Vegas

We took a trip to Vegas last week. Aubrey hadn't been since she was a baby so we were all excited to go. We showed her pictures of Vegas before so she knew where she was going. We left early in the morning on Wednesday and made it to Vegas at noon. It was SUPER hot as expected! We stayed at the Venetian and had a view of all the pools. Aubrey LOVES staying at hotels so she was thrilled with the room. Everything was so fancy and she loved every detail...especially jumping from bed to bed and turning every light on!! After settling into our room we got ready for some time in the sun and headed over to Mandalay Beach since our friends Kristen and Damian and their daughters just happened to be in Vegas too and were staying at The Hotel. We all had a great time at Mandalay's beach. Later we had dinner at Mandalay's buffet...yum! After that we met up with Mitchell's sister, Jessica, and her boyfriend to walk around the strip a little so Aubrey could explore. The main reason we came to Vegas was because Jessica turned 21 on Thursday and we wanted to celebrate with her. Mitchell went golfing early the next morning while Aubrey and I explored the Venetian and had a snack. We met back up with Kristen, Damian, and the girls later that afternoon at the Mandalay buffet...more yum!! We snuck in a quick trip to the MGM after we ate so Aubrey could see the lion habitat. It was great! The lions were super active and Aubrey watched them for awhile. Very cool. Then it was off to see the family to celebrate Jessica's 21st birthday. We had dinner (well, we were too full but everyone else ate) at Mitchell's Aunt Sari's house. Then all the non-pregnant and over 21 year olds took Jessica out for the night of her life at Tao. Mitchell went with them and Aubrey and I headed back to the hotel to get ready for bed. Aubrey and I headed down to the food court before bed since we were hungry again. We had our late night snack and went to bed. The next day we got up, packed, and decided to walk along the strip a bit before we headed back on the road to go home. The most exciting thing we saw was the water show at the Bellagio! We waited almost a half hour in the heat (sweating) waiting for it to start, but it was well worth it! Finally we grabbed some MacDonald's, got some gas and snacks for the road and headed home. We had fun, but it was good to be home. :)