No, we haven't fallen off the face of the planet

... I'm just slacking worse than normal!! Lots of time has passed and lots of things have happened... and I really don't have the best memory so I'll try not to forget too much!

Lets see, I think the MS Walk is the 1st thing. We don't have MS walks in Mesquite anymore so we decided we would go to the Vegas one. I was able to raise a pretty good amount (I think it was about $350) thanks to some great family and friends! Chad, my mom, Rex and I went down and stayed a couple nights in Vegas, it was a lot of fun and I'm glad I was able to go. Makes me emotional every time we are a part of it. It was really nice to just participate and enjoy the event (every other time we've been volunteers). I've been having some issues with my MS lately and I'm glad the NMSS is there, I might need them someday

Mother's Day! It's really quite awesome to be able to celebrate this holiday. This year I took my mom and Chad's mom out for manicures and pedicures then to a yummy lunch. It was  very nice and relaxing. Chad bought be a couple new pair of glasses, I needed them pretty badly!

Oh Rex also got to go to the Clark County Fair and then to Mesquite Days. He didn't ride any rides at the fair but he got to eat some fruit kabobs and watch a dog show and just run around. Jenni and Jason met up with us both places which is cool since Rex and Korben get along really well.

My Mom's birthday is June 13th, so the weekend before she and I had a girls day in St George. We went out to lunch, got her hair cut and then got her some new sunglasses. She recently had cataract surgery so now for the 1st time since she was a kid she doesn't have to wear glasses full time! So she now gets to wear sunglasses and stuff... Anyhow - for her birthday we had her and my Dad over for a BBQ. Chad and I made a cake - it ummm turned out pretty funny. The idea was cool - a 5 layer tiered chocolate cake - well... it sort of ended up looking like a chocolate beehive or something lol. But it tasted good so that's all that matters right?

Father's Day was only a few days after Mom's bday. We had both sets of grandparents over for what we refer to as "Sunday Dinner" - roast, mashed potatoes, my mom's yummmmy homemade rolls, and veggies. We got Chad a toolbox, he needed one badly so he was happy with that and Rex got him a Batman shirt :) It was a really nice Father's day. I love being able to have all of our parents around. Makes great memories.


Jason's 30th birthday was at the end of June and a few months ago they invited us to go to Vegas with them. So we had been planning to the trip for several weeks. It was the 1st time Jenni and Jason had been away from the kids overnight in a very long time so it was good for them. We went to a couple really good places to eat Grotto at Golden Nugget (that's also where we stayed) it's a great Italian restaurant and the service was awesome. The following night we went to Fleur which Chad had been wanting to go to for a very long time. It was excellent and pretty fun too - everything is served tapas style so everyone shares. We also went to the club at the Golden Nugget and checked out their cool pool. It was a good time. But it was good to come home to Rex, I missed that little dude!

So, my cousin Simi is engaged! She will be getting married mid August. It's coming up so fast! She's chosen me to be her maid of honor and I'm so excited and happy for her. My mom and I are throwing her a bridal shower on the 14th. I'm looking forward to it, I hope it turns out as cute and I see it in my head! lol.


I've also started thinking about Rex's bday! That's coming up reallllly soon too - it's crazy to think he's already going to be 2!! He's def not my little baby anymore. He's enjoying the summer time a lot - my parents got him a little picnic table for the patio and he enjoys having fruit out there on the mornings that my mom watches him. We also got him a little swimming pool so he can splash around in that. But now we finally have a key to our community pool so my mom takes him over there a couple times a week. He loves it! Such a fun kid. He's finally starting to pick up a few words, although he still only says what he wants when he wants. He's also figured out how to unscrew caps like from water bottles and whatnot. Oh and he recently figured out how to open the gate to the kitchen so now we have to latch it... He just keeps busy all the time running around and getting into stuff. Love, love, love that boy!!

Well... now that it's taken me FOREVER to get around to finishing this post it's July and we just celebrated the 4th. We went over to our friends Ryan and Amber's house. It was nice and laid back. We all had a good time. We got Rex some of those little paper things you throw at the ground that pop... he thought that was great! He was asleep before the fireworks though, but that's alright, he's still a bit young for sparklers and whatnot - next year he will probably enjoy it more.

Ok - I think that's all my updates as of now... I'll try not to procrastinate as badly next time! Hope you all are having a wonderful summer!!