Party Like You're 2!

We had Matthew's birthday party yesterday. Fun times were had by all...

We ate cake.

We threw water balloons (or launched them)...

We had presents... the tractors and nerf guns are a hit!
Thank you everyone for a great day!
Matthew knew the day was for him and when I asked him this morning if he had fun at his party, a giant grin spread across his little face. Perfect.

Matthew's tractor cake. I am very proud of this creation. Wonder what I should try next???

Birthday Boy

Happy Birthday Matthew!

We had a good day. We played, ate birthday cookies and met Betsy and the boys at the mall to mingle and play at the play-place for awhile. On tap for tonight was an evening full of outside activities. Can't believe how fast he is growing up! Love you little man!

Insane

Hello everyone~it has been an InSaNe weekend. Yesterday was spent getting groceries, laundry and a quick trip to town. I decided I was ready for an adult bedroom. Penney's was having a great sale on bedding so I picked a comforter up. Today was painting day. I had a gallon and a half leftover from painting the house right after we moved in and it just so happened it matches perfectly! I started after lunch and finished up about 7. I am very excited about the way it turned out. The old colors were 2 shades of poopy brown. Poof~poopy brown gone!

Last night was a long night, a storm rolled through between 3 and 4 that got Brandon and I out of bed. We finally called it and woke the kids up and all moved to the basement. Slumber party! Matthew used my stomach as a punching bag the second half of the night! When we went outside this morning, we found a new baby colt. Lotsa Colors FINALLY had her baby. The storm must have scared her into labor! HA! We were expecting him in April...4 months later, here he is! Brandon has decided his front leg is a little wonky but hopefully it won't slow him down any. He is teeny-tiny. He is up and eating so that is the main thing.

The other little brown horse in this picture is another colt which was born earlier in the spring. It was fun to watch how curious he was about the new little guy in the pasture. Oh, and our other babies are getting big too. They all have their eyes open, are starting to play and wanting to explore the big world. It is not uncommon to find one trying to climb out of the box.

Mel, momma cat, didn't like it so well when I "borrowed" 2 babies for this picture. She promptly snatched one up and put it back. Mel's given name from her previous owner is Melon. Madie has lovingly changed it to Melon-oma. Little does she know it is a serious form of skin cancer. I have shortened it to Mel. Any one have any good names for a colt (a boy) and 5 cats?

Have a great week!

Sin City

Brandon and I decided that a trip to Sin City was in order. So...Monday we took off for sunny (and HOT) Las Vegas. We had a ball! Lost a little gambling but not too much! Both of use were able to take advantage of a little lucky streak to gain a little back. I think we have decided the slots eat your money...we are headed for the Blackjack tables! It was a quick five days but we were ready to come home yesterday. Grandma and Grandpa R. were waiting for us at the airport with the kids. A big thank you to them for taking wonderful care of the kids while we were gone! Here is a sampling of some of the things we did....

We took the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel. The views were fantastic! Here you can see the fountains at the Bellagio in the background.

Wednesday night we stopped at the Madame Toussaud's Wax Museum. Brandon got to feel J. Lo's assett's. Don't blame him, the sign told him to! We had a lot of fun here. They even had a short haunted house which was great.

My favorite activity of the week was seeing the Blue Man Group. I would highly recommend it! The lights, music and ambiance were top notch. I was able to get my picture taken with one of the Blue Men after the show.

We ate at Wolfgang Puck's restuarant called the Postrio. Fantastic! The chocolate beinget's for desert were to die for! This was the view from our table...

Inside or outside???

Inside! The shops are all housed indoors with the ceiling painted as the sky. This was at the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian.

We toured most of the large hotels. My favorite was the Bellagio. This is the ceiling in the lobby. It was created with brightly colored glass sculptures.

The atrium at the Bellagio..notice the snail behind us with his shell created out of roses.

The entire place smelled of tropical flowers.

The fountains at the Bellagio. We stopped to watch them twice.

We stayed at the Monte Carlo. Perfect for us. I would have to say tied for second place with the Venetian as far as favorite hotels.

The food and sights in Las Vegas are fantastic. We ate well, walked lots and saw many SHORT skirts! People watching in Vegas is truly entertaining!

We also had to visit the 4 story M&M store. Gotta love green!

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Fantastic trip, fantastic company, great food, and great to be home!