Retreat to Vegas

With the holiday weekend (Zach had no school for President's day) we decided to venture a bit south for some warmer weather and extra fun......we packed everyone up and headed to LAS VEGAS!  The top priority of our kids when ever we stay in a hotel is a SWIMMING POOL....

They made lots of new friends at the pool...kids just like them!  Everyday they kept asking if they were going to see their new friends at the pool.

The hotel we stayed at off the strip had plenty of family entertainment for us to enjoy.  There was a full blown movie theater.  We took advantage of it and went and saw the Lego Movie.  There was also a 65 lane bowling alley.  So...we bowled a few games!

In the end Dustin beat us all...

They also had an indoor equestrian center at the hotel.  There was a calf roping competition going on during our whole stay and it was FREE to watch!

During our three day stay we did venture on the Las Vegas strip for the kids to see some 'highlights' for kids their age.  We went to the aquarium at Mandalay Bay...

We had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe...

 We hit up the M&M factory and the kids picked out something to take home.

We even kept them up late one night so we could head down to Freemont street for them to see the light show.  I think they ended up being more impressed with the balloon animals they got...

It was great to get away from the normal hustle and bustle for a bit.  The best part was not needing to wear a jacket to be outside for 3 days!

Zach turns 6!

Six years ago today we welcomed our first child to our family!  In 2008 at 7:47am,  Zachary Dustin Gray made his presence.  We love Zach more than words can express.  He is kind hearted and does just about anything to please everyone.  Zach always obeys and is an excellent example to his younger brother.  So when an awesome kid like this asks for a Monster Truck cake and to have his birthday at Chuck E. Cheese........you do it!

We invited some of our neighborhood friends to join the fun with Zach at Chuck E. Cheese

Zach was super pumped to go into the ticket blaster cage and try to grab as many as he could.

All the kids loved having unlimited tokens to play all the games they wanted.

Whats a party without presents?

Okay....so Zach ended up being more interested in playing than opening all his presents...so we ended up taking the rest of his presents home to open later.

Logan had been dying all night to try out the guitar, medal and crown that Zach was given at Chuck E. Cheese...

Birthday COMPLETE!  

Happy 6th Zach!

Annual Wellness Check-ups

It is that time of year again - wellness check-ups for the kids.  They were both a bit more 'happy' at the doctors office this year because neither of them needed shots!  The pediatrician that saw them was very friendly and played games with the kids, gave lots of high fives and everyone left in a good mood.  Here are the stats for the boys:

Zach - 6 year old checkup
Weight = 49.8 pounds, 73rd percentile
Height = 47.1 inches, 80th percentile

Logan - 4 year old checkup
Weight = 44.2 pounds, 94th percentile
Height = 42 inches, 83rd percentile

They are growing up!!!

Happy New Years 2014!

Hello!  It has been a struggle to make blogging a priority in 2013...as you can tell from the massive lack of posts!  When we sent out our Christmas cards this past holiday we attached our blog address...probably not the smartest thing to do since the blog is not current!  So that is my goal - get this thing updated and keep it updated in 2014!  Stay tuned...and feel free to keep coming back to browse the older posts I add!  I know for sure I am missing the Bear Lake vacation from July and everything October 2013 to now.

The big SURPRISE!

We've been trying to potty train Logan for MONTHS.  I believe we have tried every bribe possible to get this kid to want to go to the potty instead of conveniently using a pull-up.  Guess what worked?  A trip to "Mickey Mouse's House".....

We kept this as a surprise to the kids - when we were exactly going to "Mickey Mouse's House".  So today we hopped on our plane to Orlando for 5 days at Disney World!

Jen's parents were finishing up a cruise in Orlando and planned to meet us for the week adventure...but we didn't tell the kids this.  Zach ended up putting two and two together....."Mom - Grandma and Grandpa Twogood are in Florida are they going with us?"  We are excited to have our kids experience Disney for the first time!

Drive through Payson

Today we drove down to Payson to meet up with Dustin's Aunt Cheryl.  We started the day off with picking up Subway sandwiches and going to this beautiful park to have lunch.  The place was completely empty and all the leaves had fallen from the trees - perfect for little boys to explore!

Group shot!

 Funny face group shot!

We drove up the road a bit to a short hike that Jeanette and Cheryl new about that ended at a small waterfall...

The boys were fascinated with the moss growing on the side of the rocks....

Then we did a scenic loop drive...it was beautiful!  We stopped along the way at a lookout spot and there was some fresh snow on the ground, so of course a snowball fight was started :)

We didn't know this drive existed so close to our home!  Good times today!