Vegas

So this last couple days we went to Vegas for some last minute summer fun! We weren't really sure how "fun" it would be with two little ones but it turned out and we were happy about that.

We loaded up around 3:00 on Saturday and headed out to our destination. David was driving, the boys were watching their DVD in the back and I was....talking. That makes any road trip better. We stopped in Bakersfield for dinner and made a couple other stops on the way, arriving in Las Vegas at 11-ish. The boys, who were still wide awake, loved the lights and the excitement of Vegas. They also loved the architecture of our hotel, the Luxor. When we were unloading the suitcases, I noticed that Gavin's suitcase hadn't made it in the car. He had NO clothing. Was it an excuse to go shopping? Not this time. Thank goodness the boys are about the same size and I could change him into some of Quinten's stuff.



On Sunday we woke up and got Starbucks, which was $15! Yeah, I know. Sometimes it isn't a luxury though and this was the case. We headed to the coffee shop and ate, while Gavin threw a quiet temper tantrum. It was really annoying. After breakfast we went to Nordstrom for some clothes for Gavin. Everything we needed was on clearance and we were in and out of there in 20 minutes.



We headed to the pool, which was 3 1/2 feet all over. Gavin was the perfect size and could reach the bottom with his tippie toes. Quinten was swimming with his water wings and we just played and hung out for a couple hours. It was really hot and we were loaded up with sunscreen. We didn't take any photo's of the pool because I was scared that I may show up on film with a bathing suit. That would be a terrible and depressing time for me.

So we cruised around the Excalibur, the Luxor and the Mandalay Bay and got ideas for what to do Monday. We ate at the Excalibur because they had a shrimp and prime rib dinner for $14.99 and they let the boys bring McDonalds in.

Monday we got up and got Krispy Kreme donuts for breakfast, but they weren't that great. Quinten was the one to throw and temper tantrum this morning. Yeah! We went back to the room, got ready to go to the pool and we were off. We spent the morning there, swimming and having fun.

We ate at Tacos and Tequila, which I had seen on the Food Network or the Travel channel. It was really good! I had a peach margarita..mmm! Then we headed to the Mandalay Bay to hit the Shark Reef Aquarium. The boys loved seeing the sharks, jelly fish, swimming turtles and touching the stingrays. After that we went to the Tournament of Kings. This was our "luxury" for the trip and it turned out to be the boys favorite thing. They couldn't eat, they couldn't clap, all they could do was stare. I have never seen them so enamored with anything before. It was definitely worth the money. We went back to the room, where they ate their dinner, which was left over from the show. All they did was talk about the knights and the jousting.



Tuesday morning we left. We stopped at David's favorite place in Baker, the Alien store. We took pictures and it was a long drive home, but we made it by 6:30. It was too late for me to go to school, so I was able to just relax and start some laundry.



I was a great trip. It wasn't really relaxing, but it was worth the trip. The boys liked it so much they questioned me as to when we will go back. I guess this will start being a yearly trip.