Viva Las Vegas!!!

As soon as the kids were home on the 28th we loaded up and headed to Las Vegas. Everyone pretty much survived the drive, although, the 1st question of "are we close yet?" happened a mere 50 miles south of home! :'} We pulled into our destination at 12:30 am. We woke the kids up as we approached Vegas from the interstate so they could take in the glow of the lights. Needless to say, they were not happy about being woken. Poor Hunter didn't see any of it. The others caught a glimpse or too. We stayed and the Grandview Resort ( a HUGE thanks to Uncle Mark and Aunt Linda). It is about 7 miles south of the strip. Our accomondations were beautiful.
Once we got unpacked and settled in the kids had caught their 2nd wind. lol They ended up staying up until 3:00 am. Friday morning Wade and the kids hit all 5 pools at the resort. I stayed behind and enjoyed the very inviting jacuzzi tub in the room. We did eventually head toward the strip. We started and Circus, Circus. The kids loved the amusement park there. Alexa had a characature drawn of herself while the other 3 did fun pictures in front of a green screen. We also saw the beautiful water shows at the Bellagio. We watched about 3 different water shows. Definitely one of Ally's favorite parts of the trip.
When we got back to our rooms Ally and I crashed in bed and Wade and the other three hit a midnight buffet next door at the South Pointe. They had a great time but did have a little trouble finding the right floor to get off the elevator!!!
Saturday began with swimming once again and then off to the Dolphin and Lion Habitat at the Mirage. The lions were a bit boring to be honest. We did love watching the dolphins and their silly antics. We also hit many of the other fun and well known sights of the strip right down to grown men vomitting all over! yuck! Good example to the kids as to why one should never drink!
By Sunday afternoon we had finished our fun in Las Vegas and headed to St. George. We got to stay with Nancy that night. (Thanks Aunt Nancy!!!) The kids could NOT wait to get to her house. They adore Aunt Nancy and they all believe they are her favorite! lol It was so nice to get to spend time with her. The kids tried to catch lizards in her back yard and I got to spend some much needed time with my Sis. It was so nice.
Unfortunately for me I had a little too much sun and heat on Sunday. I woke up on Monday very sick. The sun and heat hate me. I tend to get quite ill if I spend too much time in either.
Wade and Alexa headed to check out Kim's house that she is buying . After spending a few more hours with Aunt Nancy, we reluctantly loaded back into the car and headed home.
The only good thing about going home was picking up Chase, who had been at Scott and Heather's playing with Franklin!!! (Thanks Scott & Heather for babysitting for us!!!!!!!!)
It was a great reunion with our little furry family member. He seemed very happy to see us.
All in all it was a very fun, successful get-away for us. Thanks also to Grandpa and Grandma Holmes for letting us take the Explorer. Definitely got better gas mileage than the Suburban would have and the working A/C was a lifesaver!!!
The best thing about a vacation is all of the memories we made and just getting to spend uninterupted time together! We definitely needed it.