Also in Vegas, we found a nice chapel and attended church with one of the wards. Afterwards, we found this beautiful park and let Joshua swing for the first time. He LOVED it!
(Oh, and we can sometimes get him to wear shoes!)Saturday, February 27, 2010
Las Vegas....again....
Okay, so it took WAY too much time to try and get these in order, so here they are. On Thursday night (February the 11th) we decided that we both really wanted to go out of town for our 3-day weekend. Because we didn't want to spend the whole time driving, we decided that our best bet was to go to Las Vegas. SO, on Friday, we headed out! It was really fun to be so spontaneous. Our listening book of choice was Fablehaven II. We left Friday and got back Sunday night. We spent a little time in our room just reading and watching Olympics. We also enjoyed the buffet while we were there.
We had a bit of a scare from Joshua though. About 20 minutes into our trip, he decided to have an allergic reaction to sweet potatoes. He had an interesting rash around his mouth and down onto his chest. After calling mom and the doctor, we gave him allergy medicine and listened to his breathing the entire way down to Nevada. Luckily, nothing else happened and he is doing great now. No more sweet potatoes for Joshua.
Down there, instead of spening all our time on the strip (which keeps getting nastier and nastier), we took a little drive and found a beautiful canyon.
Our favorite hotel is the Bellagio. They always have an interesting and stunning garden that I think is redone every few months. Here, they were celebrating the Chinese New Year (actually the weekend we were there!) and so they had some nice decorations to celebrate. Just about everything is made out of some kind of flower.
A cool gazebo
The ceiling
Just under a year ago, we took a picture at this spot but I was carrying Joshua in my belly. I requested that, since I carried Joshua around on our last trip, that Steve carry him this time.
This chandelier was little droplet beads individually strung. It was cool!
The M&M museum
More Bellagio. It was a fun trip, but we decided that because it keeps getting more raunchy, we are going to skip going there for a LONG time.
We had a bit of a scare from Joshua though. About 20 minutes into our trip, he decided to have an allergic reaction to sweet potatoes. He had an interesting rash around his mouth and down onto his chest. After calling mom and the doctor, we gave him allergy medicine and listened to his breathing the entire way down to Nevada. Luckily, nothing else happened and he is doing great now. No more sweet potatoes for Joshua.
Down there, instead of spening all our time on the strip (which keeps getting nastier and nastier), we took a little drive and found a beautiful canyon.
Our favorite hotel is the Bellagio. They always have an interesting and stunning garden that I think is redone every few months. Here, they were celebrating the Chinese New Year (actually the weekend we were there!) and so they had some nice decorations to celebrate. Just about everything is made out of some kind of flower.
A cool gazebo
The ceiling
Just under a year ago, we took a picture at this spot but I was carrying Joshua in my belly. I requested that, since I carried Joshua around on our last trip, that Steve carry him this time.
This chandelier was little droplet beads individually strung. It was cool!
The M&M museum
We got to see two different water shows in front of the Bellagio.
More Bellagio. It was a fun trip, but we decided that because it keeps getting more raunchy, we are going to skip going there for a LONG time.
Some cute pictures
I thought you would all enjoy some of these pictures.
Joshua has completely figured out how to turn over in his bouncer. I guess its time to find another method of setting him down.
He loves faces, but he usually scratches whatever gets under his fingers.
MMM...carrots.
He's figuring out how to sit!
Matching shirts
Saturday, February 06, 2010
Toga Party!
On Saturday, Jan 29, our friend, Greg Sorensen, threw a Toga Party complete with elk meat (SO good!), grapes, grape juice, and olives. Most of the rest of the party stayed to watch Hercules, but Joshua enticed us to go home early. We had a great time and quite enjoyed dressing up and dressing Joshua up.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
The Wilsons come to play!
On the Martin Luther King Jr Day weekend, Jon, Becky and their kids all came to visit. It was so fun to have them here!
In the last 7 months, three Monson grandkids have been born and we were excited to get them all together! Here was my favorite of the ones we took:
Joshua Monson, Tyler Wilson, and Nathan Mosbacker
We got all but two of the Monson grandkids in this shot. We're missing Ben and Rachel Coons.
Joshua got to bond with a few new relatives. It was fun to see them play with him.Becky
Jon 
Pat
The Wilsons stayed at one of their timeshares in Midway. It was a really nice apartment and they also got one for Pat and Shauna. We opted to drive up there everyday because of school and everything. Right next to this condo, there were some really neat ice sculptures that someone has been working on. Here are some fun shots.
A cute Swedish village
Siblings!
Some other fun things that we did was swimming, lots of games, excellent food, Saturday Night Live videos, more games, and lots of time to just talk. We had a great time!
A cute Swedish village
Siblings!
Some other fun things that we did was swimming, lots of games, excellent food, Saturday Night Live videos, more games, and lots of time to just talk. We had a great time! Games and Clothes
For Christmas, I went through my old stuffed animals, picked two and didn't worry about getting Joshua anything else. Lately we've been playing "Where's the Dog?" and "Peek-a-boo" with this one. This is the first game. The second consists of putting the dog over his eyes and asking "Where's Joshua?" He'll then pull it off and we'll go "There he is!" He giggles everytime! Today even, he held it over his eyes for longer waiting to see what would happen and he just seemed so thrilled with himself! :D
Josh got his first cell phone.
We love shopping for his clothes. He is so fun to dress!
Mom, thanks for these two outfits! We love showing this kid off!
These shorts are SUCH a Steve thing! We call them picnic shorts and he is just adorable!
Home for the Holidays
For Christmas, Steve, Joshua and I all got to fly home to Ohio. It was so fun to be there!
But first, we celebrated our own little Christmas at our home. Steve gave me a very soft pink robe and I got him a key chain that says BYU dad and a picture collage of when Joshua was born.
Joshua enjoyed the present that my visiting teaching companion, Lila, gave to him. It is a ball that glows and rolls around the floor. He can't quite chase it yet, but I'm sure it will be lots of fun in the near future.
Great Grandpa Nufer sure loves his grandkids!
Grandma Nufer time!
Grandpa Nufer time!
While we were there, I got to see my former roommate, Tasha Priddy. It was fun to catch up!
We also got to see some of my best friends--Monica and Mallory Morse. We had a lot of fun just sitting and talking. By the way, Mal is officially engaged now! I am absolutely thrilled with the wonderful things they are doing with their lives! Monica is doing Teach for America in Florida and Mallory will be doing the same when she graduates in April. They are wonderful girls and they make me happy!
Josh sure loved being all snuggled up in his grandma's arms!
I got to bond with Ben. It was hard to get to know him when there were so many relatives around, but we finally got the chance to be with the Coons' family one-on-one. It was so fun!
Josh zonked on the planes home!
But first, we celebrated our own little Christmas at our home. Steve gave me a very soft pink robe and I got him a key chain that says BYU dad and a picture collage of when Joshua was born.
Joshua enjoyed the present that my visiting teaching companion, Lila, gave to him. It is a ball that glows and rolls around the floor. He can't quite chase it yet, but I'm sure it will be lots of fun in the near future.
Joshua was a great little traveller. As soon as we could get him to stop looking at everything, he would go right to sleep. He had some great naps in the Denver airport at our layovers there and back.
At home, he had many people to spoil him and make him happy. He got so used to people holding him that he forgot that we don't usually hold him all day everyday. It was a fun transition when we got back home!
Great Grandpa Nufer sure loves his grandkids!
Grandma Nufer time!
Grandpa Nufer time!
While we were there, I got to see my former roommate, Tasha Priddy. It was fun to catch up!
We also got to see some of my best friends--Monica and Mallory Morse. We had a lot of fun just sitting and talking. By the way, Mal is officially engaged now! I am absolutely thrilled with the wonderful things they are doing with their lives! Monica is doing Teach for America in Florida and Mallory will be doing the same when she graduates in April. They are wonderful girls and they make me happy!
Josh sure loved being all snuggled up in his grandma's arms!
I got to bond with Ben. It was hard to get to know him when there were so many relatives around, but we finally got the chance to be with the Coons' family one-on-one. It was so fun!
Josh zonked on the planes home!
Trip details:
Monday Dec 21--fly home and get met by the Nufers in the Columbus airport
Tuesday Dec 22--shopping for food with mom, the Coons came to play, BYU Vegas Bowl game!
Wed Dec 23--Fairborn trip--showed Steve my stomping ground, visited with the Hancock family, went to Young's Dairy for ice cream, cooked dinner for the Nufers, went carolling to our neighbors
Thur Dec 24--briefly talked to Scott in Brazil, searched for dad's missing cell phone, wrapped presents, enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Laura and Chris's family, performed the Nativity, drove around looking at lights, didn't get enough sleep because of excitement!
Fri Dec 25--carolled our parents awake, stocking opening, waffle breakfast, presents, games with the Coons, talked with Scott on his mission, movie at the Coons, Kev and Kristen came
Sat Dec 26--JCPenney outlet, visit with the Morses (secretly found out when Tyler would be proposing!), Karen and Zac came!, more carolling
Sunday Dec 27--mostly church and being with family
Monday Dec 28--see Princess and the Frog with family, Chipotle run, games with Coons
Tues Dec 29--date to the German village with Laura and Chris
Wed Dec 30--bowling with the Nufers, visit with Tasha, New Years Eve celebration with Chinese food, packing
Thur Dec 31--no sleep, exhausting travel, buy books at bookstore, real NYE celebration--bed before 10:30p
It was a wonderful trip and we were so happy to have seen all of you! Sorry there is kind of a lack of pictures. For someone who must have her camera with her, I sure don't take all that many pictures!
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