Vegas, Baby!!

We just returned from a very hot couple of days in Vegas! Whenever we asked Josh where we were going, he would say "Vegas, Baby!" Here is our mini vacation in pictures...

We had to stop on the side of the road near Victorville to take a picture of Josh with a Joshua tree. He loved that he and the tree shared a name!

We stayed 2 nights at the Luxor hotel. We had a great room on the 22nd floor. We had the best view. It was of the airport, the strip, and the tram. So, Josh and Zach would sit at the window in their chairs and watch the planes and helicopters land, watch all the cars, and watch the "train" (the tram that went from the Excalibur to the Luxor to Mandalay Bay).

We all enjoyed riding in the Inclinators (the elevators that go at an angle). Every time we went to or from the inclinators Josh looked at this statue and said "We met those guys" and Zach would look at the statue and say "Those are the scary guys!"

We went swimming in the Luxor Pool. When we first arrived to the pool their was a sign that said "the only gay and lesbian pool party on the strip" so we panicked until we read that it was only happening on one date and that we would not be there!

We rode the "train," but Zach fell asleep on our walk to the tram so he didn't get to enjoy like we had hoped he would. But, Josh enjoyed it so much that we stayed on for 3 trips!

Ben got a bath in the hotel sink!

We visited MnM World and saw how MnM's were made. Josh and Zach made a "penny" from the machine that stretches and puts a picture on a penny.

Then we visited Coke World and drank glass bottled cokes in the soda fountain shop in the store. We had to do a "cheers" and even Ben got his first drink of coke!

We visited our friends the Carltons and were able to see their new house. We ate lunch with them and Zach stuck gum in Devin's hair. I felt so bad for Devin who is the same age as Zach. I went over to their house that evening to get the gum our of his hair with a jar of peanut butter and a fine tooth comb! We were also able to visit my Aunt Nancy and family and my Aunt Betty. We had a nice dinner with Aunt Nancy and swam at Aunt Betty's!

After lunch and swimming with Aunt Betty the kids were worn out and ready for a long drive home. Josh slept for half the ride and Zach slept for a little more than half. While Zach was sleeping he got a visit from the hair fairy! We all got a good laugh when we saw his hair, so I had to take a picture. We made it home before dark. so the kids were able to play outside for a bit and get a treat from the ice cream man! We had a great little vacation and can't wait to go back!