Last Freemont Street Experience

After we got back to our hotel we decided to go walk around Freemont Street for awhile. Ty and Ryan wanted to stay in the room, which I'm glad they did!!! The bands tonight on all three stages were blah and it was just filth out on the street tonight.  Must be tough times here in Vegas, nobody can afford clothes!!!  The general attire was a g-string, stickers on nipples, and shoes were optional. It's a sad day when the chicks walking around in little sparkly bikinis actually look classy compared to what was walking the streets! Even guys were running around in g-strings. Total gross! We said goodbye to the Freemont Street Experience and headed back to our hotel. We decided to sit by the fire poolside. The shark tank was all lit up and it was just a beautiful view. We found where they sold the shark cups i had been looking for so i bought one and a yummy pina colada!  The boys called after we had been there about an hour and wanted to join us. Claim Jumpers is in our hotel so we decided to grab a late night snack. You definitely know you are on vacation when you are at Claim Jumpers at 11 pm eating wings and desserts!!!     

MGM Fun

Just a few pictures walking around the MGM Grand Hotel.....

Picking a Dinner Buffet Is Harder Than You Can Imagine

We decided to do a dinner buffet for dinner but decided we didn't want to eat at our hotel where we had had the breakfast buffet. We headed down to the main strip and i was looking up the buffets at all the main casinos and reading the reviews at the same time. All the reviews on EVERY single buffet said they were HORRIBLE!!! Soooooo, after all the boys getting all upset about how long it was taking to find a place (hungry boys are scary) and than realizing nobody even wanted to eat at a buffet we ended up at Subway in the MGM Grand Hotel. Wow! Literally like 1 1/2 hours of driving around looking for a buffet (with hungry boys) and nobody even wanted to eat at one!!!  Hahahahahahahaha!!! Ed was pretty ticked.....i still think he wanted a buffet but just isn't admitting it! Hahahahahaha! 

Ty Faces His shark Fear For $20!

Today is much warmer and the pool was amazing! Ty decided he would go down the water slide, but not until he had sealed the deal with a $20 cash payment!!! We all had fun going down the slide, but Ty literally just did the two times he was obligated to do. He mumbled something about not wanting to be on the slide if an earthquake hit! He just sat in one of the lounge chairs in the sun while we swam and did the slide. Later the rest of the boys joined him and i went and sat in the wonderful jacuzzi for awhile. Ty and Ryan went up to the room and Ed and i sat poolside and just relaxed, it felt WONDERFUL!!! 

Tourist Photo Fun

We were having fun waiting for the elevator before we headed down to the pool.....just some fun vacation photos while waiting for the elevator!

"What floor?" 13 Please

Ty said next time someone asks him 'what floor?' when we get in the elevator he is going to look at them all serious and say, "13." Hahahahahahahahaha, yep no 13th floor in this elevator! 

Paris, Las Vegas

Ryan is taking French this year, and actually likes it and is doing really well so we definitely wanted to hit Paris with him. We had fun walking around and than bought our tickets to ride the elevator up to the top of the Eiffel tower. Ty was not happy about how high it went but was a good sport. We had an awesome guy who gave us all kinds of facts. He's been on all kinds of news shows due to his photographic memory and being able to remember EVERYTHING!!! We learned something we did not know about the MGM Grand. Several years ago you entered the hotel/casino by walking thru the mouth of the giant gold lion. after walking thru the mouth you followed the yellow brick road and you were greeted by the characters from the Wizard of Oz, even the flying monkeys! But soon the hotel realized they weren't getting any Chinese customers and discovered because it was considered bad luck to walk thru the lions mouth. Money won over and there was no longer an entrance thru a lions mouth! Did not know that!!! The elevator ride up was fast and we went really high!!! I actually felt slightly dizzy!!! Stepping out of the elevator at the top is quite windy and definitely colder than it was street level!!!  The top was completely enclosed like a giant bird cage, so totally safe! ty did really good for being that high up.  It was fun to look out over Vegas. They had given us this Ipad to use that showed on the screen what you would have seen if you were actually at the top of the REAL Eiffel Tower looking down. Really fun to see where all the French landmarks were as we looked out over Vegas, it gave you a faint feeling like you were really in France looking out when you looked at the ipad.    

Ryan Joined The Shoe Print Rage

After walking thru several parking garages we noticed all these footprints on the ceiling.....i guess the new parking garage rage is to take off your shoe and smack the ceiling.  Ryan decided he wanted to make his mark, and he did!

Freemont Street Night One

We decided to go to Freemont Street after Rock of Ages. Our hotel is right at Freemont Street so we drove back thinking we would just park at our hotel and walk out to Freemont Street. The casino at our hotel goes right out to the main part of the street. Sadly, right before the turn to our hotel their was a sign up that the street was closed. We decided to park in the garage rght there at the road closed side and just walk around until the road opens again or just get the car in the morning. It was literally just around the corner. We started walking around and Ryan was getting tired and not feeling to good, so he went back to our hotel. Ed and Ty walked him back to the room and i stayed over by the stage and just watched the light show above while the band took a break. Ed and Ty got back right when the band was starting to play again. It was an 80's band so the music was GREAT!!!! Later Ty got tired and so Ed walked him back to our room and came back. We listened to the band until around 11;30 and than we decided to call it a night. The freaks were really starting to surface so it was time to go. It is sad to see how far society has slipped into the depths of complete yuck!!! But we had fun singing along with the band as they played some of our favorite songs!!! When we got back to our room Ryan was sound asleep buried under the covers and Ty had made a bed between the two chairs. I don't think he will last there all night!!! It felt good to lay down and go to sleep!!!    

Rock of Ages

We have always heard that the Rock of Ages show is awesome. I zipped in to Rio to buy tickets and check to see what the age appropriate was. I was told 5 and up and with our military discount i got great symphony seats for the worst seat prices. We had dinner and than headed over to Rio to walk around while we waited for our show. We got in line and went in to our seats, they were REALLY good!!!!! The show started and the band was REALLY good, the music and singing was also REALLY good but man, they had some ridiculous stuff in that show! Sadly society thought 5 and older was fine, but not to me!!!! Ugh!!!  So glad Ty and Ryan just closed their eyes when some of the girls were dancing. What REALLY upsets me is it could have been a TOTALLY awesome show!!!  The junk was not even remotely necessary!!! We had this guy in front of us who had to keep raising his hand reaching for the stage, standing and could never hold still so i gave up trying to watch the show and just listened to it. Drunk people are beyond annoying!!!!  It was a costly disappointment.....should have seen Jersey Boys!!! But loved the music!!!

Swimming With The Sharks

The pool was our first stop here in Vegas. We changed into our suits and we were off to go swim and slide with the sharks!!! It was TOTALLY awesome to be in the pool with the sharks swimming right there next to you. The slide was SUPER fast and soooo amazing going thru the tank!!! There were sharks swimming next to me and over me while i zipped down the slide thru the shark tank! Ed and Ryan liked it too but Ty decided to just sit in a chair at the pool!!!  His two big fears are heights and sharks......poor guy, we have plans with both this vacation!!!

Our Home Away From Home

Vacation is off to a good start! Our room was ready early so we were able to check in early!!!  Our room is VERY similar to the room we had at Monte Carlo in November for the Ball.  Ty and Ryan are NOT happy about sharing a bed....but they will survive!!! Our tower is a non smoking tower so that is nice since Vegas is a smoking chimney once you leave your room!!! Bags are in and we are ready to go play!

Off To Vegas For Spring Break!

Yay!!!!  It is finally time to leave on vacation!!! We are off to Las Vegas for 3 days. We are staying at the Golden Nugget because there is a shark tank that the hotel pool surrounds AND there is a water slide where part of the slide goes thru the shark tank!!! Soooo excited!!! The boys are not sharing my excitement with me.....Ty and Ryan would have rather stayed home...... 

A Mile Of Poo

The stalls were very full of poo so I decided to muck em out while Ed was riding. It's a good work out and I enjoy the horses company. I can't drive the vehicles so I pull this cart to the poo box after I fill it up. One stall fills it up. I did Rookies stall first since Rookie was out.


Than I did John, Renos, Cho, and Normans.


Each trip there and back is 2/10th of a mile. I made 5 trips so I pulled poo for a mile! Haha!


The cart is a lil broken and poo kept falling out the back. First I used some hay than I found some plastic blowing around so snagged that and stuffed it in the giant crack! No more poo falling out of the cart!


My trail I made before I fixed the cart.


Norman's stall was pretty flooded. I think his water trough is broken. My boots took a beating today!


I'm very dusty, dirty, sweaty, and probably quite stinky! But it was a great afternoon!


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He's My Beautiful Drug

I was singing one of my favorite songs to him, Beautiful Drug, when I took this picture. We had just left the stables and were exhausted! Stinky too so I had fun singing to him and he kept slamming on the brakes....funny funny guy!!!





Here is a little clip of our sing song. He makes me laugh every time I sing to him!

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Rookie Ride

It's been awhile since The Dude On A Horse has ridden Rookie. He's been having to work a lot with Ford. Today he decided to take Rookie out. They had a great ride, like they've never missed a day riding. Rookie knows his every move and what to do. Rookie looked really happy!













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Easter Sunday Picture

It was a beautiful Easter Sunday in the desert! Mr Hottie even took a picture with me. The boys said NO!!!!


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Hungry Kitties

Sometimes I wonder if they forget to feed the cats.....pretty much every time I come to the stables their bowls are empty! So I fill them up! They were chowing!!!






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Easter Bottle Search

The boys were not excited about an egg hunt this year so I decided to buy them their favorite bottled soda and hid the bottles. They weren't to thrilled with this idea either but I think they will be happy with their soda and candy once they are more awake!





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Where Are My Keys?

Ed is asking me if I know where the keys are. I turn around and look him and just start cracking up!!!!



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Almost As Tall As Dad

I tried to get Ryan to stand back to back with his dad but his dad kept tickling him! Ryan is going to probably pass up his dad!!! Every time i turn around he's gotten taller!!!


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Who Ties Their Shoes?

I looked down at the boys feet and noticed only one of them had tied their shoes.....


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A Sad Day In Brussels

I awoke to some horrible news.....there was another terror attack, this time in Brussels at the airport and at the metro.....sadly this will not be the last attack.....so much evil in this world.....it saddens me deeply......



Meanwhile here at MCLB Barstow everyone is having to exit their vehicles to be searched. I am very blessed to live in a safe place.





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Pumpkin Oatmeal

I just finished the last of my pumpkin oatmeal. It was soooo delicious with this granola!!! Now back to my regular oatmeal and my other granola. It was a fun break for the fall and winter months.


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I Don't Mind Getting This Kind Of Dirty

I get pretty dirty at the stables, but it's the kind of dirty I don't mind. Ford was being as sweet as ever, whispering sweet nothings in my ear. Actually just chewing on my hair as usual!





I love how you can see the swishing of his tail!


He's such a beautiful horse!


Just having our little chit chats.....


And of course he always has to give me nuzzles!

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Ford Therapy

It was a tough weekend. Saturday was spent with Vietnam veterans and the mobile Wall That Heals and than Sunday morning Ed found out another one of his (Marine) friends committed suicide. Going to the stables was exactly what he needed. Ford did everything flawlessly and they had a nice ride in the desert. Best therapy there is......


Taking Ford out to saddle up and do groundwork.


All done and heading back in......


He just puts the rope over his shoulder and Ford obediently follows him to his stall without batting an eye.





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