Day 17, May 28

We were up and out of the hotel by 9am and head to Vegas.  When we got there, I dropped the kids off to explore the strip while I went to do the laundry.  I wanted to wait until Jim and Sara arrived do I  did not repeat things (not to mention Jeff and I need clothes)!  After laundry I drove to the hotel, found Jen, Joe and Jeff and waited for Sara and Jim to join us.


We had an awesome view of the Bellagio fountains from our room, not to mention a weird window in  our shower that looked into the bedroom!  Luckily there was a shade!!  All 6 of us went to the Bellagio to look at the botanical garden that is inside the hotel.



Then we walked to the mall to see the robot that mixes drinks and then to the MGM where Jen and Joe left us for the airport.  WAAAAAA  After they left, Jim, Jeff, Sara and I went to the NY NY hotel to see how it resembled the city inside and the kids went on the roller coaster.  We then went back to the hotel to wait to go to dinner and for it to get dark so see what the strip was like at night.





We had dinner at Bubba Gumps.  Saw moving billboards driving down the strip and did a lot of people watching.





A while later we took the bus to the Strastophere where Jeff and Sara took their life in their hands going on the rides at the top.  Here is one that went off the hotel roof!  We could not see them on the rest of the rides, but the view of the city from the observation deck was beautiful.





We had to call it a night at this point.  It was 11 by the time we got home which was 2am for Jim and Sara.

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