Monday, February 17, 2014

Las Vegas

We spent two nights in Vegas with some amazing friends!  This was such a quick visit.  We are so grateful to friends who hosted us and organized get-togethers for us.

We stayed with our friends the McGills the first night we were there.  The kids enjoyed playing and having a sleep over.  They hosted a lunch gathering with friends from Snyder where I taught when we lived in Las Vegas.  We saw many dear friends and I even got to see two previous students!
















Next up we went to the Huggins' residence for an evening of fun with long time friends.  Scott was roommates with these guys and we miss spending time with them.  We really enjoyed seeing everyone and their families.  Mack enjoyed time with the big boys - it was nice enough for them to camp outside in December!  (We did move the kids inside later in the night.)  Such a great visit!





















We were able to attend service at the Champion Center before we left town.  It was awesome to see our "old" church family.  We stopped and had lunch with Scott's coaching friend and his family and then began our drive to Reno.  What a full and busy visit we had in such a short time.  We are so thankful to see these dear friends!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for everyone's hospitality and generosity!  We love you guys!

Christmas in Reno

We were all glad to get to Reno.  This was the part of our trip where we would get to slow down and relax and enjoy time with family.


Mack was SO excited to go to Grandma Laura and Loren's house!  Just getting there was so exciting for him!

We had so many great experiences while we were there and created so many wonderful memories.

Christmas Eve included a visit to Santa, last minute shopping, wrapping, and waiting.




Christmas Day was a blast of course!
We opened gifts in the morning...





















...and then enjoyed a large family dinner in the afternoon.  Mack enjoyed time with his aunts and cousins!


snowboarding

Scott and I were able to go snowboarding at Heavenly Resort in Lake Tahoe.  This was such a great day for both of us.  We had a fun, silly, and much needed day together...it was absolutely HEAVENLY!




more fun in Reno

We enjoyed nice weather that allowed us to play outside.  We enjoyed going out to eat and playing at Chuck E. Cheese's.  Moon ended up with a sore paw so we spent some time at the local vet as well.

























poor Moon...

family fun @ Chuck E. Cheese's...


New Year's Eve

We enjoyed a gourmet dinner at home and watched the festivities on TV.


Graves family Christmas

We had Christmas with my family when we returned from our trip.  Fun, Fun, Fun!


Mack turns 5!

Mack turned five on January 9.  Unbelievable!  He is 48 inches tall and weighs 56 pounds.  He is smart, funny, sweet, confident, enlightening, and just all around amazing!

We celebrated his birthday with him the morning of...





















Then we had a football themed party
with family & friends...