My made up spring break

Last week my family had spring break. They planned a family vacation to Las Vegas and St. George. Abbie and I decided to join them, unfortunately Brandon could not go because of school. 

We left early Monday morning heading to Las Vegas. It took us a good part of the day to get there, with lots of stops along the way. Abbie was actually very good in the car considering the amount of time we spent in there. She played with toys, read books, ate food, and slept.

That night we went and saw my uncle at the hospital and then just hung around the hotel.

Tuesday we spent most of the day on the strip. Our first stop was the Bellagio gardens. It was really pretty.

Then we headed over to Caesar's Palace. This is one of my favorite places in Las Vegas.

Abbie was able to conk out after a long day of sightseeing...

...and then enjoyed a swim in the not so warm pool.

Wednesday morning we checked out of our hotel and then did a little more sightseeing on the strip before heading to St. George. This is the awesome pineapple looking tree close to our hotel room.

There are tons of escalators on the strip. Abbie loved them. We would go several times consecutively.

M&M world

Coke factory. We were able to try 16 different cokes/coke products from around the world. Some were disgusting, some were ok.

The drive to St. George. The cup she is holding is full of ice. She LOVES eating ice!

We got there in the evening, grabbed dinner, and then hung out at the hotel. Haha, Abbie was fascinated by the mirror on the wall. I guess I should mention that she was actually a really good sleeper too. We took a portable crib and just set it up in the corner of the room. Once she fell asleep at night we could turn the light on and talk without waking her up (what a relief!).

Thursday we spent the day at Zion National Park. We had a lot of fun riding the tour bus and doing the mile walk/hike to the Narrows. The weather was fairly nice, but by the end of the day it was a little chilly. I guess that was better than being too hot.

Abbie is fascinated with rocks. She loves to find them and play with them. So, of course her souvenir was a bag of shiny, pretty rocks :)

Friday morning before we headed for home, we stopped by the St. George Temple to walk around the grounds. I can't believe how white the temple is. It is beautiful against the red rock and blue sky.

Well, those were the highlights of the trip. I'm sure there is more that I am forgetting but oh well. We sure did have a lot of fun. I think Abbie loved having lots of people around all the time to entertain her. I think we also ate way too much food, but hey I wouldn't expect anything less on a vacation :) The only thing I would have changed would be to have Brandon with us, we did miss him!