Crazy, busy, and FUN

Our crazy and fun filled week started last Saturday when we got together for our "Cousin Monthly Gathering," with Jason & Claire's and Daniel & Aubri's family. Daniel and Aubri planned the month of April's activity, which was a GREAT ONE!! We had a fun night at the park of BBQing and playing wiffleball/softball/through-the-ball (at Gabriel...meaning ONLY Daniel). :) We missed Caleb though and hope he will reconsider getting together with us next month. :) It was a wonderful night with laughs, fun, great food, and WARM weather! Thanks for planning it Daniel and Aubri!! We can't wait for next month's activity. :)
Sunday was also a day full of many different activities. For starters, Nick and I had to do Sharing Time in Primary for the FIRST TIME!!! Yes... we have been in primary for ten months now and have never had to do it till NOW. We always seemed to by out of town when it was our turn before now. Let me just say... WOW, I'm glad that's over until October. It's WAY harder then I thought it would be. All the other Primary teachers assured us afterwards that we "did great and even though it seems like the kids are doing EVERYTHING BUT listening, they did get something out of it." However; we did survive that day of church and are just glad it's over with. :) It will be easier the next time... right?! ;)
After church we had another BBQ with some friends from our ward that live in our complex. The weather was also just perfect for this event. It was soo fun getting to catch up with them and play with their kids.
Later that night around 10:00 pm, our friends, Deloy, shannon, and Declan, flew in from Wyoming. Shannon was here for some work related training and we had a great couple of days with them. I love when people come to visit from Wyoming... I do have to say, that is one great thing about living in Vegas.

Our week with them was FULL of running around like crazy, little sleep, and FUN!! :) That's what it's all about though right? Since we did SO much, I'll just touch on some of the funnest things we did. Monday night was one of my favorite nights. After work, I met Deloy & Shannon and took Declan for the night as they were headed to a show. Nick had a baseball game that night so we decided it would be a fun place for Declan to run around and play. That kid is the cutest and funnest kid. Me and him sat on a blanket and played with his toys while watching nick's game. Declan was totally content just sitting there with me playing and watching the guys run from one base to the next. After walking around for awhile we sat back down on the blanket and were playing and the next thing I know....

... He was fast alseep. TOO cute!!

Wednesday night (their last night here) We did alot of sight seeing and went to dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings. :) They had never been there and since we LOVE that place (and it's cheap) we thought they had to experince it for themselves. At Buffalo Wild Wings, they have something called the "Blazzin' Challenge." This challenge consists of eating 12 wings that are SOAKED in their HOTTEST sauce under 6 mins. No drinks or napkins are allowed. If you complete the challenge, you get your picture on the "challenge wall" and a free T-Shirt. :) Now how can you turn that down?! :) For those who love hot stuff, this wouldn't be too hard. Nick and I told Deloy about the challenge and dared him to try it. LOL! He's not a huge hot sauce fan, but he gave in and said "I'LL DO IT!" We were so excited because we've never seen anyone does this before. We've only seen the hilarious pictures on the wall. So... after dinner we told the waitress that Deloy wanted to try the Challenge. We got some awesome pics and Deloy did so good, that even surprised himself! He ate 12 HOT wings in 2 mins and 42 secs. WAY TO GO DELOY!!

I took them back to the airport Thursday afternoon and we said our goodbyes until we go back to Wyoming this summer. It was soo good to see them all and spend time with them. Thanks for taking time to hang out with us guys!! Come back soon!