VIVA LAS VEGAS

Day 1: 0400 leave for Philly airport. Flight. Planet Hollywood restaraunt chicken egg rolls  then check in then walk around- BELLAGIO and fountain show, Conservatory Christmas Display, window shopping, a few afternoon drinks... Coconut martini, Poker computer Malib Bay Breeze, Margaritaville Redbull and vodka, TheBody display, Night Bellagio Fountain Show, Pin Up Pizza (just ok), bed.

Decorated palm trees!!

Day 2: woke 0300 very sick with a cold. 0600 shower then headed out. 0700 breakfast muffin at Bellagio then headed to the Left... Aquamassage, New York, New York and Luxor (big pyramid) and MGM. 1100 backstage tour of Ka Cirque de Soleil at MGM. Lunch at YoLo in our resort. Walked to Venetian and Mirage and others. Got cupcake at Carlo’s Bakery. 3 hour nap tome. I’m too sick to sleep. Got ready for Britney!! Britney at 9:00 then bar hopping at The Cosmopolitan and Mandy dancing back at the Bar at Planet Hollywood. In bed at 2:00 am.

Ready for Britney

Day 3.  Only slept 4 hours bc I’m sick. Breakfast at Eggslut. Rode bus up to Downtown Vegas... old Vegas!  Dirty and kinda scary. Ate lunch at Claim Jumper. Rode back to Bakery to get family cookies. Picked up 2nd row tix at Cirgue du Soleil Mystique for tonight. Nap time. Show at 7. Show was great. Shared a crazy milkshake then to bed at 10:30 for 4am alarm clock.

Flight home was full of turbulence, again! Bummer. I was sick as a dog but had a great time!!!

Christmas 2017

We have lots of traditions around Christmas... and my kids like to stick with our traditions!!

Katrina Gerovasilis and Serenity Martin have come over for a Christmas Party for the past nine years!!!  I was a little surprised that Kat was up for it again this year, because she and Jaylee had not seen each other in a year.  There was 5 minutes of awkward silence, then they were all good friends again.  We took them and the whole family to Woodcrest Retreat’s  Little Bethlehem. We had gone 3 years ago.  It was great.  The boys really got into the story of Jesus’ birth, trekking through the woods at night and going from station to station. 

My Dad treated us to a day in NYC again. We were busy, running from activity to activity. I was literally running down 6thSt with Jackson on my back! It was a fun day. We started with a 20 minute horse drawn carriage ride through Central Park. I had never been. Then we ice skated for an hour in the park. It felt like Christmas to me. The girls were pretty good. Jackson was a WILD man flopping around. I’m honestly surprised that he did not get hurt. He was soaked though, and it was cold, but he never once complained. Then we walked up to Times Square to National Geographic’s Ocean Encounter. It was a 1 hour exploration. It was pricey, but it was fun.  

Mom and Dad took the whole family to the Fulton Theatre to see A Christmas Story then to Alley Kat for pizza.

Jaylee and I sang with the church choir. 

The singing gave me chills!!

Mandy and I headed to Vegas for 4 days, and it did not feel like Christmas there st all. I had a great time, but was pretty sick from Choir practice until the day after Christmas. Bummer!! 

And then it was time for CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas Eve was on a Sunday so we went to church and then to Poppop’s for fun.  Every year the kids love using Jason’s Naughty or Nice app.

It was nice to celebrate with Mommom Matheson and Poppop Neil again. I think the kids are a lot for him to handle, but she seems to love it!

Jason and I headed to bed at 8:15. The kids woke us at 3:30 am. They were so great. I felt lousy but had a great time with them. They were all calm, appreciative, excited and in general loved their gifts. The girls got very spoiled this year.  Jimmy gave me light up earring and sunglasses. Jackson bought me a Superman necklace (it’s for men, lol) because he thought I’d love it. Jenni got me Perfume and Jaylee bought me yoga pants for our Float Yoga class in Feb. it looks like it will be fun.

Jennibelle got a phone!!

Seahawk Electric Football

The boys were out cold at 4pm. 

(Until they woke up to play at 10 pm, LOL)

Halloween 2017

This was not May favorite Halloween, even though it started out great! There was no stress. Everyone took their time getting ready. Everyone looked great. Then we split up and started Trick or Treating. Then Jackson was so preoccupied with finding his friend Jayden that he wasn’t enjoying it, even crying at times. Then I wasn’t enjoying it. Jimmy was though!!! 

My SWAT guys. They arrested the bank robber!

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Jennibelle was a pretty Little Red Riding Hood. Madison and Allison came over, again. JB got 6 lbs of candy this year!

Jaylee was Wednesday Addams- she looked like her, too!

Especially when she had her hair braided.

She was busy doing her friend’s’ makeup then headed to downtown to Trick or Treat with Liv and Ava.

FALL 2017

Fall means...

SPORTS!!!!

Jason is coaching Jack’s U8 Soccer.

Jenni is playing Lititz Travel U14 and Warwick Middle School Soccer. (#31 was MY #!!!)

Jaylee is playing Penn Legacy High School Rugby.

Jimmy’s vomitting has slowed to only monthly now! His GI Dr did tons of tests which were all pretty normal. YAY.

Dominos with Mommom Matheson and Poppop Neil.

Jackson’s green Mohawk...

Cheering for the pig chase!!

Hiking and climbing the boulders:)

Jennibelle and her angioedema. It’s still not known what she reacted to. She saw 4 Drs is a week and they all had a different theory. She was better after 5 days.

Grandparents Day at Jimmy’s Preschool.

Jack’s Best Friend Jayden Lepisto.

Jack loves Basketball. He’s signed up for a team at the Rec.

Nan and Poppop’s 40th Anniversary

And Mommom Matheson’s 26th!

Meg and I bought matching cards - what are the odds?!?

Jack wrote notes to Megs family since they hosted the party...

The Middles School Soccer Banquet.

Jimmy’s first bus ride for his first field trip. 

Homecoming 2017!!!!

Jackson is near-sighted and color blind!!