Leaving Las Vegas!!

Well time to head home. We left just as the temps were reaching over 110 degrees!!! We made a stop and said good bye to Ryan (love you RyRy) and then hit the highway. In St. George we stopped and had In N Out Burgers. Jane had never eaten one (can you believe that a person can be 11 years old and had never even tasted one), picked out a new movie from the Red Box and headed North to 90 degree weather.

Saying good-bye to RyRy.

Jane and Katilin back in Utah.

Janes first In-N-Out Burger!!

Our Poor, Poor Pool!!

Our old house in Las Vegas in now vacant and the poor pool is really taking a hit. We stopped by to look and the water was green, mossy and really smelled. The neighbors were draining it out into the street because bugs were growing in it. The trees are starting to die, and the block wall in the front yard is falling apart. Really, really sad, it was and will be again, a great home.

The week we moved out.

Now, so sad.

Dinner with Family

we had a great time in Las Vegas, it was fun to have time with Sammi and Kirk, David and Dad and Judy. Kirk is really handy and was able to fix, well just turn on my Dad's hot tub, which had not been turned on in about 10 years. We had a great dinner, but also looking forward to heading home to a bit cooler weather.

Kirk fixing Dad's Hot Tub

David attempting a flip, looks more like a belly flop.

mid Air

and flop!!!

Shark Reef!!!!

Today Sammi and I headed out for a day of fun looking at schools, and having lunch with Lisa, Janelle and Emily!!! I sure do miss my friends here, but could do without the heat.

Jane and Kaitlin listening to information on all of the fish.



petting the sting ray's

My Dad and Judy took the girls to the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay. They had a great time looking at the of the fish then lunch at the House of Blues and to top it all off a ride on the New York, New York roller coaster. They were just right at the line (for height) to ride and ride they did. They got off with the biggest smiles and of course wanting to do it again.

roller coster at New York, New York

Grandma Judy with Jane and Kaitlin

Grandpa Ted with Jane and Kaitlin

Vegas Baby (and Miss Jane)

Well Jane arrived yesterday in Salt Lake City for a 10 day visit. We had a great afternoon, had Kaitlin Strickland (our neighbor who is Janes age and for the past 3 summers have hung out together) spend the night and at 5:15 am, I woke them up, loaded them in the Truck and headed off to Vegas to visit Grandpa and Grandma Birkland and Sammi and David. We had a great trip and the girl were really quite, watching movies and reading teen magazines. We had to stop and take pictures at the border signs (you know, 3 states in 6 hours)and of course of the temp reading 100 degrees!!!! Boy I do not miss the heat:)

We were not here even 15 minutes before the girls were in the pool. They are right now trying their hands at hooking a rug!! We are having dinner with Sammi and Kirk tonight for Sam's 22 Birthday which was yesterday, so more later.

We had a fun dinner at Olive Garden for Sammi 22nd Birthday. Can't believe that my kids are so grown up and wonderful. I miss her living close but I know she loves living back in Las Vegas and being close to Kirk (who we think is wonderful also)

As soon as we got home from dinner, the girls were back in the pool and since then have been sitting by the pool working on their hook rugs.