Las Vegas

Seriously spur of the moment trip to Vegas.
I called my sister one day last week and said, "I have been carrying around this temple recommend for almost a year. Can you go to the temple with me tomorrow?" And she said, "Why don't you just come to Vegas next week and go with us."
I told Jeff, he looked at his calender, rearranged some things and here we are.
Vegas for 3 days with no kids and my sisters who truly are my best friends.

MGM

The M&M store

Paris

In front of Paris

This was in the lobby of our hotel

Out Fremont Street

They have taken a lot of the old neon and plastered it around old town with plaques telling all about it.

There is a show every hour or so on the giant screen over Fremont street.

Family Night.

Just for fun we decided to go bowling with 3 other families for our family night this week.

The kids had such a good time

This is Jackson's best friend and the girl he says he is going to marry someday.

All and all a good night. I think we will be doing this again.

The 2nd annual Chili Cook Off

Our ward bishopric AKA The judges

Oh my sweet little man.

Mmmmmmm chili!!!!!

and corn bread

Daddy's little angel.

Princess Ainsley and the Sears

Momma Sear (My good friend Tina)

Wyatt Balm. I think they won for most original. It was a beer based chili - Shhhhhh.

What a turn out.

My good friend Debby - Emers surrogate Grandma.

Karate Tournament

Jackson competed in his first tournament and he did great.

J showing his form. Form is a series of moves done in sequence to show strength and agility.

Sparring with his good buddy Shane

Jackson is on the lift. What a good front kick

Getting his first karate trophy

J and the twins. the three little black belts in training.
These kids all started at the same time. It's just so fun to see how much they have grown.

The Tradition Continues

I know! I know! Every year our husbands say never again and every year we manage to get one more year out of them. But this year there were no broken water mains, no shattered toilets, the cabin didn't fill with smoke and for the most part the spouses didn't threaten divorce.

So I'm going to call it a win and say that we should definitely do it again next year.

playing board games with auntie Amy

This was my attempt the get a sweet picture with my husband and the wrestling match that followed

Emery and her dog

The traditional breakfast out at the Huckleberry

My kids always have to take a ride in the swing

The stairs that go up to the loft.......That scare the heck out of the grownups

Playing in Uncle Hairy's tote

My sweet angel baby loves the snow

Hitting the slopes

at the Zigzag for dinner....I love this pic cause it looks like Mo is doing brain surgery on J.

The traditional picture of all the kids on the stairs minus Kins

They may look like they're all eagerly awaiting a 'mooning'

But it is just "Uncle Hairy", Chris's talking butt.