Sunday, July 29, 2012

Visiting Vegas

Dave has been interviewing around and we weren't sure if we'd be moving this summer or not. So we decided that we wouldn't be able to go to Idaho and Utah this summer. It's the first summer in 4 years that we haven't gone. I think I was more bummed than the kids. Going north for the summer has kept me sane during the summer months.

So the kids and I have been taking a lot of little road trips. We leave on Monday or Tuesday play for 4 or 5 days then come home for 3 or 4 then head out again. It's been fun, hot but fun.

Our first trip was to visit Shaun and Kelly in Las Vegas. Two weeks from the day that they moved in, we showed up on their doorstep. While the temperature was pretty much the same as it was in Phoenix, it was so fun to hang out with them. It made it feel more like summertime. 

The first day there, Porter was already bored out of his mind with all these girls. Shaun saved the day by pulling out a super awesome Lego. It has 3 different building plans (t-rex, tarantula, or a crocodile) and it has a motor that powers it. Porter was super pumped. He spent pretty much the whole visit building it. It took him all four days of working on it. He was super proud of himself and really pushed to get it finished by our last day there.



 I totally dropped the ball and forgot to bring the stuff for "kitty faces" we were able to do "princess faces" with fancy makeup. The girls felt really fancy and pretty. So we did a modeling show. Addie and Rachel were a little confused about how to sauce up their model moves, so Eva showed them how to be more self-absorbed and shallow. :)



We got to go to Shaun's work and see his cool helicopters. Unfortunately, no tours of the Grand Canyon, but he says he's an amazing tour guide. He does make up his own facts for people though when they ask questions he doesn't know the answer to. It was pretty hilarious.







The girls had tons of fun with each other. They love that they get to throw down blankets and have a big sleep over every night. I think it always takes an extra hour and a lot of threats to get them to go to sleep, but I'm sure they love it.


2 comments:

Pals Place said...

We loved having you here! It really goes feel more like summer vacation when you have others to play and do things with!!

Eric Housel said...

Porter's face with the legos is so classic! He cracks me up