LAS VEGAS

We started out are trip on Tuesday June 2 2009 and headed to LAS VEGAS.......The First main attraction you come to is .....................THE HOOVER DAM.......................

They are building a new raod that will bi -pass the Hoover Dam so unless you want to stop and see it you can just keep on driving! ( Which will be nice because there is a lot of traffice there.)

Just a shot of the buildings...............

Look at how far down it is...........................

This picture explains itself.........................if not the Gift shop!

The boys were not wanting to take photos.......................

It was windy and they were sleepy........................but I wanted a photo with them.........

Bring on Nevada.............................Goodbye Arizona.....................

We stayed in the stratosphere and I just wanted to show our awesome view of the cooler system? We even paid more when we got there to be closer to the pool. Which we were on the 18th floor and the pool was on the 8th. Oh well you don't have to have a good view.

So we went to the pool and it was cold but CHASE loved the pool and didn't want to leave. He wanted his grandpa Norton to take him around the pool so he could splash.

MASON doesn't like to get his face wet so he just sits on the side and jumps in on the steps.......But he loves to play in the water ............. He kept saying lets jump in and then get dried off with our towels...........

MASON was sick with a fever the morning we left but we thought that it's just a fever so lets start out and see how he does. When we got there he was still running a fever so I kept giving him medicine and he just wanted to lay in the bed. But once the medicine kicked in he wanted to do stuff......SO WE HEADED TO THE SHARK MUESUM..........

MASON was able to ride in the stroller and so it worked out ok for him when he started to feel bad he would sit down................

The first shot was an alligator.............he looked dead................

SHARK WATCH OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!

JELLY FISH........................

STAR FISH........................

OCTOPUS..................at the top corner

another shot of the OCTOPUS and STAR FISH.............

Another SHARK.................we went in a tunnel that had the sharks swimming all around us......

The next day we went to the COCA COLA FACTORY................

and then to the M&M FACTORY.......MMMMMMMMMMM

CHASE WAS ALWAYS WANTING TO BE HELD AND NEVER WANTED TO SIT EVEN FOR ONE PICTURE

Me, Grandma Norton & Mason

Grandpa Norton, Chase & Mason

The M& M world there were different windows set up with M & M so this is a shot of Vegas Poker...

Getting a tan.............

This was funny it said," I WILL NOT MELT IN THE HAND"

Then it was off to the M & M Movie.......3D.............Mason ended up not liking it because it would pop out and then it got really loud!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is the title of the Movie we watched!!!!!!!!!!! It was pretty funny..............

The race car that was so big it was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mason loves race cars!!!!!!!!!!!

We went to see Mckenzie, Collin, Kris, Carter Dean that live in Pahrump Nevada. Debbie the mom and her husband have some grandkids and they let Mason drive it! He loved it because it went really fast!

Just a shot of the boys at there house...........

Here is me and Mckenzie! She was graduating from high school and we haven't seen each other for about 10 years! It was so hot and hummid that my hair was a frizzy mess........ oh well she looks good!

Here is the shot of them all together: Mckenzie, Kris (who is now married and has a baby girl), Carter, Collin.

A look at the strip at night on our drive back to the hotel...............

The kids hanging out the window watching the Belagio water show ...............

Here is our Hotel the STRATOSPHERE.......We had a fun time and Mason was only sick for the one day. So we were able to have fun! It was a quick trip of three days but with 2 kids it seem like a long time. Thanks to my parents for coming with me and my kids.

A Smart INVENTION

I finally was able to purchase a SIT-N-STAND STROLLER, the best invention ever to me. When you have two kids and one runs every where but gets tired after awhile, this is just great. As soon as I got it put together (yes I put it together) Chase was all over it.

He loves the step. He really thinks he is so cool that he can climb up and stand. I did put him in the front and he didn't like it as much as standing but that is what happens when you are the younger child.

Just a back side shot of him getting off. I am so glad that I got the stroller. It took me a little bit to save for it but luckily for me I had a birthday and got money so I was able to get it in time for a trip to VEGAS. I am going with my Parents. Darren has to work. But in JULY we are going to SAN DIEGO and to SEA WORLD so we will get alot of use out of it.

MASON BIRTHDAY part 3

Later in the afternoon we let MASON open his presents from us............ We thought that it would be funner for him to spread it out so we didn't let him know that he had presents until after his party..............

He got 4 different TRANS FORMERS.........................

He got SOCCER SHOES............ which he was wanting and needs for soccer camp in June...........

Then we gave him Soccer Clothes, Oliver & Company (his new favorite movie), pinocchio, and Chase gave him a car for his CARS; called SNOT ROD!

Here is the car...................... Mason was glad CHASE picked out the right one he was wanting! Mason was very thankful for the presents he got. HE got in the mail money from his Grandma & Grandpa Norton and also his Great Grandma & Grandpa Howard sent money. He loved when he opened the cards and money fell out he was excited. So thank you to all who sent or gave him stuff for his birthday, HE LOVED IT. It is hard for me to believe that my little baby boy is 4 years old and doing great. We love him and love hearing the stuff he says, when it is nice.

MASON'S PARTY part 2

We did the jumping castle, and inside it was a basketball hoop that they played basketball until they broke the hoop............ NEXT.........................

Pin the tail on the donkey...............or maybe pin the tail on the mouth.......................

We did water balloon's...............which were gone in 2 minutes..................

We ate hot dogs and then ....... Sang Happy Birthday and ate cake & ice cream...............

Then it was PRESENT time..............(left to right: Davis, Luke, MASON, Spencer) MASON HAD ALOT OF FUN! I have never done a party so I was glad that I only invited the 2 neighborhood boys and one other friend. He got a gun set, transformer, spiderman book, and a hungry hippo game.