Ahhh, weddings.  Those things you plan diligently and carefully for months in advance.  Only to have at least one thing go wrong.  Well, Jacob's tux was the thing that went wrong in Hallie's wedding.  Of course we went to the rental place to have him measured a couple months before-such a silly question.  So naturally when we went to pick it up 2 days before the wedding-which was when we got the email telling us it was ready-NOT ONE SINGE PART OF IT FIT CORRECTLY.  Well, the socks fit. 

Here are the pants.  Yep.

 And here is the shirt.

I didn't take a pic of the shoes, but they were a size 5 TODDLER.  So, let's recap, shall we?  The 9 year old boy, WHO WAS MEASURED, was given pants that were approximately 8 inches too short, a shirt in a man's size, and shoes for a baby.

But wait, there's more.  While Jacob was modeling this fine array of clothing, the lady helping us asked, "where did you get him measured? Here?"  Yes.  "Who did this?"  Well, I say, I don't remember exactly (thinking, shouldn't the person's name be on the sheet? Is there no form of accountability going on here?)  (also thinking, you sort of look like the person who did it...).  But, I say, I took pics! Let's see...(scroll, scroll, scroll)...here it is...wait, THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU.

 Exhibits A & B.

Well, they got it straightened out of course, THE DAY OF THE WEDDING.  But whatever.

These are pics of the rehearsal. 

Hallie and Jacob walking together.

Always.  The.  Football.  It was even there the next day at the wedding.  But I didn't let him have it (I didn't know it had made the trip with us).

The groomsmen.

Hallie with the coordinator.

Jacob looking thrilled.

Again with the happiness.

 I am noticing that my child does not have shoes on in any of these pics.  But he did have a football nearby, so there's that.

Stud

Pics of grandparents' weddings.  The one on the left is Jon's parents' wedding.

There was a balcony in the reception area, where of course Jacob spent most of the evening.  At this point Hallie had gone up there and was trying to get him to come down and dance.

This little boy walked down the aisle with the flower girl and held a sign that said, "here comes the bride."  He was fascinated with Jacob.

Morgie gettin' down.

Doin' the twist.

Love.

All the kids doing...I'm not sure.

Gangnum style

2 studs.

Jon's mom

Jon's sister Pam and her daughter

Jon's brother and 2 sisters

   Nephew Joe, his wife Jessie, and niece Jennifer

 My desktop background :)

We helped pick up rental stuff the day after and return it.  I looked over and saw Jacob frantically running throughout the pathways.  When I asked him what he was doing, he replied, "Playing Temple Run." --A game where a little guy has to run on a pathway that takes lots of turns.  Love his imagination.

Again, without shoes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IwUAwMsWvc&feature=c4-overview&list=UUlEiBflpzVOnuPlwMTh3iCQ

Vegas #5-Leaving

We got to the airport really early because of what time we had to check out of the hotel.  Our flight's gate wasn't posted yet, so we secured a spot where the kids could run around and act like...kids.

 Throwing the football that he bought from walmart with souvenir money from grammy and grandfather. 

They thought the "Duty" free store was hilarious (duty=doodie=poop.  This is why Jacob is pointing to his butt).

And using the rest of his souvenir money (plus going into debt against future allowances) he bought a Denver Broncos Peyton Manning jersey.  My child now owns a $75 shirt.  I still have a hard time admitting that.

Once our gate was posted we secured another large corner spot.  Thank you Steve Jobs (?) for the iPad.

By the way, you will notice that Jacob is holding Morgan's pink one, while Morgan is playing with Jacob's.  Why? "Because she/he has better games."  See, the philosophy "he/she-has-better-toys-than-me" transfers to electronics as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5nQsgKYrWI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUlEiBflpzVOnuPlwMTh3iCQ

Vegas #4-The Sights

The kids loved walking the strip.  I really thought they would get pitiful and whiny, but they didn't.  Loved it all.

 In the van cab riding to the strip.  It was not the cash cab-they asked.  Sadness.

We ate at Gilley's which is apparently a restaurant in Urban Cowboy, an old movie that John Travolta was in.  Jon was thoroughly excited about this.  The rest of us had not heard of it.  But, it was right next to Treasure Island, which is where they do the pirate show, so once we ordered, the kids and I walked out and watched the show.

 

She was pretty excited about this hairstyle.  Asked for it 2 nights.

And the restaurant gave out "Wikki Stix" with their kids' menus-they were just like bendables.  Fun.

 It looks like Morgan got a hold of my camera at this point...

The show

The bad pirate ship is coming from the side.

 Bad pirates boarding

Can't remember if I was trying to capture something in the background (the Mirage sign?) or if this was just a random selfie...

All up and down there were people dressed in elaborate costumes.  You could get your picture taken with them for tips.  Sort of free activity.

I got totally excited about Chewy...Might have jumped up and down a little...

 Not sure, but maybe that is why Jacob wanted his picture by himself??

In front of Caesar's Palace

On the Bellagio steps

At the valet parking at the Bellagio.  We didn't use it, Jon was just impressed.

 This group is called Zuma Zuma and they were on America's Got Talent one season that we actually watched (don't watch it much).  That was pretty cool.

At the end of the show, the guys high fived some of the audience, including Morgan and Jacob.

 Random bongo player.

Waiting for the volcano to erupt at the Mirage.

Love this one.  The volcano was HOT.

 Michael Jackson performing the dance from Thriller.  And doing it poorly, according to Morgan.  We tried to get her to go up there and show him how it should be done, but she wouldn't.

The Bellagio Fountains.  We all loved this the most.

We were really hoping we would randomly catch them on a slow day and get inside but there was a line wrapped around the building.  So a drive by pic was what we settled for.

Welcome to Las Vegas!  We actually went to see this on the last day as we did not pass it coming from the direction of Keith's house.

I got to go to Penn & Teller's show.  I was so excited.  This and the Bellagio Fountains were what I was most looking forward to.  THEN I GOT TO MEET THEM. WHAT.

 Teller totally just grabbed my phone and took this selfie.

Penn's autograph.  My brothers totally took care of me on this one.  When Michael and Dad went to visit Keith a few years ago, they saw Penn & Teller and The Amazing Jonathan (not as well known).  They liked both shows, but The Amazing Jonathan was their fave.  So this time around we were trying to decide which to do, but they knew I wanted to see these guys really bad.  Then afterwards, Michael pretty much pushed our way to the front of the crowd making sure I got a pic.

Jacob had become familiar with Penn from seeing him on Celebrity Apprentice on 2 seasons.  He asked me to video the show.  I told him I probably would not be able to, but these guys are so awesome-they started their show with a cell phone trick that they invited everyone to video and take pics of.  Then after it was over they asked people to put away their phones.  Awesomeness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVW-MGXp2o&feature=c4-overview&list=UUlEiBflpzVOnuPlwMTh3iCQ