The Shark Reef!

On Saturday, Cody's office sponsored a golf tournament down in Las Vegas. Jordyn and I decided to go down with him, but to go over to Grandma Ann's and wait for him. We had to be down to Vegas at 6:30 which meant leaving Logandale at 5:15 a.m. I don't do well with early mornings on a Saturday. While Cody was "working", Jordyn, Grandma and myself went out to breakfast. Later that morning, after a much needed nap, we went over to the Halloween Store and got Jordyn her costume! At first she wanted to be "Belle", but just as we were about to check out, she decided she wanted to be "Tinkerbelle"! We got her the costume and of course she wanted to wear it right then. I don't know if she'll be able to wait until Halloween. I've had to hide it so she doesn't play dress up with it already!

At about 2:30, Cody was finished. Nobody had eaten since breakfast, so we were all so so hungry. What would a trip to Vegas be without eating at Yard House? So, off to Yard House it was! It's got the best food, and the atmosphere is so relaxing. They play older rock music while you eat. I've never been disappointed there! While we were eating, Jordyn kept saying she wanted to do something "fun"! Well, what can you do that's fun for a 3 year old in Vegas? We finally decided to take her to the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef. We didn't tell her where we were going. She just figured it out once we were inside.
These Jelly fish were one of her favorite things. I'm not sure if it's because of Finding Nemo, or if it's because the water they were in was pink so you could see them. I just don't know.

From the moment I saw this fish, all I could think about was Deuce Bigalow..."hey fishy fishy" Anyway it was neat!

And of course the Star Fish, was pretty cool also. I couldn't get any good pictures of the Sharks. They were swimming too fast and it was too dark.

Jordyn talked about the Shark place all the way home, and into yesterday. I think the Zoo has been replaced by the Shark Reef!

She's Here!!!

Rusti Kay Crofts has finally arrived! She was born on September 4th, 2009 at 11:00 on the dot. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19 1/2 in long. She is such a beautiful baby! Ashley and Rusti went home on Saturday and are doing great. Ashley and Tanner are going to be such great parents. They are just absolutely in awe of their precious little one!

Jordyn was sooo excited to meet Rusti! She couldn't see her in the hospital because of the Swine Flu issue, so she had to wait 3 days before she saw her. She finally got to see her yesterday. She said on the way to St. George, "Do you think that my cousin missed me?" It was so cute. She wasn't quite sure what to think of her when she finally saw her in person, but after about 5 minutes she was following Tanner down the hall and kept a close eye on Rusti. It was pretty funny. She has a new doll named, you guessed it, "Rusti"! She just babysits that doll like I'm sure she would the "real" Rusti. We love Rusti and are so glad she's made it into the world healthy and beautiful!

On other exciting happenings, Jordyn went back to Preschool today! She started Preschool last February right when she was 3. They took a break for the summer, from about the 1st part of June until today. It was a long 3 mos. Some of the kids that were in her class last time, were back this time, others have already moved up to the 4-5 yr olds. Jordyn was so excited to be back. I was glad to have her go back also. She is just a happier kid when she's in school. She only goes to school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30, but that's enough for now.

All in all our family is great! Welcome again Baby Rusti!!