Lucky 7 in Vegas!

 

It was Spring break last weekend for BS's brother and sister so we joined the Clark gang on a trip to Las Vegas!  We used to go every year with them up until the last 3 years.  I can remember carrying each of my 4 newborn babies in the "papoose" (Baby Bjorn), walking down the strip looking at the bright lights and funny people of the world.  Since they have birthdays in Jan, Feb, March, and we always went the end of March, they were just tiny.  As the years went by we started causing a traffic jam on the crowded boulevard with the double stroller, a papoose, and a slow walking child too absorbed in the lights.  Along with that, and the fact that the older kids were becoming more aware of the graphic pictures, billboards, and lack of morals in sin city...we thought we should take a break from vacationing there.
But, this year, we couldn't say no to the opportunity to escape to warm weather, swimming, shopping, and good company.  We prepared the kids ahead of time of what to expect, and it really wasn't a big deal.  We swam, shopped, relaxed, watched BYU lose to Florida, and celebrated Will's 7th birthday!
The kids loved seeing the Bellagio fountains & gardens, the themed hotels, the huge fish tank, the Atlantis show, the Hard Rock Cafe, swimming, and of course the bright lights.
For Will's birthday, the whole group ate at Cheesecake Factory at Caesars Palace.  He ordered his own piece of Reeses Peanut Buter Cup cheesecake for his birthday cake.  Then we went to the M&M factory where they have 4 levels of M&Ms stuff and a huge arcade in the basement.  The boys LOVE arcade games so this was really fun for them!

Saturday, we did some shopping and for once, BS found some stuff for himself and I found nothing!  Sambo was on a quest to find a "Fedora" hat.  We finally found the right one and of course Will wanted one too.  He likes to be just like big brother.  Sambo wore his all day and he felt so cool :)  He actually looked really cute and got lots of compliments.  I think it is so funny that he wanted that.
We all met up at the Premium Outlets for more shopping, then it was dinner at Hard Rock Cafe!
It was fun hanging out in the room with everyone and playing Settlers.  Nice job Jess on your victory!
Thanks Clarks for another awesome trip!

 

Will also had a couple of other birthday celebrations with family and friends.  Coming next...