Breba: 2011 Year in Review: April

Due to still not having a job, it made it easy to make trips to Vegas! Design Team had a special St. George project and while the kids were out on spring break we loaded them all into Katie’s Van and took them to Sin City. The drive up was not bad at all, I think the kids were excited about the trip so we reviewed (made up) rules and we went over them again and again. Rule number 1-no whining Rule number 2-Listen to Adults Rule number 3-Use your Manners Rule number 4-Hands to yourself Rule number 5-Inside Voices. The first day we were in Vegas we drove a few more hours to visit St. George, I would say for pizza factory, but really it was to go shopping @ Tiapan and the Downeast home outlet. Not any huge purchases for me, just the typical cheap mirror that both Katie and Julia told me not to buy, but it was cheap and I wanted it. The next day was filled with more shopping but we promised the kids we would take them to a special surprise. The whole time we were there we threatened them with “the special surprise”. First we went to the Bellagio Gardens, which they actually loved, especially the jumping water, where every kid got to try and catch it. Then we headed down to the water show…they had no idea what was coming, and to be honest even knowing what was going to happen, it scared me when it first started!(see video below) After the show we walked down to Serendipity 2 and had frozen hot chocolate and of course sweet potato French Fries. Then it was back to the Bellagio for one last night water show. The funniest part about having the kids in Vegas was that we had kids in Vegas. Taking 6 kids around on the street and through the casinos made us look like a circus act. Apparently Vegas isn’t that kid friendly?

Trip high and low lights-The drive back home-kids were grumpy, hungry and tired and the adults were the same-it’s never fun coming back from a trip. Almost running out of gas. Julia stepping on my cheap mirror. Pizza factory breadsticks. Not seeing Cody Brown from sister wives even once! Julia telling Hadyn to use my hairbrush on the dog! Seeing Holly Madison, walk right by us. Sugar pancakes.

Since being unemployed I decided to paint my Mom’s house and get things ready for a new wood floor. Which meant taking everything off the walls!

And my new go to costume, made an appearance at Girls Camp Kickoff. That night I also happened to wear that outfit to Chili’s where I used the megaphone to say hello to some friends who actually were on a date. Not a few minutes later did I actually knock the megaphone on the ground which switched the siren on. I guess people in the restaurant actually ducked when it went off! Opps.