Making Memories: Viva Las Vegas

What a trip. Going to Vegas this past week was one of the most difficult vacations I've been on. It's one of those vacations where you need a vacation after that vacation.

Starting off, I hate the Dam. We were in Dam traffic for over an hour barely moving. And if that's not bad enough, my mom's air conditioner went out. So we got to drive for about 2 hours with no air, it's 110+ outside and we have 2 toddlers with bright red faces and we were all trying not to die of heat stroke. So that's how the "vacation" started. (We did get the air fixed the next morning which cost $1300 because the compressor had went out).

Not sure if I'll ever want to go thru the Dam again, especially after the new "bridge" is done.

After we got to our resort, cooled off, unpacked, and took a nap, we headed out for the night. First up on the agenda, Circus Circus. We went to the Adventure Dome first where Haylee and Hannah rode the carousel, the hot air balloons, the school bus, and Haylee's favorite, the mini himalaya. She laughed so hard and had her arms up in the air-it was hilarious! Then my mom and I rode the awesome roller coaster, and my niece Danielle and I rode the water ride. Fun Times! After that, we went to the midway to play games, win stuffed animals, and watch circus acts. Haylee loved to "fish" and won a teddy bear.

Because it's so hot we wanted to spend our mornings by the pool or staying inside and then go out at night. And that we did. Except Haylee didn't get the memo that when you stay out till 1am you don't continue to wake up at 8am. That was the problem. Lack of sleep = cranky Haylee. Major reason I need a vacation from this vacation.

With ~~cranky~~ Haylee in tow, we headed out for our 2nd night on the town. We started at the Venetian where we were gonna do the gondola rides, but after seeing it was $18 a person (and the kids had to pay too) we decided not to.

So, we continued on to the Flamingo to see the little pink guys, and then went to Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville which is always a Vegas favorite. I love their ginormous nachos, and Haylee did too!

After dinner we were off to Caesar's Palace to check out the aquarium and go to the huge toy store, FAO Schwartz. Haylee loves aquariums and had several "friends" she got down on her tummy and talked to.

Tuesday morning we decided to get up and go to the Silverton Casino because they have a huge aquarium that Haylee loves. We walked around Bass Pro Shops too and the girls enjoyed ~~touching~~ looking at all the animals.

After a 2 1/2 hour nap, my good little Haylee was finally back! We started out at the Excalibur that night to play games at the midway. This time the girls played a few games each and had a really fun time.

Then we were off to MGM to see the lions. We got to see 2 lions, but then they put them away (I think to rotate them) so we headed over to M & M World. 4 stories with all things M & M, and Haylee was just excited she got her picture with the yellow M & M even though she was "scared" of him.

After all that excitement, we went to New York New York to eat at the ESPN restaurant which we are in love with (eat there in Anaheim too). We finished the night off on Fremont Street where we went to the ABC store for souvenirs.