Bocelli or Bust!!

Larry and I and our parents took off to 

Vegas this weekend!  Not a huge fan of Vegas, but there

was someone that was going that made it

100% worth it!!

ANDREA BOCELLI

So here is a short preview of our short trip:

This bed was @ our hotel at the Aria.  

It was so stinkin comfortable.

I felt very, very spoiled!!

Christmastime in Vegas, I have to admit,

is kind of magical.  Everything

was so LARGE even next to the short men in my life :)

These are my parents!  We had so much fun with them :)

My father imitating Budda....they were so fun to be with!

Our window from our room overlooked the strip.

Larry was fascinated!  He LOVES Vegas :)

Larry's biggest thing he wanted to do was go to the

Hash House a Go Go (WaHoooo)

This is my dad's massive blueberry pecan flapjack!

Ok, I can't remember what this dish is called.  

If you know Man vs. Food, then this is the dish!

It was SOOOO good!  We all shared it!

He was so excited you can almost see his eye twitching :)

I know I have crazy eyes, but SERIOUSLY 

DREAM COME TRUE!!!

This is us in the MGM Grand about to watch

Andrea Boccelli :)  I LOVE HIM!!

Here are my darling in-laws!  It was so much FUN!!

I uploaded way too much of the concert.  It is being a pain so I am

going to publish and see if I can fix things........  K, the video above is just clapping

I am going to try to download a song....

So stupid, I cannot get the right video...If you would like a video of the concert

(only about 4 min long) give me your email address and I will try it that way :) sorry

Family

Today I am so grateful for family.  Tonight is my cousin's benefit concert for his family.  There has been so much service and love given to them.  Friends of mine who don't even know them have donated items for auction.  I feel so much love inside for everyone.  My heart breaks for Brittany, Montana, Milan, and Hank.  I pray that they can feel their Heavenly Fathers love for them and comfort.

I have also been following Stephanie Nielsens blog this morning.  Her story is so moving.  Today's blog is about how motherhood is a gift.  I sometimes wonder how people get through hard times like losing a spouse, or almost facing death.  I know it would change your view on life and the way that Stephanie shares her testimony I love her strength and her gratitude for her life.  How precious life is!

I am so grateful to be a mother.  I love my children more than I ever thought I could.  I love the experiences we go through in life.  They are hard.  This life is hard and full of trials, but that is how it is suppose to be.  Yes, we can feel joy and happiness here, but we also feel sorrow, and pain, and hurt.  I am so grateful to my savior for his sacrifice, for his love for us.  We are all going to get through this life, and we are all going to pass on as well.  I pray we can all have the strength and faith to do hard things and to know that we will find peace and happiness in the next.  I also pray that we can help pick each other up when we are down.

Anyways, just felt like writing my feelings.  Here are my sweet angels.  So grateful to have all of them!

Hello Again!!  Wow!  It has been over a year!  Not intentionally.  I forgot the password into the gmail that was.....well it is a long story and boring so I finally figured how to change the old password and VIOLA  here I am.....is anyone out there??  Here's a recent pic of our family taken in October this year down at our vacation in Zions.  Hope you are all enjoying the holidays!  Love the Francis family