Vegas!

We had such a great trip out to Vegas!  First, I would like to thank all of those who helped keep our kiddos!  Whether you kept them overnight for 5 long nights (thanks mom!) or hung out and entertained them (dad, Kyra, Tony, grandpa, Britt and kids, Pam, and I am sure many others!), we really appreciate all of your help to make our trip possible!!

Now, onto our adventure.  When we arrived in Vegas, we met our friend Greg and his mom (Carole) at the hotel.  We stayed 4 nights at MGM, which was good but not my favorite.  It was just so big.  Seriously, it took me at least 10 minutes to get to the pool.  Anyway, the accommodations were fine, but the reason we really went was for the food.  I had it all worked out to hit as many of the restaurants we wanted (and could afford!) to go to while we were out there.  So here's a rundown of our trip.  A little gambling, some fun shows, miles of walking, and lots of good eats.

First night on the town!

Dinner at Sage.  Crazy delicious.

Hanging out downtown.  

Guy Fieri's had really cool skull napkins.











My lunch, some kind of Asian inspired appetizer...so good!













We didn't get to see Guy in real life, so this giant poster had to do.






Since I am a super wife, I arranged for all of us to go to Meatloaf one night!  Josh and Greg were pretty pumped, and I was looking forward to it.  Carole may or may not have fallen asleep for the majority of the show.  :)   Meatloaf put on a fantastic show, but his voice is not what it used to be.





Sweet picture of us and Meat.  

Greg stole my camera while we were at dinner.

At Rx Boiler Room for dinner after Meatloaf.












Mother and son enjoying dinner.

Watching the Bellagio fountains.

Love these!  We watched them for 3 rounds one night...can't get enough.

We really took it to the casinos using some crazy strategy Josh found on the internet.







Okay, so we maybe won $4 total, but it's better than losing!

Josh and Greg at Emeril's on our last day.

Final dessert at Michael Mina's.  Best root beer float ever.











So, as you can see, we really enjoyed ourselves!  We also saw Carrot Top, who was incredibly crude but absolutely hilarious.  And there was quite a bit more eating than shown here...I just figured everyone would get tired of all the food pictures!  It's a good thing you have to walk so much in Vegas or we would have come back several pounds heavier.

Anyway, thanks again to everyone who made the trip possible, and to Greg and Carole our travel buddies who ventured out of their comfort zone for our culinary excursions!