Family vacation

So finally the pictures from our family vacation in Vegas, we stayed at our Timeshare "Cancun resort", and spent alot of time in the pool as well as touring all the hotels in Vegas. I love going to each one and seeing all the cool exhibits inside. I have never been to Vegas with kids but there actually is alot to do with them in the daytime. We went to the Lion exhibit in the MGM Grand, "Siegfried and Roy's" secret garden with a dolphin habitat and a lion habitat, though all but 1 of the lions were asleep. We also took the kids to M & M world which they loved and came back with a bag full of different colored M & M's.It was a fun time!!!
Our Resort

The Vegas Strip.

MGM Grand

The Venitian.

Treasure Island

Checkin' out the 4-wheelers at Outdoor world!

Rainforest Cafe

MGM

The kids had wanted to get these "dice lollipops" ever since they saw them, so we treated them to it...they lasted for hours!!!

Siegfried and Roy's dolphin/lion Habitat

Lion Habitat

M & M World. 3 stories of fun, gifts, goodies and even a 15 minute movie!!! We had a blast and came home with way too much candy!

$3000 jacket!Who loves M& M's enough to want a jacket???

The 15 minute movie we saw..

Funny movie signs..

Duane took Trei to the "Nascar Craftsman Truck" races while we were there, they had been planning to go for months and Trei was sooo excited when the big day arrived...they had awesome seats and got a pit pass too which made it all the more fun...

Just got home this afternoon after being gone for 2 weeks, it was a long 6 hour drive from San Diego since Trei wasn't feelin' well, the weather was rainy and all the truckers seemed to have "road rage" today.Not a good combination!!! The kids and I are exhausted but happy to be home! Thanks Mike & Nina for letting us stay with you for a week to attend Amy's wedding, we had a fun time and Desiree still asks for her "Untle Mike", then says "Oh no, he is going to tickle me"..ha ha!
I uploaded 350 pics tonite from our trip to Vegas, Amy's wedding, Speedfest and more, granted more then half of them are not post-worthy...heh! Will post them hopefully in the next few days, as I am off to catch some much needed zzzzz's...

Sorry for the lack of posts, been on vacation a week in Vegas then headed down to SD for my sister Amy's wedding and Speed-Fest that Duane is taking part in this weekend so we won't be back till Sunday. I did however take a ton of pics and will post once I can upload them all at home! Stay tuned!!!

Well tomorrow morning Duane and the VFA-154 crew is headed home after being gone nearly 5 weeks, whoooo hoooo! We are headed to pick him up tomorrow and then Sunday we are off to Vegas for vacation...I can NOT wait to get outta Hanford!!!

What do you do all day??? To all my Stay at home mom friends, it really isn't as easy as it looks.

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard.
The door of his wife's car was open,as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.Proceeding into the entry,he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall.
In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor,a broken glass lay under the table,and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door ..
He quickly headed up the stairs,stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door.As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor.
Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls. As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel.She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.He looked at her bewildered and asked, "What happened here today?"
She again smiled and answered, "You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?"
"Yes," was his incredulous reply.She answered, "Well, today I didn't do it."

Desiree & Kalea, don't let their smiles fool you, these 2 are trouble!

Mr & Mrs Potato Head

Trei's 1st day of Pre-K

Today was Trei's 1st day of Pre-K this year, he was sooo excited to go, he picked out his new "Transformer" outfit and got his back pack and couldn't wait to get in the car and go. When we got there, he jumped right in with the kids, most of whom were in his class last year and didn't noticed I left. I snapped a few pics of him prior to school!

Trei & Desiree, she snuck in the pic...

Labor Day Weekend!

We had a fun Labor day weekend, Duane came home and spent 2 days with us before having to go back to Fallon for another 2 weeks. The kids were so excited to see him. We invited some friends over and swam, BBQed, played Rockband and more...My sis even drove up all the way from SD, it was a good time!!! Duane headed back out This morning which was sad for us all! We miss you already Honey! I managed to snap a few pics of us them in the pool! Duane & Trei

Matt & Nicholas