Brian had to do a lot of traveling in January. He started off in Orlando and then he flew to
Las Vegas. It just so happened that he
was going to be in Las Vegas during the school break for the kids. Brian asked me if I wanted to come with the
kids. It sounded cool. I did some research about things to do in Las
Vegas with kids. Surprisingly there is a
lot to do. I was still torn about what
to do but I thought it was a good opportunity for them to see something
different. Las Vegas is not on my top
places I want to travel with them. So
unless we went now, they likely would not be going anytime soon.
Brian flew to Las Vegas on Wednesday night and so did
we. Brian arrived about 2 hours before
we did. He stayed at the airport and
waited for us. Austin and Sydney did
really well on the flight. They watched
their Kindles. Austin did a little homework.
Sydney colored her My Little Pony coloring book. Then they watched their Kindles. Sydney then went to sleep. I took Austin’s
Kindle away from him for him to sleep a little bit later. I woke them up once we arrived. They walked off the plane and carried the
booster seat and a back pack. They did
great walking through the airport. We
got our luggage and then Brian met us at bag claim. The kids were so excited to see them. We took a taxi to our hotel the Excalibur. Brian picked us up Wendy’s and we ate that at
the hotel.
The kids were so excited and
were a bit crazy but they settled down and we went to sleep. Thursday morning Brian went to the CES convention. We walked to New York New York and found a
donut shop with very large donuts. I let
the kids share one. We ate that then
walked down the strip. We stopped in
Paris and looked the Eiffel Tower. We considered on going up in it but it was
$50 and Sydney did not want to. So we
found the Monorail that took us to the Flamingo. We stopped at lots of stores
along the way too. At the Flamingo we saw
the flamingos and fish and turtles. They
liked that.
Then we took the Monorail back to our hotel to take another
Monorail to Monalay Bay. At Monalay Bay,
I consider the aquarium but again the kids decided they did not want to do
that. It was so much walking! Sydney laid down for a little break. Austin tried to carry her but she was too
big. She would walk with her eyes closed
and Austin would guide her. We just
briefly stopped at the Luxor. I was hoping to see the Blue Man Group later in
our visit but it did not work out.
We went back to our hotel for a break. I rested and kids watched some TV. After a hour break, we went down to the
arcade. They shared $5 and played
games. They loved that. Afterwards we walked to M+M world near our
hotel. We explored the 4 floors. We
watched a 3D movie that they loved. They
picked out the item they wanted to buy but didn’t buy anything until they made
sure since it was only day one. I let
them buy ice cream bar there though.
While eating ice cream out on the strip, they found out the
characters in Las Vegas are not real. A
Mickey took off his head right in front of them. Austin was in shock but I
explained we are not in Disney and these characters are not real. He understood that and went along with
it. I am not sure Sydney put it all
together so I did not push the issue of what she did or did not see.
Brian met us back in the hotel and we went to Johnny Rockets
for dinner.
On Friday, we started our day back at the New York New York
donut shop. This time Sydney got a small
donut and Austin got a chocolate milk.
They were happy. So was I. Then we got on the Monorail down to towards
the Venetian. We walked around there for
a bit. We ended up in Treasure
Island. We went to the MARVEL
Adventures. I did not know what to do.
Austin enjoyed playing with the stuff in the store. So I did the tour. I got a coupon on
travelzoo so it was somewhat reasonable. Sydney was not a fan for most of it
but went with it. There was so cool
things. They don’t know the Adventures so
it made it hard for them to really understand/appreciate. But it gave us something to do for a
bit.
Afterwards I was going to the Mirage but Brian called and he
was taking a break. We went to Denny’s for lunch. It was a nice visit with
him. Afterwards he went back to CES and
I took the kids over to the Mirage. We
went into the Siegfried and Roy Secret Garden.
Austin and Sydney loved the dolphins.
We watched them for about an hour.
There was a training show and underwater area we could watch them swim
by. It was cool.
We went back to our hotel. Brian was on the Monorail behind
us so we walked over to our hotel together.
We decided to take the kids to see the Bellagio Fountain which they
enjoyed. Then we raced over to see the
Mirage Volcano. They loved that
too. Then we went back to our hotel to
eat. Sydney fell asleep on the walk over
and Austin went to sleep waiting for food.
Brian and I had a quite dinner.
On Saturday, we were going to Adventure Dome but decided
against it based on some of the reviews.
We took a bus to The Children’s Museum.
The problem was we got there an hour early. We walked to Container
Park. It was a great outside park for
the kids. They played for over an
hour. It was only about 50 degrees but
sunny. Austin and Sydney had a lot of
fun. They played and build a fort with
some blocks with other friends.
Afterwards they were hot so we let them get gellto. They loved it. We are likely going to Europe in the fall so
it was a good start for them.
We waked down Fremont Street. Las Vegas is very interesting place. A lot of different people. I think Austin and Sydney did not notice a
lot but they did somethings. Then we
took a bus back to the Children’s Museum.
That place was awesome. Austin
and Sydney loved it and did not even get to do everything. They started in the water area which they played
there a while. Then they climbed up the
big playground in the middle. They found
a ball area that you placed balls in and they went down different things. That was their favorite. They played there for a very long time. They even braved a hurricane stimulator
machine. They worked on making a track
for a ball to go down. It took them a
while but they did it. They made
parachutes too and tested them. There
was a royal castle there they played in.
One of their favorite areas was the supermarket. They worked hard in there and had lots of
fun. There was also an airport and car
repair play area. It was definitely a
fun place for them.
We had not eaten all day so we walked over to a food court
near by. We had dinner. Then we waited a bit for our bus back towards
our hotel. Austin and Sydney played
airplanes running up and down a ramp near the bus stop. Brian would be air
traffic control. After the bus ride
back, we went to M+M world for Austin to get his one thing. Last night Sydney got a yellow M+M
suitcase. Austin wanted a M+M
sorter. Then he got come dishes. The bowls were cool and I think will be great
cereal bowls.
We went back to our hotel for the kids to cash in their
arcade tickets. We also had diary queen
ice cream. Austin and Sydney got a bunch
of plastic jumping frogs. We went back
to the room and they played a bit before bed.
On Sunday morning, we got up early and went to the
airport. Brian has to go to Austin Texas
for work. So I traveled home with the
kids. It was amazing because our gates
were right across from each other. We
got some breakfast then walked to our gates.
Brian left first and that was difficult for the kids. They cried for a while on how they missed
daddy. We watched his plane take
off. Then we went to our gate and
started boarding soon after. My biggest fear was they would cancel my
flight. Brian would be gone and I would
still have to be in Las Vegas. I am
definitely glad we went but I don’t want to be there all alone with two little
kids.
The three days were perfect length. We didn’t get to see any shows but that was
the kids request. I hope if we do come
again we could at least see one show. I
am more familiar with things now so that helps too. I did like the Exculibar as a hotel for
us. Austin and Sydney are great
travelers. They worked on homework and
watched their Kindles on the plane.
