This is a week late, but better late than never...
We decided to not feel too sorry for ourselves while Amy was in Nashville last week by heading to the hills. Our ward had our Father & Sons outing up near Mt. Charleston, just about 30 minutes outside of Las Vegas. It was nice to get out away from the busy city life and let the kids get some fresh air. I called Brent last week to see if he would want to come join us and he was great to sacrifice a free flight - and a weekend with Allison - to hang out with us. The kids loved playing and hanging out with Uncle Brent. They even got to go to a baseball game with him, courtesy of Daddy's work!
Lacey Lines, the Holiday Edition
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Phamily Photos
Here are some photos we recently took of the kids, some of which we shared with our Moms on Mother's Day. For those that didn't get some in the mail feel free to click through the slideshow below and look at the individual pics.
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Anchovies, anyone?
Confession time: I know we've been a little slack in the blogging department lately. Sorry. I got my sisters going and they're making me look bad! I hear Great Grandma Lacey (Grandma Great, as our kids call her) got a new computer - I'm sure she'll probably be out-posting us here in no time!
We have REALLY enjoyed the weather here the last few weeks. It's been just perfect! I know everyone north of us is probably sick of us rubbing it in (especially a particular sister after getting 17 inches of snow last week - yikes!), but summer will be here soon when Alaska, Idaho, and Montana will be sounding pretty darned good. And if you really are sick of the cold weather I hear that the housing situation down here makes for a great buyer's market. We'd LOVE to have some family join us here in Sin City!
We had a great day yesterday, just enjoying time outside and the chance to get some things done on some of our projects. We took the kids over to the District - an upscale shopping center down the road just a few miles. They just installed a new carousel that the kids have been excited to go ride. There are some pictures in the slide show here:
As for the title of this post...Jacob, for whatever reason, has had an ongoing fascination with anchovies for the past 6 months or so. Not sure where it originated but he's been bugging Amy to get him some for quite awhile now. So during a recent trip to the dollar store, Amy came across some anchovies, just like you'd envision them - in a little tin (or whatever they use now) can. So I'm at work, getting ready to come home from lunch, when I get a call from Jacob: "Dad, WE FOUND SOME ANCHOVIES AT THE STORE!!!" Amy says I better hurry quick - Jacob's ready to break them out.
So I get home and Jacob is ready to go. Of course we have to savor the moment by capturing the moment onfilm whatever-digital-term-we-use-now-instead.
Jacob couldn't wait to open them.
The Grand Opening:
Once we had them open we thought he'd chicken out and say, "Uh, no thanks!" I could have sworn they had fine little hair all over them. Ugh. :-p
OK, here's where Amy wasn't about to let her precious little 4 year-old dive in and eat some eel without an assurance that it wouldn't kill him - so she made me try one first!
"Hmmm, now THAT'S an interesting gustatory experience!"
I needed to gather every ounce of acting skill that I had so expertly honed during my high school plays to not pull a face and ruin it for Jacob! This is definitely one thing that won't get mistaken for tasting like chicken!
Alright, so now it's Jacob's turn. I'm sure at this point he was thinking, "Now, what did I just get myself into?!"
Here goes!
Down the hatch!
Jacob absolutely loved them!! So much so that he INSISTED that Amy try one, too (much to her dismay). What a sport!
But the GAG REFLEX triumphs!
Undeterred, Jacob downed the entire tin! Mmmmmm.
The dimple doesn't lie! (and if you look closely you'll see the new line of Spaghetti-O's that Jacob developed in the process!)
OK, I think I've officially lost my appetite now. So...on to other things!
Amy is excited to head to Nashville with Ali and Val on Thursday to record the FlyKids album. They'll spend Friday meeting with the session producer and FlyLady, et. al., to discuss their plan. Then they'll do the recording on Saturday and fly back Sunday morning. I'm sure they'll also have opportunities to go see & hear some of the sights and sounds of the Nashville scene while they're there. I'm jealous! But I get a fun consolation prize of being able to take the kids on the Father and Sons (we'll be smuggling Anna in, too - Ssssh, don't tell!) outing this weekend. I reckon next week's post should be fun. :-)
We have REALLY enjoyed the weather here the last few weeks. It's been just perfect! I know everyone north of us is probably sick of us rubbing it in (especially a particular sister after getting 17 inches of snow last week - yikes!), but summer will be here soon when Alaska, Idaho, and Montana will be sounding pretty darned good. And if you really are sick of the cold weather I hear that the housing situation down here makes for a great buyer's market. We'd LOVE to have some family join us here in Sin City!
We had a great day yesterday, just enjoying time outside and the chance to get some things done on some of our projects. We took the kids over to the District - an upscale shopping center down the road just a few miles. They just installed a new carousel that the kids have been excited to go ride. There are some pictures in the slide show here:
As for the title of this post...Jacob, for whatever reason, has had an ongoing fascination with anchovies for the past 6 months or so. Not sure where it originated but he's been bugging Amy to get him some for quite awhile now. So during a recent trip to the dollar store, Amy came across some anchovies, just like you'd envision them - in a little tin (or whatever they use now) can. So I'm at work, getting ready to come home from lunch, when I get a call from Jacob: "Dad, WE FOUND SOME ANCHOVIES AT THE STORE!!!" Amy says I better hurry quick - Jacob's ready to break them out.
So I get home and Jacob is ready to go. Of course we have to savor the moment by capturing the moment on
Anna was game...
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| From Anchovies! |
Jacob couldn't wait to open them.
The Grand Opening:
Once we had them open we thought he'd chicken out and say, "Uh, no thanks!" I could have sworn they had fine little hair all over them. Ugh. :-p
OK, here's where Amy wasn't about to let her precious little 4 year-old dive in and eat some eel without an assurance that it wouldn't kill him - so she made me try one first!
"Hmmm, now THAT'S an interesting gustatory experience!"
I needed to gather every ounce of acting skill that I had so expertly honed during my high school plays to not pull a face and ruin it for Jacob! This is definitely one thing that won't get mistaken for tasting like chicken!
Alright, so now it's Jacob's turn. I'm sure at this point he was thinking, "Now, what did I just get myself into?!"
Here goes!
Down the hatch!
Jacob absolutely loved them!! So much so that he INSISTED that Amy try one, too (much to her dismay). What a sport!
But the GAG REFLEX triumphs!
Undeterred, Jacob downed the entire tin! Mmmmmm.
The dimple doesn't lie! (and if you look closely you'll see the new line of Spaghetti-O's that Jacob developed in the process!)
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| From Anchovies!, a Picasa album from the Laceys |
OK, I think I've officially lost my appetite now. So...on to other things!
Amy is excited to head to Nashville with Ali and Val on Thursday to record the FlyKids album. They'll spend Friday meeting with the session producer and FlyLady, et. al., to discuss their plan. Then they'll do the recording on Saturday and fly back Sunday morning. I'm sure they'll also have opportunities to go see & hear some of the sights and sounds of the Nashville scene while they're there. I'm jealous! But I get a fun consolation prize of being able to take the kids on the Father and Sons (we'll be smuggling Anna in, too - Ssssh, don't tell!) outing this weekend. I reckon next week's post should be fun. :-)
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Happy Birthday Jacob!
First of all, Happy Birthday to Jacob - our sweet, fun four year-old!!! Jacob had such a great day, eating gumballs from his new gumball machine, playing with his new Thomas the Tank Engine trains, and going to Red Robin (his favorite place to eat). He had his big party with friends at Chuck E. Cheese's on Saturday, and then a smaller one with our family and a couple friends tonight. He just had a great big grin that showed off his dimple all day long.
Dad Benson and Nate just showed up so we're excited to have them here while they're in town cheering on the Cougars in the Mountain West basketball tournament. We're also excited to have Natalie and Jared (I sure HOPE I got his name right!) come visit this weekend, too. He's definitely scoring initial points by being a big Cougar fan!
Amy's been frantically working on arrangements for the new FlyLady "FlyKids" CD that she, Ali, and Valerie have been putting together. She just got the go-ahead from Marla (the FlyLady), who is very excited about it. You'll have to hear how excited Marla was about it by downloading yesterday's episode of the "Now is the Time" radio show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nowisthetime/feed (if you have iTunes installed clicking on the link will subscribe to the radio blog). It's going to be SO fun. We're heading up to Logan next week so Amy can start putting together some arrangements, etc. for the songs.
We're loving the weather here right now: sunny and 70 degrees - aahhh! Wish you were all here to enjoy it!
Here are some pictures from Aaron's Robin Hood play he was in two weeks ago with the Missoula Children's Theater. He was a skunk and had a lot of fun.
We hope you are all doing well. Tammy, sorry about the mice - that's crazy! Take care all!
Love,
The Las Vegas Laceys
Dad Benson and Nate just showed up so we're excited to have them here while they're in town cheering on the Cougars in the Mountain West basketball tournament. We're also excited to have Natalie and Jared (I sure HOPE I got his name right!) come visit this weekend, too. He's definitely scoring initial points by being a big Cougar fan!
Amy's been frantically working on arrangements for the new FlyLady "FlyKids" CD that she, Ali, and Valerie have been putting together. She just got the go-ahead from Marla (the FlyLady), who is very excited about it. You'll have to hear how excited Marla was about it by downloading yesterday's episode of the "Now is the Time" radio show at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nowisthetime/feed (if you have iTunes installed clicking on the link will subscribe to the radio blog). It's going to be SO fun. We're heading up to Logan next week so Amy can start putting together some arrangements, etc. for the songs.
We're loving the weather here right now: sunny and 70 degrees - aahhh! Wish you were all here to enjoy it!
Here are some pictures from Aaron's Robin Hood play he was in two weeks ago with the Missoula Children's Theater. He was a skunk and had a lot of fun.
We hope you are all doing well. Tammy, sorry about the mice - that's crazy! Take care all!
Love,
The Las Vegas Laceys
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Calling Obi Wan
OK, just had to share this. I just found the cool Star Wars hologram effect for our camera on our computer. Aaron and Jacob tested it out while acting out a scene from Episode II or III (I can't remember, Aaron remembered it from playing Lego Star Wars).
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Fun at Legoland!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Raining in Vegas
Hi Family and Friends,
It's actually been RAINING here in Las Vegas - Amazing! It was nice to fall asleep the other night to the melodic sound of rain on the roof.
The boys had a good time last Saturday riding their bikes at the park. Aaron was excited to ditch the training wheels that he had loathed for the past few months on his bike (we just hadn't taken the time to get him to an open space to try it out). He took like a duck to water, after after just a few "splashes," was up and going on his own. Jacob was keeping right up with him on his little bike. He's about worn it out riding it in the house across the tile floor. Anna's still spunky as ever and won't let her "bubbas" do anything without her jumping right in, too.
We were sad to hear of President Hinckley's passing, but we're sure he's enjoying his happy reunion with his dear Marjorie on the other side.
We hope you are all doing well. Take care and write back!
The Las Vegas Laceys
It's actually been RAINING here in Las Vegas - Amazing! It was nice to fall asleep the other night to the melodic sound of rain on the roof.
The boys had a good time last Saturday riding their bikes at the park. Aaron was excited to ditch the training wheels that he had loathed for the past few months on his bike (we just hadn't taken the time to get him to an open space to try it out). He took like a duck to water, after after just a few "splashes," was up and going on his own. Jacob was keeping right up with him on his little bike. He's about worn it out riding it in the house across the tile floor. Anna's still spunky as ever and won't let her "bubbas" do anything without her jumping right in, too.
We were sad to hear of President Hinckley's passing, but we're sure he's enjoying his happy reunion with his dear Marjorie on the other side.
We hope you are all doing well. Take care and write back!
The Las Vegas Laceys
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