I'm From Vegas!

This week was Spring Break.  So, Montana and I decided to drop the kids off to my mom and head to Las Vegas with Austin for a little break.  We thoroughly enjoyed just having one child to take care of for a few days.  We stayed at a hotel off the strip and then we would drive to the Strip and park.  The first evening, we went to dinner at the Wynn buffet.  It was really pricey but had lots of good food.  And the dessert bar was AMAZING!  We walked around a little bit after dinner and then decided to go sleep!  Montana had worked the night before and hadn't slept at all that day so he was exhausted.  And Austin just wanted to lay on the bed after being in his car seat most of the day.

The second day we had to stop and see the Gold and Silver Pawn shop where the TV show Pawn Stars is filmed.  Too bad we didn't get to meet anybody famous!  And then we went on a gondola ride at the Venetian.  It was perfect weather, Austin loved the boat ride, and our 'driver' was funny and a great singer.

Then we headed to the Wax Museum.  That was awesome.  It was crazy how real all the people looked.

We walked the rest of the Strip down to Coke World.  We stopped along the way and got some lunch.  It was quite warm but we survived!  We decided to order the "Taste Around The World" tray where we were able to sample 16 different Coke products from around the world.  Some were absolutely disgusting, some were way too sweet, and some were quite enjoyable.

We took the Monorail back to our car and drove to the Ethel M. Chocolate Factory.  We were able to see a few chocolates being made, sample some chocolate and brittle, and then we had to buy some for the road.  It was delicious.

We stopped at another hotel to check out their mermaid show but it was not worth the drive.  Then we hit up another buffet for dinner and headed back to the hotel.

The next morning, we packed up and headed to the outlets.  We walked around, shopped, ate, and were on our way home.  It was fun and a much needed break.  Thanks to my parents for taking the other three kids so we could get a break!

Tanner Turns 3!

Tanner turned three on March 31.  Since his birthday fell on Easter, we decided to celebrate it on April 1 instead.  We started the day with a ride on the FrontRunner to Salt Lake.  We hopped on the TRAX in Murray and made our way to the University of Utah.  There is a really amazing pizza place (the Pie) on the west side of campus so we walked there for lunch.  It was delicious!  Then we hopped back on the TRAX and headed towards downtown Salt Lake.  We caught up with the FrontRunner again and rode it back home.  The boys had a blast on the train.

Later that evening, we celebrated Tanner's birthday.  We had some friends over, ate cake and ice cream, and opened presents.

I can't believe that Tanner is 3!  The years just fly by!  He is such a funny kid and makes us laugh a lot.  He is also very mischievous and doesn't like to listen.  But we are so grateful that he is a part of our family!

Easter 2013

This year, we celebrated at home.  It was Tanner's birthday but we didn't celebrate that until the next day.  The kids loved their baskets and all the fun things the Easter Bunny brought them.  The Easter Bunny hid eggs in the backyard and the boys had a blast finding them.  Then it was off to church!  We came home, relaxed, and then had a nice ham dinner with a couple in the ward (the Shearers) and Eric.  It was a great day!

Naptime

Naptime is my most favorite part of the day...especially when Austin and Tanner nap at the same time.  Tanner wanted to take a nap in his "big boy bed" one afternoon.  So, we let him!

And he did awesome!  The next day he wanted to do it again so we let him.  Except this time he continued to get out of bed and play.  So, back in the crib he went.  One day he will stay in the bed but not today!  And Austin is still in the bassinet so I don't need the crib quite yet.  We were also able to get rid of binky!  Tanner has done so well without it for naps and bedtime.  I just worry about what will happen when Sunday comes around and he doesn't get it for Nursery.  Hopefully he won't think twice about it and do just fine.  Only time will tell...

Eggs

Every year we let the kids dye eggs for Easter.  And this year was no exception.  They had so much fun!  And they did a really great job.  We also talked about the resurrection while doing this activity.  I can't believe how smart the boys are.  They knew every answer to every question that we asked them.  I really couldn't ask for better kids!

When the egg dying was over, Tanner went into his room and shut the door.  Somehow the door got locked.  We have lived here for 3 1/2 years and I didn't know the door even locked!  We couldn't unpick the lock.  So, Montana finally just busted the door open.  Needless to say, it won't be getting locked again any time soon.  And now we need to replace a door!

St. Patrick's Day

This year, the leprechaun made an appearance at our house!  He turned furniture upside down, made a mess of books and movies, and left golden treasures everywhere he went.  When the boys woke up, they couldn't believe what the leprechaun had done.  He also left a basket of goodies and Lucky Charms for breakfast.  And he turned the milk green!

For dinner we had pesto and noodles, green fruit salad with green Cool Whip, and green Sprite with mint chocolate chip ice cream in green cones for dessert.  I would most definitely call our day a success!