Viva Las Vegas!

We made it back from our trip to Las Vegas, and it was a perfect weekend that went by way to fast! Here are some highlights and pictures of the trip:

Here is the classic Las Vegas sign that is on the side of the road as you enter the strip. They have a parking lot where you can park and take pictures in front of the sign, but my dad didn't want to stop and Chris didn't want to take a cheesy picture so this is as good as it gets!!!

We stayed at the Venetian resort, which was absolutely beautiful. The ceilings were painted like the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel and they had a canal running through the hotel. You could take a gondola ride through the canal with a singing boat paddler. It was wonderful and most importantly had amazing food. There were over 20 restaurants in the hotel, which was a definite plus for a pregnant woman!! All of them had great food, great service, and reasonable prices.

As you know, we went to Las Vegas so my dad and Chris could play in a hockey tournament. The first picture is of my dad and the second one is of Chris. Their team didn't do too hot, and lost all three games, but they had fun. It was great hockey to watch, all of the teams were good and fairly even...our only down fall was that none of the players on our team had played or practiced together so it wasn't until the end of the last game that they clicked.


It was my mom's birthday on Sunday, so we celebrated on Saturday at Wolfgang Puck. Once again, the food was amazing and the waiter even brought her out a special treat, with Happy Birthday written on the plate in chocolate! Afterwards my mom headed up to her room for a relaxing bath (they had flat screen TVs in the bathrooms) and to catch up on some sleep. Meanwhile we headed off to gamble with my father...until 4 in the morning! We all had a great time, and I learned the in and outs of Black Jack from our friendly dealer as well as a little help from my dad! Did I mention that Chris and I multiplied our money by 5 and my dad came out ahead with 6 times the amount he started with. Time passes by quickly when you are having fun, well and making money helps too!!

On Friday we went to the Cirque Du Soleil show "Ka". It was absolutely amazing, and a fabulous production. We sat there for 2 hours with our jaws dropped in awe of the athleticism of the actors/performers and the 360° revolving stage that had an LED lit surface. Afterwards we gambled a little bit and then walked almost the entire strip (which is a challenging task when you are pregnant and in flip flops!) On our long journey we got to see the water show at the Bellagio, walk through Caesar's Palace, and pass down about a hundred offers for Escorts (people were lined up on the streets passing out little cards!)

There was so much to do and see and so little time...I guess we will have to make another trip down there one of these days:)