On September 30th we woke the kids up with a surprise trip to Vegas. Mike started singing, "I'm leaving on a Jet Plane....." The kids were so excited to go on a plane ride that they didn't really even care where we were going! Back in July Mike got an excellent deal on air fare and with staying in the condo it made for a pretty nice cheap vacation!
This is what Liam did most of the time on the trip, snooze while I carried him around.
When we got to Vegas we drove to the Hoover Dam. Mike and I have never been there, but thought it might be a fun thing to see with the kids. We hit traffic when we were about 5 miles from the Dam and it took forever to get through! We couldn't figure why it was so busy, especially since it was a Thursday morning. When we finally got to the Dam it was packed, people were everywhere! Later we found out that it was a big celebration for the 75th Anniversary of the Dam. It was fun to be there on such a special day, crazy that we just happened to go! The kids were really excited about the free cupcakes.
They also had a car show for the celebration.
The President at the time of the dedication was Teddy Roosevelt, so they had an actor recreating the role. Emily and Brett were both pretty concerned about him smoking, lol.
The Dam itself was really amazing and we all really had a fun time being there.
Savannah sleeping on the way back from the Dam. Poor thing did a lot of quick naps in the car on the trip - every day we wore her out!
That night we went to the Hoferauhaus, a fun German restaurant. We loved the food, and the kids loved the atmosphere.
It was such a fun way to start out our trip. More Vegas pics to follow!
5 comments:
How fun! I love that you surprised the kids! That restaurant is yummy! Can't wait to see more pics!
That is so funny you went and didn't know it was the anniversary! Can't wait to see more pics from your trip!
Some of the greatest dam fun I've had in my life! I wish somebody would open a good German restaurant in SLC! Mike
Looks like fun! Crazy you went on the anniversary and didn't even know!
Teddy Roosevelt is one of my heros. However, I want to point out that by the time he was president he was portly. That actor needed some padding. What a fun trip. I think, I would have been just as excited about the free cupcakes as your kids were!
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