Saturday, April 12, 2008

This ol' blog...she ain't what she used to be...ain't what she used to be...

Well, hello there strangers! It has been a long time. This last week has been spring break for my kids and I. Luckily, the Elementary schools, Junior High, and College ALL have the same break. What are the odds? Well, not usually in my favor, but I did get quite lucky this time. Last month was my birthday and this month was our "15th" anniversary, so Dave and I took off last minute to where else, but... Vegas Baby! I told you I was lucky. Yeah, you know it! We stayed for 3 days and 2 nights, and it was wonderful!!! Notice the triple exclamation points. Here are a few pics:
We ate at the "Tao" restaurant in the Venetian. It was deeeelicious! I highly recommend the lobster wontons and Kung Pao Chicken. Yum!

We splurged, which is unlike us, and went and saw two shows. We saw Monty Python's Spamalot the first night, and Mystere, by Cirque de Soilel, the second night. Who can say, "thanks Federal Government for giving me back my money!" Yes, I mean "tax refund" for you laymen and laywomen.Here I am at dinner again... yes, we LOVE to eat, posing in front of the oldest statue known to man. Seriously, this dude was old. When he walked by I could see his wrinkles in the white paint.

Well, I had fun, but I did miss the children...so when I got back I planned a little get-a-way for us. Of course, it was to the "happiest places on earth" so here are a few pics of the kids and I at Disneyland and California Adventure. Julie, Cyrus, Christopher, and Chloe met us the first day at Disneyland. We stayed overnight at the Paradise Pier hotel next to the theme parks. It was quite exciting for the kids because they really never get to stay in hotels.



I think we ALL felt like Chloe at the end of the day, but it was worth it!

4 comments:

sandi said...

Thank you for updating us!! So my question is........ your kids may not stay in hotels often but they do get to go to disneyland a lot more than other kids, that can't be all bad, right?? Sounds like you had a blast!
Miss ya!

Natasha Hawkins said...

Well, it depends. A lot of people we know have annual passes and they go a lot more often than we do. I buy the "4 plays" at Costco, and so we go 4 times a year. That is much more often than MOST other kids, but NOT more than a lot of people that we know. But...yes, we did have a blast, and yes, I DO think they are spoiled because they do get to go so much- just one of the benefits of living in sunny southern California I guess!

kellie said...

Finally, we were all having withdrawls. Thanks for the post, it looks like fun. If it helps, your kids get to go to Disneyland WAY more than mine. So, if they complain, just say, "well, the Forrest kids never get to go." Then they will stop complaining. Someday we will go and it will be so fun.

Good Times!! Cute Pictures! Good Times!!

Natasha Hawkins said...

Hey Kellie, your kids got to go to the "High School Musical" school. That's worth like ten trips to Disneyland!!