Friday, May 27, 2011

Vegas Baby!


The first week in May, Dean and I were able to take a little vacation together.  When we were planning this trip we knew we looked for someplace with warm weather and a that wouldn't cost too much.  We ended up booking a trip to Las Vegas.  Neither one of us had been before but we had friends who have, and gave us some idea of what to expect.  We stayed at a pretty new hotel on the Strip called the V'dara.  It was really nice and the weather was amazing!!!  Our first day there we explored the Strip and were impressed with the size of the hotels.

New York New York

The Aria (sister hotel to ours)

On Tuesday, we jumped in our rental car and headed to Hoover Dam.  We had watched shows on the History Channel about the building of the dam with the boys but is was great to get to see it in person.  We want to take the boys there someday.  On our way back, we missed an exit onto a different freeway we needed to take BUT we stumbled across and In and Out Burger when we were starving!  So yummy!




Wednesday, we spent some time relaxing by the pool for a couple of hours which is a long time for Dean who usually doesn't like to sit still for very long :).  Later, we headed to the Venetian to see the Blue Man Group and then experienced the Strip at night on the walk back to our hotel.  We couldn't believe how many people there were on a Wednesday night!

The Conservatory at the Bellagio (the flowers smelled so good!)

The view from our room

The Strip at night

We headed home on Thursday, ready to see our boys.  It was a restful few days and a great time to spend just the two of us.  We love getting away together and we love coming home to our three boys!!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Easter...a little late


And...once again I'm behind in posting.  We had a busy Easter this year.  We went to Longview to spend it with my parents and spend a little more time with my dad before he left for Thailand the following Friday.  As part of the weekend festivities, we also went to my uncles house in Oregon on Saturday.  It was good to see some of my aunts and uncles that I hadn't seen in awhile.  When we left there, we headed to friends house for a bbq.  We had to get back home on Sunday so the boys missed out on the traditional egg dying and Easter egg hunt.  Sooo...Monday night we ended up doing both after everyone got their homework done.  We ended up with a dozen eggs in many bright and interesting colors and the boys got the candy they were hoping for.