Vegas in October...

So, the hotel we stayed at, the Silverton, has a huge aquarium, and it even has mermaids that do little shows. My kiddos LOVED it! I think one of the mermaids had a little crush on Josh, she kept coming back over to him and making him touch the glass. Don't worry little mermaid, the feeling was mutual!
Cruisin the boulevard! They are supposed to be pointing at the Statue of Liberty. Oh well.

The whole gang, minus my mom, who is taking the pic...M & M factory has a 3D movie for the kiddos. But I think they could use some new 3D glasses, all of ours didn't even work unless you squinted one eye...
The lion habitat at MGM, they are like big kitties, and Josh likes kitties!

And...the highlight of the whole trip: POOL TIME!
The hotel Tree and Curt were at, Tahiti Village, is soooo rockin awesome! It doesn't have a casino, so it smells so yummy all the time, and the pool has sand on one end going into the pool, so it's like the beach, without salt water! It was soooo nice to just lay out while the kids played in the sand, and when they did venture in the water, it was shallow, so a momma could chill and not worry! And when I got too hot from laying out, the water was perfect...needless to say, this is for sure where we'll be staying if we go to Vegas again!

Uncle Curt was so fun and let us bury him in the sand!!!Kaylie and Rylie were brave and wanted to get buried too!

If we couldn't see Kaylie and Rylie, this is where they always were hiding, in the hot tub!
You can barely tell, but they have foam beards...Ok...this was the funniest thing. This little chica was infatuated with James. It started in the sand, she came over and started playing with Josh and James. James was nice to her, and apparently too nice...she kept following him, he would inch further and further away, so she would inch closer and closer! HA! So James was feelin a little funny, and didn't want her parents to get the wrong idea, so he took Josh out in the pool in the deeper water to get away from her. What does she do?? Oh, have no fear, she goes and gets her little floatie, so she can follow right after him!!!!! I WAS LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY! Maybe you had to be there...But it seriously went on for close to an hour, and I even videotaped him moving away from her, and her kicking her little legs to get her and her floatie right next to him! (And so I had proof, in case there were any accusations later!) Anyway, it made my day, and I really think James should be flattered! He he he!The last day, we trekked down to Circus Circus for the Adventure Dome. It was actually really fun! But I will not go back in October again, because at night it is the "Fright Dome," and they didn't take all the props down, and actually started letting the scary made-up workers in before we even left...I was pretty disturbed, and angry that Kaylie was upset about seeing the "scary clowns" with psycho fangs and blood on their faces. Yeah, I recommend going, but NEVER in October. On a lighter note, before the end, the kids had a blast...James too... :)
Super fun trip to Vegas. The highlights according to Kaylie: "Swimming, playing in the sand, Grandma sleeping in our room." So basically, all the effort put in to seeing all the "fun things for kids" wasn't really worth it. Next trip, we're heading somewhere warm, and camping out at the pool!