Viva Las Vegas

Daryl's brother, Byron invited us to go with them to Las Vegas for a 5 day, 4 night stay at one of their timeshares. Daryl and I had never been and of course it was the kids first time. We figured we should jump at it because with the possibility of Daryl starting work or school soon, we didn't know when we'd have time like that again. I'm so glad we did it since we had such an amazing time. We met up at Circus Circus first where they have a bunch of different rides, so the kids had a blast..that was until Tatum's first time on the Froggie Jump. She was fine after the first time and she didn't cry, although it sort-of looks like that from the pictures. Poor girl has inherited her moms more cautious side (especially when it comes to heights and rides that are a little more out of her comfort zone).

That night we went to Planet Hollywood (the mall) and each family recorded a music video and then it was the kids turn...hilarious! I tried to upload it, but it won't work..I'll try it again at another time. It was Ethan's 7th birthday, so it was fun celebrating with him.

The following day we went to the M&M factory (among other places). It was three stories and of course the kids loved it. We payed way too much for pink M&M's the kids picked out, but just to see the look on Corbin and Tatum's face was priceless (they both love pink). :)

We walked EVERYWHERE..this is one of the rare pictures of Corbin actually falling asleep on me. He looks like he's nursing haha. We were at NY NY having yummy pizza here.

Looking out at the fountains at the Bellagio. The first night we were there, the kids stayed up until midnight. Tatum was so excited since it was her first time. Every night after, we stayed out until around 10:30-11. We were even eating dinner at 9. The kids did really well and it's nice they are finally getting to an age where we can do this. Corbin really travels well since he loves to be where the action is. He even slept in his stroller a few times.

One of the days there, the four of us ate lunch at Serendipity. Not too impressed with the overpriced food/drinks, but when we decided to share a strawberry sundae..DELICIOUS! The best ice cream and whipped cream any of us have ever had. Not one drop was left.

Blue Bear went everywhere Corbin went. He's starting to be well travelled lol. Blue Bear and blanket had lost their flare when he gave up his binky a while back. Then we lost Blue Bear (he was on the top bunk) and when I was cleaning one day, I found him and he's been so attached to both again. He even takes his beloved bear to school in his backpack.

One night, Daryl and I decided to make the hike to Mandalay Bay to check out the Shark Reef and were sold, so we came back the next day to try it out. It was pricey, but pretty neat. Corbin ended up having a small meltdown towards the end since he was tired. It worked out great since they had a sitting area in the middle, so I just held him and rocked him while he tried to sleep and just watched the sharks and fish swim all around us. It was my favorite part because finally we could just relax and take it all in.


The gardens at the Bellagio were gorgeous and the hotel itself was amazing..we'd love to stay there one day.

The 2nd to last day we took the kids to Trader Vic's. That was so much fun. We had live entertainment and even a really fun magician who wowed the kids and got Corbin out of a funky mood.