into another year of school with all the kids. What will I do next year when all the kids are gone everyday? Well, I guess there's always more scrapbooking that "needs" to be done!!!

I can't believe it, we have a "real" teenager in the house! Boy did she make that transition without any problems....give a girl a cell phone and she morphs into something else!!! Makenzie turned 13 on August 25 and we celebrated with her closest friends at Craigo's. She had been anticipating the party and fun friend time for weeks. Luckily the actual event didn't disappoint! Her friends spoiled her as well as mom and dad. She got a new cell phone with "unlimited text" and MP3 player and a camera. Now we have some bargaining power when it comes to grades! She carries it with her everywhere and texts her friends non-stop! Overall, we made the move into teen world quite smoothly!