What Happens in Vegas.....Stays in Vegas....

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas unless you post it on your blog on the internet!!! Just had to share this last Vegas story with you.

On our last night in Vegas we took the kids to see magician, David Copperfield. During his show he threw 3 frisbees out in the audience and Greg caught one. Boom, he immediately had the spotlight on him and Mr. Copperfield asked him to stand up and name two numbers between 1 and 50 and he wrote the numbers on a big chalk board on the stage. Then to make sure Greg's numbers were identified as his he asked him to tell him when was the last time he 'got busy'!!!! Yes, the kids were sitting right there, Greg's big grinning face was on the big screen on the stage. He told David Copperfield 'recently' but that wasn't good enough. He had to narrow it down to hours. So Greg said in the past 12 hours.........Well, we've been a hotel room with 3 kids for 2 days already so I'm hoping he just made this up!!!!

Ok, this didn't end here. Mr. Copperfield asked 2 more people for their numbers and embarrassing identifying questions and then told them all to COME UP TO THE STAGE!!!! Do you know my husband? He can't stand to be in front of friends at a party, much less on front of thousands of people on a stage!! David Copperfield kept referring to Greg as "Mr. 12 Hours" and he ended up a major part of the magic act coming up and was on stage for about 10 minutes. I felt so sorry for him but when he got back to his seat he said it wasn't that bad! After the show a ton of people came up to him in the casino and asked if he was a part of the act....but the magic was real!

Mr. 12 Hours.....in his dreams!!!!!

Ouch....my feet hurt!

The last two days of our Las Vegas vacation have been really full! Mostly of walking and riding trams and monorails from casino to casino to give the boys a little taste of everything in this town. We started at the new Wyn hotel. You have to pay $500 for 18 holes of golf at this resort. So we got a peak at that and the grass didn't look any greener than where we play! But the Hotel was beautiful with lots of waterfalls and flowers. This is a picture of the boys in the Lobby. The mosaic tile floor would make a really pretty quilt!!!

Then we walked over to The Venetian and had a little geography lesson. The Gondolas were fascinating but too long a line to wait so we walked the plaza and watched the living statues. This guy pictured here was really good! Amazing how we can be entertained watching people stand still!

We tried to see the Pirate show at Treasure Island but the weather didn't cooperate so we came back to MGM and pigged out on a buffet. We ended the day at Mirage watching the Man of a Million Voices, Danny Ganz. I'm telling you, you've got to see this show! It is my 3rd time and each time I'm amazed. The boys loved the show and recognized almost all of the people he was impersonating.

Yesterday I got to start the day with a trip to the spa. I had a sugar rub (never tried that before), a massage and a facial. The boys enjoyed the pool with dad. It stayed sunny for the first half of the day then it was perfectly overcast for the last part.

We got out on our sore feet again and ventured over to New York New York. The boys were going to ride the rollercoaster that goes all around the top of the casino but the chickened out.

Our next stop was Mandalay Bay. This is one of my favorite hotels and casinos. It smells like coconuts and pineapples! And this hotel has The Shark Reef!!! This is an amazing aquarium that features lots of sharks and other unusual fish. You walk through about 45 minutes of audio tour, get to pet the sting rays and see sharks swimming over your head and under your feet. The boys LOVEd this! Dad played a little on the craps tables while we did Shark Reef and we met him later for another buffet.

Ok, a couple of miscellaneous pictures of us yesterday. The boys got a kick out of this artistic wall that you pass on the way to sharks at Mandalay Bay. It is covered in marble body parts. This body part just happens to be at eye level!!! Then the other two pictures are of Christian devouring Alaskan King Crab Legs at the buffet. He was in heaven and ate a ton of shrimp and crab!

Shop 'til you Drop

What do you do with 3 boys in Vegas? Well, we filled the evenings with shows. Then of course there is the pool. We are staying at MGM which has a lazy river pool and we enjoyed it the very first day. But the rest of the time it has been overcast or raining. So we decided to go shopping! Greg found the best outlet mall, one of the best I've ever been to and we shopped for clothes to wear to the evening shows and stuff for school. The boys all got new shoes, Craig got a backpack. I got some cute shoes and a nice shirt to wear out. I couldn't believe how long Greg hung in there and shopped. We hit 2 malls and came back with lots of goodies. Then we made a quick trip to Albertson's for some groceries. Our suite has a kitchen and we decided to do breakfast in for the rest of the trip.

After a quick nap we got cleaned up and pretty and ready for out night out. We started to eat at Rainforest Cafe' but the wait was too long so we headed straight over to the show. Last night we saw KA, a Cirque du Soleil production. It was FANTASTIC and perfect for kids since this version was a story about a brother and sister. Christian was a little bothered that there wasn't any talking but the stunts and acrobatics were unbelievable. One of the performers almost fell off of this big spinning wheel thing and the entire audience lost their breath for a moment. Of course this was the coolest part according to the kids!

The pictures I've attached are of the Lion Habitat that is located in the MGM. The lions were really up close and personal in this glass habitat. The picture of Craig is at the Rainforest Cafe'. Doesn't he look handsome? All the boys looked so nice. I was a proud momma!!!