A. J.'s Summerlin Half Marathon in Las Vegas 2012

 A. J. did a Half Marathon in April.  I just don't know how he does it.  A.J., we are so proud of you!  Cashelle completed one in June--so proud of her, too!  Here we are waiting at the finish line. 

 Audrey made the cutest sign for him.

 Here he comes!!!

 And there he goes! (With the girls running behind--so cute!)

 Happy family at the finish line.  Hey, where's Audrey?  I can see her feet.  She is hiding behind Madalynn.  Sorry, Audrey!

A.J.'s medal.

 Now, for the yummy stuff.  We went to the Excaliber buffet for lunch.  It was so good.

 Had to stop and visit one of Curt's favorites, Pawn Stars.  We tried to talk him in to going inside, but he wouldn't wait in line.  Spencer had been so tired and quiet all morning.  I asked Curt what he could take in to pawn--and he said "You, of course!"  We were all laughing and Spencer piped up all of a sudden and said, "Yah, Grandpa.  Pawn Gammy!"  and then he giggled.

 Here we are waiting for the Bellagio water show.  A.J., you were such a good sport.  After running 13 miles in the morning, we dragged him all over Las Vegas.

There she blows!

After we got back to the hotel (Earlier, we had been all over the place.  Spencer said he wanted to go to the hotel with beds, lol.  He was so tired), A.J. took the boys and put them and himself to bed.  Curt, Cashelle, Madalynn, Audrey, and I ventured down to see the Titanic Exhibit.  It was fascinating!  We saw a replica of the Grand Staircase (they wouldn't let you take pictures inside), a large piece of the Titanic, an iceberg, plus many, many artifacts.  There was one display made from an actual photograph that showed the dishes in a perfect line--three lines to be exact.  They figure the cupboard resting on the ocean floor had eventually disintegrated and left the plates in perfect lines.  When you went in, they gave you a name to follow through the exhibit.  At the end, you got to find out whether that person had lived or died.  Of course, Cashelle, Madalynn, Audrey, and I got females.  When they got to Curt, she said, "Oh, you need a male name."  Curt said, "Well we know I didn't make it!"  After it was over, you can actually see it in the photo, there was a bulletin board where you could write a note.  Audrey wrote the cutest note, saying how the people were so brave. And then at the end she wrote, "God bless you."  It was so cute.  We had a wonderful time in Vegas with the Larsen's.  Can't wait to see them when Curt and I go visit this summer.