Roger's Adventures

Sep 25, 2015

Pepe and Burrs' 2nd Summer Visit, part 2

On the 2nd day of Pepe and Burrs visit we headed to the Adventure Zone at the Circus Circus. I had been looking for an excuse to take the girls there and what better excess is there then grandparents. Unfortunately, Kera was just a smidgen too short to ride the big rides but we made the best of our time there.

I was able to take Abby on one big ride, El Loco and I need to tell you is was Loco! Abby and I were completely freaked out but, had a GREAT time!

See the yellow track? Yep, that's the one. Lots of quick upside downs. We had fun but we will need to make sure that we don't go back until Kera is tall enough...poor thing was upset most of the time and she was only 1/2 inch off.

After the Adventure Dome we tried to find the casino floor but instead, we found some hats.

The following day we had a play date set up at one of our favorite parks. With how warm is was we were happy that this park has a splash pad and water toys!

On Friday, July 24th we finally spend some time at home. She girls showed off their bike skills...

...and the girls were able to spend some quality cough potato time with Pepe.

Even Burrs got into the couch potato action!

I am pretty sure they are watching Star Wars here...their new obsession!

On Saturday my parents headed back home. We had a great, packed full of adventures visit. See you next time Pepe and Burrs!

Sep 13, 2015

Pepe and Burrs' 2nd Summer Visit, part 1

On Tuesday, July 21st my parents arrived in town for their 2nd visit of the summer. Jim was supposed to go on a business trip during this week so...I invited my parents to come to town but...last minute Jim's trip was cancelled but we still got to see Pepe and Burrs.

As soon as the girls and I picked-up Pepe and Burrs from the airport we were off on our first adventure. Our first adventure was Roos-n-more. The girls and I had not been there since before we went to Maryland and we were all very excited to go! Unfortunately, our field trip was made a little more adventurous due to us (...ok me...) getting lost. Thankfully (I HATE BEING LATE), we finally made it and had an amazing time. My friend Megan arranged a group of 20 of us to go and see their fantastic animals!

First it was the sloth!

Next, it was the lemur...

I don't remember what type of lizard this is but, it was HUGE!

I don't think I have ever seen a cuter fox...EVER!

We then headed outside.

Camel kiss!

Baby Donkey...

...and a baby zebra!

R.O.T.S.s (Rate of Unusual Size)

We headed back inside for this amazing guy!

A few more animals outside...

The girls even got to bring home their own porcupine quill!

Even with all of this animal fun, we still had time for the pool!

Craig Ranch Park

On Monday, July 20th the girls and I along with some friends headed to Craig Ranch Park. Craig Ranch is one of the most amazing parks in the Las Vegas Valley...to bad it is a bit of a hike away. It was a little sprinkley on the day we went but that didn't stop us from having a great time!

Did I mention that it was National Lollypop day!

Love these sweet girls girls! L to R: Kera, Sam, Abby, and Lillian

In Town Adventures

On Saturday, July 18th we decided to go on an in town adventure to 99 Ranch. 99 Ranch is a local Asian market in China Town and I was excited to show the girls all the exotic ingredients they have there.

The girls were amazed by the giant jack fruit...

...and the other interesting ingredients...

...and live fish.

We all chose one interesting item to bring home and had a taste test later. We ended up will jack fruit, dragon fruit, and an Asian Mellon. Plus, we also let them choose a sweet treat.

The adventure was fun but the taste test...not a big success. Next time we will have to try some other of their delectable options.

On Sunday, July 19th I made the girls a special treat...

These were indeed the first mouse pancakes that I have made but I have no doubt that it will not be my last. As you can imagine, the girls were huge fans!

On Sunday, the dogs and I had a great outing to the dog park...I think Ellie is really getting used to this place!

We also had our first EVER harvest from our lime tree that we planted 5+ years ago. We finally have limes and, it is more then we know what to do with!

For our last adventure of the weekend we went...ICE SKATING!!!!

It had been a while since we had been skating and we had a blast. Abby got onto the ice like a pro and Kera did a great job too.

This weekend was so much fun! I love weekends like is, full of family fun!