Friday, June 12, 2009

The Las Vegas Strip


Well, we couldn't visit Las Vegas without cruising on "The Strip!" We took the tram from Mandalay Bay to the Luxor, then we walked down to La Salsa for dinner and finished up at the Bellagio where we could check out the flower arrangement!












New York, New York!



Excaliber



It would have been a FANTASTIC little trek, but when we went to get back on the tram, it had shut down for the evening....we had to walk ALL the way back, which pretty much sucked! At least the company was pleasant!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Wave Pool


We were so excited that Colleen and Chris could spend some time with us! Chris served his mission in Las Vegas and his uncle lives there, too! Dustin had about 45 minutes after the trade show to play in the wave pool--Beanie and Chris got to splash around a bit with him!




Colleen getting worked by the wave!



Kavella hiding in the a sliver of shade...there wasn't much in the park!



Dusty!



Colleen and Christopher



This was the view from our room!




Tropical baby!



Daddy and Daughter

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Mandalay Bay


Yea!!! It's Mandalay Bay time again! This is the best hotel in all of Las Vegas, in my opinion! Dustin had a trade show, so Kavella and I tagged along for the ride! I love this hotel because they have a wave pool, a lazy river, a kiddie section and sand! Although Dustin had to work most of the time, he was able to meet us for lunch, which was always tasty!


This is Kavella's first pool experience! At first, she didn't appreciate how chilly the water was--she's been used to nice, warm baths and this was freezing!




Eventually, she became more used to the water....






Mom and baby!


A little nap under her umbrella...


Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Hurricane Weekend

We got to visit Granny and Poppy in Hurricane! Kavella's Uncle Ricky finally got to meet her! We are so thankful to Dave and Eloise (Granny and Poppy) for letting Ricky and his girlfriend Morgan come for a visit, too! Ricky was so funny with Kavella.....for example, when she was sitting peacefully in her carseat, I asked Ricky to watch her for a second while I ran to the truck to get something. "Well, what do I do?" he asked. "Oh, just look at her and rock her seat a little if she fusses," I replied. So, I run out to the truck, returning within the minute. When I get back, Ricky is gently rocking her carseat. Beaming, he proudly says, "I DID it!" I was so proud of him, ha, ha!



Dave took Ricky and Morgan on a little plane ride! They loved it! Dave is an ace in the air!




The runway


The airplane driveway to the house!

What a sugarpie!


Lounging in the warm, evening air!




We asked her how she feels that Obama is President and this was her reaction (above picture). Ha! Kids these days!











This is a really neat overlook--the cliff drops off right behind us! You can see how far down it goes!


A little evening ride on the boat!


Kavella's first boat ride! She was a champ!


Morgan, Ricky and Eloise


My sweet, white man!



We had to visit the dino tracks, of course!


My handsome husband!


Father and Son




Okay, so Eloise made some tasty salsa for breakfast one morning. When Dustin went to get the chips to accompany it, this is what he found! Literally, like ten bags of partially filled tortilla chips--each with it's own baggie clip and remaining chips! None of them were stale, either! It was hilarious! We helped consolidate the chips!


Choco loves to ride in the truck!


We had to wait a few hours in Vegas for Dustin to set up the booth, so Kavella took a little snoozer!