Kind of. Lol
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Birthday party
Today we celebrated Colt's third birthday (a little early)!!!
Look at that boy. Sweet itty bitty baby. 
Ahhhhh!!! Three years ago he was just a tiny peanut.
This morning Dan took the three boys out to Burger King for breakfast to let them play and to get out of the house so I could get it ready! Saffryn decided to stay home and help me and boy she was truly a help!!! I'm not sure everything would have gotten done without her! And she was so cheerful and excited. I loved our time together. When the boys got home Colt was so excited and surprised to see the house decorated. It was so fun! Papa, Gigi and Abbie joined us and we began the party!
Before we cleaned up our paint mess the adults got to shoot the kids with silly string!!!! (Side note: my kids have leftover face paint on their face from a party they went to yesterday which they did not want to take off. That might explain a little. Hehe)
Saffryn and Pierce loved it
Max hated it and was so scared
A piñata!!!!
So fun!
He was so happy with his cake and loved getting to drive the cars around after they were cleaned off! After cake we had presents which I forgot to take pictures of. He made out like a bandit and got a set of tracks from the movie Cars and seriously 4 or 5 Lightening McQueen matchbox cars. Haha! He was in heaven! He played with it for hours!!!
Happy Third Birthday sweet Colty Darren.
How? HOW is this little guy three?!?!? In some ways it seems like this was just yesterday!
But now he is a big boy and so very proud of it!!!
Rocking his Mikey baby. Lol!
So for his party he wanted a Lightning McQueen and Mater theme! When I asked him who he wanted to invite to his party he would say, "Max, Pierce, Saffryn, Mom and Dad." He also said some
aunts and uncles and grandparents. I kept asking if he wanted anyone other friends to come but it was always the same with him just saying his siblings. If that isn't the absolute sweetest thing I don't know what is! And let's face it, a small family party makes my life easier!!!
We decided to have a hotdog bar for lunch. Colt also requested watermelon, grapes and chips. It wasn't anything fancy but it was yummy!!!
After lunch we had some games planned.
We had car races and car painting!
Colt wasn't sure what to think of it
And somehow Gigi got more on her than anyone else did!!! Hahah!!!
After that clean up we had...
After that we had cake!
Oh how we love our little Colt! It is so fun to celebrate him. We love how he adds so much to our family. We love his tender and loving heart and his busy body. We love his sense of humor and his inability to sit still. We love his thick dark hair and his bright blue eyes. We love absolutely everything about him.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Rest of the vacation
We are home from our first kid free vacation. I know I keep saying that. But KID FREE VACATION!!! I have not been good about getting breaks from the kids, even small ones, so this is a big deal for me. And it was so very enjoyable. Not because I don't love my kids but because right now they take a lot. We are constantly serving them so to get a break from serving and just get to be husband and wife was so very needed and just down right fun! I kept thinking this trip was like our honeymoon...except I appreciated it so much more!
Dan in front of some wall decoration.
A gross and sweaty picture to prove it. Lol! It was so nice to just go for a run and not worry about childcare! Oh the little things!
One of my new dresses. 
Enjoying a cocktail in our hotel before walking over to dinner in another hotel. 
After dinner we went to the minus five degree bar. It was a little pricey to get in but it was so FUN!!! The glasses are made out of ice. We drank out of ice goblets!!!! We had a blast! After this we went to go see LOVE by Cirque Du Soleil. 
One of the performers walking around before the show. This show was also amazing. It is completely all Beatles music and it sounds amazing. I totally over thought it while watching and was expecting there to be a story line so I kept trying to "figure" it out. About halfway through or maybe more I realized they really just went one song at a time and tried to capture the song. I for sure want to go back again and just enjoy each song and I think it will be so amazing!!!
It is HUGE. It goes like 550 some feet in the air. It takes like 20-30 minutes to go all the way around. You go in these huge pods with a group of people. 
The pods have floor to ceiling windows. It's really neat!!!
After stopping for these adult milkshakes. I was totally creeped out by these ate first. Alcohol in a milkshake? But they are amazing!!!!
It was a really great show. He was an excellent performer and his voice sounded better live than on his cd. That is always fun to see a singer who is talented live! And he was just fun. He didn't take himself too seriously. 
The cab ride back to the airport. Saying goodbye to Vegas. We had such a great time. It was nice to connect, relax and be adventurous together. We are already dreaming of our next kid free vacation!!!
First I need to give a huge thanks to my mom and her friend for coming out to watch the kids. I knew they were well cared for and that helped put my mind at ease and relax. They made the 12 hour drive to my house and sacrificed a weekend of their time to take care of my crazy. THANK YOU!!! It would not have been possible without you guys!
So you probably saw my first quick post while we were there. So let me finish up the weekend. After we rode the coaster we went to a fancy French restaurant. We literally had a five course meal. I cannot remember the last time we have done that. It was so tasty and fun to go somewhere fancy. After dinner we decided to get "after dinner drinks". I had my first brandy.
It was very strong! But towards the end I enjoyed it. It was an apple brandy.
After dinner we decided to try slots. We have never gambled before and honestly couldn't get into it. I think in a way we were relieved...now we won't have to budget any fun money towards that! Haha.
Then we went and saw Blue Man Group. It was so fun!!! Honestly I can't even describe it fully. It is funny and weird and amazing. It is a must see!
After that we were exhausted and went to bed! We felt like old people because we were going to bed while everyone else was still going full steam! It was nuts!
When we got to our room this was waiting for us:
Was that not the most thoughtful surprise. Thank you Brian and Becca!!! That made our night!!!
On Friday we slept in (yay!!!) and then decided to go for a run along the strip.
Then we walked around the strip, ate lunch and spent the afternoon at the pool! Then we got ready for dinner.
After the show I decided to try the Beatles night club. It was a disappointment. There was nothing. NOTHING Beatles about it. It was just like any other night club. Lame. We moved on from there quickly.
Then we decided to go to the giant Ferris wheel called High Roller.
It was so fun! We had such a fun group in our pod. Two Asian ladies (literally told me they were from China) took our picture for us. Then after a minute she asked if she could get a picture with me. I said sure. She told me she wanted a picture of me so she could show her friends how beautiful I am. I felt so humbled. And it totally made my night! Thanks sweet lady! After this we walked around the strip some more and went to bed.
The next day we went to a brunch buffet. It was literally the size of a football field. The food was so yummy!!! Then we went and spent some time at the pool again. And in the evening we saw Rod Stewart.
After the concert we were so pooped that we just ate a quiet dinner and went to our hotel room. Man, I only have two strong nights of staying out late and being adventurous. By the third night we had run out of steam!
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