Where has the time gone...

I was reminded by my best friend the other day that I am still to update my blog... OOPS a year and a half later and I'M BACK !!

What transpired in 2011 ??? HMMM lets see...

The year really didn't get going for us until April when I celebrated my 30th birthday... We had originally thought and started planning of taking a trip up the Oregon/Washington coast since we are huge Twilight geeks (and proud of it) with a jaunt over the border to Canada... As the realization of the magnitude of the trip came to realization we decided to down scale a bit and decided to head south in the warmth instead so VIVA LAS VEGAS we went!!! It was 75-80 degrees the first week of April and so much fun... It was Hayden's first vacation ever (that didn't include a campfire) and for Tony and I the last time we were down there was for a school performance in High School which we wont discuss how long that's been... HAHAHA... Tony's Grandma lives down there so Tony's mom also made the trip to visit her Mommy... Once we had mom and Grandma together we headed to our hotel... We ended up staying at the Excalibur.. Since we had Hayden with us we tried to make it as "kid fun" as we could for Vegas... That night we did the Tournament of Kings which we loved!!! The next morning we put on the walking shoes and hit the strip.. We of course had to hit M&M world for little man which he still talks about today... While we were there we decided to watch the M&M 3d movie they were showing and 5 minutes into it we were told that the fire alarm was going off and we had to evacuate the building which a store full of people all trying to escape out the fire escape was a little concerning but we made it out safe and sound and continued on our way down the strip (we did eventually take Hayden back there, which I recommend doing M&M world at night so much quieter haha)


... Our first day on the strip also found Hayden and I dancing in some little town center in front of a live band which I'm so happy Hayden did... He normally only dances in front of his mommy in the privacy of his own home so for him to bust a move in public was awesome...
We made it pretty far that day before we decided we better head back to the hotel cause of course the further you walk to further you have to make it home HAHAHA...

The next morning we had made plans to have breakfast with the Mom and Grandma and Grandpa Byron after that it was time for the opposite end of the strip and also PAWN STARS!! Yea buddy we love that show on History so we had to check it out while we were there... It was alot smaller than it looks on tv but now as we watch the show we say "Hey we saw that there"..


After pawn stars we went to the wax museum and checked that out... Hayden was a little stand off-ish with the statues for obvious reasons... At one point even Tony said "I'm waiting for one of them to jump out at me"...
We then headed to my most favorite part of the entire trip, the Bellagio fountains... It was a total bucket list moment for me and loved every second of it...
After that we headed back to the hotel for our final night in Vegas.. Which we decided to take the night jaunt of the strip which is 110% different that walking it in the day... Hayden and I talk about that trip still and cant wait to go back again...


The next couple months were pretty quiet here until August...

Tony and I celebrated our 8 yr wedding anniversary with a little Anniversary party which unfortunately also turned into a doggie wake... Macheezmo our "first born" kid had to leave our family for now and go play where he wasn't in pain anymore... He is missed so much but he was the most loyal and best dog ever and we only hope he realizes how much we love him...
But where comes death, comes birth and a couple weeks later we found out that we were expecting our next baby... Which is uncanny because we had to put down our dog Cheeka in 2006 the SAME DAY we found out we were expecting Hayden... Its weird how life does things like that to you... Our little baby girl is expected in just 11 short weeks already in May but she is her own little story for another post...

Hayden turned 5 in 2011 which still brings a tear to my eye only because I have no clue where the last 5 yrs went... His 5 yr doc appt was highlighted with the fact that his pediatrician stated that "he is free and clear of any "conditions" which would interfere with any scholastic or sport performance" since we are headed to Kindergarten this fall... I just am so over the moon proud, blessed and thankful for the boy he has already become and for what challenges he has already laughed in the face of... That day they told me he had a "birth defect" changed me forever but he reminds me everyday just how precious and great life really is no matter what...

Christmas was the most fun yet with Hayden... He kept starring up the chimney asking how Santa will make it down and making sure the fireplace was turned off before he did come... Christmas sure is better when you have little ones around...

I'm sure I've bored you enough for one post but I truly hope to be better at posting especially since lifes about to get a whole lot crazier..

Love to you all