LaRue and I went to see The Proposal last night. We both loved it. It was funny, cute and really enjoyable. Yes, the movie was predictable, but it was a fun show. Highly recommended. We intend to purchase this one when it is released.

On another note, we saw this cartoon in the Salt Lake Tribune about the announcement of the end of Kodachrome film:

Here’s a short video of Robin and LaRue shooting 100 rounds with Paul Hansen’s rifles to celebrate his 100th birthday -

The trip started Saturday May 30. LaRue and I packed up our stuff and drove to Provo to visit the kids.
We had a nice lunch with Andy and Asher and spent the night with Liz and Gary. During our stay in Provo we invited Andy, Laurie and Asher to go to Las Vegas as well to see the show. LaRue and I had tickets for the 7 PM performance. Andy and Laurie got tickets for the 9:30 PM show. That way we could babysit Asher while they went to the Beatles Love.

The next morning LaRue and I took off for Mesquite where we had reserved a room for the night (cheaper than staying in Las Vegas and only a little over an hour away from Vegas). Andy, Laurie and Asher followed that night so they could travel while Asher was asleep.

The next morning we all journeyed to Las Vegas. Andy had booked a room at the Mirage (where the show is). He made a reservation online for a room with two double beds.

When we got to the Mirage he went in to register. We parked and consulted the map they gave him to find the room. As we rode up to the 26th floor Andy told us that when he registered they told him his reservation for the two double bed room was not available so they upgraded his room for free.

“Guess how big the room is?” Andy asked us as we got off the elevator. “1200 square feet.”
Yep, he had been upgraded to a suite! It was really something. (see the pictures)

LaRue and I decided that rather than drive back to Mesquite after the program, we would just camp out with the kids. The two sofas in the suite wer each more than long enough and comfy enough to sleep really well (which we did).

Since we had most of the day to spend in Las Vegas we all did a little walking and sightseeing. We walked down the street to the Bellagio Hotel and saw a cool water fountain music display. Then inside the Bellagio we visited an indoor garden setting. It was really pretty.

The show:
Awesome! The sound system and the music were supurb. The Cirque du Soleil performance was outstanding. I bought the CD/DVD combination of the Beatles Love music about a year ago and seeing the performance with the music was phenomenal. I would say it is a must see for any Beatles or Cirque du Soleil fan. I would love to see it again.

Tuesday LaRue and I traveled to Ephraim. Then it was home on Thursday.

Here’s a link to information about the program. Be sure to check the various links there: Beatles Love

Now to the pictures: Trip to Las Vegas

Just a quick entry tonight.

Well, it was quite a show. In a word - awesome! I would love to see it again.

I have some pictures to process and organize for uploading. It will probably be the first of next week. I will also post a longer entry about the entire trip.

LaRue and I are headed to Las Vegas to see a show! It’s the Cirque du Soleil’s presentation of The Beatles Love. We saw a special on tv about the show almost a year ago and have been dying to go. So, I finally got everything arranged and we’re heading out this weekend.

I can hardly wait.

LaRue and I went to the new Star Trek movie over the weekend.

Awesome!

Without a doubt it’s the best movie we’ve seen this year; maybe even the best movie in the past few years. We both want to see it again.

The actors portraying the all too familiar Star Trek characters were almost perfect. Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy were dead-on with Mr. Scott, Sulu, Chekov and Uhura being excellent. And it was really cool seeing Leonard Nimoy again as Ambassador Spock.
The story was good with great effects and music. Lots of action and a ton of cool Star Trek “moments”. I got a kick out of seeing the green skinned girl since I’m familiar with the story of the green dancer in the original series and how there was a misunderstanding between Roddenberry and the people processing the film who thought her green skin was a mistake. And I thought it was really cool hearing Majel Barrett Roddenberry as the voice of the computer.

This will be a definite purchase when it becomes available.

This past weekend LaRue and I drove to Roy to meet Joshua Nicholas Bailey.

LaRue and Joshua

Robin and Joshua

Emily and Joshua

We also surprised them by bringing Emily’s mother out with us to visit.

During the weekend Robin took us to the Hill Aerospace Museum. It was pretty awesome. The one thing that struck me was the fact that we have gone from Kitty Hawk to the Stealth Bomber in only 100 years.

After the museum we picked up some items and had a picnic on their back patio with Robin doing some grilling.

Here are some pictures from the trip: Meeting Joshua

We got the call from Robin at 2:30 this morning. Emily has had their 4th child. 9 pounds, 1 1/2 oz, 22 inches. Mom and son are doing fine.

Here’s a picture:

And here’s a link to a YouTube video Robin uploaded:
Joshua Nicholas Bailey

It’s been a rainy, dreary day. But to brighten the weekend we have a little visitor:

Asher came to visit and brought Andy and Laurie along.

This afternoon Andy and I swapped out the stereo in the Alero for a new one that I got for my birthday - full story over at JohnStuff.

We got our copy of the LDS Film Festival Best of 2008 dvd yesterday. It features Andy’s Butterflies movie. We watched a few of the shorter films last night. They are all very good.

Here’s a link to pick up a copy of the dvd - Best of 2008