Today is my good friend Nicci's birthday. I miss her so. 
She and I went to high school together but didn't really become close until College. We have had some great times. My favorite was when we lived across the apartment complex courtyard from her. There were many fun BBQs and Pool Parties! Her hubby and my hubby are very good friends and very much a like so there have been many times we spent laughing our butts off at them one minute and then wanting to kill them the next.
She is a great mother to her two boys and a great wife. She never ceases to amaze me with her creative and resourceful way to stretch a meal. On their last visit to Vegas she used leftovers to make the best chip dip ever!
She and I went to high school together but didn't really become close until College. We have had some great times. My favorite was when we lived across the apartment complex courtyard from her. There were many fun BBQs and Pool Parties! Her hubby and my hubby are very good friends and very much a like so there have been many times we spent laughing our butts off at them one minute and then wanting to kill them the next.She is a great mother to her two boys and a great wife. She never ceases to amaze me with her creative and resourceful way to stretch a meal. On their last visit to Vegas she used leftovers to make the best chip dip ever!
Happy Birthday Nicci! I miss ya a ton!
On Sunday we got up and headed to the MGM to see the Lion Exhibit, and visit the M&M and Coca-Cola store. 
After that we met up with Tanya and Micaela and our friend Shayla for lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. The rest of the evening we spent back at the house just watching the kids play with one another and catching up. It was very relaxing and so nice! On Monday I had to head into work but Charlie took the day off to spend with them. They headed out to the Silverton to check out Bass Pro (Adam and Charlie love fishing so I am sure they spent lots of time browsing the aisles). After work I met up with them at the park, Charlie coaches flag football and they had practice that night so Adam and Nicci went with him and let the kids play in the park adjacent to their practice field. We came home and Adam and Nicci treated us to a wonderful dinner and then me and Nicci took the kids to Nielsen's Frozen Custard that just opened around the corner from our house. By the way, I highly recommend it, it is delicious! 
We came home and had a mini birthday celebration for Brett who was turning five the next day. 
They left on Tuesday and I think we were all very sad to see them leave. It seemed like the visit just went by so fast. Hopefully we will be able to make it out to Colorado to visit them sometime this summer.
The kids loved eating among the elephants and monkeys. However, Cole was deathly afraid of the Jaguar that was hanging over the edge of a cliff that our table was below. Luckily he fell asleep on my lap and we got through the lunch without having to move tables! He really was freaked out by it! Every time it rained and the thunder and lightning would come the kids would scream with excitement! 
After we chowed down we headed to the gift shop where all of the kids got to pick out a special souvenir. Kadee and Cole got water weenies, Micaela got a bag full of colorful rocks and Brett and Justin picked out stuffed snakes. All in all it was a great time. What a wonderful place to take kids to eat!
Our friends Adam and Nicci and their boys Brett and Justin flew in from Colorado the night of his birthday to visit. We have known Adam and Nicci since high school and it had been a while since we all were able to get together so this was an extra special treat for Charlie's birthday. We cooked up some Carne Asada and a few of Charlie's buddies came over. We had a great night visiting with everyone. After we got all of the kids to bed we headed out to the garage to watch the games of shuffleboard and darts. 
