Summer Vacation Days 1 & 2: LAS VEGAS and Kingman, AZ!

Well, it seems the kids are tired of California. "Why can't we ever go to another state, like everyone else does?" Because, you know, there's just NOTHING to do in California.

All right, we thought, let's go to the Grand Canyon.

By way of Las Vegas! I'd say that would meet the criteria of being different from Burbank. So we surprised the kids on Sunday afternoon, July 13th, by telling them we were leaving for the Grand Canyon a day early, and would be spending our first night on the road in Vegas.

It was 115 degrees on the way to Vegas, according to the World's Tallest Thermometer in Baker, CA! We didn't get a pic; this is the best one I could find online.


Our cautious boy Deacon was apprehensive, and didn't want to get out of the car at any point before we reached the hotel. But Maren loved it - here she is, ready to OWN this town!




Maren & Daddy, high rollers.


Vacation Day 2: swimming at the BEAUTIFUL Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel!


The Wave Pool was awesome.


After we checked out, we hit the road. Wow, everything in Kingman, AZ looks just like the movie Cars!


Sorta like Flo's V-8 Cafe.




Next post: Day 3. The Grand Canyon!