Taking kids to Vegas

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Seth is 11 months old. He has six teeth and is one of the happiest kids ever.


Crystal loves taking care of her little bro. She's become quite the little mother when it comes to looking after him. She's such a great person to have around the house.

We went on a small vacation to St. George and then Vegas. We had a fabulous time having a barbecue with Spencer, (Scott's mission trainer) his wife Allison, and their sons Owen and Eli. Crystal couldn't get enough of Owen.

In vegas we shared a hotel suite with Lisa's parents and her brother Matt. We all went to vegas at the same time because Matt had to be in the MTC in a couple of weeks ans we wanted to have one last hurrah together. Seth had no problem being occupied with so many people around to play with him.

We noticed pretty quickly that though Vegas can be fun, there aren't many family friendly activities to do, at least involving small children. We made the best of it though. Lucky for us, we found stuff to do. Here we are at the M&M factory.

We also made sure to go to church there on Sunday so we wouldn't corrupt Matt right before his mission.

Another thing you can do with children in Vegas, is eat. Here we are in line in the Paris for their fabulous buffet.

The Excalibur also features a 3D ride on their bottom floor where all the kid games are. At this time it was Spongebob. Crystal was excited to see a huge statue of Spongebob there.
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Since Lisa's family spoils our kids rotten, everybody took turns playing the carnival games and winning stuffed animals for our little crazies.




Jenna won a TON of tickets!

One of the highlights were also at Excalibur, we got front row tickets to their show, the Tournament of Kings. This is a great thing to do with family because they allow small children to view it and babies to sit in your lap. For those who aren't familiar with it, the show includes a meal and then a show where nights in shining amour joust and compete...but the plot thickens as you watch the show. It was a nail biter for Crystal, she was really involved with the story, and surprisingly enough, Seth was so enthralled with the show and sharing mommy's food, that he didn't cause any problems either.





So even though there wasn't a ton to do with small kids there, we still had fun, and The Excalibur was the highlight for both our kids. Crystal now refers to it as "The Castle Place."