Vegas!

This year we decided not to go to the Monster Truck show in Vegas with my brothers :( It's been a tradition for the past few years, but we have a lot going on, I want to spend time with my dad, and we're saving $ for Graceland and other things. But last Thursday my mom said she was going and would leave Friday after work. So at the last minute I decided to go with my mom and let John have a weekend to himself at home. I left work early on Friday to go to my dad's and spent the day with him and then left with my mom to Vegas! When we arrived we met up with my brother Shane and his two boys for dinner. The next day Mike and his girlfriend Misty arrived. We went to the Swap Meet Saturday morning, ate at Planet Hollywood for lunch, and walked around. Later on Shane, his boys, Mike & Misty all went to the Monster Truck Show while me, my mom, and my nephew River went to the Cris Angel show at The Luxor. It was ok, but not as good as I was expecting.
Sunday we went to Hoover Dam before heading home. I'd never been there before so that was pretty cool. It was a quick trip but alot of fun. Thanks mom!
(I'll post pics as soon as my sister gets off her butt and emails me my pics. I forgot my camera, but luckily my nephew River brought his mom's camera)

Family Pics

Halona's unite for my dad

The news about my dad spread quickly through our large family on Monday. By Tuesday several family members started making plans to come into town to see my dad. On Wednesday, family started arriving and they kept coming thru Saturday. We had family coming in from Arizona, New Mexico, California, Washington DC and all over Utah. We were all happy and overwhelmed by the outpour of love and support. My dad's parents and all his brothers and sisters came. It's been a VERY long time since they have all been together. Saturday afternoon we had a potluck gathering at my dad's house. We had yummy Muton, Frybread, Beans, Blue Corn Mush, Muton Stew, Tortilla's, sandwiches and different salads. I couldn't believe how many people dropped everything in their own lives to come to Utah and it was SO amazing to see all my family together. After we all ate, my auntie's and uncles told stories that we recorded on tape and video so that we will have them to keep after my dad is gone. So many people spoke and had a chance to tell my dad how much they care for him and what they admire most. It was nice to hear but also difficult. It made the situation more of a reality and I just cried.

Later that night, we hung out with a bunch of my cousins at Iggy's and had tons of fun having more food and laughs. I don't get to see these cousin's very often so I really enjoyed hanging out with them. I didn't have my camera so I'll have to wait for Jax to send me some pics.

Lynzie's bday - Rascal Flatts

A few weeks ago I bought tickets to the Rascal Flatts concert this Thurs for Lynzie's birthday and I was SO excited! However, things kind of changed for me on Monday with my dad's situation and I almost decided to just give her the tickets and let her take someone else. I'm really glad I didn't because it was an awesome concert and their stage wraps around the entire floor so we got a really good view. Besides, it's Lynzie's birthday and she deserves it. I only cried once which I thought was good. I thought I would cry more because some of their songs are sad. But it was fun and they put on an amazing performance. I even liked Jessica Simpson who opened for them and liked her new songs. Despite my family situation, I had alot fun and glad I went. Happy Birthday Lynz!!