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...

Halloween

We spent Halloween with Rich in Ut and had a great time. My brother in law works for adobe and had a huge trick or treat walk through with tons of fun characters. The kids, well mostly Kailer, loved it! It was sooo cool. Meili wasn't too fond of the characters, but actually kissed Mrs. Shrek on the cheek, green makeup and all, she was very real looking! After that, she was a bit shocked and out of sorts and didn't really get what was going on. Kai loved it though and wanted his picture taken with everyone! They got a ton of candy and that was only the begining. We trick or treated at the mall and then at my sister's neighborhood. Kai was out with his cousins till 9! It was a lot of fun for them. Here's a few pics :)

Kai and his cousins, getting caught in the life size mouse trap :)

We ran across the parkinglot to get a photo with this dude, darth and the man himself :) He was sooooo happy!At times, we felt like we were at disney land or something with all the characters there! This pic actually took some real convincing for about 5 min. As you can see his eyes have a glimmer of fear in them, as Mr. Big Bad Wolf's costume was a little too real for his liking!Donkey and Kai from Shrek, I sooo wish I would have captured Meili giving Mrs. Shrek a kiss on the cheek! It was the only character she even touched!