Car Wash

This is one of those short and to the point stories with a few pictures. The other day while getting gas we decided to splurge and spend the few extra dollars to get a car wash. Brock loves going through them so hey why wouldn't Alyvia, right? Wrong! She absolutely hated it and lucky for me, not for her, I had my camera on me! I snapped a few for the memory book. Seems a little cruel I know but it was so funny to watch, poor baby.

Bowling

Last weekend one of the many things Brock asked to do for his birthday was to go bowling. With the schedule we had going for us it looked like it was going to be a little hard to fit in bowling but we were able to take him directly after his party. My mom and chad came along with my brothers family. Alyvia stayed home with Nana and went to bed since it was such an exhausting day.

It was a blast and the first game James and I did great! We are so not the best bowlers but we each had a score over 100! That is a rare thing for me. Brock was cute, he would get so excited when the ball hit the pins on the first roll but on his second roll he would usually yell at his ball because it didn't go exactly where he wanted it. It was funny and he was a good sport about it all. He even managed to get a spare on the second game and his little arms shot straight into the air and he was a yelling. I think everyone near us heard since he was so happy. Kenzie and Titan loved taking turns at bowling and eventually Titan ended up falling asleep. Brock and Kenzie were so cute as they finished up the games together, they would meet in the middle and tell each other good job. Mom and Chad of course bowled great as they usually do and my brother and his wife had a great second game. James and I on the second game just stank. It isn't even worth the trouble of explaining it we were just horrible, but regardless of how we do on a first game we are always bad at the second game.

It was so much fun to just relax and enjoy the game with everyone. Brock told me the next day that he had the best birthday ever!

Brock's Birthday Party

Brock's actual birthday isn't until the 28th, so I will be doing a much more emotional blog on him turning 5 at a later date. For now I will focus on the wonderful party we threw for him this past weekend.

One thing that I love about Brock is he is all about being around people. Crowds never intimidate him. That's a good thing because on Saturday we had over 40 people at my moms house celebrating Brock's Birthday.

The weather was so perfect and everyone was able to enjoy themselves outside without having to sweat to death! The theme was Ben 10 Alien Force, which of course no one had a clue as to who that was. I was also able to find a jumper to rent at the last minute so the kids were occupied at all times. There was some where around 15 kids so one point during the party my Nana ran out to buy bubbles which was a huge hit. Thank you mom and Nana for thinking of that!

It was an overall great day and Brock had an absolute blast. We sang Happy Birthday and he had the biggest grin on his face. His presents were of course the highlight of the party. He got "everything" he asked for and then some.

I was very proud of myself for not crying during the event. I'm usually the emotional one but some how I held it together for everyone. Thank you to everyone who came it was a huge success!

Kite Flying

It feels like it has been windy in Las Vegas for months now. I know that the months of March and April are usually some what windy but seriously it is getting ridiculous! Now a few weeks ago we tried bubbles in the wind and it didn't work out so well so I remember mentioning how the next time it's windy we will fly kites. I went to walmart and I found some small ones for only a dollar and by golly what do you know, today it is crazy windy! James put them together and both the kids took hold of their own kites and off soaring they went. Brock's got really high and all I could see was him letting go and off it goes but he did so well and kept really good control of it. Alyvia held hers the whole time by herself and thought it was the neatest thing ever. I kept her rope shorter so it wasn't as high but she loved every second of it. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the kites did seeming as they were only a dollar and you can tell cheaply made. They are still in good condition where we should be able to fly them at least one more time before something breaks. :)

Fire Pit and Smores

Need I say more? Ryan and Sherry have a fire pit in their back yard and love to make smores. They kindly invited us over to share in the enjoyment and honestly who can say no to chocolate?? It was great. Brock had a blast and loved the fire and Alyvia once she got used to it was having a blast too. Of course the smores were yummy and when everything was done there was left over roasted marshmallows. I think towards the end the kids just like burning the marshmallows and had no intentions of eating them. All five kids ventured upstairs and played with each other surprisingly well why we stayed outside and enjoyed the rest of the nice evening. It was a great way to end a Monday night.

Date Night

James and I finally had our much needed date night. I believe next time it will be a much needed weekend date. LOL

So my wonderful mom came over to babysit the kids while James and I headed out for a night out on the town. We first started out at the Silverton Hotel. I love that hotel because its mostly locals. We ended up signing up for the players club and were given some GREAT prizes. A fold up colander and a love songs CD. Haha it was great!

Next on the agenda was the Bellagio. I have been dying to go see the conservatory for ages now and this took my breath away. It was so beautiful and colorful and vibrant that I could have stayed there for ever. It was most definitely cold in there so we only stayed for a while.
After the conservatory we headed towards the strip and walked to the new City Center Hotels. That was very interesting. Not all that impressed with them but they were very pretty. On our lovely walk we encountered some questionable people. Feels like a whole new city, there were people walking around in random costumes, guys singing and playing the guitar for money, homeless men sitting in the middle of the sidewalk begging, and a drunk guy passed out in a chair next to an elevator. What is this city coming to? We did watch the water show before our night ended and as always it was so beautiful. I love the times when we do get to have an actual date night. Hoping that we can at least continue this once a month as we really enjoyed each others company. Its been awhile. Love you hunny!

Our creative neighbor

Once again people truly amaze me. Sherry my wonderful neighbor did such a nice thing for Alyvia. Her son recently had a birthday and received a new bike to replace his old one. Sherry thought his old bike would be perfect for Alyvia but the only thing was it was very boyish. So my brilliant neighbor went out and bought spray paint, then came home and completely took the bike apart and spray painted this bike black and pink for Alyvia. It turned out so cute!! Her wonderful husband then put everything back together for her and now Alyvia has a brand new bike with training wheels. It is also her first real bike!! Her little legs are the perfect length for this but she has yet to understand the peddling part. Thank you Sherry and Ryan!!!