Magical Forest & Xmas pics

We got a chance to go to the Magical Forest with some friends of ours and the kids had so much fun! It was so nice out and all of the decorations were so pretty. There was a firetruck and an ambulance that you could go in, so Kai was in heaven. There were plenty of things that Meili wanted her picture by, her favorite was probably this blow up dog. She was feeling very photogenic that evening :) We got in free thanks to our friends and even got free hot chocolate, what a night :) I also took a couple of xmas pics of the kids in their outfits. They were bribed by jelly beans and we actually ended up with a couple of cute ones, enjoy :)

Tis the season!

We have been enjoying the beautiful weather and fun with friends this week. We went to the Bellagio and saw the xmas set up there. It was really pretty, but not all set up yet, so we will have to go back one more time. The kids love the fountain show outside. It was so fun set to xmas music. We also went to a live nativity presentation and it was a really great performance. It was really engaging for the kids and it was outside, but it was so nice out we were warm in our light jackets. They got to pet the sheep after the performance and see the 'real' baby jesus, who was 2 weeks old. It was definitely something we hope to do next year with our Daddy :) Then we had our ward 'night in bethlehem' xmas party and I made robes for our little family. They turned out really cute and the kids were so excited to wear them. It was a really neat night with wonderful scenery and food. It was so much fun :) Last, but not least, we went to the winter parade. Yes, Henderson finds so many reasons to have parades, and we love it! This parade was great. They had so many characters, to name few, mickey and minnie, the grinch, spiderman, pooh, tiger, the charlie brown characters, scooby doo, frosty, and santa. That's not even all of them I'm sure. The kids were in love and got lots of candy canes. It was so much fun, not to mention it was 65 degrees outside. We are staying busy and enjoying the holiday festivites :) 10 days and counting!!!

This weekend was great, we have wonderful friends keep us from boredom :) We went to the cactus gardens for the first time actually and saw the awesome lights and had hot chocolate. The kids loved it and I'm sure we'll do it again next year. We went to dinner where the kids ate free, which was awesome! We had a full weekend; we are so blessed! We love our many friends who enrich our lives and they have truly become family away from family... This pic is for you Daddy :)

New slide show pics :)

The result of too much fun...

Yes, this is what they both looked like after we got home from our trip to sea world. They literally both fell asleep on the couch...mid apple... and yes, I checked their mouths before I laid them down! The only sad part about going to sea world over thanksgiving is missing out on all the good food! Mcdonalds' apple pie just doesn't cut it :( It was a nice week spent together, which I really needed! Here's a few pics of our adventures, we really had a great time :)
Alright, so she didn't quite get the concept... What part of 'keep the starfish underwater' don't you understand?
This dolphin/bird show is great. They have divers dressed in bird costumes that do huge dives and tricks. Kai however is convinced they are the characters from 'Angry Birds'. Here is his pic with the black 'bomb' bird in the background :)

In case you havn't noticed Meili wouldn't take her new shades off even though there was no sun!
One of our favorite resting spots is the play land there, fully equipped with rides!

So jealous! Can't wait till I can soak in the hot tub again...

Family pics :)

Yes, it's somewhat of an ordeal doing family pictures, but we sure got some gems...