We also went up to Park City and hung out at the Outlet mall one day, and since it was Labor Day weekend, we found some great deals. We spent another day up by Park City at Olympic Park, where they have some fun family stuff to do. We went on two zip lines and rode a fun alpine slide. Tyler loved the slide so much John took him down a 2nd time.
Since this was our annual golf trip for John he golfed every morning we were there with his Uncle Jerry, and/or Aaron and Bo. Then they spent the afternoons with us doing fun family stuff. We got to meet a friend of Jerry and Nancy's from Taiwan named Vicky, and the kids LOVE her. She is a child magnet and they seem to think she's more of a play toy than a person. It was a lot of fun watching her laugh and play with all those boys.
After spending a week with family having so much fun we were sad to leave when the time came. But we were Vegas bound, and looking forward to it. Tyler absolutely loved Vegas and still asks when we are going back. We weren't sure what to expect of a Vegas trip with kids, but it was a lot of fun to watch the awe on Tyler's face at all the cool things there are to see there. The first night there, we went down to the Bellagio to see the water jets. Tyler love it, but then when we were leaving he saw a lady selling light swards. That's all we heard for about 12 hours until we could find someone the next night and get him one. We stayed at Mandalay Bay and we got to swim and do all sorts of fun things. However, one downside to taking kids to Vegas is that they have to nap, or everyone suffers and so that cut into some of the things we would have liked to do.
Unfortunately, after eating what we thought was a really awesome buffet dinner at the Bellagio on our 2nd and last night there, I got horribly sick...in fact I thought I might die.
Our plan after leaving Las Vegas was to drive to the Hoover Dam, take some time to look around a bit, then head to the Grand Canyon and spend some time there. From there we had a reservation in Flagstaff, AZ where we were going to spend the night and head to Durango, CO the next day. Well, since I was sooooo sick, we had to stop in Kingman, AZ which is only about 50 miles from the Hoover Dam...so I could be out of the car and I could get some rest. Poor John and the kids just had to hang out in the tiny little hotel room and watch TV...it wasn't fun for them. I slept for a few hours then we went to dinner...well they did, I just went along for the ride because I was feeling a bit better. Needless to say it wasn't our best vacation day!!!
I was bummed we didn't get to do much at the Hoover Dam. I was really excited to see it, take some pictures and maybe take a tour. Well, the most I got to see was the bathroom...and I don't remember much of that either! I took one picture and John took 3 or 4, but since we didn't do anything there they don't do much for our memories.
I don't want to say that being sick was a blessing, especially since I thought I might not make it at times...but it did allow us to make a couple good changes in our plans. Rather than staying the night in Flagstaff, we were able to spend time at the Grand Canyon then head for Durango. Since it was a bit further we actually ended up staying in Cortez, CO and then spent a couple hours at Mesa Verde. What a beautiful place!! I think we might make a trip there another time when we can do the guided tours through some of the dwellings that we couldn't get to this time. We might have been able to, but John wouldn't let me bring the backpack for Caleb before we left and it was impossible to do some of that stuff without it. It's alright, we had fun anyway!
All in all, vacation was awesome!! We can't wait for our next family adventure!
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