Family Vacation: Part 1

We had so much fun last week! We started off our vacation with a drive down to Vegas to see my brother Eric and his family.  It is always fun to see them, and it's a nice way to break up the long drive to California. 

For some reason, my boys always want to have a rock concert with their cousin Jordy when we visit.

We also drove out to Hoover Dam with them.  It was incredible.

We walked right out onto the dam.  There's a road that goes over it--that's how people currently get from Vegas to Arizona.  The tiny walls along the walkway did little to inspire my confidence.  We kept a tight grip on the kids: the busy road on one side and a sheer drop down the other--not my favorite place to walk with kids.  But you can tell that they thought it was pretty cool.  And Daniel, of course, stopped to read every sign.

This sign was worth reading:

As we were driving up to the dam, Wayne told us the story about his great grandpa who worked on the Hoover Dam.  His great grandpa loved this dog that followed the workers around, and when the dog died, the workers buried him near the dam.  This sign is attached to the rock above where the dog is buried.  So, that's an interesting bit of family history.

That's all for this post, but I will have more from the other parts of our trip.