Mother's Day Weekend 5/8/09 - 5/10/09

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Wow, two entries within a few weeks of each other!! What's up with that!?

So this past weekend we went to Las Vegas. Ron's mom graduated from college and it was also Mother's Day. The kids gave thier mother a homecooked breakfast, a handwritten card, and a custom, professionally arranged bouquet of flowers from the most expensive flower shop Lacey could find (not a home arranged bouquet of Walmart flowers, we've learned our lesson about doing that-yikes!!).

On Friday, we met up with Jason, Tracey, and Sam and went out to an area called "Devil's Fire," Hobgoblin's Playground," or "Little Finland" depending on who you are talking to. At any rate, is in an extremely odd and strange area of cool rock formations about an hour and a half drive Southish/Eastish from Mesquite, NV .

Enjoy some highlights below! for more pix, see the slideshow above or click on this link here

Hiking to the Hobgoblin's Playground:


Weird!! (I meant the rocks):


Lacey called this the "Ariel Rock," in honor of Ariel from Little Mermaid:


Riley chillin (note the rocks, one in each hand, that was to keep him from trying to climb down from there):


A Unicorn:


the princess posing on her throne:


Riley NOT sitting perfectly still for his photo-op?:


Being eaten:


Waiting for Mom to graduate:


Done!!:


Yeah!!:


Hangin' in Vegas with Grandma!!:


The posing princesses:


On the ride home, stopping at the side of the road to feed the wildlife: