Saturday, October 15, 2011

Las Vegas Days 1, 2, and 3.

On Wednesday morning, Mom, Hayden, and I embarked on our journey to Vegas!  It is always fun traveling with a toddler!  Not because Hayden is a challenge, but carrying your luggage, carseat, stroller, backpack, diaper bag, and a 34 pound toddler is a lot fun!  ;-)  Hayden was GREAT!  I couldn’t have asked for a better travel partner.   Mom made it good.  Just a little tired after traveling.  I think we all were ready for a nap!  

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We flew right over the Grand Canyon.

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And, the Hoover Dam area.

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After we got here, we pretty much just relaxed for the rest of the afternoon and evening.  Hayden discovered Aunt Kathy’s bird bath.

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And lots of geckos.

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Thursday afternoon we went to a really cool nature park. 

There were tons of geese, ducks, pigeons and other various birds around.  Looking for a hand out of course! 

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They had an awesome fossil discovery area.

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You can bring  your sand buckets and dig for fossils.

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They had this awesome play area too.

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Another area of the park.

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Check out these birds with the “hair pieces”.  I don’t think I have ever seen anything like this on a duck.

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Last night (Friday), we went down to the famous Freemont Street Experience and enjoyed the light show and watched some bands play.  They were having Oktober Fest so some of the happenings were a little “out there”.  I have to admit, I am glad Hayden wasn’t older and that he couldn’t fully understand his surroundings.  :-)

Watching the light show…

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The light show covers a long strip of casinos and it is set to music.  It is really cool! 

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Hayden really wanted to see Mickey and Minnie. Until we got close to them.

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Sisters!

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Us!

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1 comment:

Kristin said...

Looks like lots of fun! Glad Hayden did good on the plane ride! I am sure I would be stressing!! :)