Thanksgiving in Vegas

This year we accompanied Curtis's family to Vegas for Thanksgiving. Curtis's Mom has always been fond of Vegas and wanted to see how the buffet was for Thanksgiving. So off we went.

Most of the time we spent at the Tahiti Village where we stayed. The kids had fun swimming and playing on the man made beach which included sand. On Thanksgiving itself we went to Spice Market Buffet where we ate not only Turkey but we also had some seafood, Chinese, Italian, and Mediterranean food. The kids ate their weight in deserts including pie, eclairs, ice cream and cotton candy. At the end of the day we were all stuffed.

The following day Curtis and I got the chance to go to the Tournament of the Kings. We enjoyed eating with our hands and cheering on our King who happened to be representing France and who happened to win that night. I spent most of my time inspecting the horses:). Curtis seemed to be focusing more on the Cornish Game Hen on his plate:).

We had a lot of fun but we are thankful to live in our current state and city. It suits us better. Speaking of what we are thankful for, we are thankful for all that Heavenly Father has given us including our family, home, and the Gospel.

Curtis and Jace on the man-made beach at the resort. Jace is not too happy about being buried.

Sage and Ashton Playing on the beach at the resort.

Curtis and Jace in the hot tub

Jace Very happy to be warm in the hot tub. It was a bit breezy that day.

Hot tub facial bubbles!

Yes this man loves me

We took our picture about two years ago at this very spot.

Me at the Tournament of Kings.

Eating with my hands feels very natural to me:)

Sleeping to Dream

I dream a lot. Mostly because I have this talent of being able to wake up in the morning and fall back asleep. Mornings are where I have my most memorable dreams simply because I can remember them! I have good dreams, bad dreams, and awful dreams. I live my past, present and even future while I’m asleep. And sometimes my dreams seem more like abstract ideas than an actual thought or scenes.

My fears are portrayed frequently in my dreams. Some of them are believable, and others are absolutely insane. I have woken up in a sweat and in tears. Sometimes at first I do not know why I am crying until I start to recall the fact I was dreaming a heart-wrenching dream. Other times I wake scared of whomever may have been trying to “get” me. When I was a child it was a tiger or ET, but this character has morphed as I have grown up into those I believe whom have a true distaste for me.

Dreams of the past can be the worst in my opinion because they are rarely ever good ones. These memories that haunt my dreams are those that have hurt me immensely. However occasionally dreams of past friends whom I have no contact with can be comforting to have even though I wake up wondering if they are ok and wishing I could just KNOW if they are happy.

Finally there are my dreams that are happy. These dreams usually fulfill dreams of my own. They allow me to be me no matter what the consequence is. They are thrilling and exciting and full of love and fun. These are the dreams that when I wake up I want to go back to sleep to continue the dream. I wish my mind would allow me to have more of these dreams. But unfortunately for me my mind focuses on my worries and insecurities or the dream is so abstract that I have NO idea what its about.

Generally in most of my dreams there is one person who tends to always be by my side trying his best to guide and protect me. That would be my Curtis. Outside of dreaming I trust him more than anyone… past or present. Makes sense my mind would choose him to do the same in my dreams.

I wish I knew why I dream the way that I do. I wish I knew what all of it means. But I do not, and most likely I never will. So I raise my glass to all my dreams and say, “ If I must dream, let me wake up with a smile instead of tears.”

Halloween Blur

Halloween seemed to fly by this year. Maybe because while trick or treating the kids ran the whole time... or maybe its my lack of sleep due to a horrifying reality... more horrifying than any decoration I saw last night...wait for it, wait for it... teething! Either way the kids had a blast. Sage dressed up as the famous Pippi Longstocking and discovered that many children, and a surprising number of adults have no idea who the amazing Pippi is! Ashton dressed up as Search and Rescue again and was called a rock climber for most of the night. Jace was our little Pilot... I don't think he cared he was a pilot but he was sure cute. Here are a few pics.

Our Vampire, Jack the Pumpkin King and Baby Jack-o-lanterns!

The kids getting ready to go door to door

Jace at the front door wanting to go outside with the other kids

Sage posing for her Pippi Shot