Vegas Getaway!

Mike and I went to Vegas last week and had an amazing time! Our ten year anniversary is coming in May. Since we will be on a vacation with my family over it we decided to celebrate early. For the first night we stayed in the Bellagio!!! Here is the view from our window. It was so cool to see the fountains from our room!

Since it is October, everything was decorated in a fall theme, it was so beautiful! This is the front lobby of the Bellagio.

This is in the Conservatory. It is amazing to me how they change everything in it every season. We took about, hmmm a million pictures just in here. :)

Another wonderful thing about Vegas is the good food! We had crepes every day we were there, Yummy!

In front of Caesar Palace.

Can't do a Vegas post without this shot!
Yep, a gold Mustang! It was fun cruising the strip in this thing!
Of course our pics are out of order because of Blogger, oh well. This is the main reason we went to Vegas. On our last night we went to the U2 Concert. It was the best one we have seen, such a great night!

Our seats were right by the back of the stage, since it was a 360 stage they were great seats!

Right by the fountain at Paris.

Cruising the strip in the gold mustang.

We got a Virgin Margarita at our favorite Mexican Restaurant in New York New York. Peach and Banana - mmmmm.

It was so much fun, and we walked probably 10 miles over 3 days! But, any calories we burned we made up for by eating crepes, gelato, and other good food. We loved seeing everything and taking a ton of pictures. Most of all, it was great to spend more time with Mike. I love him, I am so grateful he married me (almost) 10 years ago. He is my best friend, and so much fun to be with! Love ya Babe!

I love Fall. It is my favorite time of the year. But there are some things I will miss about Summer. This is one of them. Our family LOVES corn on the cob. We eat a lot of it while it is in season - in the summer. Savannah even joined in this year. She loved it, especially when she could sit on Daddy's lap and enjoy all the deliciousness of its buttery sweetness. I just thought these pictures were too cute and had to share!

Emily's Birthday

Emily turned 7 on October 2nd. I can't believe how big she is getting! We always let the kids choose what they want their party theme to be, and once again Emily wanted to have a Halloween cake and a Halloween party! We went up to Muellar Park for the family party the Sunday before her Birthday, and had a hot dog roast and lots of good food. It was so much fun.

She has been wanting a camara for a long time, and was excited to get one!
Isn't this cake awesome? Mike made it from scratch, pumpkin - yummy! Emily loved all of the cool decorations!

On her Birthday, Mike surprised her by taking the day off of work. She was so excited to see that he had stayed home just for her! He made a breakfast for all of us and then we went to Kangaroo Zoo. This place is awesome if you haven't been before! There are a ton of inflatable slides and even a minature golf section!

For her friend party that night we had a Halloween costume party. Em wanted to be a scary witch, here she is pretending to cast a spell!
We had a witch pinata and all of the girls, and Brett had fun hitting it. Mike of course, had fun swinging it around for them.

Some of her cute friends.
Happy 7th Birthday Emily! Hope you had a ton of fun. We love you!

Savannah's first Utah Game

On Saturday we went to the Utah game and had a great time! It was Savannah's first time and she really did do pretty good! We tried to get a babysitter, and when we couldn't find anyone, decided to take her with us. Her favorite part was watching the people around us and munching on the fruit snacks we smuggled in! It was perfect weather and a great game - the Utes won, who could ask for more? We really enjoy going to the games as a family. A few rows behind us some guys starting yelling and flashing gang signs, it created quit the ruckus! Brett was pretty entertained with seeing the cop "take the bad guys to jail". What a night! It has been fun seeing the Utes, and we look forward to the rest of the season. Go Utes!

Savannah

Since I have recently done an update on Emily and Brett for school, I thought I should do a post on Savannah! She is almost 21 months old, I can't believe how fast time has gone by and my baby is growing up! She is so independent, she will not let me help her with anything, she has to do it herself. I think it is because she has two older siblings to look up to and figures; if they can do it so can I! We go to the park at least once a week and when Emily and Brett were little I would follow them around on all of the park equipment. If I try that with Savannah she just turns around, looks at me and tells me, "Don't!" That is her favorite word and she says it all the time, usually it is directed to Brett. Her favorite think to eat in the whole world are Ritz crackers. I think she keeps their company in business! She will point to where I keep them and say, " Mama, Cwacka". She loves to be held, give hugs and kisses and especially have Daddy sing to her at night. I work a lot in the evenings so Mike is the one who puts her to bed. He picks her up, she lays her head on his shoulder and while he pats her back he sings "Savannah Smiles" from the movie with the same name. She loves it! If I am home to put her to bed she won't let me, she wants her Daddy. We are so lucky to have her in our family and I am so grateful for her strong willed personality and stubborn ways, along with her sweet smile. Love ya Sweetie!
P.S. I went onto my music list to see if the song Savannah Smiles was on it, the version we know wasn't. But I found this song. It is really good too! So, turn on your music and have a listen!

Labor Day Weekend

Mike goes camping every year with his Dad and brother over Labor Day. A few years ago they started having some of the nephews come. This year Mike decided to take Brett. I thought Brett was still a little young, but hey, if he wanted to take him, I was willing to let him go. I got all of Brett's things packed and right before Mike left he surprised Brett by telling him that he was coming too. Brett got a shocked look on his face, he couldn't believe he was going camping with Daddy! He had such a great time, and Mike did too. This year they went to Flaming Gorge, the campsite wasn't ideal and the fishing was pretty bad too, but Brett is still talking about it. Being able to spend a whole weekend with just Dad (and no girls - he keeps reminding me) truly was priceless to him.

Such a handsome little guy! I really did miss having him around!
Brett spent more time throwing rocks in the lake than trying to fish.
He also told me they had really good food there. "Really" I said, "What did you eat?" I was curious since he is such a picky eater. Brett answered, "Chips, nuts, snacks, cookies, chocolate...........oh and bacon! Mom, we should have those things for dinner, since I don't like potatoes." Oh, good to know! All I have to do is make dinner from the items listed above and his pickiness would be solved!

While the boys were gone Emily, Savannah and I went to the Children's Museum! I had not been to the new one, and if you haven't been you should check it out. We had such a great time. Em got behind the newscaster desk and seriously talked for like 10 minutes about a story she was "reporting" on. It was so cute!

They have a section where you can dress up and act. Savannah loved the Cheetah outfit and I had to bribe her with snacks to finally take it off!

Shopping at the grocery store was also a huge hit. Savannah would put the food in her cart, pay for it, pretend to eat it and put it back. Emily also had fun shopping for everything and playing with the cashier. It was a great day, we will have to go back soon and take Brett. Thanks to Shannon for getting us in and giving us the grand tour!

It was a good weekend, and although I had fun with just my girls, I was excited to have the boys come back home.

Brett's First Day of Preschool

Brett started his second year of Preschool today! He was so excited to go, and has been asking every day if it is going to be the day he can go. He had a hard time understanding why Emily was going and he wasn't. When he left this morning he told me, "I am sorry I have to go to school because I am so big. Now you have to be with just Savannah. I'm sorry." He is so cute, and makes me smile every day! Here are his answers to the questions I asked.

What is your favorite color? Red

What is your favorite sport? GO UTES!

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Run and go super super fast on my scooter

What are you most excited to learn at school? Learn 'bout movies

Who are your best friends? Emma, Cy and Matthew

What is your favorite food? Toast

What is your least favorite food? Potatoes....blaaaahhh

What is your favorite animal? A tiger and lion

What do you like to do at home? Play games like Theodore and the marble game

What is your favorite book? The Halloween book

What is your favorite movie? Jack Sparrow!

What is your favorite place to go? go to the park with swings, and going camping and fishing with Daddy.

What is your favorite thing to say? SpiderrrrrrMan!!!!

What do you want to be when you grow up? Uh.......Superman so I can save you mommy!