Friday, April 22, 2011

Visiting Las Vegas-Family Style

While we didn't truly crawl off for an adventure, as I said on Monday-we did drive to one. This is my kids second week of spring break and we decided to make the most of it and headed to Vegas for a few days. Eric was so happy to finally be able to take a little vacation after the insane amount of work he has had to do this year.

Vegas with three little kids is much different than Vegas with a bunch of adults... though I don't smoke, drink or gamble.. so maybe it wouldn't be too different for me.

So what in the world is there to do in Vegas with a bunch of kids?

We had fun at the local children's museum.
Alex could have stayed in the grocery store for hours and Ryder opened and closed those doors for nearly twenty minutes.

Alex experienced hurricane force winds and Lucas enjoyed the science behind everything.


We also spent time seeing Vegas from the top. Literally-when we went to the Stratosphere.
We enjoyed the almost perfect weather

Eating dinner outside

And lots of swimming. The weather really was almost perfect except for the 40 mph wind gusts one of the days.
And then there was the last night-where Ryder started getting sick. He was stuffy, coughing and burning up and just plain miserable. He pretty much only slept that night if he was in either Eric or my arms. It was a very long-or short-night. And he topped it off by throwing up his favorite food-avocado the next morning.

Luckily being back home seems to already be helping him feel better.
It was fun to get away and we have just a few more days of spring break until things get back to normal again.
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19 comments:

  1. KmamaApril 22, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    What a fun little getaway. I'm glad you had fun, and I hope Ryder is back to 100% very soon!

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  2. Middle-aged Mormon ManApril 22, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    Avocado vomit? Now there's a vacation memory you won't ever be able to forget.

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  3. Welcome to the Garden of EganApril 22, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Sorry the little man got sick at the end! Boo hiss.

    It looks so warm and like the perfect vacation..

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  4. RachelApril 22, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    That is so much fun! I am getting more and more excited to see your kids too, when they are this young, they change so much in a year! Wow, they look so grown up!

    My kids still remember going to Vegas with you guys . . . So fun.

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  5. MaceyApril 22, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    So many people think that Vegas is just for grown ups, but everytime we go (we have relatives) it's family time. There is as much stuff or more for kids there!! So fun!

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  6. JillApril 22, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    So glad you all got a chance to get away together, admist all the craziness with Eric's work!
    I've always wanted to go to Vegas... will have to live through your experiences at the moment :)

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  7. AnonymousApril 22, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Sounds like such a fun trip - so glad you all were able to get away as a family! I love the last photo - Alex's scrunched face is adorable! And that photo 'on the top' of Vegas is beautiful!

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  8. The Kooky Queen--RachelApril 22, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    That looks like so much fun! We gotta get out this summer too and you may have inspired me. :)

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  9. LourieApril 22, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    I hope he is feeling better. And even more so that the rest of you stay healthy. Aside from sick, it sounds like it was a great vacation of play.

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  10. SamiApril 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    FUN!!! Well, except the Ryder getting sick part.
    Glad he's already feeling better, though!
    We went to the Stratosphere the first time we went to Vegas too, and I am so scared of heights I was holding onto anything and everything I could. My kids loved it MUCH more than I did...

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  11. AmyApril 22, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    What a fun little vacation you had! I LOVE Alex in the hurricane booth. Wow, what a great time you had. It must be good to get away sometimes.

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  12. mintifreshApril 22, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Sounds like the perfect getaway-except for the green vomit ;)

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  13. MimiApril 22, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    The swimming looks so wonderful...Glad you guys got to go somewhere to have family time.

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  14. NataliaApril 22, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    You are brave. For me, if it is not 90 degrees, then it is too cold for swimming. But my husband went last week at the Mandalay Bay and had a really great time.

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  15. ErinApril 25, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    I still haven't been to Vegas and I live 2 1/2 hours away! Which hotel did you stay in? Did you find a good deal?

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  16. HeatherOzApril 26, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Did you guys stay in a hotel AND cook your own dinner or is that a condo? Glad you had nice weather!

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  17. shortmamaApril 27, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    We are going to Vegas next month with the girlies...should be fun!

    We are only going to be there for a couple days though so not much time for fun!

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  18. LydiaApril 28, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    I've only done Vegas child style another thing we love is the chocolate museum. What fun.

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  19. JennersApril 29, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    We did Vegas too and went to that same museum. Oddly enough, vomiting also followed that trip. Hmmm mm. I love Vegas and I think it can be great for families.

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