Making the most of a bad situation

Since I did not get to make the trip to Boston this week I tried not to have a pity party all week and just make the best of it. Scott was already off work for the week since he was going to play Mr. Mom and we did things together. Nothing exciting or that out of the ordinary, but it was really nice to spend relaxed and unrushed time with him. We had many lunches out while the kids were in school and we went to see Burn after reading (which I don't recommend). He even watched the chick flick, Made of Honor with me (I really liked that one). We went to Panera for breakfast one morning and had my favorite spinach artichoke souffles and then wandered through Barnes and Noble for hours. My niece and I went out for Mexican food, margaritas and pedicures one day too. It's these little luxuries that I rarely indulge in so it was a nice week.

I managed to polish off the first three of the Twilight series and I'm shocked to say I love the books. I have always had an aversion to vampires thanks to my brother, Skip, deciding I should watch a vampire horror flick with him when I was only 6. Thanks, Skip. So to my surprise Stephenie Meyer seems to have cured me of my phobia and sucked me into the world of werewolves and vampires. If you have not given Twilight a try I highly recommend it.
So tomorrow Scott goes back to work and I will try to catch up on things around the house before I go back to work Monday. SOMEDAY I am going to get to Boston especially after spending the past few weeks really researching what there is to do and see.

Viva "Lost" Vegas

Yes, Riley calls it "Lost" Vegas and I don't want to correct her. The kids have been asking to go back to Las Vegas since we went 3 years ago for my brother's wedding. So we finally took them back and had a great time. Riley was VERY disappointed that she is still too short for the roller coaster at New York, New York. Maybe next time she will make the cut.

I think the highlight for all of us was the baby tigers at the Mirage. If you look closely past Riley's reflection there is actually a tiger cub in on the other side of the glass pawing at Riley. They interacted for a few minutes and it was priceless. The cubs acted just like kittens, playing with stuffed toys and pawing at Riley on the other side of the glass. I could have watched them for hours.

We had three days of swimming, floating in the lazy river and walking, walking and more walking around the strip. The kids had a blast in the arcade at the MGM and got to see the lion there also. I got a pastry at the Paris, yum yum and we all loved the forum shops at Caesar's Palace. At the end of it all you can see the kids were worn out, but sad to be leaving. Scott and I would like to go back and enjoy the more adult side of Vegas, shows, drinks and ritzy restaurants for dinner.

What a fun weekend!

We spent the weekend at Lake Mohave with Erica, Ryan and the kids. We had such a great time. The kids had a blast being pulled on the banana. Riley kept putting her thumb up for Ryan to go faster and Zachary kept putting his thumb down for Ryan to go slower. Boy, is that indicative of their personalities or what. Of course when they fell off Riley kept yelling "I could have died, I could have died". Drama Queen! Then she got back on the boat, sat in the bow and kept yelling "go faster". We decided she is a daredevil and she corrected us and said that she is "adventurous".

We were all worried about Presley since she is not yet 6 mos. old, but she was such a trooper. She seemed to just go with the flow and was her happy little self. Except when she had to get her life vest on and then she cried huge tears that could break your heart. Erica and I decided we have to invent a better baby life vest because that thing is just torture.

Luke (2 1/2) was so excited that first night. We arrived at the hotel at midnight and he was WIRED! He did not go to sleep until after 3 am. I don't know where little kids get all their energy from, but he was back up at 6 and ready to go on the boat. He had lots of fun and was way too fun to watch.

I even captured a few pictures of my children angelically getting along which does not always happen. I guess we just have to throw them out in the middle of nowhere together and then they seem to get along just fine. LOL!