On our second day in Vegas we took the kids to Circus Circus, of course! The kids enjoyed playing games for tickets. They redeemed the tickets for some Super Mario toys and won these cheeseburger pillows from a fishing game. When Ellena showed Grandma Sue her prize, Grandma asked her, "Wow, did you get a cushion?" Since Ellena is unfamiliar with that term, she promptly corrected Grandma, "No! It's a pillow, not a cushion!" Ellena had all sorts of comebacks for her grandparents on this trip!We also viewed three free performances at the big top - contortionists, a juggler and African acrobats. I'm so glad we stayed for the acrobats - they were by far the most entertaining! I forgot to mention that on the first day in Vegas, we also went to the MGM Grand to catch a taxi. While there, we went to the Lion Habitat and were really impressed - another free activity that was great for the kids. They had a few trainers inside with the lions, actively playing with them and getting them moving. The lions enjoyed their play time and we loved watching them in action.
After a delicious family dinner to celebrate Aunty Ellen's birthday, we walked over to watch the Fremont light show. I don't think the kids realized how cool it really was - spoiled kids.
Kids enjoyed coloring their Easter eggs yesterday during TV time. We did 4 colors and soaked the eggs for 5-10 minutes each. Pause the show, take out eggs, put in new ones, resume the show. Much better than sitting around and waiting :)
On April 8th we were off to Las Vegas for a mini family reunion. It was a blast! We dropped our things off at the hotel, had lunch with Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bang Bang at a Hawaiian food place and then went off to the Strip to visit the M&M store. I can't believe how much there was to see! We spent over an hour exploring the 4 floors - mixing a take-home bag of uniquely colored M&Ms and watching people make their own printed M&Ms. What did the kids decide to buy? An M&M slot machine, of course! That night we went out to dinner with the family (about 18 of us in all!) to celebrate Aunty Margie's birthday (that would be the kids' great grand aunty.)
The latest pattern I picked up for Evan included a "head wrap." I told the kids it was a bandana, so they call it a "banana bandana." After hounding me all day to finish if for them "Is it done yet? Is it done yet?" I finished it and forced them to wear it all night. When Pops heard "bandana", he was thinking a simple piece of triangle fabric. Oh no, no! Much more complex! When he saw it on the kids, he said, "Is that a doo rag?" Yeah, I guess it is. They like to wear it with their eye patch and pretend to be pirates - Arrrrrrr!Ellena flipped hers around and she looked like Tupac. So here they are looking like Tupac.Evan's school had pony rides this week and they invited the kids to wear cowboy outfits. A checkered shirt was the closest we got, but he was thrilled to take in his cowboy hat!
Happy first day of Spring Break! I took the kids to the Pacific Science Center - it was free admission day, sponsored by our favorite grocery store! The kids had so much fun and thank goodness they were so patient while we waited half an hour in line to enter. Phew! Here are the kids in the Butterfly Exhibit. It's one of my favorite places.Here are the kids inside the Science Center. Behind them is the Space Needle.The kids are posing inside a guitar. In case you can't see the little monkeys, I've posted another pic below of a close-up.
