Nanny of Two

Here is Joe speaking at the eXfuze Conference at Caesar's Palace. There were 1000+ in attendance. Joe rocked it!

This past week my job took me to Vegas...and by job I mean two of the cutest kidlets I know! Joe had a convention down in Vegas all week and Sara attended some of the meetings so I came along to take care of Kaden and Sadie. It was lots of fun! I can appreciate how much work moms do everyday. The pictures pretty much sum it up :)

M&M Factory

The tunnel at the M&M Factory

The Coke Factory - we tried 8 different 'coke floats' from around the world.

I love how much Sadie trusts Kaden. They play so well together. They really are such great kids.

The pool and water park...each day, every day...sometimes twice a day. We ♥ H2O!

We went to the Mirage to check out the dolphins and white tigers. It was bloody hot and all the animals were sleeping. But the tunnel underground was fun to watch the dolphins swimming around.

This might have been the best spot at the Mirage...the aquarium behind the front desk. Finding Nemo was the movie of the trip. We watched it at least once a day. Turns out we found Nemo in the Mirage Aquarium. Those silly clown fish!

This is SO adorable. When we saw the lions at the Mirage I asked Sadie what a lion says, and without prompting this was her response. Luckily I caught it on video after we got back to the hotel :)

Some other hi-lites of the trip included:

• Kripsy Kreme Doughnuts...gotta love that hot light!
• Discount Shoe Store...had boxes and boxes of shoes stacked to make aisles with shoe displays all over the place...right at Sadie's level. This might have been Sadie's favorite stop. That girl LOVES shoes.
• The Chocolate Factory...quote of the day, "Exercise is a dirty word. Every time I hear it I wash my mouth out with chocolate!" -Charles Schultz

Although it looks like we only had fun, let me tell you this 'motherly' experience. It had been a hot and exhausting day, where nothing seemed to work out just right. Sadie was particularly grumpy and starting to have a break down. It was early evening so I thought we'd wrap up the day by sneaking in some fun. Kaden, Sadie, and I headed down to the lobby store for some microwave popcorn for 'movie night'. Sadie had been really grumpy and whiny so I was holding her in the store when all of a sudden she threw up all over me (hair, shirt, pants, and shoes), herself, and the store. Not just one part of the store either. We spread it across the store trying to get napkins before more came out. Oh joy! The store lady was great and let me use the back room sink, but we were beyond repair so we threw her some money for the popcorn and ran up to the room to strip down and bathe. No permanent damage done.

It really was a fun trip, but it's great to be back in good ol' Cedar City. I love the fresh air and not-so-hot temps.