Build-A-Bear

Keira received a gift certificate for her birthday to build her very own stuffed animal at Build-A-Bear Workshop from Grandma Cindy and Grandpa George! Keira and I left the boys at home and had a fun girls only trip to Build-A-Bear!

First, Keira had the tough decision of deciding what furry friend to make! It was no surprise that she chose Tropical Hello Kitty.

Next Keira chose a voice for Hello Kitty. Meow, Meow, is what this kitty says!

Then Keira got to help stuff her new furry friend!

Keira selected a heart for Hello Kitty and made a wish! She then helped stitch Hello Kitty up.

Keira gave her new friend a bath and brushed its fur!

Keira had a fun time choosing new clothes for Hello Kitty and dressing her!

All dressed and ready to go!

Last stop was to create Hello Kitty's birth certificate!

Keira was all smiles carrying out her new furry friend in its very own carrying case! What a magical time Keira had at Build-A-Bear! Thank you, Grandma Cindy and Grandpa George.

Family Fun at Lake Mead!

The beautiful Lake Mead National Recreation Area!

Carson and cousin, Ryan, so excited for an afternoon on the lake!

Cayden and I just chillin in the boat! This was Cayden's first time out on a boat!

Can you find all five Big Horn Sheep?

Carson loved his first time out on a boat!

My niece, Ashley, and I making fish faces!

Cayden and the mighty Hoover Dam. The kids thought it was pretty cool to be boating below the bridge we come across from Arizona to get to Nevada!

Mark and I swam from Arizona to Nevada and back in less than a minute!

The Fryer boat crew: Cayden, Jaime, Mark, Carson, Ryan, Lisa and Ashley.

The Sexy Skipper! Thanks to our brother-in-law, Jon, for taking us out on his boat and showing us a fun time!

Fish food! I don't know what Cayden enjoyed more, the junk Aunt Lisa packed for us to eat or the lake?!

My first time kneeboarding and I loved every minute of it! I smiled and screamed the whole time. I was so sore the next day! Check me out on the video below for a good laugh!

I'm so proud of Cayden for getting out in the water and taking a little ride on the board.

Mark impressed me with his kneeboarding skills while busting out of a women's small life jacket! So sexy!

Carson taking a Potty Break out in the lake! LOL!

Mark and the Skipper's wife, Lisa (Mark's sister) and Carson!

What happens in Vegas........

Doesn't always stay in Vegas!
Vegas Summer Trip 2010

Ryan(Atlanta cousin), Cayden, Carson, Ezra (Las Vegas cousin) and Grandma Fryer at Mark's sister, Lisa's house in Henderson, NV! We scored a FREE room with a King sized bed, TV/DVD, walk in closet, private bath and balcony overlooking the Las Vegas Strip at the Allsop's house! Thank you, Jon, Lisa and Ezra for letting us stay with you:-)
Keira loving up Grandma Fryer!

Keira with cousin Ashley and her dog, Roxie, who came all the way from Atlanta, Georgia to hang out with all the Fryers! Mark's sister, Laura, who also lives in Henderson made her three girls, Keira and Ashley matching pajama bottoms. So cute! Thank you, Laura!

Keira, Jane (Las Vegas cousin), Charlie the bunny and Carson! Charlie is an indoor pet bunny that is potty trained and roams the house freely! I've never seen anything like it! LOL! Besides having six kids and Charlie the bunny, the Rawlins crew aka Las Vegas cousins have a turtle, hamster, a few fish, a cat and a some wild chickens running around in their backyard. Quite the zoo at their house. LOL!

Keira and Carson want a pet bunny of their own!

My sister-in-law, Lisa and I took an eventful trip to Laughlin, NV to watch my two nieces compete in the Arizona State Cinderella Finals! Laughlin is literally in the middle of nowhere!

Yours truly with my niece, Hallie and Karlie before the Grand Finals at Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino! I'm so proud of these two girls!

Ryan, Cayden and the Komodo Dragon at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay.

Carson and his cousins, Marshall, Claire, Jane, Ryan and Anna checking out all the amazing exhibits!

There were a ton of these swimming above us, below us and all around us! Way cool.

I for sure thought Ryan and Carson were going to end up in the water with the stingrays!

Keira and cousin Anna exploring the aquarium! That's some big fish behind them.

There goes a big one!

Yours truly and Carson with Red and Yellow at the M&M's World Las Vegas! Yep, Carson still loves the plushies! Thanks to Mark's sis,Laura, for making yummy M&M treat bags for each of us. You saved us a lot of money!

Some of the Fryer's with the Coca-Cola Polar bear at Coca-Cola World! What you don't see is Mark standing off to the left with Keira who was crying her eyes out! She was scared of the big bear! LOL!

Grandma Fryer, Roxie, Keira and Ezra playing at the park! Keira and Ezra had such a good time playing together.

Katherine and Ashton! Mark and I snuck out of the house with his sister, Lisa and saw a late night showing of Killers! Lisa loves to go to all the new movies like Mark and I!

Keira with Aunt Lisa's two most favorite animals, Dixie and Nellie! Haha! Lisa told Keira she could take these two back to Arizona with her. Keira was sad to leave Vegas without them!

Thank goodness for a built in DVD player, head phones and a few redbox rentals on road trips! Traveling with kids has never been easier!

Free Vegas Entertainment!






Carson, Red and Yellow!

Keira's 4th Birthday Festivities!

Keira up bright and early on her birthday to open her gifts from us!









Yeah! Baby Alive! This doll does some amazing things. Keira loves playing mommy!

One happy Birthday Girl!

Little Miss Four Year Old getting ready to hit the town! Thanks Grandma Cindy for Keira's adorable Birthday Girl shirt!

Birthday Breakfast at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

Thanks Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for the FREE one dozen birthday doughnuts!

Cayden picked up a few free doughnuts of his own for another great report card!

Keira's new doll is so much like a real baby! She talks, sleeps, eats, drinks, wets and even poops!

Even tough boys like feeding Baby Alive!

Baby Alive's first major poopy diaper blowout! Doesn't that mess look like the real thing? No more green peas for Baby Alive! LOL!

Keira chose to have her birthday dinner at Red Robin! Keira is a member of the Red Robin's Birthday Club and received a FREE Kids' Meal and Sundae! Go to http://www.redrobin.com/ to sign up for this awesome freebie!

The Silly Birthday Girl and her Daddy!

Mark feeding the Birthday Girl her sundae! So cute:-)