The Rowell Record: Viva Las Vegas!

I got a call from my parents a week ago, telling me that my dad had a 3 bedroom condo in Vegas which he reserved (not realizing it until a week ago) and wanted to know if we wanted to come down and stay in Vegas for a couple of days. He had a franchise show down there and would stay a couple of days and would love to see his grandchildren.

Obviously, getting out of Utah's spring weather would be a welcome change. Unfortunately, Jordan couldn't get off work so I decided to venture out and go by myself with the boys. So, we packed things up and headed down to Vegas. I was very nervous about the car ride because my boys aren't the best when it comes to doing road trips. So, I said a prayer, bought some new movies and hoped for the best. We got to Salt Lake when Dylan and Luke asked, "Are we there yet?" I had to explain AGAIN, that it would be a long, long, long ,long, long, long, long time before we got to Las Vegas. They were so excited to see Grandpa and go swimming that they asked multiple times if we were close to getting there, but besides this slight annoyance they were amazing. I couldn't believe it! Mason, just sat there with a bink in his mouth and his blanket and watched movies the whole time. It was so nice. I was shocked.

When we finally arrived in Vegas the first thing we did was go swimming. The boys were in heaven. Mason was a little scared, but by the 3rd day he was floating by himself and having a blast. The weather was nice and warm. The first day (Saturday) it was around 85 degrees and it got up to 95 by Tuesday. We went swimming everyday and had a good time in the water. I got a nice sunburn because I am so used to being in cold weather that my skin got nice and red. But, overall it was really nice to be in the sun.

We also went to Circus Circus and the kids played games and watched the circus acts. They were very excited because the first game they played they won a prize. That opened up Pandora's box. They couldn't get enough. We finally put a limit to how many games they could play before we left Circus Circus. Here are some pictures of their time at Circus Circus.

These are toys they won playing games at "Circus Circus"

This is the gang watching the circus acts at "Circus Circus"

The only thing Mason got to do at Circus Circus. He had a good time on the merry- go-round.

We also went to a Gregory Popovich Pet Comedy variety show. They kids loved it. It is a show where a guy has trained house pets to do certain tricks. Mason sat in my lap for about 45 minutes without moving (that has NEVER happened ever!) and the other two boys had a great time. They also did some other tricks and skits. It was a good time and I am glad we went.

Overall, we had a wonderful time hanging out with Grandpa and enjoying Las Vegas "G" rated style. The kids had a great time and want to go back again.

The boys having a good time in Vegas!!

We were going to eat at the Harley Davidson restaurant but unfortunately, it was booked out for a private party. But, we got a couple of good pictures on some motorcycles.