Vegas Weekend!

It's Vegas time, baby!  This past Friday, Jared and I hopped on a plane to Las Vegas for a much needed 48 hours of fun with two of our best friends.

We stayed at The Palazzo for the first time and were impressed from the beginning.  The room was ready at 11am and we were all set to go have lunch at the pool by noon. 
And we got a view of the strip--very cool.

After a relaxing afternoon where this mama actually took a nap (yes, a NAP!) we were ready to go do dinner.  We went to the Delmonico and were so happy to be back there with the Rachavongs.

The last time we were with them in Vegas was 8 years ago.  Adam proposed to Hayley right after we had dinner at the Delmonico!  This time we toasted to great friends instead of an engagement:)

After a fabulous dinner of steak and halibut, the hubdog and I headed over to see Garth Brooks!

This guy put on a heckuva show.  Seriously, one of the best we have ever seen.  He is so talented and rocked it for 2 1/2 hours!  His wife, Trisha Yearwood, even came out and sang with him, too, which was an added bonus for sure:)

With the time difference, it was 3 am to us when the show ended, but we were so stoked about it that we could have couldn't have cared less.  I am so glad that we went!

Meanwhile, Gigi and Boom were holding down the fort at our house.   A cold front blew in and it was cold here on Saturday morning.  Jackson had a baseball game at the same time as Maddie's soccer game, so they had to divide and conquer.

I heard that Maddie did great!  She was right in there trying her best.

Even though she didn't score a goal, she told me that she definitely will score one the next time!

The Angry Birds tied 6 - 6, but Madison's #1 cheerleader thought that they were for sure the best team.

After the games, they met back up at our house to warm up and get ready to head out to the lake.

Around the same time, Hayley and I had just arrived at Cabana 141!  It was a little bit different scene than the one in Murphy, Tx.  Sunny, 90 degrees and a waitress bringing us drinks.

Love this girl! 

We had a blast.  There was another pool with lots of loud music coming from it nearby.  We imagined that this was what people in there must have been doing:)

Most of the time the guys stayed near the cabana so that they could watch as much college football as possible.  They did venture out after they both won big, though.  They did so good on picking the winners of all three games.  Way to go, hubs!

It was the all around perfect day.

That evening we got ready for dinner and a little casino action.  When Lila saw this picture, she asked me why we went to Chuck E Cheese!  I guess it's not all that different.  Just much crazier people, though.

We ate dinner at Dal Toro's on the strip--lots of good laughs and the perfect night to dine outside.

That night the kids were living it up at the lakehouse with their grandparents.  Lila was busy taking care of her babies...

there was some horseplay on the couch...

and two ninnies being silly after bathtime:)

The next day they drove over to the ranch.  I'm almost 100% positive that Jackson did not drive on any real roads!

They got to see the llamas and found out one of them is pregnant. 
I wonder when we'll get to go see the baby llama?!

Words cannot describe how cute I think this black cowboy hat is on our kid.

They also got to see two new baby calves. 
 Since there is one girl and one boy, they named them Fancy Nancy and Jaden (the red power ranger).  So fitting!

Thanks again, Mom and Dad, for taking such great care of our kids. 
They had such a fun weekend and we did, too!