Day 9: Oatman, Laughlin, & Light Show

Day 9- We got up and got ready to leave for Neveda that morning. We stopped in Oatman, Arizona. We missed the gun fights (acting) that day- we were too early. It was still fun to see the burrows (wild ones) who come to town to visit. All the shops/restaurants/etc are original OLDDD western buildings. It's really neat!

Brycen with a burrow

This guy was using our rental van as a scratching post- he was shaking the whole thing!

Too funny!

Corbin LOVED them!
He went "oooo aaahhhh ooooo aaahhhh" :)
He also barked at them, haha!
They liked my boys because they were wearing orange and that's the color they can see (think carrots!).

The post office in Oatman.

The town.

That hotel used to be a happening place back in the day!

Brycen got a real sheriff's badge while we were there- he loves that thing!

Corbin got a shirt that has a picture of a mule (burrow) that says, "Stubborn, but loveable"- that saying fits him PERFECTLY.

View on the way there (Route 66).


We got into Vegas that afternoon. We talked and visted. We grilled out that evening and then went Downtown to see some light shows and wander around. (Old downtown Vegas).

Watching a lazer lightshow- they loved it!

Lazer lightshow- cool!

At the Golden Nugget we saw this shark tank that has a water slide through it- my Great Uncle Bill (where we were staying) designed it!

Our family.

Day 8: Beach, Shopping, Pizza, and Car Show

Day 8- We got up and got ready to go to the little beach on Lake Havasu. We didn't end up staying too long because it was scorching on the beach! The water was freezing, but ended up feeling good because it was so hot outside!

This is how Corbin puts his hand when he wants to pick something up or wants you to give him something- usually they are squeezed closer together and it's just the cutest :)

After we went back to the house we got cleaned up and left to go get lunch. As we were leaving I noticed Corbin's left middle finger was VERY swollen and hot. You could see where he had been bitten by something. We got lunch at Arby's and his finger kept getting worse (it was turning purple!). We decided we better take him to the quick care clinic and get it checked out.

Although, that wasn't what we wanted to be doing on vacation we didn't want to take any chances. They were SOOO friendly there and we were in and out in less than 45 minutes! They came to the conclusion that it was sand bugs (I'd never heard of such thing) since we had been to the beach that morning. They did start him on another round of antibiotics because he finger had fever in it. It took it around 3 days to finally look normal again! You could tell it was itching him because he kept grabbing at it.

After we left there we went to the outdoor mall and did a little shopping.

I have to brag about the amazing deal I got at JC Penny's. I had been searching for bar stools for the island in the kitchen since way before we ever moved in. I couldn't find any that I wanted that didn't cost a fortune... I'm just against spending 1000.00 on four bar stools- it seemed outrageous, but everything I found that I liked would of come to right around that! Yikes!

I found some that were cheaper that were "okay" and I was going to order them when we got back because I figured I wasn't going to find what I wanted in the price range I wanted.

Well, low and behold we walked into Penny's and I joked and said, "we could get bar stools here" as we walked by- well there were some that were seventy percent off- and they were JUST WHAT I WANTED!!!! Yay! Talk about being an excited girl... Plus, they only charged us TWENTY dollars to ship all four back to Indiana! We got all four bar stools, plus tax (theirs is 8.85) and shipping for just a little over what one of the bar stools were of originally cost! I was pretty pumped!

Anyway after shopping we went to eat pizza for supper and then went up town for a car show they have every Thursday. We also got ice cream at a place called SCOOPS! Too funny! Their ice cream wasn't nearly as good as our Scoops in Washington though!

Day 7: Aquatic Center, ShoGuns, DQ, & London Bridge

Day 7- Ryan and I took the boys to the Aquatic Center in Lake Havasu City. It's a big indoor water place. There weren't too many people there at all so it was sooo nice! It was super cheap too (only $15.00 for the four of us to get in!). The boys LOVED it!

Corbin mastered the slides and didn't want ANY help!

He loved them!

Yayy!

Mr. Cutie!

Ages six and under had to wear life jackets so Brycen wasn't too thrilled, but I was kind of glad b/c it helped me relax more while watching both boys!

They had a huge indoor slide (2 1/2 stories with lots of spinning)!

It was pretty fun (Ryan and I took turns going with Brycen) :)

Wave Pool! Brycen AND Corbin loved this!

This picture is Brycen getting in the middle of a wave!

We went home and let Corbin take a nap and the rest of us rested (I read outside on the patio). That night we went to ShoGuns (Japanese) for supper.

Mr. Coolman before supper

Once again Corbin WOULD not cooperate!

ShoGuns was really fun :) They cook your food right in front of you.

The boys were mesmerized by the fire!

Corbin lovin' the fire!

They called that the volcano!

Corbin :)

B loved it too!

My Great Aunt & Uncle's friends from church went with us and they wanted to celebrate Uncle Dan's birthday so they had them bring him ice cream and sing!

Brycen said, "Hey, do you need some help with that?". lol!

After supper we went and had Dairy Queen :)
YUM!

Corbin was dancing outside at DQ :)

After we left Dairy Queen we went to London Bridge to walk around.

It's the old London Bridge that was in London and they gave it to the City of Lake Havasu and brought it over on ships piece by piece and re made it.

B in front of the bridge.

Our Family in front of the bridge.

The London Bridge

So pretty!

Day 6: Colorado River

Day 6- We got up and got ready to head over to my Uncle's house on the Colorado River (it's about an hour away from their house in Lake Havasu). We stopped and got an early lunch and then headed that way. It's so beautiful there.

Colorado River

The Lagoon area that B and I played in :)

Brycen and I had fun playing in the water and finding shells.
It's really cold water!

On our way back these guys were just hanging out in the road :)

Colorado River at the Parker Dam.
Gorgeous.



When we got back we decided to give the boys a nap and then go eat Mexican (Arizona mexican is very different than Indiana mexican, but still very good).

Corbin just does not cooperate so this is the best I got :) lol

sneak attack while Daddy was carrying him :)

my baby boy and i :)

Day 5: Arriving in Arizona

Day 5- We got up and left Cali. fairly early (but not too early)... we went and ate breakfast and then got on the road for a 6 hour trip to Arizona. The boys (when I say that I mean Corbin, I never worry about how B will do, lol) did great! We stopped for lunch and then one other time for gas/snacks and that was it. We got to Lake Havasu City and to my Great Uncle Dan's around 3ish I think. It was good to sit and unwind. It was 100 degrees there, but their 100 is so different from our 100. You don't sweat and it's not humid so it's actually NICE outside! (Especially for people who like it hot out like me!).

Brycen, Uncle Dan, and my Dad

So excited to see Uncle Dan :)

The view from their house :)

Corbin was in Heaven with all these rocks to play in

(they don't have yards there- just rocks)

I love my both my boys love Uncle Dan as much as I always have :)

We arrived there on Uncle Dan's 78th Birthday. That night we went to a local place that I can't remember the name of for supper... they had a great menu and it was a fun western themed place.

It was an early night and we were so glad :)