The Boneyard -Las Vegas

The last day we were in Vegas we went to take the tour of the Boneyard or the Neon Museum which is where all old signs go to live out their last days after their usefulness has worn out in Vegas. This place was pretty cool. They had tons of old signs from the strip and from Downtown Vegas. They are trying to restore a bunch of them and get them working again. For now though they give tours so you can view them up close. Dan's Uncle Bill used to be the head of the Art Dept. for the Young Electric Sign Co that designed and built the majority of these signs, so it was a rite of passage for him to walk through and see all these signs.

Most of the signs were huge! Some were 12 stories tall.

The Cinderella in me couldn't resist taking a picture in front of the silver slipper.

I love what the bottom of this sign says...free aspirin and tender sympathy...only in Vegas.

Cool old sign for the Golden Nugget.

I just loved this sign.

A Look Back - Bennett is 2 1/2 on Sept. 15th

Bennett is already two and a half years old. It always surprises me at how fast time moves and how quickly he grows. Just thought I'd take a little stroll down memory lane for me and show a few pictures of him.

Bennett the day after he was born.

Bennett at 6 months.

Bennett at 1 year old.

Bennett at 18 months old.

Bennett at 2 years old.

Bennett at 2 1/2 years old.

Doggie sitting

We are doggie sitting Dan's parent's doggie Mali for 2 weeks. Bennett is in pure heaven. He had her playing dog and mouse last night chasing him for literally one hour as she was after the bacon doggie treat he was carrying around. Mali is at her day spa here when Bennett is giving her doggie massages by running his matchbox cars up and down her back. :o) Mali is probably wondering when this form of toddler torture will end and she will get to go back home where no one tips over her doggie water bowl every day or tries to wear the water bowl as a hat all the time!

Hmmm...I sense a doggie attack coming. What do you think?

Bennett Meets Mud Puddles

Introduction: Bennett meet mud puddles...mud puddles meet Bennett. This is what happens when your child gets about 50 feet ahead of you and he is headed straight for a huge mud puddle! Bennett was loving the mud! He actually had his head in the puddle and was literally rolling around in the mud. Oh to be 2 years old again! The funny part was that after he was done he told me that he was "dirty" and needed to "clean wash" his hands... he needed to clean a whole lot more than just his hands after that! :o)

Bob the Builder...Can We Build It? Yes We Can!

I have had the theme song for Bob the Builder in my head ever since we took Bennett to see the exhibit at the Discovery Science Center last week. Totally cute exhibit and he loved every minute of it. He got ALOT of running in that day from exhibit to exhibit. Soooo much to see and do!

Doesn't every kid run screaming when they meet Bob the Builder? :o)

I'm gonna be just like daddy when I grow up!

Something tell's me that Bennett is gonna love computers just as much as daddy when he grows up! I guess I spend my fair share of time on them too. So much to learn and do! Bennett has already caught the bug and loves to play games on the computer and watch videos on YouTube! This is where it starts...maybe he will be the next Bill Gates!

Max is one year old!

My nephew Max turned one on August 25th! We celebrated with Amanda and Joe and Sam and Grandma and Grandpa. They had us over for a little party for Max with pizza and cupcakes. Max is growing so fast. He is a super cutie though!

Too big? Naw, he'll grow into it!

I'm thinking that this shirt might be a bit big on Bennett. What do you think? He loves to wear daddy's shirts around. Sorry to you UCLA fans that it is a USC shirt, but USC pretty much pays my mortgage for now, so my loyalty lies with them right now!

Ventura County Fair

Must be summer again. We headed off to the Ventura County Fair. I thought Bennett would love the animals and rides, etc. Turns out that he didn't really sit still long enough to take too many pictures, but he spent about 45 minutes at the neatest exhibit. There was a children's exhibit and and older gentlemen brings his complete collection of wooden toys that he has made for the kids to play with. Bennett was just mesmerized, as were the rest of us, and loved playing with all of them. I will definitely go back to see those toys again. Other than that, we saw the usual pigs, goats, chickens, and cows. The funniest thing of the day though was watching this 6 year old and a 4 year old trying to wrangle their little pygmy goat back to it's cage after washing it and carry a big garden hose at the same time. This goat was so little, but it was all that the 2 little kids could do to get it to budge and somehow carry the hose. (I felt bad for giggling about it, but it was pretty funny - I also had to wonder where their parents were?).

The Trouble with Deciding...

Good advice for anyone..if you can't decide whether you want to be a fireman, a cowboy, or a pirate for the day...just wear all 3 hats and walk around saying "Arghhh" (pirate speak) and "Weee oww, Weee oww" (that's what fire trucks do) all day. It's sure to make you smile!