Viva Las Vegas!

Last weekend me and the boys hopped on a flight from Great Falls to Las Vegas where my brother Blake, and his family live, Laura the wife, Lily (4) and Arlo (1). Blake is actually a pilot for Allegiant air so we were hooked up. Blake even flew our plane. The boys loved it! Blake even let then sit in the cock-pit and showed them the guns. Asher kept shouting "Blast off!" during take of and the laughed themselves silly every time there was turbulence. It was quit and adventure flying alone with the two boys.

We were lucky to have Mitch join us in Vegas from Phoenix where he was doing his Top Knife school (see below). He had been away a lot so it was nice to have a mini family vacation. We went to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. Asher learned the word "shark" and he loved saying "Nemo." Jackson fell in love with the stingrays, though he was not too fond of the horse-shoe crabs that were in the same touch pool. He asked the woman working there if she could take them out. We also spent some time at Red Rocks. It was a little cold, but the boys loved it. Maybe too much. They were running around a little too crazy for this mom who is afraid of heights, and proud of the fact that we haven't done stitches yet.

Jordan and her two kids, Ryder (4) and Lila (10 months) drove in form L.A. to join the fun in Vegas. It was the first time we have ever had all six of the Child grand-children together. They really did well. The older three are so close in age and the same love of silliness and dancing. They were so cute and I can't believe how quickly they have grown up.

The younger three of the Child children aren't quite as close and did not have any funny jokes between the three of them, but they were also quite good dancers.

Jackson thinks Ryder is so funny!

I just had to throw in this picture of Lila. She is so cute, she just melts my heart.