We're Baaaaack!

Okay, so we've been back since Wednesday night.....whatever! We've been excruciatingly busy from the moment we got home! I planned on only showing a couple of pictures on the blog, but that couple turned into...well....this....

We left Thursday afternoon, just the four of us, and headed to Las Vegas, to stay at the Silverton.

June 19th

"No Way! I thought it was Circus Circus we were staying at?!"
Journey with us into Nevada....
We stayed at the Silverton because it is where Bass Pro Shop is located. This was the planned highlight of Rich's trip! We ate, swam and crashed!
This is Reed's after-swim hair style. Fabulous, yes?!

June 20th

Rusten walked right up to the kid quads and hopped on.

He and brother are imagining taking it for a spin...

"Hey bear....look at this...."

"See.....I told you it was cool!"

Rusten and Daddy shooting at the gallery inside Bass Pro.

LOOK OUT! Momma's got a gun! Today was Mimi's birthday, so she picked here to eat for lunch!
Rusten got wild with the stickers!
Daddy went wild....really wild....with the stickers.
Come now through Arizona - it's a short trip....and on to.....
Utah! We're in the state, but we still have around 4-5 hours to go! Here's a glimpse of the beauty. Rich now wants to live in SLC, Utah! (then Arizona, then Vegas.....) Here we are at Fuddrucker's from Mimi's bday dinner in Provo, Utah. Rich said he lost something........ Don't be jealous....that's all I'm gonna say....

June 21st Here's our portion of the fam at the reunion, at Todd and Melonie's house. My parents and brother, my mom's parents, and then our rowdy family!

Such is my life....what can I say.... This is my brother's new girlfriend, the waitress at the Golden Corral. (He was soooo worried this was going to end up on my blog...hee hee....what are sisters for?!)

June 22nd Two years old, and already having to fight off the girls!
7 months old and LOVING the attention from the girls.....uh-oh!

June 23rd

Exhausted.......must sleep......just five more minutes.....

Here they are at another shooting gallery - this time in Cabela's! This was Rich's unexpected highlight of the trip.....we didn't know Utah had a Cabela's! My sweetheart! ....back through Arizona....
.....and into Nevada. We headed straight to Fremont Street so Rusten could see the light show. We had a caricature done of the boys....so cute!

June 24th Here we are at the petting zoo at Bonnie Springs. That horse was HUGE!!
All the boys, hot and sweaty, at the Bonnie Springs train.
Don't ask. Apparently, Rusten lost something too...

June 25th Today we headed down to the strip - to Mandalay Bay.
We went through the aquarium...

I know you can hardly see it, all my pics turned out this bad. But here's a really neat picture of a shark, if you look hard enough. Our [somewhat] happy family!
....and then we headed home!

(Sorry, no California sign....I missed it! Dork!)

Our Daily Rusten-Gone-Wrong Story....

When I jumped in the shower this morning, Rusten was SUPPOSED to be watching Larry Boy (or, according to him, "Larry Bob"). I don't think he was. I came out of the shower to find this...

So I went in search of this.....

Some Leftovers

We are getting ready to head out for "Bathing Beauties", a ministry of our former church, The Oaks. It's a water aerobics class for the women, and then afterwards, the moms and their kids get to swim a bit. I was getting the camera ready because you just never know what may happen in those types of situations, and I found these three pics (one is from mom!)....thought I'd share real quick....

They conspire in the tub! Now I know!

What a show-off! :)

Let's just say, Rusten played in my parent's backyard on Sunday...

A Reed Read

On Father's Day, Reed didn't take a great nap. Therefore, he was tired in the late afternoon (duh). In spite of his exhaustion, he decided to start actually crawling that afternoon. So cute! So sad for mommy! He looks so old crawling everywhere.

Anyway, back to the exhaustion, he was so tired, he began falling asleep while sitting up on Rich's lap. My mom got the video....so funny! I should try sending it into America's Funniest Home Videos! Ha!

Do They Even HAVE Pepsi Anonymous?

I just want you all to know how serious my addiction to Pepsi is. I have so totally forgiven it for the camera incident. So, I went and bought some yesterday because it was one sale. And this is how it looked (purely for the entertainment of my husband, I assure you).....Rich thinks I'm a nut.....

A Dedication to a Dedication

Yesterday at church, Nathen and Sherah dedicated little Ryker! It was really a neat experience...to see your prayers fulfilled! Anyway, Nathen said a few words before the dedication and it was so neat to hear his heart. What an exciting time for their family! Here are some pics...

Tell me he doesn't look like a natural preacher up there!
...La...La...La...La...
Pastor John praying over cousin Ryker.
All the fam praying over them.

(I had to make an attempted stealthy exit with our two hams.)
The church body praying over them.

Happy Father's Day!

First of all, I want all you out there in Bloggerland to know that my kids have the greatest father! I could not ask for a better husband and father to my kids. Rich is always so helpful and just amazing at everything he does. I thank God for him! I love you, babe! :)

Yesterday we spent Father's Day with Rich's dad and then my dad! It was fun! We went out to eat at a highly-over-filled restaurant with Rich's dad. Mmmm. Then we brought the boys home for their nap. Rich rested a bit and we just had some down time here. Then we went over to my parent's house and bbq'd steaks and had a delicious dinner! Then my mom made scrumptious strawberry shortcakes.....big Mmmmmmmmm. We hung out there for awhile and then came home and crashed!!

Rusten can't wait for the gifts to be over so he can get back to baseball.
"It's not funny, mom! Do I look like I'm smiling?"


Reed is going.....

......going.....

.....Gone!

He had some tasty food, too!

Here is Rusten learning to count.....possibly incorrectly...

And Finally.....

One last shot before we all head to bed!