What Happens in Vegas….

Doesn’t really HAVE to stay in Vegas right? I mean I could definately use some of that rest and relaxation again. I miss it, it was glorious!!

So the whole reason we got to go on this trip was because Josh and DJ use Sysco as their food vendor for Willies and Sysco chose their top accounts to send on a trip to Vegas (ya know a customer appreciation kinda thing). There were about 7-10 other restaurants there with us, most of them were from the KC area. They paid for the flight, hotel (4 Seasons at Mandalay Bay), spa service, Blue Man Group tickets, a dinner our first night there, and spending money. Uh yeah, we felt appreciated alright!!! It was wonderful, and so nice of Sysco to do that for us. 4 Seasons is AMAZING!! It didn’t really feel like we were in Vegas, it felt like a relaxing little resort and that was exactly what I wanted.

 

 This was the longest I had been away from the kiddos and I was nervous………..but then we got there and I realized there were no fights to break up, no noses to wipe, or diapers to change and I just totally enjoyed it! Honestly my favorite part of the vacation (aside from Wheel of Fortune penny slots, holla!!) was drinking my coffee in bed and reading my book, AM-AZ-ING!! The pool and our spa visit wasn’t too shabby either.

I only took my huge Nikon camera so I didn’t take very many pictures. I did take it to the pool one day and got a picture of DJ’s SWEET 60 dollar swim trunks he bought (he forgot to pack some and the gift shop didn’t offer a wide variety). We laughed so hard cause they were pretty awful!

Les, DJ and Josh chillin at the pool bar, I was busy laying out and getting BURNT!!

Modeling!!!

Hahaha, loser $

Josh and I also snapped some pics of ourselves in the room before we went out. I hate those kind of pics, so awkward to stand alone and get a picture taken or to hold the camera out and get one of both of us. I always feel dumb and I NEVER know what to do with my arms!!

 

Josh was a little obsessed with this hat he bought there but he only actually wore it out one night and I kept calling him Panama Jack, ha $

 

By the way, my knees have been hurting since we got back from wearing heels so much while we were there. My feet don’t even know what heels are anymore!!! They weren’t happy with me.

We had a great time, it was nice to hang out with Leslie and DJ (the boys especially enjoyed it since they are in love with each other and miss each other like crazy). We got lots of rest, gambled “some” drank “a little”, ate yummy food (hello sushi, lets be best friends) and re-charged our batteries before heading back to the day to day chaos that is our life.

Sidenote: The day after we got back, I was feeding the kids lunch and Harper dumped hers all over the floor and Pax was crying about who knows what. We’re not in Vegas anymore folks. Vacation OVER.

I was so pumped to find robes in the bathroom, you might be a redneck if……ha! Just kidding. But seriously, never stayed at a hotel that had robes before. I live a sheltered life people.

 

Hangin out at House of Blues

 

Hotel Lobby @ 4 Seasons

The bed: the sweet, wonderful, glorious bed. I miss you!!!

Windows Live Writer?

So I was clicking out of the internet today and this small box was on my desktop that said something about using Windows Live Writer to write your blogs in and then publish to Blogger. I thought to myself “huh? well maybe THIS will be easier than using blogger” (blogger has limited fonts, and a few other features I am not fond of). So I downloaded the Windows Live Writer and am testing it out right now. I am pretty pumped if it works because…..I can use my fun new fonts from KevinandAmanda!! I have been trying FOREVER to figure out how to download fonts to blogger to use and it never works and is sooo complicated!

Ok going to upload a pic now and see how that goes:

Yup that was super easy. Ok I think I am in love. This might cut my blog writing in half!!!

Never a Dull Moment

Warning:Graphic information in this post, read with caution......or just don't read it at all.............I don't care.

Oh what an adventure I had last night with my son. It was about 8:30 p.m. he was going to the bathroom (he does this alone, has been for a while now) and then he was supposed to get in bed so I could come tell him goodnight. All of a sudden he starts crying in the bathroom so I run in there and and he is standing there with his pants down and his "private area" is bright red and purple......the toilet lid had fallen on it (seriously why does stuff like this happen when I am home alone)!!!! I have heard of this happening (in a magazine) and I remember the outcome not being good so of course I am trying hard not to panic as well.

I gently pull his pants back up and run in to google what to do in this situation. I really wanted to just take him to the hospital but decided to just chill out and see what my options were. Well THEN everything on the internet was saying take him to the hospital if the swelling didn't go down cause they would have to insert a catheter to empty the bladder..............AAAAAHHHH!!!!

Luckily the swelling went down and I was able to get him to go to the restroom. I did call my pediatrician and she told me that since he peed that he should be ok, just to monitor him for blood in the urine. He still has a big bruise on it (told you graphic info) and the doctor said it will be tender for a while but he should live and his boy parts should function normally.

So if your a Mom to a little boy, be aware of these dangerous toilet seats lurking in your house. They are vicious, they can cause pain, they can do damage, they can give you one heck of a scare (and a picture in your head you wish you could erase!)


On a lighter note, here are some pics from soccer this week.



Picture Day!




Pax and cousin Delken playing




If these boys are anything like their Daddy's when they grow up....we are in trouble!!



We have a busy (and hopefully accident free) weekend ahead and then Monday morning Josh and I head to Vegas for 4 days!!!

Our life lately

We have been busy busy busy in the Hall household!! To say I am ready for the slower life that comes with summer time would be an understatement. Don't get me wrong, I loooooove spring, I looooove this weather (the wind? Not so much. Go away. You suck) I loooooove all the pretty flowers and trees, but we have so much going on this spring and I am just ready for summer. It's my fault though, I have a little (and by that I mean BIG) problem with saying no to people, the result? I get involved in way too many things and then get way overwhelmed.

The main thing on our agenda lately? Gettin ready for Auntie Sarah's wedding!!! We had her shower this past weekend and the wedding is in 2 1/2 weeks (holy moly I am gonna be a blubbering mess!!) The shower was great, thank you to Lisa Browning who did a wonderful job putting it all together. Then that night we (me, my 2 sisters and my cousin Kayla) had "adult craft time" which involved making church pew wreaths and had some "drinks". We had a blast, well at least I did. I love doing monotonous work like hot gluing 200 tissue paper circles onto a foam circle (you think I am kidding? I am not) but some people do not enjoy it as much and would rather facebook and then go to bed early (I'm lookin at you Amber).


Here are pics from Sarah's shower:

Lisa decorated these, they were adorable!

Sarah's favorite food ever was served at the shower.....pigs- n- a- blanket.

Harper got to come to the shower......we left the crazy boys at home.

The kids are doin well, Pax is in soccer now and still hoarding. His new thing is paper, any kind, he likes it all. I will catch him sneaking receipts off the counter and running to his room to put it in his "hoarding spot" and while at cousin Aiden's house he tried to steal a set of instructions to Aiden's train table. Really? Trying to steal the TRAIN TABLE would make sense to me (hey go big or go home) but the piece of paper the instructions are on? I'll pass. So at what point do I become concerned about this? I guess it could be worse.....he could be eating the paper like those people on that show "My Strange Addiction" seriously what is THAT about?!?!

Harper......oh Harper, Harper, Harper. She is saying a few more words but STILL.NOT.MAMA!!! I have come to the conclusion that she is intentionally doing it and this is just the first of many rebelling moments she will have with me. She will look right at me and call me Dada and then grin real big like "man I know I am pissing you off royally by doing this, and I am loving every minute!" She also has this habit of throwing all of her food off her tray when she is done eating, then the tray, then the placemats from the table, then anything else she can get her hands on. Our kitchen floor is a disaster during feeding time. I kind of want to feed her outside on the deck cause I am sick of cleaning all the time. Then I could just hose her off when she was done, right? Don't judge me, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Talking on the phone........it's actually a toy, but she was pretending it was her phone and blabbering away.

Watching Daddy mow the yard.

We had a great weekend with my family. I love watching my nephew and my kids play together. Josh and I leave for Vegas next week for 4 days (this will be the longest I have ever been away from the kids and I am nervous) then we will be back in time for Easter then the next week we head to Manhattan for THE WEDDING!!! I still have a maid of honor speech to write.............crap!

Aiden's pouty face.

PS- Has anyone used the new photo upload on here? Man that thing pisses me off!!! The pictures WILL NOT move where I want them too!!! I have been thinking of switching blog networks, maybe wordpress? I am kind of fed up with blogger. Anyone know anything about wordpress?