The Taylor family consists of: Kurt, Ren'e, Zach and his wife Michaela, Brittany, Zane and Bryson. Here is a beautiful picture of them that I stole off their facebook pages!
Every other year or so, when we can't stand the separation any longer we have a phone conversation that goes something like this:
"We miss you guys!"
"We miss you guys!"
"We need some Bills Family time!"
"We need some Taylor Family time!"
"When are we going to get together?"
The answer to that last question ended up being Thanksgiving 2012 in Las Vegas!
We drove down to Provo, picked up Ryan at BYU and made our way down to a warm, mild, and sunny Vegas. We were greeted with hugs and smiles and then the laughter ensued. The laughter pretty much didn't stop until we said goodbye and drove off on Saturday morning.
Highlights of our Vegas Thanksgiving Adventure:
1. Basketball for the boys
2. Volleyball for everyone
3. Cooking Thanksgiving dinner in Rene'e's kitchen
4. Sending Kurt and Kent out at least 4 times for things we forgot to get
5. Getting to know Zach's new wife, Michaela
6. ESPN
7. The Bellagio Water Fountain show choreographed to "O Holy Night"
8. The Bellagio Chocolate Fountain
9. The look on Kurt's face when Troy stuck his finger in this very powerful water fountain that was arching over our heads...priceless
10. Laser tag
11. Movie night
12. Eating at Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
13. Epic game of Phase 10 that may have permanently eliminated our desire to play card games ever again
14. Motorcycles around the neighborhood
15. Meeting Ryan's mission president and his wife, Jonathan and Susan Bunker, who live in Vegas
16. Sean's friend, Sarah of wisdom teeth video fame, spending the day with us
17. Did I mention laughter?
Okay, here are the pictures I took. Please forgive me, Taylor Family! Despite the lack of photographic evidence, we love you dearly!!!