July 4th...I mean 26th

So, I am lame and forgot to post about our really fun July 4th experience. Cameron and I drove over to Arizona to hang out with my fam for about a week. It was fun. First, we had all of our family and our extended family rent a cabin up in Greer, AZ. It was absolutely beautiful! The weather was more than 30-40 degrees cooler than the valley during the day. The rainshowers up there - amazing! It reminded me of when i was a kid and would go up to Rock Point, AZ on the Navajo Reservation for mission trips with my church. I always thought they had the best rain storms up there - but Greer has matched it. We did a lot of fishing (my fave), and my brother-in-law, Donny, taught all of us how to fly fish (thanks Donny!)

this is the lodge with one of a few ponds surrounding the area.

Yours truly :)

Cameron wishing he could be a cowboy. He looks more like a farmer with that shirt on.

The first fish I caught FLY FISHING! YEAH!

We also rode horses around the area. My dad is such a tourist with his camera.

This was my first time riding a horse. I was scared to say the least.
What? I didnt want to end up like Christopher Reeves (may he R.I.P.)

I REALLY wanted to wear a helmet, but not many of the fam was down with that - too worried about fashion. So I ask, "what's cuter: a helmet or a breathing tube? "

I never did get the helmet...

Vegas

Right after Cameron was finished with the school year, we headed out to Vegas to relax at the pool. We aren't gamblers or driners, but we like it there for some reason. So, this year we were able to stay at Paris...it was nice...nicer than we expected. Here are some pics of our room.

We also took a chance and went to a show. We of course wanted to see Cirque du Soliel. Well...there are a lot of Cirque shows there. We picked one. Don't see Zumanity unless you want to feel uncomfortable for 2 plus hours. By the way, the Drag Queen host of the show says hello. But we got dressed up and went to Sushi and that was fun.

we also did a lot of walking and found a lot of weird things...perr usual for a Vegas trip. For instance. take a look at this awesomely ugly and nightmare-inspiring doll that i wouldn't wish on any child or grown adult to EVER receive. I hope my child does not look like that.