VIVA Las Vegas

So last weekend we had the chance to head down to Vegas for some MUCH NEEDED FUN TIME! Josh had to go to an auction for work so I totally tagged along! This would be one of the perk I get for my husband working for my dad! We seriously, had such a great time!!! We ate at amazing restaurants, shopped , walked the strip, shopped some more, went country dancing, shopped some more, and just enjoyed being away! We gambled a little bit too... which normally I hate. I don't see the point in throwing away perfectly good shopping money. But this trip we kind of got REALLY lucky... made our shopping day even better!!! As Savanna would say, "Oooh Snap!" We were even more lucky to have a sweet girl in my ward that Savanna and Makade just love... Emily! She is 18 and such a great babysitter! She is normally incredibly busy, but we were lucky enough to snag her for the weekend to watch the kids and she did a fabulous job. They were very happy which made me very happy! So it was just me, Josh, my dad, little sister Kelsi and her boyfriend Mitch. Sadly, my mom was in Tennessee visiting my sister and her family... hopefully when they move here we can do a trip with ALL of us! My dad, of course spoiled us ROTTEN!!! As he usually does... thanks for a great trip dad!

Our first night there, walking the strip, we ran into these fun characters. Kelsi desperately wanted her picture taken with Elvis! You meet the strangest people in Vegas... This trip, I saw so many people dressed up letting us take pictures with them... as long as you tip them! Normally I only see a few, but I think this time I saw over a dozen each day!

One of the guys Josh works with at Kimball's was down in Vegas too for his birthday. They were able to get us great tickets to see Phantom, so we met up with them for the big show. I have see this show a few times in different cities and I have to say Vegas did a darn good job. Christine and the Phantom were AMAZING! Well done, well done!

Kelsi, Mitch, Josh and me.

We normally stay at the Wynn when we go to Vegas but they were booked so instead we stayed at the Venetian. When we arrived my dad decided that he wanted us all in the same room so he upgrade to the the penthouse suite. I tell ya, it's going to be hard to stay in just a regular hotel from now on. This place was amazing! 1 living room, 2 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms... 1 grand piano :)... beautiful!

This was our room in the left wing. We shared with Kelsi and Mitch

And this was my dads room in the right wing!

I came back feeling refreshed and ready to go. I missed my kids like CRAZY but it was so great to spend time with my hubby!

6 Years and counting...

Has it really been 6 years?!? WOW... amazing how the time truly flies by! It has been an adventurous, amazing, lesson filled 6 years. I am so grateful for all I have lived and learned in these short years of marriage. I have many more to come and I look forward to each trial and memory that is ahead. This year, we were lucky enough to share our anniversary with my parents in Malibu California! It was ... BLISSFUL! My parents anniversary is the day before ours so it worked out nicely that we could slip away for a few days to enjoy some much needed fun in the sun ... CHILDLESS! And what would I do without my sweet baby sister? Oh Kelsi I am eternally grateful for you watching my sweet kids... THANK YOU! We ate at AMAZING restaurants, we rode bikes on the beach, we shopped at a beautiful new mall(seriously BEAUTIFUL does not begin to do it justice), we slept in and had room service, we had SO MUCH FUN! My parents seriously spoil us rotten :) It was a perfect weekend to spend with my handsome husband of 6 years. Josh, you are my soul mate, love of my life, my true partner in crime and I am honestly, so blessed to have you forever and eternity! Happy 6 years baby! PS... some day I will be really good at taking tons of pictures... until then, I am glad to snap at least 1 at each event!

Kenny Chesney Baby!

This was such an awesome concert! We seriously had such a blast... and the best part was (no offense Savy and Kade) that we were without kids! DATE NIGHT!!! Plus they were free tickets. Doesn't get much better than that! And I must say... Kenny is kinda cute! As Savanna would say "cute lil' bum bum"!!! Josh was just a little jealous ;) But I love you babe... thanks for a fun night!