RECORD-BREAKING!!!!

Pics with Santa at our neighborhood Christmas Party, the boys told Santa what they wanted for Christmas, ate a dozen Christmas cookies, and helped decorate the Christmas tree at the park.

Ty,the boys, and I went to Town Square to do some shopping. In an attempt to gain some Christmas Spirit we stuck around for "Snow at the Square" where every night at 7pm they make fake snow and blow it out of the trees by a great big Christmas tree. It was pretty cool, kids were going crazy jumping around and yelling. T, unfortunately had to be woken up out of the stroller for the festivities, he did not really get that much happier than he looked in the picutre.So we were totally okay with having to visit Town Square for their "fake snow show" but apparently mother nature had different plans. The boys and I ran errands this morning and around noon noticed a few snow flurries. Six hours later we had eight inches of snow at our house. We set a record for snow here, apparently I brought a little of Idaho with me. I don't think the people here were that impressed, over 3,400 cars involved in accidents this afternoon, the roads were really bad considering there is not one snow plow in the valley. It was chaos, probably similar to, say, the whole state being without power for six weeks.

The boys and I delivered some of Deb's favorite cinnamon rolls tonight. Turns out T's a huge fan of the snow. He made snow angels, a "Frosty", and snowballs of which he kept throwing at those out walking enjoying the snow.

Here is how much P enjoyed the snow... Ty's at school but I'm sure he feels the same way.

FUN WITH THE FAM!!!!!!!

We played for a whole day on the strip. We went to the Shark Reef and some even pet the baby sting rays. We pretty much toured the strip from the south to the north. The braver and non-pregnant of us rode the New York New York roller coaster and we all made the trek to the Bellagio Fountain Show and the Treasure Island Pirate Show. Let me just say one thing, the pirate show has surely evolved to suit a more adult audience. If you catch my drift.

We played at the District, riding the carousel and eating on cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory....

We played at home building forts and at the park spinning in tea cups....

We had so much fun at the pool!!! We swam almost every night.

We also had a ton of fun at the Hoover Dam and the men got plenty of riding time on the cycles. All-in-all, even though we barely survived the strip, we lived to tell about it and had a lot of fun.

Side Yard Extravaganza!!!!!!!

So landscaping our side yard was a definite adventure. We all pitched in, Tyler poured the concrete, I tiled the patio, Tayson dug holes for the plants, and Peyton fell in them. Thankfully it all worked out in the end and we have had a lot of fun roasting marshmallows and playing in the fountain.

Trick-or-Treating!!!

So for Halloween we decided to take the adventure Vegas-style. So we and our good friends headed to the District, a swanky shopping area in Henderson. Turns out thousands of others decided to do it also so fifteen minutes after arriving we departed. We went back to our neighborhood and tried out the good old fashioned way of trick or treating. It was so fun, the kids loved it, and their bags were full of candy. It was kind of nice to finish trick or treating being able to feel our feet, noses, and hands due to the fact they weren't numb from frostbite.