Brad was able to come down and spend a few days - a real treat, since we don't get to see him very often. I was getting over a nasty cold, and Wayland had to work most of the time, but we were able to do a few things to entertain him...
We went to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. (It's fun to have company, because I get to do things we wouldn't ordinarily take the time for.) It was pretty cool...
These fishes fascinated me - they were like the Vegas show girls of the fish tank...
We also went to visit Red Rock canyon - sadly didn't see any wild donkeys this time, but it's always fun...
We hadn't been to the visitor's center before, that was interesting...
The dead Joshua trees looked like some Dr. Seuss style alien creatures...
We found our way to the nearest art store (Dick Blick - which wasn't near at all, it was almost down to Summerlin) and Brad bought a few supplies to give me an art lesson. Monotypes. Now if somebody could just teach me how to draw...
Libby gave Brad instructions to go to the dinosaur park, since we didn't make it there last time he was here. Brad loves turtles and there are lots of turtles in the pond. We only saw a couple of turtles this time, but we saw some very odd ducks... This one walked like he was drunk or something and had the head of a turkey!
On Sunday we drove up to Mount Charleston. It is always a pretty escape from the desert.
And it even snows up here!
Brad's visit was all too short - hated to see him go! That's the hardest thing about living here - being away from our kids...
A couple of weeks after Brad's visit, my niece Lindsey and her family came down. I ordered some girl scout cookies from her daughter, and she was good enough to deliver them all the way from Cedar City! We told them to stay the night and make a weekend of it, so they did :-)
One of the places they wanted to see was... you guessed it - Shark Reef! Twice in one month. But that's ok, the first time we went, my camera battery died so I didn't get many pictures - took the opportunity to make up for that.
The jelly fishes are kind of spooky...
That night we revisited the dinosaur park - that's always a favorite of the kids who come down.
There was a lady there teaching the kids to do sand angels (Lindsey's youngest, Carter)
Inside the dino's skull...
I discouraged the kids from going to the other place they wanted to see (the M&M "factory") it is less than a factory and more of a store - I've been there, and it is very "in your face merchandising" and way overpriced. I suggested that they go to Hoover Dam instead...
The water is so low this year...
On the way back from the dam, we passed this old railroad museum. Carter is a HUGE train fan, so we had to stop. The engine below is one that was up at the Heber Creeper village that Wayland helped to build back in the 80's. How funny is that?
Carter, Brooklyn and Riley
Lots of company makes the month fly by - going up to Utah to start April (and have a little R & R, ha ha) Good times!
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