We are back from Vegas and I’m glad to be home! It was nice to be back with Avery Sunday evening. We drove straight from the airport to my parents house to get her. Thursday to Sunday is quite a long time in Vegas….for me anyways.
We had a lot of fun but that place is exhausting. We stayed at the Bellagio which is a beautiful hotel. My favorite part was eating and we did a lot of that. We went to Hubert Keller’s Fleur de Lys and Bradley Ogden’s restaurant in Caesar’s Palace. We also ate at Yellowtail, a wonderful sushi restaurant in Bellagio. There was plenty of eating in between as well 
As far as gambling goes, I don’t like it so we did very little. I gambled $1. Actually, I started gambling and was going to cash out at 93 cents and the machine jammed so the assistant just game me $1. I then put it back in the machine and lost it. Scott played some black jack. If you like to gamble that’s excellent, but why just throw your money away. The stock market is about all the gambling I can handle. I know plenty of people who love it. I’m one of the many few who don’t.
We went for the Builder’s Show so Scott could see customers and I could get vendor information for the house. That was certainly interesting and I found a few things I would like to have including huge stone slabs that are 18×24 for our outdoor area and possibly some indoor spaces as well. We looked a lot at pavers because personally, I would like something more authentic like stone rather than pave stone (manufactured) but we have a ton of driveway square footage so I don’t know if that is going to be a feasible option.
On another note, Avery had a ton of fun at Nana and Papa’s house. She got to play outside a lot because the weather was beautiful. Avery would spend her whole entire days outside if she could. She LOVES to be outside! She got to go see the fishies in the pond, the moo cows in the pasture, jump in her jumpie, eat lots of great food, ride in her wagon, and all the fun things children love to do in the country. When we were driving back from Nana and Papa’s on Monday morning, I realized that being in the country brings a calm and nostalgia that the city just can’t. Maybe it is because that is where I grew up.
(P.S. I don’t have any pics. We didn’t bring our camera and I wish we would have. )
So I guess that’s a no for Vegas in September for Matt’s birthday? ; )
I’m not a huge gambler either…I was thinking spa, pool, eating, shows, and shopping.
Amanda-
Fun to see you in Vegas! Thanks for putting up with our crazy kids for a lunch. Next time we see each other, hopefully I will get to meet cute Avery.
It’s always so wonderful to see you all. Your kiddos are precious. Hopefully, Avery will get to meet Chase and Bella soon. We will be most likely going to Orlando next year, too. I’d like to take Avery to Disney World