Dustin had a work conference the end of January that Will and I decided to tag along to. Brett works at the same place so Bethany and Liv decided to join. Because Brett's parents have an awesome second home in St George we ended up making a trip out of the work excursion. First half of the week in Vegas. The second half in St George.
We left Sunday afternoon and arrived in St George to catch some ZZzz's for the night. We woke up early the next morning to get down to Vegas in time for the boys first meetings. Our rooms were not ready to be checked into so we explored the hotel we were staying at and headed down-town for a late lunch. Lunch with active munchkins is always interesting;)
While at lunch the hotel called to inform us our rooms were ready to be checked into. Yay! On a side note: using the hotel valet and bell hop service to check in is the best idea ever when you've packed everything but the kitchen sink for the week!!
Here was a run-down of how the Vegas portion of the week went...
Monday: Late check-in, naps for babes, & then I baby-sat Will and Liv while Bethany accompanied the boys on one of the late night outings the company had planned.
This was the worst night as Will cried for two hours straight. I think he was a very over-tired babe and had a very hard time winding down in a new place.
Tuesday: Early AM, used the hotel work out facility while Dustin watched William, Dustin headed off for the day, Morning naps, lunch, afternoon naps, and then the mamas and babes headed to the outlets for some shopping!
Bethany watched Will and Liv while I headed out with the boys for the company 'casino night'(fake gambling).
Wednesday: Early AM, worked out, Dustin off to meetings, morning nap, loaded the babies up and headed to the Bellagio to cruise the gardens, watch the water show and enjoyed a very fun dinner at the Bellagio cafe. Then it was back to the hotel for an early bed time.
Dustin and Brett were wined and dined by their individual company teams. Dustin's team went to the 'Treasure Island' buffet and then to Cirque De Solel...
He woke me up when he got home(around midnight)...he had food poisoning. The poor guy was sooo sick. Luckily it passed and he was able to get some much needed sleep.
Thursday: Checked out of the hotel(again using the bell-hop service and valet), ate an early lunch, and hung around the hotel until the boys were done with meetings around 12 PM. Then it was off to St George for some more fun!
Friday: Rainy day! We mostly hung out at Brett's parents place for the day and then headed out that night for some more shopping and a yummy dinner at Cracker Barrel. Then it was back home for bath and bedtime for the babes, and hot tubing for the adults.
Saturday: A gorgeous day and perfect hiking weather. We met up with the Davidson's, who now live in St George, and hiked around looking for Indian ruins! We eventually found them after a short detour.
We ended up going for a quick run of sushi and rushed back home to get the babes to bed. While trying to get home quickly from dinner, both Liv and Will had just about had it...it was quite the sight with four adults trying to sooth them while singing every possible variation we could think of to 'wheels on the bus'! Once the babes were in bed the adults enjoyed one last hot tubing experience and then it was off to bed.
Sunday: Early morning church and then we packed up and headed home!
It was such a fun week & a great family get-away!
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