Slacker.

I love reading other people's blogs. Why can't I make myself keep up with mine??? It is not like I don't enjoy doing it..It must be like working out. Once I do it, it's not so bad, but getting there is the whole battle :) Anyways, I've had an AWESOME summer so far. I am a little bummed out that it is almost over. Only one month left before I'm back to school...awww. I have done some great things so far though!

Just Brock and I!

Russ and I took our first vacation by ourselves EVER!! We went to Vegas for 5 days and boy did we do it up. We ate fantastic french food at the top of the Palms and probably the best meal of our lives at Craft Steak (Tom Collichio of Top Chef's restaurant). I had lobster thermador at the top of the palms and Russ had rack of lamb. Yummmy! At Craft Steak we shared a waygu beef tasting menu. It came with beef carpaccio, amazing salad, prociutto and a couple other fantastic appetizers I can't remember. The main course was waygu beef grilled and also roasted with potato puree and roast mushrooms. And dessert was glllllorious, homemade chocolate and raspberry sorbet, fresh fruit, bitter chocolate lava cake and  the crown and glory was a minature monkey bread with house-made carmel banana icecream. Sheesh it was good. Both restaurants were upscale so we got to dress up! Then we saw Ka (which was ok), Penn and Teller (which was awesome), and UFC 114 with Rampage vs. Rashad and the accompanying fan expo. The UFC events were so great. Russ and I are converts. I got to meet Forrest Griffin and Bruce Buffer, my two heros. The fight was so cool, they do a great job producing it. It was awesome to be able to spend alone time with my love <3

On our way to the fan expo

Russ, Penn, and I! He is soooo tall!

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Drinking the "Witch doctor"

We were just lucky enough to have the opportunity to take the kids to visit Disneyland and California Adventure for the first time. We stayed in a Disney hotel and had a 6 day hopper pass. It was perfect! 6 days at Disney does sound like a lot, but with a two year old and a three year old, it made for a stress free vacation. We came and went as we pleased which allowed for nap time and trips to the pool. Aubrey turned two on the 8th of July and we were able to spend her bday in the park. They treated her like a little princess :) Both kids LOVED the rides. They are realllly tall for their ages, so they were able to ride lots of rides. Aubrey's favorite was the Winnie the Pooh ride and Ethan adored Splash Mountain. We went on pretty much every ride available to them in both parks. It was so fun to see the excitement and joy on their faces. We even managed to squeeze in a few visits with old friends (John and Diedra and Log and Lane) and a trip to a beach in Encinitas. I love the beach. The water was chilly but Aubrey was fearless as usual and went in with me. Eth was much more content playing in the sand with Russ and Phyllis.  

Well, unfortunately, that is all the fun I get to pack in to my summer. From here on out, I get to work a WHOLE bunch before school starts. Sigh. I am excited for school though :) I get to do my first 12 hour clinical day at a hospital! Woohoo! Anyways, here's to blogging more!

Love,

Shelly K