So...Originally we decided to bypass the whole birthday party drama and bribe Zach into going to stay in a hotel and swim in the swimming pool. After getting an excited "YES!" we then thought to ourselves, "Selves, as long as we're going to stay at a hotel, let's go all out and go to Vegas!" So we set out Saturday afternoon and caravaned with our neighbors/friends where we stayed with their family in St. George that first night.
After a fun Saturday night and yummy breakfast served to us Sunday morning by our friends' gracious parents, we were off to Vegas! The kids were seated in luxury with their DVD players and refreshments just at their fingertips.
Here Zach and Kayla are with excited faces after I show them the "castle" where we were to be staying. They loved that they were going to sleep in a castle!
This picture is funny to me because in the background is Mr. Peanut M&M, but when I told the kids to go stand next to him for a picture, they immediately started into their hysterics about being too afraid to get a close-up. This was as close as it was going to get for these two chickens!
We were able to go to the Sponge Bob 4-D ride (can you say pricey???) and so couldn't resist getting a picture with our square friend.
The whole time we stayed in Las Vegas it was cloudy and cold. I was hoping to shed the oversized down-stuffed coat and maybe work on my tan? Is that too much to ask???
While staying at the Excalibur, we took the kids to go see the Tournament of Kings where we saw jousting, fighting and got to eat a lot of food with our fingers!
By the last day, Daddy and Erica couldn't take it any longer and gave in to a nice little snooze before waking up to go see the Tournament of Kings show.
One rule when staying in a hotel: Make sure you jump on the beds!!! The kids had a blast jumping wild on the beds and getting that cooped up energy out after all that driving.
This vacation wouldn't be the same without some great friends to share it with. We snuck out for an hour the last night in Vegas and visited Bellagio and whatever casino that has the Volcano show.
My cutie patutie kids were so good during all the walking and waiting. I was honestly scared to death that one of them was going to walk away from us and get lost. We didn't have any problems this time! Yay!
