Las Vegas Trip

Jeff and I decided that we wouldnt get eachother anything for our birthdays and X-mas so we could take a mini-vacation to Vegas! We headed to Vegas with some friends of ours Chazz and Patrice in the middle of Jan. for 5 nights of fun!!!!!
The night we left for Vegas there was white-out conditions. Yep! just a small blizzard and some extra time on the runway as they de-iced the plane. BUMPY BUMPY!!!! but when we landed in Vegas the weather was beautiful! We stayed at Hooters ( for the $1.50 budlights )lol!!!
For X-mas I did surprise Jeff with a Richard Petty Ride-Along at the Las Vegas Motorspeed Way. Here are a couple pics of Jeff and Chazz riding in a real Nascar on the Nascar track! Heres Cahzz and Jeff all geared up and ready to go! Jeff climbing into the car!

There is Jeff on the official Nascar track doing 175 mph!!!!
Here he is coming in off the track and Chazz is in the blue car!
You know, we are not big Nascar fans...but Jeff enjoys speed!!! So I was hoping he would enjoy the adrenalin rush and by the look on his face I think I nailed it!!!
We stopped off at a Shebly car show. Very impressive cars I must say...


We spent an afternoon at the Bass Pro-shop! This is what happens when 2 grown men drink too much ....
good-times folks!!!! anyways, we did some shopping and walked the strip. Visited Freemont Street and stopped off at The Pawn Shop. Went on my first helicopter ride. It flew us over the Hoover Dam!
We also visited the Hoover Dam on foot! The last time we were in Vegas the Dam was still under construction. I can not believe how big and impressive this bridge is.

Went to a show...pretty much sucked I must say! DO NOT waste your money or time and see "The Caveman"!! It was horrible!!!
We did some gambling...which I must say...I won close to $450 just playing the penny machines!!! WOOT_WOOT!!!! Winner-winner!!!!
The last day we were there we decided to hang out by the pool and play some games that we brought along. The weather was gorgeous that day...65 degrees!!!

This is the view from our room the morning we left.
And when we arrived back in S.L.C. the weather was miserable and cloudy. When we pulled up to the driveway this was at the front door!
Funny how you cant wait to go on vacation and get away from the kiddos and then...you cant wait to get home and give them hugs and kisses cause you have missed them sooooo much!!! We had such a great time and enjoyed hanging out with good friends!