Lake Powell 2012...part 1

Every year we look forward to the week in Lake Powell we spend with my Family. We headed to Page , AZ from Las Vegas and met my brother John and his family at the local pizza joint Strombolis. We met up with a bunch of my other siblings and their kids at Antelope Point and unloaded our gear on the Houseboat. We hadn't seen Dave and Shauna forever and it was so fun to see them and their kids again. Anyways, the week was fantastic and full of memories as usual. We eat good food, play games, stay up late and play all day in the water. This year was no exception. The baby did great after his tooth came in and I think he really enjoyed the water. I took a ton of pictures- seriously like thousands, so I am in the process of sifting through/editing them. 

I took so many pictures of this little princess. She kept driving the houseboat to Carl's Jr., Lagoon and Disneyland. It was hilarious.

We had an awesome beach this year so the kids played in the sand and they were out there constantly.

Jess is awesome at surfing. She always finds the sweet spot.

The boys were hilarious on the water weenie. Mikey brought jerseys for all of them to wear over their life jackets.

Darb did my hair it was way sweet. She took a picture so I could see it.

 The Memory Maker

Dad in his glory

This kid was so good. He loved the boat.

We had to take a picture with the baby and his aunties. His shirt said 'kickin it with my auntie.'

Lilly was so funny she would crawl up the Alex and grab the binky right out of his mouth. It was pretty funny so we just gave him her binky.

The kids went on their water weenie ride.

Luke was so happy he was the only survivor.

I don't know how they talked me into getting on this baby again- but it was a blast!

Rock was crazy- he was always diving off the boat

Las Vegas and Celine Dion

I am SO behind on my blogging, I think Taylor has asked me everyday this week if I have posted something. Well, besides catching up on everything around the house after a 3 week vacation, taking care of a teething 6 month old (who is, by the way, being very entertained by plastic cups on the floor right now) lots of photography/editing to do and having a major cold/sinus infection that is never going to end, I am finally getting around to posting about our adventures! So- this first post is really long and I didn't take a ton of pictures. I mentioned earlier that Taylor got me Celine Dion tickets for my birthday. Since we go down to Lake Powell every year with my family we decided to go to Las Vegas on the way there so we wouldn't have to make two trips down. We left Thursday for Alpine and picked up my sister Lizzy and her friend Mary. We got there the same time my sister Amy and her family who live in New Jersey did. It was so fun to see them and they met Alexander for the first time. He got so much attention with all of his cousins/aunts/uncles/grandparents while we were gone, he is not very satisfied with me these days. Anyways, we headed down to St. George, stopped by to say hi to my grandparents and stayed with Taylors wonderful Aunt Jan and Uncle Gordon. We had a blast watching the Opening Ceremonies for the Olympics and catching up with them. I guess I also should mention that Alexander was getting his first tooth and was totally miserable. The poor little guy is usually such a good baby, but I think it just made it worse because we were traveling and it was freaking hot in Southern Utah! We left St. George Saturday morning and headed to Las Vegas! We had a few hours before we could check into our hotel (Treasure Island) so Taylor took Liz and Mary on the Big Shot at the Stratosphere. After that things are pretty much a blur. We checked in to our hotel...I changed a blowout in a casino bathroom sitting on the toilet with a poopy baby on my lap (can't believe they didn't have a changing table, ha ha?), walked the strip, window shopped, watched the Belagio Fountains, bought cheap sunglasses and went to a sweet buffet that had cotton candy in the dessert section. 

(We were really excited about the cotton candy)

Dessert plate #1 of many

 The boss toughing it out. He was such a trooper.

Then before we knew it it was time to fulfill my dreams (Cheesy right?). So Taylor, Liz and I left Mary with Alexander and took a taxi to Caesars Palace. Words cannot describe her performance, except that she was beautiful, classy, romantic, and so amazing. I enjoyed every second of it. The 90 min. concert was so worth the 10 hour drive. She of course sang all of her classic songs, and she even covered Adelle's 'Rolling in the Deep.' Yeah my husband is amazing, I know. 

After, we grabbed some food and went back to the hotel to catch up on the olympics. The next morning we went to church with my long lost friend Janet who lives in Vegas. It was so fun to see her and it made me realize how much I miss her. Maybe someday we will live closer! After church we headed to Page, AZ to meet the fam for LP!