What Happens in Vegas... Again

Since we spent Mother's Day up in Oregon with my family, Ian and I decided to drive down to Vegas and spend some time with his family over Father's Day. The drive wasn't too bad, though gas was pretty durn expensive. Ian was sick the night before, so he slept (or tried to) while I drove most of the way. He was nice and drove into Vegas. For some reason I just really don't like driving into cities that I don't know well... then end. ANYWAY...

Friday night we went out to eat with some of the Oxborrow family friends. We went to Memphis BBQ and it was splendid... I had a blackberry lemonade with my delectable dinner and it was delish! We had some good conversation. Ian and I sat in the very back of the SUV... and it was funny. Ian is so tall he can't even sit in the back, he had to have his head sideways the entire time... poor man. The rest of the night was spent chatting! It was great.

On Saturday Ian helped his dad move one of the ward members and then we headed out to Pahrump, NV where Ian's grandparent's live. It was fun to see the old haunts of Ian's childhood where he and his siblings spent a bit of time each summer. We also happened to be there the same time as his aunt and uncle, so I was able to meet them too! It was a lot of fun.

We picked up food for dinner and whatnot, then we headed home and watched The Princess and the Frog and When in Rome. Ian and I saw The Princess and the Frog over Valentine's weekend (as I know I've mentioned before) and we NEVER get sick of it! It's one of our favorite Disney shows! So, if you haven't seen it, DO IT! Ian's mom and sister loved When in Rome and wanted us to share the bliss... and it was hilarious indeed! :)

Sunday we went to church. Ian's mom gave this amazing lesson on the Atonement. I know her words really touched many class members and made them really think and ask questions, which is exactly what a great teacher does! After church Ian's dad grilled up some steak (which was divine), Livvi made biscuits and helped me with the pressure cooker and the carrots, and with the potatoes it the perfect Father's Day meal!

We drove home after dinner and made a pit-stop out in the desert to look at the stars. It was perfect! Ian called to some of the desert critters and they called back! It was so cool!

Monday we went up to Ogden to celebrate Father's Day with my family. We gave my dad a ninja hamster. It's hilarious. We also went and saw Ashlee's play Footloose. She did a great job dancing and singing her heart out!

Now on to the wedding weekend. Congrats to my cousin Aaron and his awesome fiance (soon to be wife!).

What Happens in Vegas...

...Is pretty much going in this post.

So last weekend (April 23-26) we went down to Las Vegas to hang with the Oxborrow fam. It was a blast! Ian had to work until about 1 on Friday, so when he finished, we pretty much just booked it out of here, picked up Seth, and drove down to Vegas.

When we got into town Ian's parents took us to Claim Jumper... talk about huge meals! It was awesome! We tried to take a bunch of pictures... here are some...

I think I have more pictures of Ian's tongue than anything else *wink*

"The back of your head is ridiculous!"

 My favorite picture of the trip I think... there might be one or two more...

The next day we went to Valley of Fire, the state park northeast of Vegas.

Being gangtsa' on the way there.

Boys will be boys... HAHAHA

Our first stop in the park.

The dead snake that Livvi found while we were exploring the canyon.

Wha' happened? We took a couple of pictures here. This was just the funny one. Oh, see the shoes? They're Ian's brother's shoes. He's on his mission... Thanks Caleb!

This doesn't look that high up... but it was.

Livvi posing. She's awesome!

Ian climbing the rocks... again.

A cool shot of the desert rocks and the moon.

Cactus flowers and the sun beams!

One of the many family pics. I must admit that I liked taking the one where Graham had to run to get in the picture :) Isn't the background awesome! Ian's Mom picked it on the way in... pretty sweet.

Huzzah! Day of conquering at Valley of Fire!

Sunday we went to church and spent the day relaxing and I learned how to play Mexican Train dominoes. Seth kept beating me, and Ian's dad had the worst luck ever. Really. It was funny, I'm not going to lie.

We headed back on Monday and stopped in St. George to see Jill and her kids. (I grew up with Jill in Vegas). That was a lot of fun. They have a really cute house! And the boys are simply adorable!

It was definitely too short, but it was a fantastic weekend.

You can probably see the rest of the pictures on Facebook when I get around to actually posting them....