Trip to Las Vegas (no lost wages here)

Our trip to Las Vegas last weekend was pretty cool! Literally, the weather was perfect for napping, going to the temple, having dinner with friends, checking out the car/rocket dealership, swimming in the pool, checking out the new dam, and yes, that is Mike holding Mara and she is under 1 year old.
Just for information sake, if you travel directly to Las Vegas it takes about 6 hours, but if you swing thru Flagstaff and down hwy 89, it takes 10 hours and yes it was worth it to drop Emilee off at girl's camp. We did have one incident, thank goodness for our resident mechanic. He put an alternater on in Wickenburg, Sunday afternoon. We are really spoiled. Thank you dad for the use of the stuff. Sleeping in a real bed made all the difference for me. I feel like I want to be too old to sleep on the ground in a tent, but you know I will if need be. I'm always up for an adventure. We did drive down the strip in time to see the volcano go off, a bit of the pirate ships, and the fountains dancing to music. I still recomend the 6am stroll if you want to have Las Vegas to yourself. You can get all kinds of great pictures without all the tourists in them.