Here is a small sample of pictures of my week in Las Vegas with some very amazing women!
Mrs. Conneticut, my roommate.
Our first dinner together.
These were our 5 "blonde bob" contestants.
After dinner the first night, we were able to get to know each other a little better.
Finally, a night out of the hotel! They took us to Planet Hollywood to do a little shopping. Mrs. North Carolina was first runner up.
This is Mrs. Isabella who is the national director for the Mrs. United States. She is an amazing woman and even she admitted that even her feet were hurting.
Eventually we ended up with a pretty large crowd of us in Planet Hollywood just enjoying each other's company and again giving our feet a rest!
This was taken during one of our rehearsals "take 5" breaks which we so thoroughly enjoyed.
This is Mrs. Kentucky and Mrs. Maine, my before and after. (alphabetically of course)
These were our 2 celebrity contestants. Can you guess who they look like? Mrs. Kansas looks alot like Kirsten Dunst (aka Mary Jane Watts in Spiderman) and Mrs. West Virginia was the spitting image of Reba Macintire. They look even more like them in person!
These girls were from Lockport, LA which is where several of my friends are from. Imagine that, coming all the way to Vegas to run into people from Lockport!
This guy was from Oakdale, LA. If I had to guess, I'm pretty sure he has played Santa Clause a few times in his life.
Before interview.
This is Nicky Lingo, my state director. Her biggest job was calming me down before interviews. Boy, was I glad she was there!
Getting ready for opening number.
Right before finals! The nerves are really kicking in by this time.
Nicky and I backstage before finals. This whole experience would not have been possible without her and it was great having her there every step of the way!
It meant so much for me to have my favorite men in Las Vegas cheering me on throughout the pageant!While Mom is having 7 hours of rehearsals a day inside, here are a few shots of what the Bex boys were able to enjoy:
Hoover Dam. This was pretty cool for the boys to see where they filmed part of the Transformer Movie!
Incredibly views!
Glad I wasn't there for this picture. That's a little too far out for mom's comfort zone.
What an awesome view!
Hoover Dam. This was pretty cool for the boys to see where they filmed part of the Transformer Movie!
Incredibly views!
Glad I wasn't there for this picture. That's a little too far out for mom's comfort zone.
What an awesome view!Alright, it's San Destin time again!
Come on Mom, not another picture just let me get in the water already.
This year the water was filled with seaweed as you can tell by the green stuff on Logan's face and chest.
For those of you who have read our other posts, may have noticed that the boat has changed once again. Boat #2 had a hole in it so we had to find another one since you know we can't enjoy Destin without it. However, having bigger waves would have been nice. These little waves were somewhat dissapointing.
This was a new "ride" at the Village in San Destin. It took you over a man-made lake and back so I decided to be brave and go first. It was really fun!
Looks like Ryan is hanging on for dear life! He forgot to take his crocs off so I was just waiting for them to fall in the water. Well, at least they would have floated.
I only wish I had a body like this!
Oh no! A smiling head!!!!
Logan attended his first band camp at ABC camp in Eunice. Whoo! Who! Two nights away from home. I also attended ABC camp with my church when I was a little girl about his age so it was pretty cool to bring him. Unbelievably though, not much had changed.
Getting to camp early enough to call top bunk is always way cool!
Logan is 5th from the left. On the last afternoon, they played a concert for the parents outside in a parking lot. Boy, was it hot!
Come on Mom, not another picture just let me get in the water already.
This year the water was filled with seaweed as you can tell by the green stuff on Logan's face and chest.
For those of you who have read our other posts, may have noticed that the boat has changed once again. Boat #2 had a hole in it so we had to find another one since you know we can't enjoy Destin without it. However, having bigger waves would have been nice. These little waves were somewhat dissapointing.
This was a new "ride" at the Village in San Destin. It took you over a man-made lake and back so I decided to be brave and go first. It was really fun!
Looks like Ryan is hanging on for dear life! He forgot to take his crocs off so I was just waiting for them to fall in the water. Well, at least they would have floated. Here's Logan
It's finally dad's turn across the lake.
It's finally dad's turn across the lake.
I only wish I had a body like this!
Oh no! A smiling head!!!!
Logan attended his first band camp at ABC camp in Eunice. Whoo! Who! Two nights away from home. I also attended ABC camp with my church when I was a little girl about his age so it was pretty cool to bring him. Unbelievably though, not much had changed.
Getting to camp early enough to call top bunk is always way cool!
Logan is 5th from the left. On the last afternoon, they played a concert for the parents outside in a parking lot. Boy, was it hot!These next few photos are taken in Mississippi along the Natchez Trace and surrounding area:
Oh no! A train's coming. Whatever shall we do?
Ahh! I'm being eaten alive by a tree!
Can't remember the name of this lake, but it was beautiful!
Since 27 is the favorite number of the Bex men, we had to take a picture by the 27th confederate line.
Stop! Or I'll shoot!
Ride 'em cowboy!
Oh no! A train's coming. Whatever shall we do?
Ahh! I'm being eaten alive by a tree!
Can't remember the name of this lake, but it was beautiful!
Since 27 is the favorite number of the Bex men, we had to take a picture by the 27th confederate line.
Stop! Or I'll shoot!
Ride 'em cowboy!
