Can you name the singer!?
Back in June, Jeff and I decided to take at least one vacation, but it had to be close and we hadn't seen Jeff's parents for a long time. Last time we saw Jeff's dad was, well I can't remember......So Vegas here we come. Eric and Sharolyn (Jeff's younger brother) were going for a couple weeks so we decided to crash their party and meet their little girl - Kaibrey.
We went the week of June 22nd (Jeff's dad was gone to Idaho to take care of his mom, next time we'll see him) - Jeff's mom's birthday and the day she lost her job......I hope we were a good distraction for her or maybe more of a motivator to find a job quickly to get away from her LOUD, LOUD boys and grandson. :)
We had a great time - walked the strip for 4 hours during the heat of the afternoon, enjoyed the first show of the Bellagio fountains for the day, walked to the M&M factory, cursed the construction, enjoyed some free snacks at a new art exhibit and an overly expensive fro-yo store (I had the last Coke....it was perfect!), a lame trip on the monorail that was supposed to save us time.....and cursed those handing out trashy fliers in swarms....Luckily they ignore you if you have children (there may be some moral code......) Those people would pass me up and head straight for my brother-in-law who was walking behind us....As soon as Lea started walking with him, they stopped attacking him. Which is good because I would have had a good smack-down with those individuals for handy my kid such trash!!! That was an exhausting day, but the kids were all great, we survived and are still talking to each other. :)
Part of the show - my 2nd favorite place to be on the Strip. (I only have 2 places which I like.)
On to the M&M Factory.....which by the way is not close to the Bellagio......AND IT WAS HOT!!!
Looking for the monorail to make our walk shorter, we had to go to City Center - a new upcoming, over the top, ritzy, uber-expensive Shopping/Living place. This gorgeous water feature lined the entrance.
Inside there was this really cool display with swirling water tunnels - it was the entertainment we needed and bench for me to sit on - I was just about done. Although the free snacks at the art exhibit were just the pick me up I needed to keep going......plus this place was giving away free samples at the fro-yo place. And the stairs were gorgeous! But I didn't notice until we walked all the way down and looked back at them.
Love Jeff and Steven looking so "tough" under the water.....swings and Grandma trying to avoid the camera....got her though. :)
We (the big kids) went to a movie and left Grandma to enjoy her grandkids. Aren't we the best!?! Saw "Knight and Day" - pretty funny. And it's always an adventure when Jeff is driving......we missed a few stop signs, pulled through valet parking and back around, all the while Eric was trying to keep up without getting nauseous. :) Had to be there I guess - good times!
Inside there was this really cool display with swirling water tunnels - it was the entertainment we needed and bench for me to sit on - I was just about done. Although the free snacks at the art exhibit were just the pick me up I needed to keep going......plus this place was giving away free samples at the fro-yo place. And the stairs were gorgeous! But I didn't notice until we walked all the way down and looked back at them.
Did I mention is was extremely hot and there was construction.......I can't tell you how irritating that was.....mostly the construction, then we backtracked on the monorail to find this really YUMMY/CHEAP strawberry shortcake place, only to find out that City Center now stood where it once was......so sad. So back again towards the Bellagio and to the car. We did have an enjoyable time together, but were glad to make it back to the car and take our shoes off.
Next adventure was to the splash pad at 6 pm. I love that we can still go at this time and enjoy the water w/o freezing....well some of us can. :) This was a different day... :)
Love Jeff and Steven looking so "tough" under the water.....swings and Grandma trying to avoid the camera....got her though. :)
We (the big kids) went to a movie and left Grandma to enjoy her grandkids. Aren't we the best!?! Saw "Knight and Day" - pretty funny. And it's always an adventure when Jeff is driving......we missed a few stop signs, pulled through valet parking and back around, all the while Eric was trying to keep up without getting nauseous. :) Had to be there I guess - good times!
