~Our Simple Life~: June 26- June 30 Las Vegas Baby :)

Las Vegas. What can I say. We had a great time :O) It was so nice to get to spend some quality one on one time with Scott. Usually the time we spend together, just like most couples, is in the evening when both of us are tired from the day. But this time was precious because it was just him and I and we knew the kids were in good hands (A huge thanks to Mom and Dad), so there were no worries there. What did we do? We veged out, caught a couple of shows- a Cirque de Soleil show and a hypnotist (both of which were OK. not great but interesting to say the least ), gambled a little (broke even at the end) and did a bit of shopping and sightseeing. We checked out Fremont Street one evening which is where Binion's Casino is located (very important to the start of the World Series of Poker). While we were visiting the downtown area, we took a walk to the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop which has it's own TV show (History channel I think, though I haven't seen the show before). It was an interesting place, but neither one of us are really into pawn shops so it was a quick visit. Scott played in a few poker tournaments. He won one of them and placed in the top ten in the other two. Not bad considering in the two he didn't win, he was playing against people who were there to play in the World Series of Poker. How cool is that?! We took an afternoon to get massages and spend some time at the spa. Very nice, although I would have preferred that my massage therapist didn't talk the ENTIRE time! I think he talked more than Abby does in an hour! Our hotel was AMAZING!!! Our room was over 700 square feet complete with a sunken living area and a bathroom with a TV! We even had a view of the Vegas strip from our room :) I would most definitely stay there again, although Scott would prefer to stay in a hotel more centrally located on the strip. It was a great vacation for Scott and I :)

The girls had fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I am thankful for the time they spent together since we live so far away and our girls miss out on the family activities throughout the year.

Now for a ~~few~~ lots of pictures :)