This week we spent Sunday through Thursday in Vegas and then camped with some precious friends Friday through the next Sunday. We literally flew in from one type of vacation and drove straight to a very, very different kind of vacation (blog about camping coming soon).
Jordan has been back and forth to Vegas repeatedly for work, and this time we hopped the plane with him to see the sights of Vegas. It was my first time there, and we decided this was perfect timing for our little family of four to get away one last time before Reese joins the crew.
The time in Vegas was so special, despite not being a place meant for young children. It was the only trip where I've been alone with the girls for so much time with no agenda but to be together, and I will absolutely cherish the memories of watching them interact, being totally available to them (no dishes! no laundry!), and of the way the girls lit up when Daddy got home from his trainings each night (it meant two wonderful things: Daddy was here AND the real excitement of the day was about to begin). For an impromptu 'babymoon', the week couldn't have been better suited in terms of family adventure and loving on each other.
We have a little family tradition for trips. Each girl gets a folder full of blank paper and uses the pages to draw and dictate the important parts of the vacation. Vegas is such an interesting place, and I thought the girls did a pretty accurate job telling about it in their books. So, without further ado, Vegas, as seen by a 2 and 4 year old.
Sunday:
The flight in, by Avery (apparently she has inherited her parents' anxiety about flying... note the 'bumpy' part of the picture at bottom right).
Monday:
Watching tv, by Avery (even with all of the activities, what struck Avery the most was that Mommy loosened her belt some on tv watching time).
Tuesday:
(We did this both Mon. and Tues.)Swimming with Daddy at the pool, by Kate (the artistry is nothing compared to the sound effects that went into drawing this pic).
Wednesday:
Avery's impression of Vegas (I think she was drawing the view out of our window - strip to the right and desert to the left, but isn't this true on so, so many levels?)
Thursday:
Things Kate thought were important: lions from MGM, the trains we rode (so many of them), and froggies (which we asked her where they were from, and she replied, "Nowhere. I just yike them.")
It looks like the girls had a good time in Vegas, and there were a lot of things for them to do afterall. I know Avery liked the flowers. My favoriate would have been the chocolate fountain. The fingerpaint picture is so clever.
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