This last weekend Nicholas and I went to VEGAS for the weekend while Mason stayed with Grandpa & Grandma Browning. Schwan's paid for our trip to say thank you for meeting the goal Nicholas had for the 2008 year. We stayed at the Wynn it was so much fun. Even though it was a business trip we had plenty of free time to check out the sites. Out of 496 managers in the US only 65 meet their goal and were able to go and 7 of those were from our district.

This is the view from our room one whole wall was windows, we could see the mountains.

The boat show outside of Treasure Island.

Various pictures from the strip. The Mirage, Harrah's, New York, New York, Paris and Caesar's Palace

The MGM hotel. They had an indoor lion cage that was all glass we walked under the cage a looked up to see the lions sleeping.

The Ballagio we watched the water show outside. This was at the Venetian. We took a gondola ride, the inside was so cool it was like Italy.

Our formal night. This was the best Schwan's party we have been to the dinner was so elegant. They had a live band with lots of impersonators.......Elvis, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Cher, Madonna, The Blues Brothers and more. Yes, that is me dancing on the stage!!! We don't get out much so when we do we go all out!!! The guy I'm standing next to is Nicholas's boss Todd.

Pictures of us

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Today we took Mason sledding, I think the hill was to big and to fast for him. I took him down once and we both had snow in our faces. Next time we will try a smaller hill.

MASON UPDATE: We have had a sick little boy the past few weeks. On December 31,2008 he was diagnosed with an ear infection. Then on January 9, 2009 he was diagnosed with the croup. He is learning new things everyday, he tries to jump and thinks he is just hilarious. We have also been trying to learn numbers. Right now we are doing 1-4, we have an Elmo book with numbers in it and when I say 1 he says 2 it's so cute.

Mason got a potty this year from Santa and so far he has just sat on it and played. Well tonight he finally went and we are so proud of him.

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