Labor Day Weekend

This year, my birthday fell on the Friday of labor day weekend, so we had some fun-filled days!

The boys and Mikel made me a cake with cream cheese frosting...yum!

Then Mikel and I went to an amazing dinner in downtown Vegas at Bar+Bistro @the Arts Factory, a completely unique place that has art galleries, jewelry booths, musicians, performance artists etc...

After dinner we made our way to the Fremont Street zip-line. This pic is of us in the harnesses waiting in line, it was exciting!  We zip-lined above crowds of people and lights, it was so much fun and my only complaint was that I wish it were longer! 

The next day we met up with friends at our favorite pool located at M hotel.  For my friend Christina, it was her last fun thing before her baby was coming in just a few days!

On labor day we went to Springs Preserve, an amazing place for nature-lovers that has a hands-on museum, ampitheater etc...Sadly we only got 2 pics before my camera battery died! To the left is a cool lizard that we saw.

Here we are getting ready to watch the bug show, which the boys LOVED!

Drew's 7th Birthday!

It is so hard to believe that my baby could be 7 years-old!  Drew picked his birthday party this year and it couldn't have fit his personality more perfectly.  He loves mini-golf, so we had a party this year at King Putt where the indoor golf is glow-in-the-dark!

Grandma and Grandpa came from Denver to see Drew on his birthday!

These pics were taken all in the dark with everything glowing, however my camera made them look much brighter! 

Drew makes a putt for a prize.

Blake stayed on one hole the entire time and loved it!

King Tutt's tomb opened.......scary!

The magician, Famous Wayne was great.

The kids were laughing so hard at the magician, who was quite the comedian.

Drew was thrilled to go up and help Famous Wayne.

Blake sat in the isle and watched the whole show.

Drew picked out his cake, he wanted his face on a dollar bill, of course.  Everything about the party was exactly what he loves....putt-putt, magic and money!! He had a blast!

4th of July!

We had a great Independence day this year. We spent the night at Green Valley Ranch hotel, where the kids enjoyed the arcade and pool (fully equipped with a sand beach.)  Then on the evening of the 4th we made our way to Dragon Ridge country club for fireworks, food and friends!

The festivities took place on the driving range, where there was a water slide for the kids, a band and a lot of wonderful food!  Thank you to the Burchards for the invite.

Kids having a ball on the green.

Cotton candy is always a favorite with the kids.

Blake absolutely loved the band, he definitely shook his booty!

Mikel enjoying a drink with John.

The kids loved the fireworks show....I'm sure they could have watched forever.

Blake loved it too!  I thought he would be scared but he wasn't, my brave boy.

Summer Fun in New Mexico!

Every June we go back home to Albuquerque, New Mexico.  It's so great to see family and friends. We go only once a year, however we try and make the most of it and I am always so sad to leave :(.

Blake and his friend Claire.

My friend Autumn is like family to me, so I love catching up and seeing how her kids have grown. We have 8 kids between our two families!

Luke, getting a ride from his buddy Connor.

We had to go to Old Town and look around.  Everything there is so uniquely New Mexico.  Here are the boys in front of Papa Leo's church San Felipe.

I was on a mission to buy some crosses, but Drew couldn't find any?

I was SO excited to find this bench with three suns (just like our family!)

We stopped at High Noon for dinner, the place is so old, the boys were certain that it was haunted!

This lamp proved to the boys that the restaurant was haunted!

At Wecks!

As soon as we get to town we hit the restaurants.  One thing that we miss so much is the amazing food and we have to go to our favorite places: Sadie's, Frontier. Dion's, Seferino's....just to name a few.

We met up with my Aunt Roma and Aunt Bobbi at another favorite place, Flying Star.

While we were away......

While Mikel and I were in Mexico, my parents took the boys to their cabin in the woods in Angel Fire NM.  They boys love it there!

Chilling on the deck with Grandpa.

The boys learning to fish in Monte Verde lake.

They also got to ride horses at my Grandma's house!

The boys had so much fun!