Our 2007 Family Review

2007, is it to cliche to say the year went by way too fast? I am sure you have all heard that only a time or two.
January, February and March just seem like a blur of the past. With not much happening, but keeping warm inside. Jared and I did venture out to Edmonton with no kids in tow. We had quite a nice time relaxing and visiting some of my high school friends. I started a class in January to go towards my business certificate, with hopes of doing it again this January.

April brought about a birthday month..with Dominic turning 3 and Jared turning 24. It's hard to believe that time can fly by like that.

May was a little depressing for us, as we lost my dear grandpa. It was a hard month. But he was safe up in heaven, and that brought us some comfort. My cousin Tara got married in Moose Jaw so I was up there for that. This was also the month my photo obsession began, with the purchase of a new camera I wanted to make sure to catch every moment.

June was a very busy month for us. Our dear baby Paige, turned ONE YEAR old!! Still not walking or talking much..but definetly growing each and every day. Mid June we headed up to Saskatoon, for my cousin Pam's wedding. That was such a fun and memorable day. End of June my baby sister graduated high school, so a trip to Indian Head to congratulate and celebrate with her. June started the Rider football season as well, where Jared and I had season tickets. I was always on the run to Regina..couldn't miss a game!

July was my big quarter century birthday, which was also a hard day. As my grampa and I shared the same birthday..and this was my first without him. Also big plans started evolving, as Jared and I anticipated our big wedding day. I had my stagette this month, which was a lot of fun. The kids and I enjoyed lots of play dates with Marissa and her two kids, Tyson and Amoriah. Fishing was also a big part of our spare time rituals. My good friend Allisha got married this month in Regina, and I was so happy to be there and see her wed Rob. My sister Mallory, moved down to Oxbow and has been living with Jared and I. We also endured a month long renovation to our bathroom. Not fun, but it is nice to have a decent bathroom!!

August came and went in a flash. Jared and I uniting as one on August 11. A week later we were up to Wolseley for our good friends Barret and Kandi's wedding. Celebrating with them was so much fun.

September, my little boy started playschool and story hour. He is growing up so fast, before I know it both my munchkins will be in school! We had football games to attend, with tensions getting high as the Riders began to see the Grey Cup light.

October, was thanksgiving which we celebrated just at home. Then headed down to Minot the day after for a litte Sale shopping. A trip to Dauphin was also done this month, with some pics taken in hopes of getting a decent one for Christmas cards. I started working part time at C & N Oilfield and will begin full time work there in January. Little Paige finally started to walk!

November was fun, with a home playoff game for the Riders, and then the big Grey cup win. My dad got in for back surgery to have a couple lumps removed. It was stressful and worriesome, but he is doing very well, and is back to work in Oman as of Dec 18th. We also had my work Christmas party down in Minot. Had a blast down there and finished up some Christmas shopping.

December..oh now this is much easier to remember. We headed off to Vegas from the 10th -15th with some friends of ours. It was such a good time, we hope to go back in a couple of years. Christmas came and went in the blink of an eye. The kids had such a blast, and are enjoying playing with their new toys. I must admit, I am kind of enjoying playing with the new toys too.

And now was we say good-bye to 2007, and welcome 2008. I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas!

Some of the things we are looking forward to in 2008:
Dominic turning 4 and Paige turning 2!!!
Jared and I's one year wedding anniversary.
Jamaica next Christmas, for my best friend Heidi's wedding!
Hopefully finishing our house renovations.

Vegas Baby.

Jared and I Just returned from our trip to Vegas. We were in Vegas from Monday til Saturday morning (very early morning). But gone from the kids from Sunday to Sunday, because of travelling down to Bismark (where we caught our flight).

We had such a great time. We started Monday off kinda low key, went to the Rio and checked it out, and then went for supper at Buzio's. Which is a classy seafood restaurant, that I really didn't enjoy. But oh well, it was alright.

Tuesday we got up and went to Cowboy Christmas (which is kind of like Agribition, has all the booths and such). It was so fun, we got both the kids a pair of cowboy boots, and Dominic got a Cowboy hat. Following that I went with a walk with Jared and Bubba and we checked out the Wynn and the Fashion Show Mall.

For Supper we met up with everyone, and headed down to Freemont St. Which was what I wanted to see. It had a wonderful light show up above (because it's all closed in, like an arch kinda deal). It was just very beautiful. We went for supper at Binion's. It was pretty good. Jared and Bubba got into the Football shaped Margarita's..and wow. They were so strong. Down there, you get what you pay for..I don't think there is a drink you get anywhere that has only one shot in it..it was intense..Needless to say Jared and Bubba were pretty HAPPY by the end of the night. We toured Freemont St for the rest of the night then went to bed.

Wednesday we went and got some 1/2 price tickets for Stomp out Loud at Planet Hollywood for that night. During the day we went shopping at the Outlet Mall..and WOW did we ever find deals, it was so so so fun. all the brand names, and ya it was just great, we pretty much finished our Christmas shopping there. Then we headed for Planet Hollywood got our tickets and decided to go for lunch at the Harley Davidson Cafe. It was SOOO cool, and the food was actually very very good. Huge ass portions!
Stomp out Loud was AMAZING. I will rave about it for a long time to come I am sure. If you have the chance see it, b/c I just loved it and was in awe. Afterwards we went to the Paris and went up the Eiffel Tower, which was really cool.

Thursday we headed to Madam Toussad's wax museum, and toured the casino's down by it. Jared and I got tickets to go see Bill Engvall (He's part of the Blue Collar Comedy with Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy). He was so funny, we had a great time at him. Then we headed over to the stratosphere. Some of the group went on the ride , not I though..NO THANKS. We were already up 108 floors, and that was good enough for me.

Friday, all the ladies went over to Cowboy Christmas again for a bit, while the guys played in a poker tournament and then went to the gun range. For supper we went to the Hard Rock Cafe, which was pretty good. We got souvenir glasses from pretty much every restaurant we went to..well ok 3 of them. But even better, they all made it back home!!

After supper, Jared and I went our own way and toured the MGM, coke store, M & M store, the New York New York, and Mandalay Bay.

Over all we had a marvelous time. And I think I am hooked on going on a yearly vacation from now on. I get to stick to that for at least one more year anyways...Heidi is getting married in Jamaica and I am in her wedding..so YA BABY!! We are excited for that!

Take a look at my pics on facebook.

Oh and Tonight is My stampin Up party. I will also be serving some munchies from Epicure (which I sell). Let's get together and have a night together before Christmas.