Vegas Trip

In early April we went down to Vegas for a quick weekend trip. Some of my family was there for the CMA's and it was fun to see them. This was Quinn's 5th trip to Vegas in her life. Going with 2 kids was a little more challenging but we made it work and we still had fun. I can't get over the amount of "stuff" we need for a 2 night trip with these little people (I was not a light packer before kids either...).

This was before we left. She LOVES boots and was very excited that she got some new pink rain boots. 

On Friday night we got in late so we were only able to get dinner before bed. Quinn loved the Rainforest Cafe. She was excited about all the animals and loved to see the fish. In general, she just loves Vegas. When we walked over to eat she was excited about all the lights and Cinderella's Castle (The Excaliber), we just agreed. 

We were there in August with my parents but it was different since then. The bridge in front of NYNY is very cool. We are going back over the 4th of July weekend so it will be fun to see if anything else is new. 

Leo is the coolest baby ever! He loves to be in the Baby Bjorn carrier and since we were in Vegas we HAD to put him in Carlos style. We were cracking ourselves up. People gave us some looks for having 2 children in Vegas but we didn't care. On a positive note, nobody tries to give you "free" club tickets or numbers for prostitutes. 

On Saturday we went to the Hoover Dam. My cousin Todd went with us and it was fun to spend time with him. Of all the times we have been to Vegas together (I have really lost count) we decided to do the Hoover Dam Tour. It was pretty interesting. It is nice to have another person with you so we actually got pictures of the 4 of us! 

We bet and watched some March Madness Saturday afternoon and then went to Cinderella's Castle for the Tournament of Kings dinner show. Quinn LOVED it. She loved the horses and the fireworks. It was a pretty fun show and it was nice that the kids could go and that Q enjoyed it. 

Dave was able to go gambling after we got back to the hotel and the kids went to bed. I don't like to gamble so it was nice for me to be able to relax after the kids were sleeping and watch whatever I wanted on TV (funny how post children vacations change!). 

Sunday we got up and had breakfast with the family. Then we took the tram (Quinn thought it was a train) down to the Bellagio and watched the water show. She enjoyed the tram ride, all the flowers and the water show. Dave got to gamble some more and I got my famous Aria coke. 

We had a great time and loved seeing our family. We love Vegas and already have 2 more trips planned this summer. 

This is from November but I found it on my computer while looking for pictures for this post. Here Quinn is with her favorite stuffed animals. 

Vegas is good, life is good.