Viva Las Vegas, Baby!

Last Sunday, Dan, James, and I went on our first big family vacation - Las Vegas, baby!  James had his first airplane flight ever - and to my delight, he ate on the way up and down, and slept the whole time in between!  I guess I can't brag too much - it was only a one hour flight, after all.  ;)

The weather in Vegas was as it should be - hot!  But because it's spring, it wasn't triple digits flaming hot, so James and I were able to stroll along the strip, check the hotels, and go shopping in the new Planet Hollywood "Miracle Mile" shopping mall!  Our main reason of going out to Vegas, however, was for a magic conference.  While Dan spent a majority of his time at the conference, James and I did get the opportunity to hit up the strip, shop, and see a lot of the sights.  Ah, such is the life of Dan Chan Magic Man and Kat the Acrobat! 

I decided that of the hotels, the Bellagio is the most baby-friendly...not only are a lot of the artwork on the ceiling (thus allowing James to look at something), but it's also bright and cheerful!  The exhibit we saw was a flower and butterfly exhibit.  James also was enamored with the Bellagio fountains...he watched them 3 times straight and was happily squealing in delight each time!  We even got the chance to see the fountains at night once, so he saw the fountain literally in a different light!

While we didn't get to stay at the Bellagio, we did get to stay at the Orleans.  It's not too far from the strip and there is a shuttle bus that goes to and from the strip every 15 minutes.  James especially liked the fact that he not only got to swim in the bathtub everyday, but he also got his very own king-sized bed to sleep on for three nights!  Talk about luxury!
Our trip was a lot of fun - we're hoping to take another out of state trip (hopefully further away from California!) soon!