So glad to be home

Erick, Miles and I (Mason stayed with grandma Kristie and Pops) took a trip out to Vegas.  Erick had a veterinary conference and needed to get some continuing education.  I think Erick's highlight of the trip was eating at the Mad Greek in Baker.  This is the most tacky restaurant!  It is filled with "Greek" statues, fake flowers and signs that pretty much state they don't care about costumer service.  But they do claim to be world famous and according to Erick they do have the best gyro! 

My highlight of the trip was the totally spontaneous stop at the Bass Pro Shop in Vegas.  We saw this place from the freeway and decided to check it out.  It was unbelievable!  I once saw a whole hour long show on just the inside of this store on the travel channel.  This place was a crack up.  They sold everything you could ever want in camouflage.  They had camouflage steering wheels, tents, and even camouflage pacifiers (I guess they would come in handy if you wanted to take your infant hunting with you)!  Erick even wore the right attire for this place (camouflage thermal shirt)!  This place is Disneyland for hunters, fishermen, and campers.  They had gigantic aquariums filled with live fish and a bunch of animals that had been stuffed :-(  There was an indoor target practice area, archery area, rock climbing wall, and on and on.  Crazy!

Miles' favorite part of the trip was the "dancing water" at the Bellagio Hotel.  We didn't really plan on going to see the water show but it happened to start just as we were walking by.  Very cool.  I don't think I will be bringing the boys back to Vegas again.  Nudity was every where and was worse than I remembered.  I am glad Mason was not with us! 

We stayed at THE Hotel at Mandalay Bay.  It was very sheek!  I would recommend it if you are not into all the casino action and the whole Vegas Strip seen.  It didn't smell like smoke, you didn't have to walk through a casino to register, it was right by the conference center, the rooms were spacious, but it was very pricey and I kind of felt like I was not hip enough to be in that hotel.  But it was very elegant.

Oh, and how can I forget!! It was so funny Miles and I meet Erick for lunch during his conference break and we ran into Dean Krakauer (Lauren and Hannah's dad).  He was there setting up for a trade show.  So Cool!  Also someone next to us at dinner said that "Dog the Bounty Hunter" was in our hotel!  I so wish we saw him!  I totally would have had him autograph Miles and got a picture of him holding Miles!!!  Too bad!

We got home and picked up Mason who has "croup" again!!!   He is coughing like crazy today.  Poor guy, I missed him so much!  I only got 2 and 1/2 hours of sleep last night and have 12 loads of laundry to do; but I am so glad to be home with both of the boys!