Viva Las Vegas

A boring Saturday night that consisted of getting a shake at Jack in the Box drive through, gave us the urge to head out of town on a mini impromptu vacation. With Vegas being less than 2 hours away, we checked priceline to see if we could splurge and find a fun 5 star hotel to stay in. Splurge we did, and the next thing I knew, Chad had booked the Wynn for the weekend and we were off

We definitely felt a little out of our league, wheeling our double stroller into that place,

but come on, what little boy wouldn't love to jump on a five star bed, or soak their swim diaper in a five star pool once in their lifetime? Ha ha. The Wynn did not disappoint. We got right down to business checking out the goods of the room





Then we hit the strip for the Vegas night life the pirate show at Treasure Island

And the wynn shops and waterfalls

The next day was mostly spent here

Doing a little of this





Going to the Lion habitat at the MGM



And meeting up with my family for dinner, and my dad's favorite, a walk on the strip! The boys were exhausted so when they quickly fell asleep, Chad and I played cards and ate peanut butter m&m's overlooking the strip from our room.

It was a great weekend. But now, our 5 star days are done and its back to sesame street and Mr. Mitt... Parker's favorite past time :)

Pretty boys

Little Blake just keeps getting cuter and cuter every day. He has the prettiest little features... in fact, both of my boys would make really beautiful girls. Lets just hope that if we ever have a girl, she doesn't look like she could be a boy!

The Rodeo

Its boots and chaps,
Its cowboy hats,
Its spurs and latigo.
Its the ropes and the reins,
And the joy and the pain,
And they call the thing rodeo --Garth Brooks

Sister Zwick

My little sister Tia opened her mission call at our house last week. It was so much fun to hang out with her the couple of hours before, in anticipation. The rest of my family drove up from Vegas for the big moment. She is going to the UTICA, NEW YORK mission, and goes into the Missionary Training Center on December 16th. We are so excited for you Tia. We are going to miss you like CRAZY while you are gone. Seriously, I don't know what I am going to do without you! But we know you will be the very best and cutest little missionary out there, and we promise to send lots of letters and packages and update your blog every week :) We love you Sister Zwick!

Faces of Blake

Our cute little guy is so smiley these days. It has been so much fun to see his cute little personality come out. I love his full blown smile like this one. It just makes me laugh...



But I think his flirty smirk, that shows off his dimple in his left cheek, just might be my favorite...



And in case you are wondering, Blake is a tank. At 2 months, he is in the 86th percentile for weight, 78th for height, and he is wearing the same outfits that Parker wore when he was 6 months old.

Happy Birthday Chad!

The day after Blake's blessing was Chad's birthday. Since his b-day fell on Labor day, we still had a bunch of family in town, so that was fun. Chad celebrated by golfing with the guys for most of the morning and had a blast. That night Tia babysat the boys so we could have a night out. We hopped on the scooter and drove up to the scenic Tuachan outdoor theater and saw Footloose. It was awesome, and what made it even better was Thayne from So You Think You Can Dance was the lead in the show! It was a great night. Happy Birthday Honey! I love you!

Blake's Blessing Day

This past Sunday was really special. We blessed Blake in church on Sunday. Chad gave him a beautiful blessing. It was so neat to have so much family here to support us. Thanks to everyone who made the effort to be here for such a wonderful day. After church, we came back to our house, had a nice little lunch, and then just hung out and enjoyed each others company. Everything turned out just as I pictured it. Blake looked like a little angel and was all smiles the whole day. I am so grateful for his little spirit in our family. He is such a blessing and brings us so much happiness.

CaLiFoRnIa

We had a great 4 days out in California for our first official family vacation with 2 kiddos. It was such a blast. Everything just worked out so well. It made us excited to do more trips like this in the future. We hit the beach a few times, shopped the cute little beach shops at Laguna, hung out at Down Town Disney with Shawna, Andy, and the kids, swam, etc. etc. We didn't want the trip to end. The kids were angels, and Parker still talks about the beach daily. We can't wait to go back!

Washington County Fair

A few weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, the day started out like this:



Chad was working overtime for another Pharmacist that was on vacation, so I decided to brave the Washington County fair parade by myself with the boys. It was a complete success. Parker loved the parade, and the candy that came along with it. He was perma-grin all morning



After Chad got off work, we went to the fair and met Nana and Boppa there. Parker loved seeing all the animals. He almost crushed this baby chick to death:



So we decided that feeding the baby sheep and goat was an activity that was better suited for Park




All of this excitement was topped off with a little of this:


And now I think Parker wants to be a farmer when he grows up. Thanks for the good time Washington County Fair! See you next year.

Parker's smile

Cute little Park's huge grin has been one of his trademarks since the day he first learned how to smile. He is such a cheeser and love to show off his pearly whites. Well, his smile which looked like this yesterday:



Looks more like this today:



He was running full speed in the kitchen, tripped, and faceplanted on the stone tile. He bit through part of his lip and significantly chipped his front two teeth. I feel so bad for him, and I am so upset about it. Poor little guy, keeps sticking his finger in his mouth, to feel the weirdness, but doesn't understand that he looks any different, so he keeps smiling away. Wow. I am so glad that his baby teeth were the only major casualty of the fall, but man, am I the worst mom for being so effected by it??? Those little teeth really need to be fixed before the other nursery kids make fun of him.