Vegas, baby!

So, we do Vegas probably a little different than most people -- our very good friends live there, so we don't hit the Strip or gamble or anything. We eat at some awesome restaurants, relax and usually hit the park. This time, we hit the park and I did a little shoot for one beautiful mama:

Oh, we miss our friends so much! We definitely don't get to see enough of Dave and Erin. And the kicker this time? I didn't get to see their newest addition. In fact, I had friends/family who had three babies this summer, and I didn't get to meet any of these new little ones. I was sooooo bummed!

Fortunately, I also got some shopping time in with my bestie; she was doing way better with her pregnancy than I was last time, so I'm glad she was up for some eating out and walking around the mall. We also stopped and let the boys play at the splashpark.

We also did some swimming at Erin's mom's swimming pool; it was too cold for me, but the kids (and the big kids) loved it!

 

Vegas was, as always, too short. But we had a jam-packed summer, so on we went...

Next stop: Cedar City!

Phew, it's hot in Arizona...

So just a quick update: We made it to New York on Tuesday, Brent is checked in at work and is still going through paperwork stuff before he can get down to the dentistry stuff. We found a good place to rent and we move in tomorrow. Just need to get a second car and we'll be doing well. We've had only one crazy day with the kids and just a few pull-your-hair moments (mostly because we've been crammed all together in a car and hotel rooms for more than a week now), but they're doing well.

On to our awesome summer vacation! We left our beautiful home in Oklahoma in June and we had a fun-packed summer vacation visiting family and friends. Our first stop was to Arizona to see our close friends Zack and Keri and their kiddos...

Holy cow was Arizona ridiculously hot! We hung out with our friends and went swimming every day. The kids LOVED it! The kids loved the neighborhood pool, and we also went down to the river to play on the beach. It was weird having it be so hot outside, but the river was so cold I couldn't get in.

So we got a big mud tower going on the bank instead...

The kids were brave and learned to jump off the side by themselves, even Bryn!

We miss our friends so much, can't wait to see you again soon!