My Dad had a work thing in Las Vegas so we decided to hop on over and meet up with them for the weekend. We had our fair share of Casino hopping and show watching. Here are just a few of our pics from the weekend. We also stopped at Hoover Dam on the way home. You can look at the rest of our pics at http://www.familywill.shutterfly.com/
The fountains at the Bellagio (beautiful, but disappointing in it's brevity)
Hazel meets the lions at the MGM Grand
Just some random Hazel cuteness (Owen didn't want his picture taken)
New York New York- looks cooler on the outside than the inside.
This is what Hazel did while we casino hopped the second day. :)
The fam at Treasure Island (now THAT was a wholesome family show (this is sarcasm)).
Owen and Hazel liked Circus Circus the best because of all the carnival rides and attractions inside. They had to ride these helicopters twice ($8 per ride).
I think my favorite part of the trip happened on the way home. The kiddos fell asleep at about 5:00 pm and woke up hungry and whiny around 7:00. We were in the middle of the 2 1/2 hour stretch of desert....and I mean nothing but desert. Hazel had to pee in the rocks on the side of the road (which she loved). Anyway- as we pulled into Wikieup, there was a little rest stop/ restaurant that we took advantage of. It was a family-run business and the girl there was just as friendly as can be. She struck up a conversation as we waited for the credit card machine to work.
girl: "How you guys doin'?"
me: "Good. We're just kind of tired"
girl: "Have you been drivin' a long time?"
me: "We are just on our way home from Las Vegas"
girl: "Oh! Did you have a good time?"
me: "It was fun...I just think we need to go without the kids next time."
girl: " I know what you mean. We got married there and I was wishing we had a babysitter that night!"
me: silence....
