What Happens in Vegas

This is Garrett.  I like to call him Gar-Bear.

He is like our son or something.  Nate and I just love this guy.  He moved to Yukon after high school, following a girlfriend, and then stayed out here in Oklahoma all alone when they broke up.  He is a very hard worker and definitely mission-minded.  He was just a joy to have around whenever Nate needed help with something at our church, and on all our youth outings/camps/retreats/events.  We are so proud of him, his determination getting through school, and how he is keeping God #1 in his life.

In August, he moved to Las Vegas to live with his dad for a while and finish school.  We couldn’t let him go by himself, so Nate and I rented a car, put his stuff in it, and car pooled to Las Vegas with our dear Gar-Bear.  It was a fun road trip…. the longest I’ve ever been on in my life…. but fun.

We drove through Denver to see Garrett’s grandpa, so naturally Nate had to see the Rockies stadium.  We got to see my cousin’s cute little house, and then they went to the game with us.  Glad we had Jared driving us because this stadium is in the middle of downtown Denver.

  

   

Then we were off to Vegas.

We made some strategic stops ;)

Got to see the Hoover Dam.  It was awesome.  Also, super HOTT outside.

Then Garrett took us to the strip.  We saw a lot!  It was my first time in a casino… it was pretty.  Not pretty enough to make me want to spend a lot of money, but definitely something to see.  We went to a free chocolate factory, Caesar's Palace, Mile Long Mall, Gordon Ramsey’s Burgr (best burger ever!) and a few other places.  Our favorite thing was the Bellagio fountain.  I could have stayed there and watched it all night.  And then, we took a small plane home.

     

DC Trip ~ May 2014 ~ Part 1

The beginning of May (May 1-10), we were able to take a great vacation with mom and dad.  This was our second time to go with them to Washington DC and we loved it!  There is sooo much to see and do there…. we would go back 100 times.
This time was a little different.  We had a very busy little one year old. This was Mollie’s first time on an airplane and she did great!  It wasn’t fun hauling the carseat and stroller everywhere but we made it.

We stayed with my parent’s good friends Mark and Terri for a couple days.  They have a huge house and even had a baby bed for Mollie…. She didn’t sleep in it much, but it was a good try.  She mostly enjoyed going up and down all the stairs and eating their chocolate.

The first big thing we did, was drive to Gettysburg.  Nate loves seeing real historic places like this.  We took an audio tour and it was really fun.
 
We also went to the Marine Museum in Virginia somewhere ;)

From there we went to a fancy hotel in downtown DC.  Nate and I had a fun experience trying to find a gas station before returning the rent-a-car.  We were in walking distance to the capitol.