April 19-21
Our cousins weekend was held in Las Vegas at Robyn's house but before we could party with the cousins we needed a night to party at Kellie's. She was unable to come to Vegas with us so she hosted a sisters party while we were all together.
Kellie had a full snack buffet set up with all of our favorite, and some soon-to-be new favorite, treats. The night couldn't have been better with a chic flick, blankets and pillows, munchies, and each other.
The next morning we went to the Women's Expo in Orem where we wandered with the flow of human traffic, bought a couple of items, and treated ourselves to Rumbi salads.
With only one stop to fill up the van and change Brooklyn, our trip to Vegas seemed to go quite fast. When we got to Robyn's house Fawn and Sandra had a delicious lasagna with an Olive Garden type salad all ready for us. It was just what we needed after the junk we had been eating for the last twenty-four hours.
The first thing we noticed when we walked into Robyn's house (besides the welcoming smells wafting from the kitchen) was the tall, Alice-in-Wonderland type chairs. Evidently, Kody thought he couldn't live without them. Sitting on them made us all feel like little kids and really made for some funny pictures.
We stayed up late visiting and reading up on what our birthdays say about us.
We laughed at the truths in it and rolled our eyes at some of it but mostly, it was a good starting point for conversations. There's always that awkward moment of "hey, we like you but we haven't seen you in a year so we aren't really sure what to talk about" and then we quickly get to "wow, we are all so much alike and really like hanging out together!".
The next morning we were treated to a delicious breakfast of waffles, eggs, and bacon provided by Mom, Kara and Cami.
The first shopping stop was at Charming Charlie's. Jewelry and bags, scarfs galore and hats enough for all of us.
Even the next generation had fun spending time together though I'm not sure Brooklyn enjoyed it as much as Kyson did.
Lunch!
We then spent the afternoon wandering home decor stores and when our energy was spent we headed back to Robyn's for dinner. It's now sounding like all we did was eat on this trip but it's nearly impossible to put in writing all the hours filled with conversations and girl time.
Dinner provided by Kate, Kimberly and Cami
A quick change to our jammies, bedtime for the kids, and silly time began.
This is the part that stays in Vegas. No pictures will be revealed here because they are not at all flattering, downright embarrassing and for our eyes only but man, do they bring back memories and a big smile to my face! We played a couple of games that had us making complete fools of ourselves and laughing hysterically.
Game #1 - A paper lunch bag was on the floor and with hands behind our back we had to bend down and pick the bag up with our mouth. Those who didn't fall through round one went on to round two where about 2 inches was cut off the bag. Repeat until there is only one person left (winner) which in this case meant that there was only the flat bottom of the bag on the ground. Some of these girls have major flexibility! The pictures show very strange positions with heads down to the floor, lips stretched out trying to get the bag and booties high in the air.
Game #2 - We each wrote down three animals on separate pieces of paper and put them in a bowl. We divided into two teams and took turns trying to get our team to guess as many animals as they could before the time ran out. Round one we could use any actions and verbally explain as much as we needed. Round two we could act it out and say one word. Round three we could only act it out. Imagine the creativity used for dragonfly, cheetah, manta ray, monkey and our all time favorite, thanks to Sara, the seahorse. There were moments during this game that we all sounded like we were gasping for air while tears were running down our faces.
Game #3 - Put a cookie on your forehead and without using your hands, only facial movement, get the cookie to your mouth. Actually, Sara and Aurora were the only ones who did it and the rest of us just watched and took pictures. By then, my face hurt to bad from laughing and smiling to try to get my facial muscles to work together enough to get a cookie to travel like that.
After a very fun, late night we zonked for a few hours and then.....ate again. Sandra and Alice made a fantastic breakfast of stuffed french toast, eggs, juice and fruit. Once we were all showered, dressed, and ready to head out the door for our long ride home Sandra surprised us with pineapple drinks in fancy glasses. We got a few more pictures, settled down for our drinks and ended up talking for another two hours. We left significantly later than we had planned but I had no regrets about that. I love these girls!
Front: Kara, Fawn, Tara, Sara, Maya
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On the way home Brooklyn started to get fussy so Kate gave her a taste of fudge. (Duh. If a girl is fussy give her chocolate!) She grinned, smacked her lips and kept grabbing for Kate's hand.
Shortly after this Kate tried to give her baby food. Brooklyn pushed the food out with her tongue, turned her head and puckered up her face in a big "no thank you". She was so good through all the traveling, shopping, loud nights and was it was a complete joy to have her with us!
Because we left Robyn's house late and we had been up so late three nights in a row, I decided to spend the night at Kara's house rather than leaving at 10:00 p.m. trying to make myself stay awake for the additional four hours home. I loved having this four day weekend break with my sisters and cousins. They are some of my very best friends!
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