Las Vegas

For the last several months we have been telling Roman we were going to go to Las Vegas to meet Spencer as he was finishing up with his conference.  Roman LOVES staying in hotels so just the idea of staying in a hotel made him excited.  The reason we were going to meet him in Las Vegas was just a stop over on our way to Southern California to take the boys to Disneyland.

We decided that the trip to Disneyland would be a surprise.  We would tell the boys as we pulled up.  My parents and sister decided to come with us.  Marla was flying into Long Beach, we found an AMAZING deal for her to fly down. We jokingly offered for Roman to go with Marla.  He didn't even hesitate.  He quickly responded "No, I'm going to Vegas."  She said "If you knew where I was going you would want to come with me."  Again he declined.  We told him "Marla's going to Disneyland."  He thought about it for a second and told her "Maybe we can go there next time.  I want to go to Las Vegas and see the hotel."  He was going to turn down DISNEYLAND to go see a hotel in Las Vegas.  Luckily he didn't have to choose.

The training Spencer had to go to was at The Paris Hotel.  We left on a Tuesday as soon as Roman was done with play group but by the time we stopped a few times for breaks and found the hotel, our room, got settled etc it was already bedtime.  Roman was so upset that we weren't able to go swimming or to even go out and see the Eiffel Tower.  I promised him that we would go to the pool and to see the Eiffel Tower and the Bellagio fountains and all sorts of fun things the next morning.  We were meeting my friend Julie at 9 to go see the conservatory at the Bellagio and to visit with her (and sight see) but I figured we would have time to go swimming before then.  I was wrong.  The pool wasn't open until 10:00 so we didn't get a chance to go to the pool so I made sure that we were able to see the other things he wanted to.

We went down and saw the Eiffel Tower, Roman LOVED that!  The boys had fun pushing the stroller around outside the Paris hotel.

 We walked around the Bellagio fountains, but they don't start the fountains until later in the day apparently.

 Then we met my friend Julie at the Conservatory.  I wish I'd taken more pictures.  It was amazing.  Smelled amazing!  It was a nice break to the normal Vegas strip.  It was flowers everywhere!

 Roman, Me, My mom and Hudson at the conservatory in the Bellagio.

 This picture was amazing, it's made entirely out of fresh flowers.

 The biggest chocolate fountain in the world!

 Julie gave Roman a piggie back ride through Caesars palace as we went to see the fish.

 One of the fountains in Caesars Palace

 We found the fish.  Hudson was fascinated

 Roman didn't want to leave.  He especially loved the sting rays.

Spencer's training was over at noon so we got on the road as soon as he was done and got on our way to California.  We knew Roman would wonder why we had gone to my Uncle Dennis and Aunt Chris' house instead of going home so we told him that we bought a new stroller and had it shipped to there house and we need to go pick it up (we did buy a new stroller, and we did have it shipped to their house, but what a long drive to pick up a stroller!)  As soon as we got to their house Roman was excited to put the stroller together and test it out.  We told him we would try it out the next morning.  We got it all ready and the boys LOVED the stroller. I think he would have accepted the stroller as worth the drive.  They had such a great time and Dennis and Chris' house and would have been happy to go home after that....they had no idea there was more!