Well we not only survived our Vegas Vacation... but we really enjoyed it!!
The afternoon we arrived, we dropped our stuff in the hotel room and went out to wander the strip.
We did a lot of people watching... and according to the boys, we took way too many pictures, but as a mom, I feel there are never enough pictures. We let the boys play at an arcade for awhile, went to dinner and did a lot of walking. We planned to take the boys down to the pool when we got back to the hotel, but it turns out the pool closes at 7:00 pm.... WOW... an employee informed us that the hotel wants people inside gambling, not outside laying by the pool...hhmmmm.. OK. So we just went to our room and the boys played a few games before bed.
The next morning we were up and out the door by 8:30 to get to the pool. (This is the view of the pool from our room). The boys had a blast in the pools... the wave pool, lazy river, and regular pool... we spent 4 hours going from one pool to the next, I think we may have sat in our lounge chairs a total of 10 minutes the whole time. The Monte Carlo is now my new favorite Las Vegas hotel just because of the pool. It was about 104 degrees out there, but the water felt amazing!
And that night, we went to see the Lion King.
No idea why I didn't take any pictures in front of the Lion King displays.... only a couple in our seats while we waited.
The show was awesome!! The boys loved it... and the mom's did too! I highly recommend the show if you ever get the chance.
And after the show we went to dinner... walked around a bit more... then headed to the Bellagio to see the water show. *While we were walking the strip, we overheard a discussion between 3 girls... they were discussing why hippos are so much more dangerous than lions...and Vanessa and I got caught eavesdropping, so we joined in the conversation... haha The boys were pretty amused by all of us women.
*Nate & Drew waiting for the water show*
We all had a great time that night... and were pretty exhausted by the time we got back to the room.
The next morning we had breakfast and stopped to check out the lions at MGM. While we were there we caught the "gambling bug".... both of us moms took turns watching the boys so we could play the slots. We each just played a couple dollars so the boys didn't have to wait long.... and I won $14.. WOOHOO.... but Drew takes after his mother in the gambling department too, and he was begging me to play one of his dollars so he could win too. So he picked a machine (a penny slot with a picture of a kitten on it) and I played for him... and won 96 cents...haha.. but he was happy!
It was a great vacation with our amazing friends! We are so happy and lucky to have Vanessa & Nathan in our lives.. to laugh with, gamble with, swim with.... and throw chanclas with...LOl
It looks like a great trip! I am so glad you all had a nice time. I agree you can't take enough pictures.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh. He looks a lot like my son Jason!
ReplyDeleteGlad you all had fun!
I use to live in Vegas!! But that place is so different when you visit. At least your pool was open! I took my sister their for her 21st bday and it wasnt even opened. Crazy!
ReplyDeleteI love Vegas i hope to go back one day!