Tis The Season

The last two weeks have been filled with exciting events. Last weekend we did the Las Vegas Great Santa Run with some friends. It's this huge crazy 1mile race where everyone dresses like Santa . They were trying to beat last years numbers so it would be put in the Guiness Book Of World Records for most people dressed like Santa. I think the final numbers were 6,119 Santas, but it seemed like a lot more were there.
Bonnie came up with our team name "The Naughty List" which I thought was the best one there. Good Job Bonnie Su!! So the race was ridiculous. It wasnt really a race and there were so many people walking you couldnt even run if you wanted to. People were smoking, drinking beer out of their 4 ft tall glasses,walking on stilts, but then again we are in Vegas. Here are some pictures.

The Santa outfits we got were a little too big....lol I think they used the one size fits all rule.


It was an exhausting 1 mile race, but we had lot of entertainment and fans on the way to the finish line. We saw Siegfried and Roy which was pretty cool.
This crazy lady was cheering us on out her window. I loved her!!
Al and I made a few stops on the way

Here are some other random things we saw.




After the race I had to tell AL he couldnt be Santa Clause anymore and needed to take off his outfit. He was having so much fun!! Kids kept looking at him all confused because they have never seen a skinny Santa. Ho Ho HO
We worked up such a big appetite from the 1 mile Santa run we decided to go to the seafood buffet at The Rio....mmmmm so much crab and lobster. The lobster wasnt really that great compared to the all you can eat lobster we had in Costa Rica. I think that lobster was a little fresher there since we were sitting next to the ocean.
Al was excited the other day when we bought his holiday Egg Nog and RockStar so he could make the creation he thought of on his mission "Rock Nog." He says something like its great because you get the holiday cheer with the energy buzz of a RockStar...lol
I don't like Egg Nog and I have to admit its pretty good. I reccomend trying it. You will need to call Al for the recipe.

I have to say it doesnt really seem like Christmas time here with the sun shining and palm trees blowing in the dusty wind. To get us in the holiday spirit I've been asking around for Christmas activities. On Friday I talked Bonnie and Jarom into going to see Christmas lights. Our first stop was dinner because husbands are'nt happy if their tummys are empty. We went to eat at this really good Indian restaurant named Tamba on the strip. I still like the Bombay House better in SLC
Afterwards we walked around for a bit and saw a pretty Christmas tree, Elvis that asked for money because we took a picture with him when in reality he should have been paying us, and we also saw really big Christmas ornaments??


Interesting right?? Our next stop was Ethel M Chocolate Factory. Al and I tried to take a picture in front of the sign, but couldnt seem to get it right.


Oh wait here is one we both look normal in.
I finally realized we live in Las Vegas while I was looking at Christmas lights on Cactuses. I'm still trying to figure out how they wrapped the lights around them. It was pretty impressive.

While we were walking around the Cactus Garden I found a cactus with red lights. This might not mean anything to you, but my favorite tree at Temple Square is big pine tree they cover with red lights. They kind of look pink here, but they were red.
I know there is a lot of picture posting this time, but lets be honest who really reads what I write anyway. Here are some randoms.



and some more..... I couldnt stop taking pictures



Just when you thought we were done we made one last step to Sunset Park and drove through the famous light display that supposedly goes to a radio station. It didnt come in that well so DJ Cameron put on some techno which was sweet. The lights werent amazing, but it was cool to see.
This ones for you bits. Lowes for Life!!

Last but not least we were doing some Christmas shopping last night and we saw Umberto Brenes sleeping in Hollister at the front of the store. For those of you that dont know who Umberto is like I didn't until Al said "whoa thats Umberto he is a way famous poker player, hurry take a picture." I turned off my flash and this is as clear as I could get
Here is another picture I got online. He is wearing the same bracelet, sunglasses, hat and vest.
That sums up what we have been up to the last couple weeks. I hope you enjoyed sharing our holiday season festivities with us!!

HoMe FoR tHe HoLiDaYs!!

We went back to This is the Place for Thanksgiving to spend time with the fam. It was great to go back and see my mommy.
Stacy let us stay at her house and we got to watch Brinkley. Here were my instructions.
Staying at her house is better then staying at a hotel. She even made us a pumpkin pie which I wish I would have taken a picture of. It was amazing.
We got to do so many fun and exciting things while we were in SLC. ""Trumpet Sound"" Megan went into the labor the night we got there so we got to hold baby Porter. Good timing Porter!!Congrats Megan and Kyle he is soooo cute!! Here are some pics of Al, Me, and the Cross Family Note: Look at Al...hes a natural



We also got to see my moms dog Abby. She recently had surgery and we are so happy that she is still with us. We love you ABBY!! Look at her poor scar

Thanksgiving was great because we got to have 2 dinners. Here is a pic after the 2nd dinner. You can tell we all look about 5 pounds heavier, especially Al. I keep telling him he needs to go on weight watchers.

My favorite day was black Friday...HOORAY for Shopping. SO many good deals!! Al couldnt wait to go. Here is a picture of us at Applebees.
On Saturday we got sushi and went to see the lights at Temple Square which was soooo busy. It was kind of like playing frogger because you had to dodge so many people.



Al and I took a picture at the famous wedding spot. Here is a pic of us our wedding day and one of us at the lights. Do we look more grown up?


It was great to go back and spend time with everyone. For those of you that didnt call us missed out. We all know SLC is better with both of us there:) The 4 days went by quickly and before we knew it was time to go back to Sin City. Home Sweet Home.