Viva Las Vegas!!!!!!!!!!

Last Tuesday I went with the kids to Las Vegas to visit my sister-in-law, Shae, and her daughter Lucy while my brother went to Texas for his job. We had a blast. Shae was very gracious in taking us shopping to all the outlets, twice on some of them!

Since this was Maleina's and Tyler's first trip to Las Vegas we did the tourist thing. Tyler had a blast looking at all the elaborate decor that Vegas provides down the strip. The size of the buildings, lights, shows, and of course his favorite....M&M World. He had hopes of riding the New York New York roller coaster but was too short and ended up being thankful because I neglected (on purpose) to tell him it goes upside down. I love roller coaster and maybe next time I will ride it.

Mark flew down on Friday morning to join us in our vacation. We missed him while we were separated and I was glad that he was willing to fly down and join us for the last two days in Vegas. It was sooooo much fun.

The kids were troopers in the car and very rarely complained about how much longer we would be driving.

We had a lot of fun spending time with Shae and Lucy and can hardly wait to go back down there to visit them in July. We did get to spend a night with Chris on Saturday and had an enjoyable dinner at Archie's a Thai restaurant. Then we went to Yogurt Land for dessert the best frozen yogurt ever!!!!

Thank you Chris and Shae for your hospitality! We had a fantastic time!



Tyler and Maleina swimming in the very cold water. Unfortunately the pool heater was not working when we visited but Tyler was dedicated to swimming anyways.



Tyler, Maleina, and Lucy



Dad and Tyler touching the Manta Rays at the Shark Reef in Mandalay Bay.



Tyler's first car........LOL



M&M guys!

Broken Elbow

So a month after the anniversary of Maleina's first broken arm she did it again today. She was riding on a bouncy horse at Grandma and Grandpa's giggling and having a blast then she fell off. The fun ended and the screaming began. A trip to Instacare and a broken elbow to top off our night. Wouldn't you know it, she breaks her elbow 2 days before we take off for a vacation to Las Vegas. Bummer! She is quite the little trooper. Hang in there Maleina. Love, Mom.

Easter

As a family we had a delightful Easter Sunday. The kids enjoyed and Easter egg hunt around the house (since it had snowed a few days before). The got a bunch of sand toys and some clothes. Overall we had a great day with the family.

Tyler's First Recital

Tyler had his very first piano recital last night (03/25). He did great! It was so fun to watch him perform and see how proud he was that he completed his song! He was so nervous but overcame his fear and was awesome! I love watching my students perform but nothing compares to watching my own child perform. I am going to have to invest in a video camera now. I have always thought they were not worth it but now I am beginning to be converted, the video feed on my camera is just not up to par. Enjoy the video and I apologize for my shaky hands.

Argh Me Hearties!!!

So for activity days on Friday we are having a Daddy/Daughter dinner for the girls. I made this 3-D pirate cake from an idea I found on the internet. Everything is learning experience but as a whole I think it turned out pretty good. Hopefully the girls like it. I had a lot of fun designing it decorating it. Now I have to go and clean up the mess..................

Just For Fun!

The best part of the cake!!!


I thought that it would be fun to make a character cake for my birthday. I decided to attempt a barbie cake so that when Maleina wants one, I have had practice on my cake first. I learned a couple of things to help me the next time I make a barbie cake. So I am glad that I did it even though it is a little juvenile. But can you tell who the princess is?????
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There is a similar photo that was taken at Christmas time. Maleina likes to paint with food coloring. I thought I had it out of her way, but apparently I didn't. LOL!
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This is Tyler's new bed to go with his transformer room! He loves it! I like that fact that he can't hide anything under his bed anymore....LOL! Tyler does a great job at keeping his room cleaner now. The first night he slept in the bed I didn't get any sleep at all because I was so afraid that he would roll off the bed or wake up and smack his head on the ceiling, neither of which happened, but I am a worrier.

Tyler's new room!

Well, we finally finished the room that started all this redecorating. Tyler loves his new Transformer room and was delighted when we finally got it finished. To see his face made all the difficulty worth it. He now has a room fit for his age and then he told me, "Mom, when are you going to get rid of my 'Cars' blanket?" All in good time but that is then next step I suppose. LOL!