Vegas, baby!

Well, after Southern California, we headed to... VEGAS!

At first, we thought that we'd never go out of our way to go to Vegas, so we decided to make a stop and call it a once in a life time gig. Well... we actually enjoyed ourselves. Yes, Vegas is over the top and cheesy, but we had fun staying in a really nice hotel for cheap, going to the casinos, and seeing a really great show that won two Grammys.

Santa Clarita, home of the Big W, for all you "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" fans.
(MMMMW Subculture followers: The W is not there anymore... It was in someones back yard and one of the palm trees got blown over in a storm. Sad.)
(For those of you normal people who don't know what we're talking about, the Big W was a W made from palm trees. Click here to see what we're talking about.)

Arizona in late evening



One night, we decided to do the casino buffet. We chose the one at the Bellagio, thinking because of how nice the hotel is, we couldn't go wrong. And we didn't. It was incredible and we ate it well, strategically eating our way through the night, taking breaks and avoiding cheap foods. Seriously. Note, above and below pictures are courses number 1 and 2 of 5.
The fountain at the Bellagio. You've seen this on movies a lot (ie, the end of Oceans 11), but it's the real deal. This was one of the most impressive things we saw in Vegas.



The Bellagio's fountain and Paris Hotel and Casino


New York New York Hotel and Casino


At the MGM Hotel and Casino, they have a lion exhibit. The lioness (above) and lion (below) were a big hit there.. though we found it pretty sad that they were confined to the indoors in a small space with tons of people (like us) flashing their cameras into their cage... but it was still pretty neat.

Paris Hotel and Casino at night time.


The Bellagio, again, at night time






Our favorite part of Vegas. The show. We saw 'Love' by Cirque Du Soleil, all to The Beatles music. The show won two Grammys and we were blown away by our first Vegas show experience.



On our way to pick up the tickets


This is when we were picking up the tickets... the entrance to the show.



We even got all dressed up for it which was really fun. Nell was BEAUTIFUL.




Pre-show


The finale



After the show, with a good view of the strip.


The strip.

Well, we had fun. I think that it exceeded our expectations of Vegas. The show helped and I think if there was ever a good show back in Vegas, and the hotels were cheap, we'd go back.

Thanks for keeping up with us. We're in Scottsdale right now, visiting the Clarks - having a GREAT time, and will head to Oklahoma City on Tuesday, thus the end of the trip. We'll have our Arizona blog up soon.

We are very sad that the trip is ending, but life must go on, and we're really anxious to see what the Lord has for us in the future. Thanks for following us. Don't forget to check in on our Arizona experience. You're a good one for following us.