Last Game

We had our last two games this week (Monday and Tuesday).

B really became quite the ball player this year- and especially a great hitter.

I was just impressed with how much he improved from last year!

Plus, he LOVES baseball!

I don't know what he was saying to that boy, but his facial expressions were making me laugh!


Getting his medal after the game.

Brycen and his medal :)

Next year he will move up to the 7 & 8 year old league and he says he is ready to "play with the big boys"! He's so funny!

I'm so proud of him and glad that he really loved and enjoyed every minute of baseball this year!

New Pretties :)

I had ordered some letters from a friend from h.s. for the boys rooms to spell out their names before we left on vacation. She had them done when we got back and I'm in love! Brycen loves his too! (His wall isn't that funky orange color it looks in this picture- it's a rusty orange color).

Corbin's turned out super cute too!

I showed her pictures of their beddings and she took off from there!

They were way cheaper than the ones I found on etsy and the detail in them is great!

I am so pleased!


Thought I would show some pictures of my bar stools that you had to hear about in my other post :) lol

And my island b/c a few people have asked to see it. I took this on Father's Day when Ryan's family were getting ready to come over so it looks kind of cluttered.
I love my black island that my hubby made himself :)

Day 13- Airports and Home

Day 13- We had early flights home again so we had to be up at 4:30am again! We were in an area of the Vegas airport that you have to take a tram to get to- the boys that was fun! lol - it was like a ride- really fast! We had a 2 hour flight to Denver and then a 2 hour layover. Both of our flights this time had free DishNetwork access and free headphones so B was liking that :) lol. Corbin thought the headphones were great fun, but had no interest in watching TV- he's way too busy for that. The first flight he slept for about 1 hr 30 min. so that was good. We flew from Denver to Louisville which was about 2 1/2 hours. Corbin decided not to sleep at all and was a veryyy busy boy the whole time. He did fine- we just had to pass him back and forth A LOT! B watched the History channel? the whole time, haha!

The boys waiting to fly home (this was at the Denver airport).

When we got to Lousiville we got our luggage and waited on the hotel service to pick us up and take us back to the hotel to get the vehicle. Corbin was about done by this time and we were all hungry! We got loaded up and grabbed some fast food for the road and left for home!

We all fell asleep on the way home (except my dad who was driving, lol!). I was sooo excited to get home! Especially when we pulled up and had this sign (and brownies) on the garage door!

I have the best best friend in the world - Vanessa (and Tyler and Zane) made this sign and brownies for us and left them for us to find when we got home! So sweet! Talk about feeling loved by your bestie!! I def. did!

That night we unloaded everything and got the boys baths and ourselves showered. The boys were asleep after about 15 min. out of the bathtub and Ryan and I weren't far behind!

We had a great trip, but it was sooo nice to be home in our own beds!

Day 12: Shopping, Hard Rock, and Pasta

Day 12- Corbin got up super early that morning (I'm talking like 3:30- he has NEVER done that before) and so he took an early nap. Ryan fell asleep with him and B was playing with Emma so mom and I took advantage and went to do a little shopping at Ross' and Target :) I got some awesome deals at Ross' and it's my new favorite store... too bad the closest one is Nashville! I have the hardest time finding cute dresses in my size and I got three there- that were all around 10.00 a piece! Awesome! I also got a pair of denim capri's, a dressy black pencil skirt for work and two tops that are dressier for work. (I spent less than 50.00!). I thought that was great!

I got the kids some fun stuff at Target for the plane rides home in the dollar section and Corbin some new sippy cups with straws since he figured out finally how to drink out of a straw and now that's all he wants! lol.

We got back in just in time to get the boys up and head to lunch at Hard Rock.

After Hard Rock we went home and Corbin must of been super tired because he took another nap! I took advantage and read a book outside while he napped. Brycen loved Vegas because he had Emma (cousins that are three weeks apart) to play with!

That night we had what they refer to as a "Pasta Party". All sorts of different pastas, sauces, etc... breads and salads too. Then we had ice cream sundae's for dessert. It was fun :). After that I got the boys baths and got everything packed up to come home. I was so glad to be coming home, but it felt forever away because we still had a long day to come the next day!

Thankfully since Corbin had taken good naps during the day he was able to stay up later and be happy so I could get all that packing done. (So much stuff for four people and two weeks of traveling!).

Day 11: Bass Pro, MGM, Rainforest Cafe, M&M World

Day 11- We got up and had a big home made breakfast before we were getting ready to go to the Bass Pro Shop. We were ready to leave and found Brycen asleep! He must of been really tired because this was right after breakfast! (I don't know why these picture are small?)

Fish motorcycle at the Bass Pro.

Mermaid at Bass Pro

B in front of the mermaid tank :)

Corbin thought all the animals were GREAT!

(he barks at them all, lol)

The boys wanted a boat :)

Precious boys!

B and cousin Emma

We went to MGM to see the lions- they are just so gorgeous!

I couldn't get a good picture.

Then to eat at the Rainforest Cafe.

Corbin LOVED this place too!

(Brycen did too, but Corbin's reactions are so funny at this age).

He was very over having his picture taken!

We ordered a Volcano dessert.

It was pretty much all gone by the time Ryan, the boys, and I finished!

We left there to walk outside a few blocks to get to M & M World.

New York New York- Brycen thought that coaster looked a little too scary ;)

M & M World was veryyy crowded.... and not stroller friendly.

We left with an outrageously priced bag full of M & M's- out of all the colors to choose from B picked blue, white, and brown! I thought that was funny.

Day 10: Pool, YogurtLand, Harley Davidson

Day 10- Us girls and the kids went to the pool that morning while the guys went to Hoover Dam. I wasn't up for splitting up, but didn't have a say in the matter so we went to the pool... I was the only adult who got in so that was interesting because their rule was you had to be an arm lenth's away from any child under 12 (Brycen and cousin Emma) and I also was holding Corbin (who wasn't happy because the water was FREEZING). Needless to say we didn't last too long at the pool. We were all frustrated by the time we left.

We stopped at a place called YogurtLand to get a treat (it was delish!). Corbin was having a veryyyyyyy bad day. He literally screamed the whole time we were at the yogurt place and didn't want any bites etc. I ended up taking him outside and just standing there because nothing would console him and the rest of the women just took the time... ugh! It was not a good day- I was in tears out there!

Corbin did get FOUR teeth while we were on vacation and I think that was causing him to be so grouchy that day... plus not enough sleep!

He got a nap in (thankfully) before we went to the Harley Davidson Cafe that night.

The motorcycles went around the room on a track and Corbin loved watching them!

Brycen would tell us all about each one :)

me
the husband :)

Corbin pointing at the motorcycles.

Sweet Boy :)

Chaos!

On a motorcycle outside the restaurant.

We were going to go to a water show that evening after dinner, but we didn't ride downtown in our rental van we rode with family so we forgot the stroller and there was no way we were chasing Corbin around Vegas so we just ended up going back to their house and going to sleep!

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.