Ever since our Yellowstone trip, my kids love to have their binoculars in their road trip bags. Not much to see in the desert between here and Vegas, but Rylee liked using them anyway. 
She may look cute, but she was a bit of a terror in the car. We put all 3 kids in one row in the van so I could hand them things and they could watch movies. Rylee was a stinker and kept bugging Logan and kicking him and stealing his toys and then he would whine and it was a LONG drive! I think that we will put Avery in the middle on the way to Disneyland...
Logan was happy to be in the front row and watch movies!
Avery chilling in her chair. She is not a great car traveler, but she did OK on this trip. 
Watching a movie in the car. Thank heavens for DVD players!
It is a tight squeeze! 
We left on Thursday (April 15) and stayed the night in St George at Darren's parents new house. It was a nice way to break up the drive and fun to see Grandpa Webber who had a yummy dinner waiting for us. On Friday (April 16), we got up and had some breakfast and then drove to Vegas. On the way into town, we made a quick stop at the dental school so Daddy could say hi to a few of his old professors. The funny thing was that Logan remembered Dr Richards, too and said hello to him before we even introduced him. He has such a great memory! It was fun to visit the dental school for a minute and surprise some people. 
Next, we went to lunch at our of our favorite places - Bahama Breeze! Everyone was making a big fuss over our cute baby. Avery was a big attention getter! I forget that people make a big deal over cute babies outside of Utah. There are too many of them here for anyone to notice. They all also commented on her big bow....
MMMmmmm.....The reason we love Bahama Breeze so much is these delicious coconut onion rings! They are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G and worth the trip to Vegas on their own!
Daddy and Rylee
Logan and Mom
Next, we had a quick meeting with a property manager. We stayed with our good friends, the White's, and they were nice enough to watch our kids while we were in the meeting. When we were done, the kids were so excited to go swimming in their pool! Our kids LOVE to swim and it always seems to be the highlight of any trip. 
Rylee used to not like the water much, but she is a little fish these days and loves to swim! 
The water was a little cold, so Avery hung out poolside. Here she is getting kisses from Daddy. You gotta love those sweet cheeks!
I love this baby!
Our friends ended up with some tickets to the Professional Bull riding championship rodeo in town that night, so we were off to the rodeo! It didn't start until 8 pm, which is 9 pm Utah time, so the kids were a bit tired, but we had a lot of fun! 
Logan screaming for Team USA. What can I say??? He is a passionate fan! 
Rylee sitting with cute Hannah Banana! She is so cute to help with our kids and Rylee adores her. 
Avery
Avery clapping -I wasn't sure how she would do with the noise, but she did great and loved clapping when everyone else did.
Rylee and Avery
Rylee wasn't a big fan of how loud it was
Daddy caught this ball for Rylee and it made her night. It was a good thing, too, because it was late and she was on the verge of a major meltdown! Of course, this caused Logan to have a meltdown because he didn't get a ball. You can't win them all...
On Saturday (April 17), we got up and hung around for awhile. Avery had her first taste of bananas and as you can see, she quite liked them. Logan headed off with the White's to the Primary Activity for our old ward there and was quite the celebrity! Everyone in that ward loved Logan and he even remembered a couple of his old teachers and was so happy to see them. He had a great time! 
Logan has this blood vessel growth under his eye and since Sandy White was our old Dr in Vegas, he wanted to try and fix it for us. He took Logan into his office and zapped it. This was supposed to be a before picture, but the growth hasn't gone away. I guess we will be making a trip to the Pediatric Dermatologist still.... Logan was really brave for the procedure and did great, though. 
In the afternoon, we wanted to do something fun with the kids, so we went down to one of our favorite Vegas places, the Bellagio. We LOVE it there. First we walked through the Conservatory. Logan wanted to smell EVERY flower! He is really funny lately and seems to notice every smell...especially Rylee's stinky diapers! 
Cute Rylee with the flowers. Her shirt matched perfectly 
Logan and Ry - Avery was asleep in her stroller...
I love this cutie! 
Quick family photo by Hannah, who came with us. 
Avery sleeping in her stroller. 
Isn't this place gorgeous??? I LOVE visiting here! 
Logan really liked this snail
Another view
Next, we watched the HUGE chocolate fountain and then we headed out to watch the fountain show. While we were walking, Logan saw a Star Wars storm trooper and his face LIT UP! 
He was so excited to go and say hello to him! 
We paid good money for this picture, so enjoy it! This guy was just out on the street taking pictures, but you have to tip them. Logan was in heaven, so it was well worth it. Especially when he got to hold the storm trooper gun! 
Waiting for the fountains to start
I love this picture of their faces
Avery woke up in time to see most of the fountain show
The girls - Avery couldn't take her eyes off the water! 
Family picture
We had to take a couple more pictures in the Observatory since Avery woke up
What a cutie!
Another family shot
When we got back to the White's house, we took another dip in the pool. Avery had a good time exploring the grass. It was kind of a new thing for her....
Rylee doing a Superman in the pool
Avery really wanted to get in, so we gave it a try. The water was a little cold, so she didn't last too long. 
She liked dangling her toes in the water and the hot tub much better! 
Logan was cold, too and wanted to lay in the sun and get warm. Cute Hannah laid down with him. 
It looks like Avery is grooming Daddy....
Avery loved the bubbles in the hot tub! Saturday night, Madi and Hannah babysat for us and we got to go out for an adult dinner with Sandy and Jen (and Avery...) to a really yummy Mexican restaurant. It was a lot of fun! Sunday (April 18), we went to our old ward. It was fun to see so many familiar faces and chat with a few friends. My good friend, Valerie, even came and sat with us during church, even though it wasn't her ward. She was the RS President in our first Vegas ward and I was her Secretary. She was so wonderful to us and we love her! Logan even calls her "Grandma Valerie". She met Avery for the first time and held her for most of church. After church, I noticed that Avery smelled just like Grandma Valerie, just like Logan used to when he was a baby! I was so happy we could see her - I just wish I would have taken a picture! Our trip to Vegas went much quicker than we planned and we didn't get to do all that we had hoped or see too many people that we thought we would. Maybe another trip....
The drive home was LONG..,..We made a stop in Cedar and the girls had a great time on the swings! I love how happy Avery is! 
We didn't quite make it all the way home on Sunday. We ended up staying at Darren's parents' house and finishing our drive Monday morning. It was a fun getaway and we loved some warm weather, even though it was a lot of driving and a little too quick! Viva Las Vegas!!!
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so much fun! your family is just darling and I can't wait to meet up with you guys sometime soon!!!! I hope. :)
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