Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving day was so perfect! The weather was gorgeous, the food was devine, and the company was so fun to hang out with! We really didn't do anything special, but that's exactly what made it so special. We watched football, ate, and ate, and ate, and did our favorite thing when were together, played card games. It was one of those days that when it ended you wished it was just beginning again.

Playing tourist.

I'm usually not a big fan of taking the family down to the "strip", but while we were in Vegas we decided to take advantage of some of the free things the strip has to offer and get the kids out of the house as well! First stop, FOA Schwartz! The kids loved seeing all the toys and picking out a little treat too! It was really fun walking around and I think their fav part was the "sky" inside the forum shops. They kept looking up and saying "wow". Then we took them over to the lion habitat at the MGM Grand. Kinda funny to walk through a casino to watch lions sleep when we can drive 20 minutes to our Zoo and spend all the time we want staring at lions, but again it was something to do! Our second venture to the strip included the atrium at the Bellagio. It was decorated for fall and it was worth it. The kids loved the trees with the faces and the miniature Bellagio. We also took in the beautiful fountains just outside. I was really surprised when Mom said that that was the first time she saw the fountain show! Just shows you how much locals try to avoid the strip. All in all it was really fun being a tourist for a couple of days in my own hometown!

Grandma

A visit with my Grandma is always a must when we visit Vegas. It makes me a little sad to think that we moved to CO right after she moved back to Las Vegas. I was looking forward to my kids being around their Great Grandmother a little bit. My Grandma and I have lived together a couple of times throughout my 33 years...once when I was 5 and she was living in Hawaii. I went to visit and loved it so much that I ended up staying and starting Kindergarten there. I have the BEST memories growing up in "Paradise". I remember walking to school in my bathing suit, a pair of shorts, and my flip flops and then going right to the beach after school, everyday! We also lived together later in life when Corbin and I were dating. It was so good seeing her again. She has been in and out of the hospital and to see her healthy is such a blessing. I truly cherish these short little visits and make sure to take pictures!

Vegas Baby!

A good friend of our family was getting married the Saturday before Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, so we thought this was the perfect opportunity to go to the wedding and then stay for the week of Thanksgiving with Corbin's parents. These are a couple pictures of us after the sealing outside the Las Vegas Temple. It was so neat being back in the same sealing room where Corbin and I were sealed! It was like a trip back in time. I love the Las Vegas Temple! It certainly holds a special place in my heart and I loved being able to go back!