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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Month of loooove - washington edition

this is what we did last weekend -

up to washington to visit matty, erica and company. the kids were troopers in the car for all 14 hours. griffin didn't make a peep until 8 hours in. we had so much fun. ate way too much food. laughed harder than we have in a long time - we always do with them. the kids relished every moment together. it was worth the trip just to watch ben and matt transform into 16 year-old boys - they always do. the things they do make me giggle. we had an adults only date night, that griffin crashed, at a yummy japanese steak house. crazy waitresses and all. we saw dr. wall's office. eli had two bloody noses. we watched part of the horrible olympic opening ceremonies. i had a girl date with erica and ainsley, where ains tried to steal a nylon from a shoe store . . . for the second time. griffy was sweet. we stayed in boise on the way home. had valentines dinner with our kids at the macaroni grill. went swimming at the hotel. ate two bags of red vines. totally fantastic.

thanks again guys - we love you.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Rewind - 4th of July

This year we took advantage of the long weekend and headed to Vegas for the 4th. Our great friends, Jake and Amanda, live down there and it seems like we are always looking for a reason to visit. Their kids are about the same ages as ours and they love to play. We stayed at Green Valley Ranch - which I highly recommend - it was great! We played in the pool, watched "Ice Age 3", ate fabulous food and shopped. Good times.

Eli and Jaxson

Blakey - aka Gilligan

The daddies and their babies

woo-woo

the big boys
(i know, Blake's hair is ridiculously long and does not look wonderful in any of these pictures)

Blake, Jaxson, Ryleigh, Eli

There was a band playing at the outdoor shopping area and the kids were diggin' their sound. They danced . . .

and even busted out the break dancing . . .

and were done.

Our hotel had a big firework show. We sat out at an amphitheater by the pool and watched.
*I really know how to sit like a lady, right.

Thanks for another great time in the sweaty desert. We love you guys!

Monday, February 23, 2009

Nothing kicks a "funk" like. . . .

This was Eli & Blake's first shot a the "Happiest Place on Earth". It was a success. Much fun was had by all.

I decided we needed to take a mini-vacation in a warmer climate, so a week later we loaded up the car and headed to find Mickey and friends. We drove to Vegas on Friday and then finished the trek on Saturday. Armed with ponchos, jackets, fruit snacks, juice boxes, two very excited boys - scratch that three very excited boys, and a new camera that is teeny enough to fit in my jeans front pocket (even when the jeans holding the pocket were overly tight). We stayed at a great hotel that was a quick 5 minute walk from Disneyland. Eli's favorite ride was Splash Mountain and Blakey's was Pirates. They both thought the Nemo Submarine was great. . . I thought it was a horrible death trap. Eli was not a fan of Space Mountain. "Mom, that blast off one is very scary!" Ben and I both loved the new Toy Story Ride in California Adventure - super fun. I was especially taken by the ginormous corn dogs via the Corn Dog Castle. They were seriously delish, even Ben enjoyed one. The weather was fabulous. It only rained on Monday (our last day there). Saturday and Sunday were beautiful enough to have me looking at southern California real estate. I mean really mid-sixties in February - come on. We even swam in the hotel pool. Well, I sat in the hot tub while the boys swam. We drove back to Vegas on Monday and met up with these good friends and went to the dinner show at the Excalibur. It's called the Tournament of Kings and our kids were fascinated with all the horses and jousting. Good times. We came home Tuesday and my heart was lighter than it has been for some time. Thanks Benji, for dropping everything and taking us on a fun get-a-way. We are already planning our next trip there in November!