July 6, 2011: Las Vegas Trip

During our trip to St. George we decided to take a last minute, quick trip to Las Vegas. It all started when we were watching "Pawn Stars" and thought, "We should go there!" So we did. I researched all the fun, free, kid things to do before leaving and planned it all out. Then we bought a $15 stroller at WalMart (probably the best purchase of the entire trip) and headed out.

First stop was the Pawn Shop, we thought since we got there early we might be able to get in. Nope, the line was already wrapped around the side and they said it would be an hour wait until they were done taping a show. That wouldn't work with a baby, so I just snapped a photo through the glass door and we left.



Next up was lunch and shopping at Caesar's Palace and then the gardens and aquarium at the Mirage. 



We walked down the strip to the Flamingo and saw the waterfalls, flamingos, and huge goldfish. 




Then we walked down to the M&M World, I thought I was going to pass out from heat exhaustion. I don't think I will ever walk the strip in the middle of the day in July. Bailey did great though, we kept giving her cold water and snacks and loading up the sun screen. We cooled off at the exhibit then headed out again on the strip.

Last on our list of fun kid things was the Lion exhibit at the MGM Grand. I didn't even know this existed! Lions are Bailey's favorite animals, it was her first animal sound too, so we saved the best for last. This exhibit has glass walls and then a glass walk through to see the lions from below. Bailey growled the entire time! 




We were able to walk back to Caesar's Palace by going through the hotels on the other side of the street. Thank heavens. We saw the Bellagio fountains, ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and I even got to step in H&M for a few minutes. Bailey didn't nap the entire time and conked out as soon as we got home, and so did we.


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