The Hotel charges a lot for cribs but Michelle found this great company that rented us pack-n-plays, toys, and a stroller for Hunter for a very reasonable rate. The owner just dropped everything with the bellmen who delivered it to our rooms and we just left it with the bellmen for her to pick up. It worked out great.
It was the perfect hotel for children because of the suites and we had full use of the great pool area at Mandalay Bay.
The babies loved playing in the pools.
There was a snack bar out by the pool that served real food for lunch. The boys had watermellon for the first time and really liked it. Hunter was 11 months old at the time.
There were some other firsts on the trip. After watching Hunter enjoying ice cream, Wesley signed "more" for the first time. After signing "more", he had his first ice cream. He was 10 1/2 months.
Wesley also learned how to turn on the water in the bathtub. This wasn't a problem at The Hotel because the water came out on the other side of the fancy tub, but when we got home we had to take the handles off the facet on our tub. He also stood up for the first time in the middle of floor in the bedroom.
The boys also visited their first aquarium, Shark Reef, at Mandalay Bay. I was pleasantly surprised how much Wesley enjoyed seeing all the fish. He kept pointing at them and making happy noises.
This was also the first time we left Hunter and Wesley with someone we didn't know. I think this was also the first time Mark and Michelle had a paid sitter for Hunter. Michelle found this nice young lady through a nanny agency and she kept the boys for three nights from about 7 to 11 or so. She basically just put them in bed and watched tv after they fell asleep. Hunter slept through his parents moving him back to their suite.
One night the four of us went out to dinner at Spago's.
One night we went up to the bar at the top of The Hotel.
One night Chris and I went to a fancy gourmet restaurant for his birthday while Mark and Michelle went to see KA. We had already seen it and loved it the year before this trip.
One day while Chris was at this conference the rest of walked around and toured almost all of the casinos. Here is a picture of Wesley and me at the Bellagio.
Chris and I agree that this was a very enjoyable trip for us. It was fun to go with friends and it was fun to go with Wesley. We love vacationing with our kids and this trip gave us lots of time with Wesley but we were also able to have some date nights while he slept. I don't think I would take older kids to Vegas because of all the pictures and bus signs with naked women. Also, I wouldn't want to go in the winter with kids. It was fun to be able to enjoy summer weather at the beginning of May and the pools at Mandalay Bay are very nice.
2 comments:
So fun! I really enjoyed all of your memories about the kids. You are right not to want to take older kids. We were there in Dec and the concierge told us that the Treasure Island show was no longer a family friendly show but an adult show. She said when the What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas campaigns started a lot of the family friendly stuff went out the door.
That was a great trip and I am impressed with your memory. Thanks for not including my body surfing accident. ;)
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