Our Family Vacation

We had a great family vacation this year, and we havent really had one for a few years, so we were so happy to get out and go somewhere together. We made a trip to Vegas, and it was a blast!

Missy had a reaction that was priceless when she saw the planes taking off at the airport.


Our first real day we headed to the strip to go to Circus Circus.


I was not sure what it was like there, and now knowing, I dont know if we will go again, but it was perfect for the kids ages right now. I was quite amazed at how big it was inside... they have rides, and games, and little booths that you really could spend a fortune on (which we splurged a bit, but had to really limit ourselves).




The kids even enjoyed the small rides. LOL


The favorites were the kiddie rollercoaster,


the hopper,


and the airplane ride.




Then on our way out, we let the kids stuff and dress an animal to take home. Missy made a monkey (which is not surprising since that is one of her nicknames... George (as in Curious George) is another one) and dressed it in a ballerina outfit.


Sister made a pink bear wearing a wedding gown.


And Cman made a white tiger with a ninja outfit.


We then decided to stop and go to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. It was fabulous! It was more than we were expecting to pay, but it is a vacation afterall! ;) There are many types of creatures there, but I am only going to post some of the sharks.



The next day we spent going to the pool (we were staying at my Gramma's condo, and we are so grateful because it saved us so much money, otherwise we may not have been able to have a trip), going to Toys R Us to get birthday presents for Missy, and relaxing.

One of the days we went to the Lion Habitat at one of the casinos, and it was so cool. We got to watch the Lions actually playing ball. We went at night, which we found out was a good thing because they sleep during the day (naturally).





We also visited M&M world. The kids loved it there.


And that same night we went to Bellagio for the water show.


We had a couple more days of fun in the pool and spending time with my Aunt at a park near her home. We had so much fun, and hope to be able to have another vacation next year.