Lied Museum

We went to the Lied Children's Museum.
We had a great time (and got an awesome discount)



Here the kids are playing with clay and Maxx in his Prince costume. There was so much to do in this museum. (It is like the Discovery Gateway in Utah)

We had so much fun. They had this booth where you go in, shut the door, and experience a hurricane winds up to 80 MPH. It was awesome. Luckily, we had been before (and it was cheap) so we only spent 3 hours there. (The kids were getting so tired and hungry so we decided to go.) You could definitely spend an entire day here.

*The next post is also at the museum*

Just Like Grandpa!!

One section was talked about the Post Office.









"We want to be just like Grandpa!"



We love and miss you Grandpa Ashby!!

Breaking Dawn

Yeah!! We got the book Breaking Dawn. We were at Barnes and Noble at 8:30 AM and got our wristband. We are #2. That night we went back to Barnes and Noble for the "Party." Actually because we already had a wristband we didn't get there until 11:30 PM. We talked with some of Amy's friends for a minute. It was fun because all these people had dressed up like Edward, Bella, and other characters from the book. At 11:55 they lined us up (there were about 200 people there) and the excitement started. We were all cheering. You can imagine how silly that many girls can get. (There were some boys there too. I have even convinced David to let me read them to him. We like to read books together. I have been wanting to read them again so that will be a good opportunity.) Yeah for us, we got the book. (Not that we were afraid we would not get a copy.) Actually Amy bought it. I am cheap so I will just read it after her. (They are really great books, but I just went along for the fun. I can wait. Amy is really into it. She is the one who told me about them in the first place. What would I do without her. I wouldn't sew or read books.) I think I will post my opinion of the book after I am done reading it. That might be in a couple weeks so don't hold your breath. (Not because Amy hasn't finished it, because it takes me awhile to finish a book. Even though these are very entertaining books.)

Milk Boxes

These coolers not only hold our delivered milk, but also our children. We put these two crazies in the containers the night before the milkman comes, but for some reason he only leaves the milk and never takes the children. O well, we will keep trying!!

Pajamas

I MADE THESE PJ'S. I wanted to BUY some cheap pj's (the key word is BUY) and my sister convinces me that the cheapest (not the most convenient or easiest) way was to make them. So I bought the cheapest material I could find and make some for Maxx and Matthew. (Matthew are the same, but his top is blue and bottom is green.) They were totally cheap. I made both pairs for $3.00. That is awesome!! I hope they stay together. They were actually really easy to make. (Except for the collar. It gave me trouble.) Maxx loves his so much that I let him wear them all day and night, and then after much deliberation, convinced him that they were dirty. But lucky for him I had them washed by that night. Seeing how much he loves them totally makes my effort worth it. Thanks Amy for helping me be domestic!! I would NEVER EVER have done this without you. And as much as I complain, I had fun! As for Maxx's hair - Aunt Amy was messing around with him before church. She thought I would fix it, which I attempted to do. But he loved it so much and I was not in the mood to fight him. (Sundays are hard enough and he was happy.) So he went to church looking like this. Not the outfit, just the hair. We now keep Aunt Amy away from him on Sunday. (After reading this blog I make it sound like Maxx gets whatever he wants. This is not always the case, but the boy does melt my heart!!)

Red Rock Canyon

We hiked Red Rock Canyon July 26, 2008. It was so much fun. We first went on this mile hike that lead to nowhere, and some helpful people directed us to a different hike. (More oriented toward children.) The second hike was called Children's Discovery Trail, and it was the funniest hike I have ever been on. It had so many fun rocks to climb, and it told about the Indians and showed some of their shelter. It was awesome!! At the end of the hike there is a Seasonal waterfall. You can only see the waterfall during the months of January through March. But since the waterfall was not there we were able to climb the rocks around that area. That was cool. Matthew and David found this huge rock to slide down. (David ripped a big hole in his pants because he really used it as a slide. He is too cute!! This is why I love him so much. He makes me giggle all the time.) There were so many different terrains on the hike, the dirt would suddenly turn from red to black, which was cool, and the landscape was beautiful. Our family really loved this hike. (However, the trail was rocky and narrow- so we got our share of scratches and bumps. But we all thought it was totally worth it.)

24th of July

They do not celebrate the 24th of July in Vegas. So we made up our own fun. We went to the park, which had a water fountain, and played for a long time. We came home had a picnic, watched Nancy Drew with popcorn, and that night we had a BBQ. It was a lot of fun and we all had a blast. Daddy had to work - we missed him.