What happens in Vegas

Carley was in Virginia and needed to come home. Jetblue doe not fly straight from Virginia to Utah and since she is only 7 and cant travel by herself on connecting flights (and I wouldnt want her to), I met her in Las Vegas. Justins sister Melissa lives in Vegas and has twin babies that we havent seen since they were a couple weeks old. She said that we could stay with her. Carley's flight got in 1045pm and then we waited for Kyle to pick us up. (Thanks to the stupid car rental place that had my reservation, but couldnt pull it up.) Kyle got off work at midnight and then had to do a little bit of paper work long story short, he got us at 1am and then we went to In and Out burger for dinner!!! Carley was wide awake and loving all the lights. The next day we were supposed to fly home, but the flight was full so we weren't able to get on. But it turned out to be a fun day. We shopped for quite a while, then went to dinner and then Carley and I hit the Vegas stip like no other Mom and 7 year old has!! Carley in front of Excalibur , she called it the Disney castle
Of course you have to see Elvis when you go to Vegas!
New york, New york!
Carley loved the dancing waters!!
She really wanted to see the pirate show. We walked all the way from Excalibur to the M&M store and then to Balliago and then to Treasure Island. Quite a walk anyone let alone a 7 year old at 1030pm!!! We caught a cab from Treasure Island to Excalibur and not 15 seconds after we sat down Carley was fast asleep!

Vegas Rocks!!!

Yellowstone

Justins parents came to Utah for a few days and we went to Yellowstone with them. Here are a few pic of the trip. This is in Jackson, Carley is quite the model and loved posing for the camera
Carley and Justin looking at Yellowstone Lake.
Carley at old faithful.
Justins bed!! Shane and Jamie's Bed!
Carley morphing into a buffalo! She really liked seeing all of the wild animals.

Canoodleing Elk

This is one of the bears we saw in the wild. It was pretty cool. There were so many people that were getting close to the bear and he was walking right toward us. I was a lot afraid it would charge us. I wasnt way close my camera has a good zoom!

On our way home we stopped at bear world. It was quite the experience. If you have never been I highly suggest it. I got to drive the mini van we rented through the park and the bears are just walking all over right in front of you. If you stop or they smell food then they will try to get into your car, needless to say the windows were rolled up and I drove as quickly as possible!They also have a petting zoo. This doe had babies a week ago. This is the closest Carley will ever get to a real like deer!

There were also a few kiddie rides at bear world. This is a knock off of one that S&S (the company Justin used to work for)made. Its made by a company in Sweden I think. We told Carley that her dad made that ride and she asked him why he put blueberries on it and why didnt he paint it different. Kids minds are awesome arent they!!

I miss Carley

Its amazing that I have had my daughter for seven years and a few months. Yesterday she left with her grandma Lou to go to Virginia for a week. For some reason I have had the hardest time. I guess its because she is with me most of the time. I am the one who gets her ready for school, takes her to school, picks her up from school, and spends most of my time with her. I love her to be with me. She is my friend, shopping buddy, tv watching buddy, exercise buddy, and food buddy. I feel kind of lost without her. I know I should be excited to have some alone time with Justin, and I am, but it just doesnt feel right. I keep thinking of all the fun things that we can do together when she gets home. I am sure she is having a great time in Blacksburg, but for now I will just be alone and kind of sad!

Its about time

I have been procrastinating, here are some random pics of the last few weeks. Carley is doing magic for our neighbors, its pretty funny to see how she does it. She sometimes needs a little help from Dad.
Bailee playing the wii
Carley had a sleepover with Morgan and Bailee. They woke up in the morning and played the wii. It was pretty funny. Carley and Morgan really liked it. Bailee just laid there and played, she did pretty good.
Fathers Day 2008 We had a BBQ at my Mom and Dads house. We bought my Dad a new BBQ Grill it is really nice. It was a nice day and wonderful afternoon. I had a bad toothache and forget medicine so Mom gave me some of hers. It was not just a wonderful afternoon, it was a GREAT DAY. God Bless oxycontin!!!
Here are all the Fathers in our family. They are quite the bunch of characters. After this they played poker and made the family room smell like real men!!

Carley's Dance recital

Carley had a dance recital. She did an amazing job. Me being the great Mom that I am forgot the video camera and the camera, so I took this video with my cell phone which only takes 20 seconds of video at a time. She is an amazing dancer. I am excited that she likes to dance.

Here goes nothing

So after all of my friends begging me and telling me that I need a blog, I have given in. So I will try my best to keep everyone up to date about our daily life. I thought since I just got back from Ireland I will post some of the pics. I had an amazing time, even though the engine plane I was on decided to quit working over the Atlantic ocean and then again the next day in Colorado, after and emergency night in Montreal.

This is Blarney Castle and me kissing the Blarney stone. It was 10 stories high. It was really fun.