USS Howard Kids Fishing Trip

What an amazing experience we got to have last night! A HUGE thank you to daddy's ship, bloodydecks.com and the Daily Double fishing boat for taking out the kids/families from the ship on a twilight fishing trip! Just what my boys have been dreaming of. The only thing that could have possibly made it better would have been to have daddy along with us.

They went all out! They had more pizza than we could eat and drinks and little candy treats. They started out the trip by giving all the kids lewers which they thought were great fun to play with. Once we got out there the deck hands were amazing! The men were all ages and all had so much patience. They helped the kids and all three boys caught or reeled in 2 fish. All Owen wanted to do was reel in. It was pretty funny. The kids all LOVED the bait fish. At the beginning it was funny because Jacob and Nathan were all for grabbing out their bait themselves while other kids (even boys older than them) would not touch them. Jacob was ripping them out of the tanks and "showing" the girls making them scream (and laugh). It was quite funny to watch them interact. I was praying I would not get sick and broke out the sea bands and thankfully did just fine. The big highlight of the night was one young man caught at 23 pound Halibut! It was incredible. The ship went crazy. And the grand finale was every Friday night the USS Midway Museum lets off fireworks so they were able to keep us out a bit longer and we sat (at a safe distance) right off the barge that lets off the fireworks. Incredible! Nothing like sitting on a boat with all the city lights off in the distance with fireworks up above you. The kids thought they were JUST for THEM. It was perfect. All of us got Tshirts and ended the night exhausted back home at almost 11. Such a great trip and one we will remember for a very long time. The boys are already plotting on how soon they can get Daddy to take them out on another trip. I am sure it will be soooo hard to twist his arm (note the sarcasm) :) Here are pictures!!

Fun with Auntie Christina and Corban!

Christina and Corban are on their way home this morning:( We had a fun week filled with the beach, Chuck E Cheese, the Mormon Battalion and lots of hanging out. We also got our third box of treats from Ian which is always a special day here! Here are some pictures of our fun.

THE BEACH!!








DADDY'S PACKAGE OF TREATS!!





MORMON BATTALION MUSEUM

LAST Vegas Trip post...I promise!:)

We decided we could not leave without getting to see the fountains at night at the Bellagio. So we made pizza and off we went as it got dark. Driving down the strip with Jacob was hilarious. He was completely enthralled and amazed at the buildings and the lights. He said later it was the best drive of his life. He makes me laugh. It was SO hot about 106 even though it was 8:00 at night. Stupid me did not think to bring the umbrella stroller so here we are at bed time in major heat. Owen for all that was a trooper and the kids loved seeing the gardens and the fountains. We saw stayed and watched second time before leaving Laura and Carrie to go back and put the kids to bed. As it was it was almost 10:30 by the time they got to sleep. Definitely worth it. I personally would never EVER live in a climate like that. It was Hell on earth in my book although maybe being pregnant and carrying a 33 pound toddler had something to do with it?