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Viva Las Vegas
Having a connection in the mountains and desert is horrible! I wrote a post, but once I clicked save, it did not go…so here’s round two regarding Las Vegas…
After we cleaned up and made camp at Nellis Air Force Base, it was time to hit the town. I read in a Las Vegas magazine about a Nascar themed restaurant. So we headed to the Sahara for some good eats and Nascar memoribilia. The restaurant had all the Nascar sites that anyone could think of…replica cars, a place to stand to wave the checkered flag and even Carzilla (an oversized race car) plus many tv’s with the race of the day. From there, we headed to Treasure Island to catch the free show. It was packed and I held up one kid at a time so they could see over everyone’s head. It was definetely more risque than I remembered. But the boys enjoyed the boy and girl pirates as they danced and fought. Of course, one ship was “half-way” sunk. From there we drove to the Bellagio to view the fantastic water fountain display. We arrived just as one show finished, so we were able to get a great spot for viewing. “This Kiss” by Faith Hill started and so did the water. It twirled, swirled, danced and sprayed back and forth with lights while getting grins from my boys. Once that was over, we decided to haul them to downtown Las Vegas to Fremont Street. If you haven’t been there before, it’s the biggest light show in Vegas, I think, by using a tunnel to display their show. However, once it started, the loudness and bright lights scared Jacob and Joey so much, they started crying!!! We backed away from Fremont Street a good distance and even though they were scared, they couldn’t take their eyes off of the lights. It was roughtly 11:15pm when we left downtown Vegas. The boys were so tired and exhausted from seeing so many new and exciting things, they fell asleep quickly en route to the campsite.
And for those that don’t know this tidbit either, MIck and I were married in Las Vegas nine years ago on April Fool’s Day. How crazy is that? So driving along the strip, seeing the place we stayed and the sights we saw brought back a lot of great memories. You gotta love Vegas!!!
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