Viva Las Vegas!

During the 2nd weekend in July, we took a short trip to Las Vegas. Mark and his parents arrived first and enjoyed watching the Bluemen perform on Thursday night. MeLissa arrived on Friday night ready for fun and food!

We stayed at Paris Las Vegas in rooms with a view of the Eiffel Tower and the Bellagio fountains. The hourly fountain show was especially beautiful at night and the lit up Eiffel Tower made everything look magical!

On Saturday, MeLissa's Uncle Max joined the party, too. We three began our adventures by heading to the Tropicana hotel and casino to see the parrots - an activity that has become a tradition with MeLissa. Unfortunately, we learned that they were no longer there so we visited the Hard Rock Hotel instead. While we were there, we grabbed some tasty lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. Then we returned to the hotel for a refreshing swim in the pool.

That evening we enjoyed the Excalibur Tournament of Champions jousting tournament. Before the show, we took time to pose with our new friend the lavender dragon! After the show, MeLissa and Uncle Max wandered around the Aladdin hotel's shops while Mark and his parents check out some of the other casinos. We all met up again later to try our hands at gambling. Lady Luck was on Mark's side at the roulette table. His biggest win was on the number 31 which MeLissa chose because of our anniversary! MeLissa's fared well at the Black Jack table where she won about $50!

On Sunday, we piled into a rental car and went in search of greener pastures. Well, sort of - we drove around looking at various places where astro turf had been installed so that Mark's mom could see if it would work at some of her parks. Once that adventure was over, we made a mad dash back to the hotel and then to the airport to catch our flight and head home where Pixie and Banshee were waiting!