Hold on...I have a quick interruption...okay, Tim just called from a pharmacy in Salt Lake because that's the closest one that is open 24 hours. It is 9:30pm on Sat night, and Tallan has been diagnosed by Doctor Grandpa with tonsillitis. The poor kid is miserable so in turn, the rest of us are too. Tim and I took turns staying up with him pretty much all of last night, and of course on my shift is when he decided to throw up all over me, the couch, and the blanket. At least he missed himself. Of course, he made up for it when on the way home from Grandma and Grandpa's house tonight, he had diarrhea all through his car seat. I thought for sure I was smelling all of the cows in the fields by our house until we got home and saw the nice surprise was actually in our very own car and he was sitting in it, touching it, and rubbing it all over his arms, legs, and yes, his face and hair too. Isn't parenting great?!
I know we have had some good moments over the past few weeks, so I'll just post some pictures of those real quick before doing the really important things tonight.
The Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point
What a fun family night! The Scarecrow Festival was so much fun with free games, crafts, activities, bounce houses and slides, pony rides, hayrides, etc. Well, free after the expensive admission anyway. We even ran into The Palfreyman's, some old family friends from Oakland, and got to catch up with them a little bit.
What a fun family night! The Scarecrow Festival was so much fun with free games, crafts, activities, bounce houses and slides, pony rides, hayrides, etc. Well, free after the expensive admission anyway. We even ran into The Palfreyman's, some old family friends from Oakland, and got to catch up with them a little bit.
(Brooklyn, McKay, and Riley waiting in line for the pony rides)
(Posing with a pirate)Date Night in Vegas
Okay, go ahead and make fun of me because I've been getting it a lot! So, for our anniversary this year, I got Tim tickets to go see Cirque Du Soleil in Vegas. We dropped the kids off with my mom and sister in Hurricane, and headed down early for dinner. Earlier in the week I had emailed Tim with a list of restaurants I thought sounded good but that he could pick where we went. So, we parked in the TI parking lot where the show was, and he said he wanted to eat at the buffet at Bellagio. There weren't any buffets on the list because I think they are just gross! I hate thinking about all these strangers digging into the same piles of food that I am and all the food makes me sick. Anyway, not only was that NOT part of the list I sent him, it was all the way at the other end of the strip! I griped and grumbled walking all the way down in my heals while gross people were handing out business cards to Tim that gave him a phone number of how he could have a girl to his room in 20 minutes, etc etc. I just think Vegas is SO dirty! Then I whined a little more when we got there and saw that for the Saturday dinner buffet, it was $37/person! What?! But, he was excited and I couldn't even imagine walking any more at the time, so we splurged and did it. I am telling you, I am not regretting it at all! This wasn't just any buffet...they had rack of lamb, beef wellington, oysters, king crab legs, salmon, swordfish, and other crazy seafood concoctions I didn't dare try. They didn't have piles of gross food that everyone was scooping out of...they were all single portions and it was all so beautiful! Of course, my very favorite were the desserts and yes, I took pictures of all 9 that we tried. I promise I only took one bite of each except for the creme brule. That is always my favorite and I ate the whole thing! I didn't even share with Tim!
Okay, go ahead and make fun of me because I've been getting it a lot! So, for our anniversary this year, I got Tim tickets to go see Cirque Du Soleil in Vegas. We dropped the kids off with my mom and sister in Hurricane, and headed down early for dinner. Earlier in the week I had emailed Tim with a list of restaurants I thought sounded good but that he could pick where we went. So, we parked in the TI parking lot where the show was, and he said he wanted to eat at the buffet at Bellagio. There weren't any buffets on the list because I think they are just gross! I hate thinking about all these strangers digging into the same piles of food that I am and all the food makes me sick. Anyway, not only was that NOT part of the list I sent him, it was all the way at the other end of the strip! I griped and grumbled walking all the way down in my heals while gross people were handing out business cards to Tim that gave him a phone number of how he could have a girl to his room in 20 minutes, etc etc. I just think Vegas is SO dirty! Then I whined a little more when we got there and saw that for the Saturday dinner buffet, it was $37/person! What?! But, he was excited and I couldn't even imagine walking any more at the time, so we splurged and did it. I am telling you, I am not regretting it at all! This wasn't just any buffet...they had rack of lamb, beef wellington, oysters, king crab legs, salmon, swordfish, and other crazy seafood concoctions I didn't dare try. They didn't have piles of gross food that everyone was scooping out of...they were all single portions and it was all so beautiful! Of course, my very favorite were the desserts and yes, I took pictures of all 9 that we tried. I promise I only took one bite of each except for the creme brule. That is always my favorite and I ate the whole thing! I didn't even share with Tim!
(chocolate raspberry mouse, cheese cake, and creme brule)
(carrot cake, peanut butter brownie, and chocolate cream filled éclair)
(lemon custard in a baked meringue shell dipped in chocolate, chocolate sandwich cookie, and obviously double dipped white/milk chocolate covered strawberries)Oh yeah, the show was really good too! We had such a fun night! Thanks again mom and Val!
Poker, yes poker, night with the posse.
After all this time, we gave in and played a few games of poker. It was a monthly ritual until a couple of years ago, but this past week we decided we couldn't hold back any longer.
(The Anderson's came to hang out, but didn't play this time. Isn't Carson the cutest?!)
(The players: Moffits, Borens, Pucketts, and Flinders...and the winners are...Borens and Pucketts as usual. We'll get them next time Dar and Tay! Thanks to the Moffits for hosting!)
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