Christmas in Las Vegas... You never know what you may "un-wrap."
It is 1 1/2 hours to Las Vegas from Bull Head City. We don't gamble, smoke, drink or even enjoy the glitzy shows, so you may wonder what else there is to do in Las Vegas. We managed to fill an entire day with lots of fun family activities, and there are still plenty of other options. You just have to dig a little to find them.
After lunch we hit the Children's Museum- gotta love that free admission membership! Dallin amazed all the kids with his bubble making finesse. Having been to several museums with bubble centers he is a pro!
This museum had a special "grossology" exhibit to learn about skin blemishes, snot, gas, etc. Not my favorite exhibit, but it was different. I'll spare you the gory details of what exactly Ben is supposed to be crawling over.
Kate and Dallin spent some time in the Hurricane chamber. The picture doesn't capture the whipping hair and giggling faces- I should have used the video. :)
The best part of the museum was the special science show. Rusty volunteered to help out and they made some yummy candy cane ice cream we all got to sample using liquid nitrogen. 
After the museum we went to Costco for dinner (and groceries of course). On the way home we drove through Sunset Park where the community has come together to put on a huge display of Christmas lights accompanied by festive music.
I realize the pictures are weak, but you just can't capture twinkling Christmas lights in a moving car in the dark unless you have a better camera and more expertise than I do. Oh well it's the memories that matter.
It is 1 1/2 hours to Las Vegas from Bull Head City. We don't gamble, smoke, drink or even enjoy the glitzy shows, so you may wonder what else there is to do in Las Vegas. We managed to fill an entire day with lots of fun family activities, and there are still plenty of other options. You just have to dig a little to find them.First order of business was to pay up on a family plan that fell apart in Baltimore. Ever since Kate read Fancy Nancy she has wanted to go to a "fancy" restaurant. I told her we would go to the Rainforest Cafe (which is about as fancy as I'm willing to do with 4 kids) when we were in Baltimore, but when we got there it was closed. Luckily there was one in Las Vegas so after much waiting and anticipation she finally had her day. She "dressed up" in all sorts of fancy stuff, but after lunch I convinced her to change so she would be "comfortable" (ie normal) at the museum.
We had a great time at the Rainforest Cafe and as a bonus they had a coupon on their website for December. The kids were thrilled to eat with fish, animals, and an occasional thunder storm.
After lunch we hit the Children's Museum- gotta love that free admission membership! Dallin amazed all the kids with his bubble making finesse. Having been to several museums with bubble centers he is a pro!This museum had a special "grossology" exhibit to learn about skin blemishes, snot, gas, etc. Not my favorite exhibit, but it was different. I'll spare you the gory details of what exactly Ben is supposed to be crawling over.Kate and Dallin spent some time in the Hurricane chamber. The picture doesn't capture the whipping hair and giggling faces- I should have used the video. :)The best part of the museum was the special science show. Rusty volunteered to help out and they made some yummy candy cane ice cream we all got to sample using liquid nitrogen. After the museum we went to Costco for dinner (and groceries of course). On the way home we drove through Sunset Park where the community has come together to put on a huge display of Christmas lights accompanied by festive music.
I realize the pictures are weak, but you just can't capture twinkling Christmas lights in a moving car in the dark unless you have a better camera and more expertise than I do. Oh well it's the memories that matter.Last time we visited Las Vegas the kids were a couple of years younger and kept commenting on the smoking and immodest pictures so we had decided to avoid stopping or visiting. Although there is still plenty to avoid, we actually had a great time. Who knows we may even go back :) Well at least to Costco.
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It look's like you guys have had a lot of fun. Miss you all.
Kaylie
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