Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Trip to Vegas!!!

We went to Vegas last week since Zach had an interview with Clark County fire department.  It took us 10 hours to get to Vegas, complete with grouchy kids and traffic jams.  Luckily the rest of the trip was great and the ride home was a breeze!  

One of Zachs mission companions lives in Vegas so we got to spend a little bit of time with them.  They had a cat that just had kittens.  They were so CUTE!



We went to the coolest play area for kids at a mall.  You can't tell by the pictures, but it is gigantic and so much fun for the kids.

Zachs mission companions family has some horse stables and they let the kids ride a pony.



At the Bellagio...


 I don't think I will EVER take the kids to the strip again...Definately nor a place for a five year old.  Luckily once you get off of the strip life seems to be pretty normal!!  We find out in 3-4 weeks if Zach passed the interview. we will keep you posted!

6 comments:

Joele and Matt said...

Looks like you had fun! I want to go there for a visit one day. It has been a long, long time since I was last there!

The Whatcott Fam said...

We felt the same way about the strip- not good for the kids OR us for that matter...I kept telling everyone to close their eyes!! Nothing like passing a group of men with matching t-shirts that say "girls 2 u in 24 hrs- call 1-800..." handing out pictures of half naked women. YOu've gotta be kidding me.

Lissa said...

Haha! Railynn doesn't look too sure of the pony ride. That's funny. Love you!

McDougal Family said...

I'm glad you had fun! Yes, the strip is a terrible place for kids! I agree with Cindy - it's terrible for anyone! But there are a lot of cool sites/hotels to see as well. If they only could get rid of all the crap and smut.... :)

Make sure you let us know when you find anything out!

Mindy said...

LOL Cannot get over how CUTE Jocey is!!!!! I want to see her so bad! Come visit us and stay in our basement!

The Burtons said...

Yes, off the strip it is VERY normal. Our ward was strong and awesome. There's so many fun things to do. It'll be fun if you end up there. How fun to ride a pony!