Saturday, July 16, 2011

Vegas!

We went to Vegas over the 4th of July weekend and had a blast! For some reason I LOVE Vegas. I can't really pinpoint one reason why, but I think it's the combination of being with my fun in-laws, the hot weather,  the cultural diversity (sounds lame, but it's so nice to see people who aren't just white, Mormon college students), the palm trees, and the most entertaining of all, the stories that Dan tells me about his childhood, usually consisting of his construction jobs that he's had since the age of 12,turning off his lights and running stop signs to make it home by curfew, being chased by the cops through the desert, etc, etc.
But this time, the main reason we went down was to attend Kara's baptism, which was so special! She looked so beautiful in her white dress! It was also really nice to get away since we hadn't gone on any kind of trip since a few months before Logan was born.
The pool was so much fun! Logan was a little hesitant at first, but once he was in for awhile, he was loving it!





Dan was of course having fun jumping off everything into the pool. It was so much fun to watch Cooper, Charlene's 2-year-old boy, try to copy everything that Dan did. When Dan jumped off a big rock, Cooper jumped off it into his dad's arms. When Dan did a backflip off of the diving board, Cooper stood backwards on the edge and said, "jump backwards, jump backwards!" Such a brave little boy!

The girl's also loved utilizing Dan's strong arms by having him pick them up out of the water..

Cute Mya will NOT go into the water, but she had fun getting splashed. I LOVE these pictures of her.


Steve and Amy. What a cute couple! 


Logan LOVED all the attention from his cousins

 One morning when we came down, all the kids flocked around me and Logan. It was so cute!


Dan with cute Cassidy and Mya

The first night we were there, we went to Gardunos.. YUM!!

And finally, the most important event of all, here is the darling miss Kara on her baptism day!