Dal didn't get a "Family Vacation" at the end of his Senior year like all of the other kids because he had an incredible job opportunity making some VERY good money helping install turf back east. Sooo, maybe our one-day trip to Las Vegas can kind of take the place of that. . . kinda!
Before we left, Dallin put the finishing touches on the rock waterfall he "re-made" in our backyard. We love it! Then we headed south to Las Vegas. It was a surprise for Erika since she had NO IDEA what our plans were...
Our first stop was the Las Vegas Temple. None of us had ever been there except for Dad, just after it had first opened many years ago. Even though Dad had got the driving directions for the fastest way to get there, he conceded to my assurance that "Heidi TOLD me how to get there..." It was the LONG way! Oops!!
After walking around the temple grounds we headed to The Venetian Hotel where we parked. Then walked partway to the M&M Factory before we realized we didn't have enough time...turned around and walked BACK to The Mirage (across the street from The Venetian) to see the Dolphin Exhibit. Erika LOVES dolphins and it was a great surprise for her! We loved it, too!
After lots of pictures and videos there, we walked a short distance to Treasure Island and Gilley's BBQ Restaurant. It was really good and splitting dinner plates worked out nicely. Lots of food, and not too expensive. . . then we walked back to The Venetian and Phantom of the Opera. Yep! Erika was surprised again!! And we ALL loved the show! An excellent performance all the way around, and we had really great seats too! The entire day was perfect, we even hit a couple of the water shows at The Belagio as we walked back and forth to the M&M Factory. What an incredible day!! Hope these memories tide us over for two years!!
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