What Happened in Vegas (Day 4)

 

On day 4 we went to Red Rock Canyon.  For someone who does not love the desert, I thought this was really pretty.  And by "doesn't love the desert" I mean I just couldn't live there.  I appreciate the sun and all, but if I'm going to live somewhere hot you can bet there will be an ocean nearby and I just prefer a bit more color in my life.  Brinley spent most of the time behind the camera or being a party pooper so here's the array of pictures we ended up with.

What happened in Vegas (Day 3)

 

Something I loved about this vacation was the fact that I was able to get up before my family every morning and workout.  The gym equipment was mediocre, but 21 flights of stairs, now that's a workout.  However, I don't understand why in the case of a fire you are directed to use the stairs when it took me three days to find them.  Whatever.

 

We spent the third day swimming (of course) and then went to the Bodies Museum.  We didn't intend to go to the museum since we had the girls with us, I just didn't think you could take kids, but we saw a brochure and noticed it had prices for kids so we asked Brinley if she would like to go.  She agreed, so we went.  We sort of rushed through it because their attention span is shorter than ours, I would have like to read everything had we not taken them.  The human body is so AMAZING!  Brinley really liked it and learned  a lot, like what cancer looks like, and what smoking does to your lungs.  I will never forget the impact the babies had on her though.  There is a whole section of babies, first she saw a set of conjoined twins and her eyes started to tear up.  I think it was the reality that those were real babies.  She said seeing the babies made her want to have a baby brother or sister.   There is a part that shows all the stages of babies in the womb.  The first one (I think it was 10 weeks) was just a speck.  Brinley was fascinated and couldn't believe that she used to be the size of a crumb. 

 

The other day I stood and watched her at Gymnastics silently thinking, she's almost 7, look at her, how did that happen?

And then today she woke early and crawled into my bed while I was getting ready, she rested for a bit, preparing herself to start the day.  I jumped on top of her, threw my arms around her.  I kissed her forehead and ran my fingers through her hair.  I spent several minutes studying her, the cemetery of her face, the arch in her eyebrows, the fullness of her lips.  I pay particular attention to the freckles that have developed on her nose, they are like the ones I used to have.  She is perfect!  And I too can't believe she used to be the size of a crumb.  

What happened in Vegas (Day 2)

 

We spent the second day relaxing and soaking up the resort life, so great!



What happened in Vegas... (Day 1)

We had to get away to somewhere warm for Spring Break!  It snowed here!  We booked a resort in Vegas and didn't have to come home for 8 glorious days.  Wahoo!  Our resort was really nice.  We were happy to see a big jacuzzi tub in the master bedroom, a luxury we just aren't used to at home.  It also had like a dozen pools so the kids spent the first night testing out the kiddie pool. 

Sisters share

We went to the Nibley Easter Egg Hunt.  It's never a great experience.  Long story short, Lun didn't get to hunt eggs because they let her group go when they weren't supposed to.  Brinley shared her eggs with London and they were both happy.  Look at them, aren't they darling?

I know a girl...

"I know a girl, she put the color inside of my world."

Valentine's Day

You know us, we have to make a bid deal out of Valentine's Day at our house.  What better thing to celebrate than love?  Dustin sure knew how to put a smile on these girls faces. 

Baking to our Heart's Content

We planned for months to make cupcakes for Valentine's day.  While we were at it, we decided to share the love.  The girls and I baked 10 dozen cupcakes from scratch.  The kitchen was covered with flour and frosting for a few days, but we had fun doing it.