Saturday after Thanksgiving we packed up for a quick trip to visit Uncle Co Co in Las Vegas. He took a job as a development assistant with UNLV athletics in August and this was our first opportunity to get there. We made plans fairly quickly and didn't really tell Ally (aka Childthatneverforgetsanything) too far in advance so she was so excited to finally be on the way. We had an easy flight from O'Hare to Vegas and used our Hilton points for a 1 bedroom room at the Grand Vacation property just off the strip. When we got there, we immediately went to the football stadium to watch UNLV vs. San Diego State and to see Corey. He got us up into our own suite with buffet service. Football wasn't great but Ally was wired after traveling all day so even though it was 10pm on her watch she was running all over the place.
We took Ally out on the strip to see the aquarium at the Mandalay Bay then to see the lions at the MGM. We also made a quick stop at M&M Wold so Ally could see all the different kinds of "potty candies" and pick out her own flavors. We went through the Old Downtown and checked out the Freemont Street Experience so watch all of the lights. Corey took us to some good restaurants and we got to drive through Red Rock Canyon which is very close to his house. Ally did not enjoy the water show at the Bellagio but she was very excited about all of the Elmo's and other characters she saw begging for money on the streets.
When we visited Corey at his office, they were setting up for the Professional Bull Riding championships so we saw a lot of real live cowboys coming in. The arena was full of dirt in the rodeo ring but we dint see any of the animals. We walked around the campus a little bit and the weather was great. Most of the students were bundled up but we just had jeans and sweatshirts on. Ally did great on a strange schedule and was very good about going to sleep in the hotel. Not a great eater but that's not unusual. She napped at Corey's house in the afternoons so it was nice to just hang out there for a little while and meet his two roommates.
Our flight home was a total disaster! We were scheduled to leave at 9:20 am but weather delays and then ultimately mechanical issues cancelled our flight. We should have been home by 3:30 local time but didn't end up even boarding a plane until 6:45 in Vegas. We ate all 3 meals in the airport and Ally napped and ran all over the place. She loved the people movers and we rode every one of them multiple times. She didn't sleep a wink on the flight home but she was content playing and watching movies. She finally fell asleep once we were on the shuttle at O'Hare back to the car around 1:30am. Karl and I both had to be at work for afternoon meetings so we pulled into the driveway at 5am and slept until about 9 before getting up and ready for work. We let Ally sleep in and thought it would be best to get her to school for lunch and nap at the regular time to help her adjust. Again, she did great but we were SO exhausted. Quick trip but well worth it!
Vegas Trip Photos
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