Catchin' Up and Staying Tuned !

So I knew when I started this whole blogging process that it would consistently get neglected. Sure enough it has been 2 months since my last post and LOTS has happened. Some things worth blogging about and some not but rest assured we have been VERY BUSY! To my defense May is always the craziest month for me. Every year it rolls around there are half a dozen important things that I have going on. It is our anniversary, mothers day, my mothers birthday, Madisons IEP meeting (we set up goals for the following school year), and the time when I am frantically marking my calendar and organizing the summer events to keep my children entertained! That in itself will be a whole other blog that I will post along the way.
So for the past two months here is what I have meant to update you all on regarding our challenges, victories and fun outings.
To keep this post simple and to keep my mind on track, I am just going to list the topics of my upcoming posts.
The GFCF challenge -Changing things from the inside out.
Curly Girlies
Horsin' Around
Mothers Day Fun
9 years and counting
Rockin' Fathers Day Early
I hope that this will atleast keep you staying tuned as I slowly become more technically savy. I hope to have all of these posts done in a weeks time. Stay Tuned !:0)

What happens In Vegas ...

Stays in vegas especially when you forgot to take pictures ! So this was a MAJOR "D-OH " moment . Jake and I got away to Vegas for 3 nights which is HUGE for us being as we have not gotten away for that long by ourselves in YEARS ( I would tell you how many but I seriously cannot remember). We had an amazing time ! We stayed at the Flamingo Hotel ( because that is where the appraisal convention was being held ) and we decided right away to upgrade our room . What a difference $50 bucks a night makes ! Our room was really nice ( wish I could show you pics but forgot to take some, D-OH !) We really enjoyed the slow paced life without children and I did not feel a bit anxious about how they were being as my mother was caring for them . Thanks Mom ! We did things together we have not done in years like sleeping in ! We also went shopping at the outlet mall together which we have not REALLY done since we were engaged ( yeah seriously , nine years since we have done some nice, leisurely outlet shopping together !) We also got the chance to meet up with Jakes parents for a NICE prime rib dinner and the broadway show of Mama Mia ! It was tons of fun and so nice to see them ! Thanks Jack and Judy ! Jake went to appraisal seminars all day Tuesday and Wednesday and I just leisurely checked out the non-touristy parts of vegas. I did some early Christmas shopping and visited my good friend Marci from our newly married ward in SLC. It was so great to see her and her cute family. Wow , time flies ! Ofcourse to end our couples trip we stopped in at one of the nicer Buffets for a YUMMY farewell dinner . After all a trip to Vegas would not be complete without a stop at the buffet, right ? Anyway, lesson learned .... next time I will always keep my camera on hand ! Hopefully that next time will not be too far off .