10 Years = Trip to Las Vegas

It's not quite our ten year anniversary.  That comes along in July, but we decided to treat ourselves to a fun get away while the weather wasn't so hot, and it wasn't so crowded.  We had a wonderful time just hanging out by ourselves and doing whatever we pleased.  My Mom came out and stayed with the boys while we lived it up in Sin City (translated: ate at 4 buffets, stayed up late, lost money on the slots and roulette, saw a live Price is Right, Cirque du Soleil, and Phantom of the Opera, not to mention, we ate and ate and ate and ate). You wouldn't think that two Mormons could have that much fun in Vegas, but we did!

Here at the Bellagio Fountains.  We enjoyed the water show a few times and decided that we liked Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon" the best.  (I secretly like "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" the best.  My love for the Fab Four will never die). Did you know that this little pond is 8 acres?  Neither did we until we read about it on Wikipedia.  

 We thought you might like this picture of what the inside of our nostrils looks like while we stand under the gorgeous ceiling in the lobby of the Bellagio.   

 I found this lovely chocolate fountain and had to have my picture taken with it.  I love flowing chocolate.  This gem was behind glass or I might have taken a few sips.

 What would a vacation (or day for that matter) be like without Noah taking a picture of me when I wasn't expecting it.  It's one of his favorite tricks to play on me.  I don't even know what I was doing or thinking.  I may have been daydreaming about our next meal while gazing at the skyline.  It's too hard to say.  

 Later I tried to get him back and get a shot of him mid-bite.  I wish it weren't so blurry.  I also wish that maybe he would have had a stranger look on his face or maybe even a booger hanging out of his nose. All in good fun.  all in good fun.

 We ate a fancy, delicious dinner at a late hour and felt very grown up.  We didn't have to order a single chicken nugget or chocolate milk, and we didn't have to apologize to anyone around us as we were leaving.  It was all rainbows and butterflies.

 As mentioned, we went to a live Price is Right show.  No, we didn't win a single thing, but it was fun to watch and fun to get name tags.  

And I played this ginormous slot machine and won three dollars.  With that kind of winning, I might just start using my grocery money to gamble.  

In case you're wondering, this is what winning $3 looks like:

Not pictured, but to be mentioned:

• We did miss our kids a lot, but not too much.  We had a GREAT time, but we were happy to get home to our babies.  Mimaw Kay had it under control  Phew!
• We liked the Cirque du Soleil show very much, and we liked Phantom of the Opera, but we did get a little, teeny tiny bit bored in Phantom.  No judging please!  
• Our feet hurt.  They hurt a lot.  We were out of practice from our jaunts around the city in New York.  
• We stayed at the Vdara, which we would highly recommend.  It was so nice and fun.  We loved sleeping in.  
• Our bell boy, Zachary, was the closest thing to a best friend that we had there. 
• A Snickers bar from the mini-fridge is $5.  
• Clearly, Noah and I neither knew when to hold them, nor when to fold them.  If we did, we might have made some dough.
• There is a secret path from The Vdara to The Bellagio, and it made our day to discover it.