Spring Break

We wanted to go and do something fun for the kid's spring break, so we headed to Vegas. We left on Wednesday and came home Sunday. Our kids did so awesome driving down and back and they were little troopers down there. You forget all the walking you have to do. We had a lot of fun, but we did find out the hard way that Vegas is no longer a place for children. On Thursday we took them to M&M World ( I think everyone in Vegas was there) and then we took them swimming. It was so nice to lay by the pool and get hot!! The kids loved the pool. On Friday we took them up to see the temple and did a little exploring. Ben has applied for a lot of jobs down there so we were seeing if it is a place we could live. We decided Vegas is most likely out, but we could definitely live in Henderson. Ben found a Tony Roma's, one of his favorite places to eat that doesn't exist in Utah anymore. That was a highlight. We also took the kids the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay. It was fun to walk through tunnels that had fish and sharks swimming all around you. Thursday night we wanted to take the kids, especially Jarrett to see the pirate show in front of Treasure Island. Well they have changed the show to say the least. One ship is full of almost naked women who dance very suggestively and then the other ship is full of men. The women sink the men's ship by doing a dance. I was horrified to be a mother of a 7 year old and sit there and watch this. He told me later he didn't like the women's ship, he hated the way they danced in their swim-n-suits (THANK GOODNESS!!!). Saturday we got up and walked over to New York-New-York and walked through their shops and got some ice cream. McGregor kept telling us he wanted to ride the roller coaster and was very mad when we told him he had to get bigger. Jodi drove down and met us in Vegas for the day and I have to say it was our best day down there. We ate some lunch and went over to the Mirage to see the dolphins, white tigers, and lions. We loved watching the dolphins. I think Isabelle would love to be a dolphin. I have never seen a more gorgeous lion than the one we saw there. Jodi and I decided they must brush and blow dry his mane daily. There was also a white tiger that I just sat there and watched he was so majestic. It was a really great exhibit. They also had baby dolphins and a baby leopard. We then went back and let the kids swim for about an hour. Jodi stayed with us until after dinner and then she headed back north. Thank you for coming down and sharing our vacation, we had a great day with you there!!!! After we dropped her off we went to see the water show at the Bellagio. I love the water show and so did Jarrett and Isabelle. It did scare McGregor. The Easter Bunny visited us in the night and when we got up the kids searched the room for their baskets and they played while Ben and I got everything ready to go. It was a good trip and we are glad we went somewhere warm. Some of the highlights for me was watching the kids and Ben in the pool, the Mirage, and just having the kids and Ben with me for 5 days with no school or work. I think we have the best and cutest kids in the world and they are the best little travelers. Ben is the best dad in the world and loves to play and be with his kids. There were definitely some negatives about Las Vegas, but we had a lot of fun just being together.