Vegas anyone?

It all started with Chris. One day he said, "I want to go snow camping with friends." I was thinking, um ok...avalanche, slick roads, hypothermia, getting lost, bears, etc... you name it, I didn't really like the idea. He was super excited though and promised that he'd return, so he went. They had a blast! They even found a snow cave and slept in it. Although it sounds super crazy to me, I have to admit it was pretty manly.

Anyway, I was home with the kiddos on my own, so we ended up hanging out with my parents. They were busy getting ready for a trip to Las Vegas. My dad was traveling there for work and my mom was just tagging along for fun. They were like, you should just come with us. I was thinking that sounds fun and all, but it's TOMORROW. Flights are usually crazy expensive last minute. Sure enough when I checked the usual airlines it wasn't even an option. Then I looked at Spirit. It ended up working out perfectly. I texted Chris as he was coming home from the mountain...."um, honey...I want to go to las vegas." He replied, " okay, sounds fun, when are we going?" "Actually, I'm just gonna go, and you are gonna stay here with the kids...and it's tomorrow." I have a truly great hubby! Not only did he agree to this madness, but he encouraged me to go and live it up.

It was a great little trip. I got to travel with my parents and stay with them in their fancy suite at the Pallazo. We went to fancy restaurants and spent lots of time just talking and having fun. It was freezing cold there, which is strange for Vegas. There was even ice in the fountains. My dad had to work most of the time, so my mom and I shopped and ate our way around the strip. The best was the nightly trek for dessert. I can't wait to go back and try out a few more places!

(view from our 34th floor room)

(brrrr)

(yeah, totally hung out with The Rock)

Christmas 2012

We've had so much fun this year over our Christmas break! On Christmas Eve we had family over to our house for some dance central fun. We also enjoyed a rousing game of chubby bunnies. Yep, we all stuffed our faces with marshmallows. My dad was the clear winner with a total of 11. I did surprise myself by taking second place with 10. It was surprisingly awesome. Next year we will have to come up with another equally fun game.

 

On Christmas morning we opened our gifts from Santa and from each other. It was nice to have a little quiet family time. Then we were off to the Phillips' house for breakfast and more gifts. We spent a relaxing day playing games, watching Brave, and eating food. The next day was Christmas 2.0. We headed over to the Moyle house to eat another tasty dinner and do more presents. The kids had a great time, especially since my sister's puppies were there. They really like playing with them.

The rest of our break was spent mostly just hanging out and playing around with our new stuff. We got the new Dance game with all new songs...so get ready to bust a move if you come over. We also played lots of games, and got together with lots of family.  We went and looked at Christmas lights a few times. Even made the trek to Peacock Lane. I had to work on New Years Day, but we did have a tasty brisket dinner when I got home. It has been so nice to have Chris home over the last week and a half! It will be a bummer to have him go back to work tomorrow. Today we were planning on heading up to the mountain for some fun in the snow, but the girls woke up sick so we had to bag that idea. Oh well. We've had plenty of fun this winter break!