What happened in Vegas

Going back in time for a bit. 

The middle of June, we drove (YES DROVE) to Vegas to meet up with my parents and a couple nephews for a few days.

The answer is "Yes, it's a very long drive." Our boys were so good. 

We took these pics especially for our friend Jaymee. She loves herself some In-N-Out burger. 

This was the purpose of our trip. Jason bought a motorcycle from my parents, plus it made a great excuse to go to Vegas. :) 

Our first stop the next morning was the Shark Reef. Jason was skeptical about going, but even he had to admit it was pretty awesome. The sign outside is interactive. As you walk by it looks like you're moving through the water. The boys had a lot of fun running and jumping around making it move. 

Ethan brought the camera so he could take some pics too.  

Jason took this in front of a big aquarium.  

There were people cleaning the shark tank! They even waved to the crowds watching them. Haha. 

Then we walked by the body art wall, and of course the boys needed pictures with the boobs.

Here's Daunte. 

Elliott had no clue how funny this was. 

And Ethan and Dominik had to be convinced, but then they couldn't stop talking about all the boobs they saw all over Vegas. Between the art, and all the advertising, they got more than their eye full. 

We even took the boys on the monorail. This is them waiting. 

The characters on the street were one of Elliott's favorite things. 

Ethan wasn't into it, but Spiderman insisted that he get a picture with the kid with the pink mohawk. 

My parents were awesome and kept the boys for us so we could go have dinner while they went swimming. Jason has been wanting to go to the Toby Keith Bar and Grill, so we went.  

Everything about it was country, including our drinking glasses. Our server was wearing booty shorts and chaps and the menu is covered with Southern Cooking Favorites.  

After we all made it back from a long day, there was relaxing. 

The next day, our first stop was Circus Circus. The kids all had a wonderful time, and so did Jason and I. Who doesn't love the circus? :) 

We watched a few acts, and they all played a bunch of carnival games. 

Even acrobats!! So cool. 

Elliott was the only one in our house who didn't have his own character drawing, so when we saw the guy doing them in Circus Circus, we had to get one.  

Then we went to Treasure Island. The cool pirate show is only at night, but the ships were cool. 

Daunte won that giant ball in one of the carnival games. He had to pack it around the rest of the day. Haha. 

Last stop was Cesar's Palace to see the moving statue show.  

That night, we all went down to Fremont Street. For whatever reason, I don't have any pictures (lame, I know), but the kids really enjoyed watching the overhead show and the concert. 

It was a really........REALLY long drive home, but we made it back just in time to pack for our next trip. That's the next post. I need to get caught up. :)