Vegas Trip

us at the flamingo hotel
our new car...we wish

also at the flamingo, it was so pretty

the fish and ducks at the flamingo

the flamingo's of course and this crazy bird with crazy hair

daddy and kayla looking at the boats in the water

they did this while i waited in line for ice cream

i cant remember the name of this hotel but it isnt old

outside looking at more waterfalls

back at the circus circus hotel, kayla got a balloon spider made

Ok so I got the pictures from Chris of us in Vegas. It was a lot of fun even though we were only there for 2 days. We stayed at the Circus Circus Hotel which was fun and there was so much to do there but we didnt get to do that much. We went to a dirt bike race the whole 1st day there, kayla's 1st one and she loved it. The 2nd day we met up with Chris and he gave us a nice tour of the strip. We walked from one end down to the other going in the cool places to see. We got to the end and it was late so we took the monarail back so we only got to see one side of the strip but thats ok we had so much fun and we will be going back. We did go and see the lions at the MGM but we didnt get any pics unfortunatly...the male was the only one we saw and he was so cool. We walked through this tunnel that was made of glass and he was up on top sleeping so we got to see him good. The only suggustion I have for those of you that go with children...take a stroller and use it haha. Kayla did very well but we left her stoller in the car so we either had to carry her or she walked, very tiring.

Brandon's leave

ok sorry first of all for so many pictures but hope you enjoy them!

mountains going through nevada
the view at a gas station somewhere in colorado

kayla and razzy at the gas station stretching their legs

just having fun picking up rocks

on the road in colorado

yes there was snow but it was really high up

we did have a few minutes of flurries

razzy and jasmine in the back sleeping

kayla and daddy playin in the hotel

restling

kayla back in indiana on her birthday painting her first pumpkin

kayla's big birthday present the morning of her birthday....yes its real and she loves it!

didnt hesitate at all to get on it either

in the back of the truck before she even saw it

kayla and daddy just relaxing in bed

this was one of the fires we had on base before we left for indiana, this was the worst of the two and the one that was closest to us

it was big, this is from the backyard

this was from the front yard, it burned over 3000 acres, but no houses thank goodness

kayla decided to decorate daddy's face with stickers

kayla, daddy, and uncle greg opening her gift in the new house

this was the first fire, the day we moved in to the house, it was farther away though

we toured the midway carrier in san diego harbor the day after brandon got back

up on the deck getting out of the sun cause it was like 97 degrees

kayla and daddy in the cockpit

looking at everything with daddy

dont know what they were looking at but he gave us a tour since he knew what every was

the three of us in the brigg

learning how the engine works

the first plane we saw on board

kayla waiting to see daddy in the airport, she ran right to him it was just like i had hoped

the two of us waiting very anxiously, it was so great!

Brandon got to come home for 2 weeks and just left to go back to Iraq a couple days ago. Kayla and I flew out to Cali to meet him and we had such a wonderful time. Kayla went right to him and gave him big hugs and just loved having him home. The day he got back we got a phone call saying they had houses available for us on base so once again our plans changed haha. After a little thought we decided to go ahead and move back to Cali and after going to Vegas for a couple days we flew home to Indiana, all of us, and we stayed there for about 4 days to see everyone and then loaded up the truck and dogs and headed back to Cali. We got back out here 2 days before Brandon had to take back off so he got a little relaxation. Not exactly how we planned on spending his leave but we had a great time because we got to be a family. We love our house and Brandon made it safely back to Iraq. I have been working my butt off getting the house unpacked. Kayla loves being out here and we have had fun with our friends and my cousin who is about 4 months pregnant and we also have awesome neighbors. We will be out here till Brandon gets home which now will be BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!! We are so excited! He has to report into Louisville on the 1st of April so we will be out here till at least the end of January. We will not be coming home for Thanksgiving or Christmas which stinks but we already have plans with friends out here. Hope all of you are doing good and hope you enjoy the pics from our vacation. I will have to post the ones from Vegas later because goofy me forgot our camera for that whole trip and I have to get the ones from our friend Chris that he took. Talk to you all soon!