Soakin up the Sun

We had such a blast in Vegas. Everyone keeps asking- did you go to any shows? Did you see all the sites on the strip? Pretty much- Nope!!! We really went to relax and soak up the sun and that's exactly what we did. We spent about six hours a day parked in front of the pool. The kids loved every minute of it.

Yes the pool really did have a beach that led into a huge shallow area. Wyatt could touch for most of the pool. Livvy absolutely loved playing in the sand. She would mostly go in about six inches deep, sit, and play there in the sand for hours.

This is a rare shot of Wyatt with his head above water. He hates wearing goggles, but if he doesn't his eyes get red and puffy from constantly having his eyes open under the water. No kidding- Wyatt only comes up to breathe. He could hardly wait to get to the pool each morning and was the last one out when they closed.

Of course the kid that needs the goggles won't wear them- and Livvy (who never got her eyes wet) refused to take them off. Most of the time they were on the top of her head like in the above picture. I just loved her new swimming suits- they're my favorite thing- along with her chunky legs.

Everyone loved playing in the sand- here Aunt Hailey and Livvy are burying Wyatt- it didn't last long since he can only stand to hold still for .2 seconds. So instead Wyatt and Livvy helped bury Aunt Laramie. They thought it was hilarious. So did Laramie- until Livvy dumped a bucket of sand on her face :).

We did head to the strip the second night. We went to the MGM grand and showed the kids the lions. Then we headed to the 'Princess Castle' or Excalibur for Livvy, then to New York, New York. We had aspirations to see the rest of the strip the following nights, but after long days at the pool we opted for outlet shopping and buffet eating instead. Here we are in front of the Coyote Ugly bar. Side note- The night all of these pictures were taken, I had rushed to get ready- I mean I have three people to get ready to everyone else's one- so I'm a little hideous- overlook it.

Wyatt, Livvy and Weston were stoked to see this Giant SpongeBob inside Excalibur.

We also went to this neat aquarium outside the Bass Pro Shop. It has REAL mermaids in it Thurs- Sun. Of course we were only there Mon- Wed, so we missed the real mermaids. Livvy was bummed until she saw the monstrous fish. They were so cool. And they had a scuba diver inside cleaning the tank while we were there- as you can see from the second picture- Wyatt is in total awe.

Lots more pictures to come- we took turns taking pictures with everyone's camera and I'm not sure when I'll get them all from all the girls.....but stay tuned.