Jeff's Birthday

Living an hour and a half away from Las Vegas is nice! We didn't even have to get a dog sitter when we made an impromptu trip down there on Saturday to celebrate Jeff's birthday. We got there early (about 9:30am) and stayed until around 3pm (PDT).

Here we are on the corner of Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd outside the MGM (with a view of New York, New York behind us):



















We walked through M&M world and then headed over to Coke world where we tried 16 beverages Coke distributes around the world... Most were pretty good (there were several fruity flavors the girls loved). The worst one was a clear drink called "Beverly" from Italy. Jeff said it tasted like cloves. It was terrible! In this picture Brooke is drinking the mint flavored drink called "Sunfill Mint" from India:















Planning ahead saved us lots of $... we took our own food and had a picnic at the Excalibur hotel... that was fun!
















Walking through several hotels near the same intersection was fun (and HOT)... we saw the lions at MGM, walked through Excalibur, New York, New York, the Luxor. The girls took time to smile at one of the hotels in front of Spongebob:















Later we drove to the old part of Las Vegas and caught a free show at the Circus Circus... perfect timing on our part!


We had a great time in Las Vegas (and only spent money on the drink samples from around the world)... we can take a vacation (for a day) for cheap! :) Good times! And a great way to celebrate Jeff's birthday!