Vegas

A couple of weeks ago we were able to go to Vegas with some of Dan's family. It was a blast. Here are some pictures of our trip.

The drive to Vegas. This picture may be a bit deceiving. You may think that our ride consisted of a baby sleeping peacefully the whole way. Think again. Alayna actually only slept for about 15 minutes. (It wasn't bad though, considering the trip is only about an hour and a half from St. George.)
Here she is sporting her Wyoming shirt. Go Cowboys!

Uncle Phil and Alayna matching. (Minus the bib.)

What a rock star! Cousin Ashlyn was kind enough to share her sparkly heart sunglasses with Alayna.

Daddy and Alayna sitting in the Cheesecake Factory. Notice the "not-so-thrilled" look on Dan's face. Alayna had just threw a nice tantrum. She was exhausted and wanted her bed, but alas her bed was three or more miles down the strip so Daddy's arms had to be good enough.

(Note: Her crying was loud enough that people from other tables kept giving us the evil eye, but what are you to do when the restaurant you are at is in Caesars Palace and it is a good fifteen minute walk to even get outside? So we just let them stare. And she really only cried for about 10 minutes.)

We can endure a little crying when this is the result.

We went to The Flamingo for lunch one day. The kids loved watching the flamingos. Even Alayna enjoyed them for a couple of minutes.

We loved spending time with family. Ashlyn and Jace were so good with Alayna. They were so cute to watch. Jace made sure to let me know what Alayna was doing at all times. Ex: He would say, "Baby Alayna crying." every time she cried.

Here was some Ashlyn and Alayna play time. (Ashlyn and Alayna are the only girl grand kids on Dan's side of the family so it was fun watching them spend time together.)

Probably the favorite thing to do was go swimming in the incredibly warm outdoor pool at the hotel. That is, everyone enjoyed it EXCEPT Alayna.

Here is a rundown of her first swimming experience.

Daddy and Alayna getting into the pool.

Just chillin' with Daddy before he puts her into the water. (Notice, no tears.)

The "I'm-not-so-sure-I-like-this-look".

"Yep. It's official. I do NOT like this one bit!"

Daddy, will you please get me out of here!

What a sad face.

We really thought she would like the pool considering she LOVES baths and the water felt just like a nice warm bath, but it was a no go. We even tried it twice and the results were the same.

I video taped it, but the majority of it is her crying. I think we are going to bathe her in her swimming suit a few times before our next attempt. Maybe she will like it then.

We had such a great time! Thanks Thad and Ilene!