Vegas Getaway!

 Christmas Day afternoon, the three of us headed to the airport for a fun family getaway to Vegas! 

Using her Christmas gift on the plane to watch a movie . . . 

 We landed around 5pm, caught an Uber, and then headed to The Variety Show!  They had amazing acts!

 Thursday morning, Madi and I went shopping at the outlet mall.  We found a lot of good deals! 

 We all met back up together for lunch and walked around before our next show.  Madi wanted her fortune read by this machine.  It was a let down but still fun. 

Then we went and saw David Copperfield who was amazing!

Dinner was at California Pizza Kitchen that was also so good and they had a fun non-alcoholic drink that Madi enjoyed! 

Always up for a fun photo opp . . . 

More shopping for us Friday morning where we found a perfect coat for Tripp.  :) 

Friday afternoon we went to TWO escape rooms back to back.  It was a fun afternoon! 

We ended Friday evening at Guy Fieri's Kitchen for dinner.  All the food was so good.

Then we walked around and found this fun candy store and had gelato for dessert!

Saturday morning we had breakfast then packed up so we could head to the airport.  This was a fun way to spend the days following Christmas.  

Christmas just us 3!

 Once all the family left, it was just us 3! 

We decided to enjoy a fun dinner together watching a cheesy Christmas movie. 

Then it was time to open a few gifts!  Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Jacob's gifts were a hit!  Pig socks, scrunchies, Starbucks and more! 

  The Dodson's gift of hair chalk and scrunchies was also a huge hit!

 We saw this cheesy grin quite a bit . . . especially when she unwrapped her Apple watch. 

 Soon it was bed time!
December 25: Fred spent his last morning reading the Christmas Story while we waited for Madi to wake up. 

 All the morning Christmas pictures are blurry since there was such an excited reaction f

 This girl is oh so blessed and very thankful! 

 She received her first phone last Christmas which was a used one to see how she did.  Thankfully, she's been very responsible with it so it was time for an upgrade! 

 We tricked her with 4 boxes wrapped inside of boxes to get to a sheet of paper saying to pack her bags since we leave for Vegas in the afternoon!  She had no idea. 

 A few days away with just the 3 of us sounds perfect! 

 This fun contraption that holds your phone so you can be hands free while watching a show is too funny!  

Merry Christmas!

Christmas with Family!

We caught the Grinch turning on all our Christmas lights this past weekend as family was about to arrive. 

December 22:  Fred wanted to swing under the dining room chandelier. 

 We had to run to Market St. for a few things so lucky us Tripp pushed the basket. 

 Tuck and Maci spent the night with friends in town so it was just Aunt Shelle and Tripp joining us on our weekly "Christmas lights competition."  Tripp won and chose Dairy Queen for dessert. 

 December 23:  Fred was goofing off and hanging from a candy cane!

 Before meeting my family at the movies to see Star Wars, we walked the mall a little bit. 

 And of course we found a pig shirt that Madi just had to have at Dillard's.

 I remember taking these three to play at the mall over 7 years ago! 

 Tripp's girlfriend Jadyn joined us at the movies.  Tripp loves Scooby Doo so I insisted on a picture. 

 Got a picture before Grandpa and Uncle Rod showed up. 

 We played pictionary . . . 

 And the saran wrap ball game before heading to dinner at Teddy Jack's. 

 After dinner, we came back to our house for cookies and presents! 

December 24:  Fred had a snowball fight with Jasmine!

Tuesday morning, everyone came over and Matt cooked an amazing breakfast of biscuits, gravy, bacon and eggs cooked to order! 

Chef Selfie!

Then the kids hunted for Christmas trees that I hid around the room.  They were numbered so they had a sheet to check off as they found them.  First one to find all 20 won a prize! 

Then we played Pin the Star on the Christmas Tree!

Next up was candy making time . . . 

We made caramel and chocolate covered almonds and pretzels. 

Time out for a quick girl picture!

They loved the Christmas Tree hunt so much surprisingly so next I hid 20 Rudolphs.  They were harder to find since they were dark brown. 

Maci couldn't wait to get in the hot tub after all the fun!  I joined her outside since it was so nice!

Madi couldn't wait until Christmas Eve night to give us our gift that she made. 

It's a frame of her hand-print along with paw prints of the 3 puppies.  The title says "Your Girls." 

I absolutely love it and can't wait to find a place to display it.