Saturday, January 18, 2025

The Avengers take Vegas


Rylee's softball team had a tournament in Las Vegas so we (and another family) went down a little early to enjoy the sites.  We stayed in downtown Vegas the first night and took the kids to explore Freemont Street.  They enjoyed it but were also shocked at a lot of the things they saw! 
The next morning we walked Freemont Street and got some delicious doughnuts from Pinkbox.
Later that afternoon we drove out to Red Rock Canyon.  It was so beautiful!  We drove the loop and did a really cool hike.
The girls were super excited to check out Swig and Raising Cane's.  They were both delicious!
We had to walk the strip and check out some of the iconic spots- the M&M and Hershey store of course!
The kids loved walking through all the cool hotels, especially the New York New York, Paris and Bellagio.  So many things to look at!  We had to do the NYNY coaster.  In fact, Rylee went back with some teammates and rode it again 3 times!
The Bellagio had a really cool Japanese garden to walk through.  It was gorgeous!
The fountain show was great as always.  I loved the Pink Panther theme song!
We rode the lightrail, watched the sphere (so cool!) and ate lots of good food.  Our hotel was right next to a Chick Fil A... Rylee's fave!
The girls got in lots of bonding time.  Rylee couldn't play due to her ACL injury but she still had fun being there and supporting her team.
We all went to the pinball museum.  There were so many old machines, it was pretty cool to get to play some of them!

Rylee and Joslyn had a lot of fun riding in the car! 😅

Rylee's coach paid for all the girls to go to a Cirque Du Soleil show at MGM.  We decided to tag along too.  It was a great show!
It was a fun week of softball and bonding.  Go Avengers! 🥎

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

New Years party at the Rolenes

 

The Rolene's host an annual neighborhood New Years Eve Party.  Its always a good time!  This year, the girls did a "spa day."  Rylee loved doing our hair and nails!
The boys had a blast hanging out together.  They were so busy we only saw them when they needed food and replenishments!
I love this tradition.  Its always fun to hang out and catch up with everyone again.  Aga & Steven, Jeanna & Eric, Angie & Jake.  We are blessed to have such great neighbors!
Happy New Year!  One of my resolutions this year is to spend more time with the people I love.  This was a great way to start the year off right! 🩷