seriously?

how is this comfortable?
i swear this dog sleeps in the most twisted and contorted positions.

V-E-G-A-S

last week we got to spend a few days in one of our favorite cities. las vegas! this trip was especially fun because we got to do more touristy things than we usually do. my mom, sister, and her kids met us down there, so there was fun for the whole family.
4 glorious days of...

• lighting fireworks off on the indian reservation

• laying by the pool. swimming in the lazy river.

• walking the strip

• seeing shows {frank caliendo. very funny man}

{after the show, my very mature husband wanted to take a picture with the naked lady statues in the back. man i love that guy}

• eating fabulous meals. i didn't get a picture of our food, but if ever in vegas, eat at diego in the mgm grand. so yummy, i'm still full from it.

• and splurging on things that are much too expensive...see above pictures for steve's $8 glasses he bought at a gas station on the way to vegas. our dear puppy ate his $150 pair before we left. then my sunglasses i've had for 5 years broke while we were in las vegas, so we both got a new pair of overpriced oakleys :)

• and not to mention, seeing our good friends eric and jackie. we had a fabulous 3 hour meal of all you can eat sushi and managed to not get one picture of us. in fact, i didn't get a lot of pictures on this trip. busy having way too much fun.

we had such a great time in fact, i think we are planning another trip in september!
oh, and not to leave out, we saw this little roadside fire on the way down. and i thought vegas was HOT.

navajo lake

a couple weeks ago, we took off for a short trip to one of our favorite places. navajo lake is a little gem outside of cedar breaks. beautiful scenery, good fishing, some good hikes nearby, and the camp sites are yummy. we went with steve's brother, ray, and 4 of his 5 kids. it felt so good to just get away and soak up some sun, lay in the hammock, and enjoy nature.
steve and i went here last year, and it is quickly becoming one of our favorite getaways. not to mention the dogs love it too.

{cedar breaks in the background}

{marley is not a fan of water. so when we threw a stick out too far, he would walk until he couldn't touch, and wait for jack to swim out and get the stick}

{then a game of "keep away" would ensue}

{and it would end with marley getting the stick and bringing it back to me to throw again}
{turns out jack is quite the swimmer. and the ham. trying to get in all the pictures}
{he doesn't look so big when he's all wet}

{nothing better than spending an evening fishing on the lake...}{turns out our 6 year old nephew caught the biggest fish of the trip}

{our sweet campsite. up against the hill by the trail head of a gorgeous hike that goes along the lake}
{view of the lake from the campsite}
{we had some visitors at dinnertime}
{goodbye navajo lake...until next time}
{and the pups slept all the way home}