While on our road trip, we told the kids we were on the way to Las Vegas. Adelyn thought we said Lost Vegas. She was very concerned about what was lost. It took several days and several explanations before she finally understood that it was Las, not lost.
Our last week in Vegas we decided to do something fun each day. That would force us out of the hotel and be something to look forward to.
Monday Odin was sick. So we only managed to get to the hotel pool.
Tuesday we went to Silverton Casino. They have a 117,000 gallon fish aquarium. They have several different types of stingrays in the tank. A couple of times a day they have feedings. We got there just in time for the 4:30 show. It was pretty cool. The SCUBA lady was hooked up with a special helmet that had a two-way radio in it. She could hear any audience questions and could talk back to us. They also have mermaids in the tank. Unfortunately, they are only there during the weekends, so we didn't get to see them. After that we headed over to the one Steak n' Shake nearby. Adelyn only ate the whipped cream off of her shake. Lucky Daddy helped her out with the shake.
Wednesday we decided to check out the Farmer's Market in Summerlin. On the way there it started to rain. (Did you know that Las Vegas has a monsoon season? Me neither. But it has started). I'm not sure if the rain or the time of year made any difference, but we were underwhelmed at the number of vendors selling produce. There were plenty of food stands and other stands though. And we did manage to find figs, strawberries, and beefalo. Yep. Beefalo. A crossbreed between cow and bison. Supposedly it has the nutrition of bison with the taste of beef. We made it into chili, so it's hard to say.
Thursday we went to Crystals at City Center just to walk around. Ben had been there before so he knew there were a few things the kids would find interesting. Odin wanted to keep walking into the stores. It was pretty cute. We all spent some time looking at these cylinders that had water tornadoes in them. It was pretty cool. While walking back to our car the kids spotted the monorail that runs from Monte Carlo to Bellagio. So, we hopped on that and rode that around.
Friday we went to our friend's house again. The kids ended up in the pool this time. We had a nice visit and Ben made some delicious burgers for us (Mike was out of town).
Saturday we went to Boulder City to check out Hemenway Park. I had heard from a guy at the dealership (we had our tire fixed the day before) that at the park Bighorn Sheep are known to graze. Sure enough! There were probably about two dozen that we just hanging out at the park. They didn't seem to mind that we were there. We could get pretty close without them walking away. When a big tour bus came though, they did kind of huddle up a bit. It was so cool to be so close to wild animals with nothing between us. Not sure if I would have thought it was so cool if it had been a pride of lions though.
Sunday the kids and I let Ben sleep while we tried out the local Dunkin Donuts. We enjoyed our donuts and then we went to a local park. It was pretty nice. We were the only ones there. That wasn't too unusual to me, but it was at a community center and I thought it a bit odd that no one was there either.
Monday we headed over to the Flamingo to see the flamingo habitat. There were different types of flamingos, ducks and swans swimming around. And some of the most active koi I have ever seen.
Tuesday Adelyn woke up under the weather so Odin and I went to get a trailer hitch installed on our car while she rested and Ben worked.
Wednesday we went to the DMV to get our drivers licenses. It was pretty slick. We were even able to register to vote. In case you were wondering, we could use the hotel's address as a physical address and our new PO Box as a mailing address. Seems strange to me, but according to the DMV that is typical in Vegas. We spent the rest of the day packing up because on Thursday morning we flew to MN for a visit.
Our last week in Vegas we decided to do something fun each day. That would force us out of the hotel and be something to look forward to.
Monday Odin was sick. So we only managed to get to the hotel pool.
Tuesday we went to Silverton Casino. They have a 117,000 gallon fish aquarium. They have several different types of stingrays in the tank. A couple of times a day they have feedings. We got there just in time for the 4:30 show. It was pretty cool. The SCUBA lady was hooked up with a special helmet that had a two-way radio in it. She could hear any audience questions and could talk back to us. They also have mermaids in the tank. Unfortunately, they are only there during the weekends, so we didn't get to see them. After that we headed over to the one Steak n' Shake nearby. Adelyn only ate the whipped cream off of her shake. Lucky Daddy helped her out with the shake.
Wednesday we decided to check out the Farmer's Market in Summerlin. On the way there it started to rain. (Did you know that Las Vegas has a monsoon season? Me neither. But it has started). I'm not sure if the rain or the time of year made any difference, but we were underwhelmed at the number of vendors selling produce. There were plenty of food stands and other stands though. And we did manage to find figs, strawberries, and beefalo. Yep. Beefalo. A crossbreed between cow and bison. Supposedly it has the nutrition of bison with the taste of beef. We made it into chili, so it's hard to say.
Thursday we went to Crystals at City Center just to walk around. Ben had been there before so he knew there were a few things the kids would find interesting. Odin wanted to keep walking into the stores. It was pretty cute. We all spent some time looking at these cylinders that had water tornadoes in them. It was pretty cool. While walking back to our car the kids spotted the monorail that runs from Monte Carlo to Bellagio. So, we hopped on that and rode that around.
Friday we went to our friend's house again. The kids ended up in the pool this time. We had a nice visit and Ben made some delicious burgers for us (Mike was out of town).
Saturday we went to Boulder City to check out Hemenway Park. I had heard from a guy at the dealership (we had our tire fixed the day before) that at the park Bighorn Sheep are known to graze. Sure enough! There were probably about two dozen that we just hanging out at the park. They didn't seem to mind that we were there. We could get pretty close without them walking away. When a big tour bus came though, they did kind of huddle up a bit. It was so cool to be so close to wild animals with nothing between us. Not sure if I would have thought it was so cool if it had been a pride of lions though.
Sunday the kids and I let Ben sleep while we tried out the local Dunkin Donuts. We enjoyed our donuts and then we went to a local park. It was pretty nice. We were the only ones there. That wasn't too unusual to me, but it was at a community center and I thought it a bit odd that no one was there either.
Monday we headed over to the Flamingo to see the flamingo habitat. There were different types of flamingos, ducks and swans swimming around. And some of the most active koi I have ever seen.
Tuesday Adelyn woke up under the weather so Odin and I went to get a trailer hitch installed on our car while she rested and Ben worked.
Wednesday we went to the DMV to get our drivers licenses. It was pretty slick. We were even able to register to vote. In case you were wondering, we could use the hotel's address as a physical address and our new PO Box as a mailing address. Seems strange to me, but according to the DMV that is typical in Vegas. We spent the rest of the day packing up because on Thursday morning we flew to MN for a visit.
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