Saturday morning we ate our snacks we had packed for breakfast, including chocolate milk for Nolan. We got ready, and left the hotel to walk around before it got too hot and crowded. We walked over to the Luxor where we ended up meeting with everyone for a breakfast buffet. Dianna left breakfast early with Nolan, Ezzi and Alec and went to the aquarium at Mandalay Bay. After everyone else had finished breakfast, Craig, Kirsten, Annie and Jared went back to the hotel to hit the pool. Ryan and I went to get the group at the aquarium. Nolan absolutely loved the aquarium and Dianna bought him a sting ray shirt and he had to wear it right after she bought it. We wandered back to the hotel, changed into our suits to hit the pool. Nolan was in heaven at the pool. He stayed on the steps with me until Ryan came in and took him swimming/splashing around the water. We wanted to make sure Nolan got a nap before the show at 4:00 pm, so we went back to the room a little early to put him down. Ryan, Nolan and I fell asleep until our phone alarm went off. We got ready to go to the show and walked across the street to MGM. Originally, I hadn't planned on going since Nolan seemed a little young to attend a magic show where someone could be cut in half. Ashleigh and James ended up not being able to make it, so there were 2 extra tickets. It made sense for Nolan and I to take those tickets, but I was still a little nervous about him going. When we walked into the showroom, I was put at ease a little bit because I had thought it was going to be more like movie theater seating, and I just knew Nolan wasn't going to make it though. However, it was set up so that everyone had their own booth and no one was sitting behind us. The show started a few minutes late, but once the show started Nolan was hooked. During the show a duck walked across the stage a few times and Nolan kept asking where the duck was. David Copperfield appeared on a bike and Nolan loved that. The show was fantastic and the audience was very involved which made it fun. After we went to dinner at Rainforest Cafe. Ryan took Nolan back to the room to go to bed since it was close to 9:00 after we finished dinner. Everyone else took the tram to Caesars Palace for some frozen hot chocolate and other desserts. We stopped by the fountain and watched that a couple of times. Craig, Dianna, and Alec walked back to the hotel. Jared, Annie, Ezzi, Kirsten and I went into the shops at Caesars Palace and took our time walking back to the hotel. It was a fun night!
Sunday morning, Dianna had an Easter egg hunt in their room for Alec and Nolan. They also gave him his birthday presents which he opened, and it was a bunch of trucks. Nolan was in heaven and had to carry all of them around for the rest of the day. Eventually we had to put them in Ryan's hat to carry them around. We got ready, packed up the rooms and loaded the cars. We ate lunch at Wendy's before hitting the road home. We stopped in St. George again for gas and some frozen yogurt. It was a great weekend with everyone and a huge thanks to Craig and Dianna for making it happen.
Friday, April 18 - Sunday, April 20, 2014
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