Last week we set out on a little family road trip. Our first stop was two nights in Zions National Park. Beautiful! Loved it! Wish you were here. But I misplaced my camera and don't have a single picture of those two days. Doh!
Then we went to Vegas, and I found my camera. Vola! There is lots to do in Vegas on a budget. We tried to hit all the free stuff, and there is plenty of it in Vegas. Here are some of the highlights.
Volcano erupting at the Mirage.
Trey was a little scared of the fire and clung tight to Nate, but he was asking for more when it was over, so we came back an hour later to see it again.
Two strollers on the Strip at night is a rare sight.
Smith made the show girls on Fremont street swoon and they gave him some of their beads.
Trey and I in front of the "Fire Fighter Boat" at New York New York. Trey is still talking about it.
MGM Grand fish. Julie - "How many nemo fish do you see?" Trey - "Three!"
Trey started closing his eyes everytime he hear "Say Cheese"
We saw Lions at the MGM Grand. They came right up to the window. So Cool! You can't get this close at the Zoo.
M&M Store
Waiting for the fountains. We also saw the fish and a show at Caesar's Palace, Tram ride from Excalibur to Mandalay Bay and the Pirate show at Treasure Island.
I ordered Trey to say sorry. He went in for a hug, stopped and said "Uh-oh, broken." That's when I noticed Smith was gushing blood. I'm not sure Trey realized that he broke the baby, but he did seem concerned. He kept fetching me tissues long after the bleeding stopped and encouraged me to "fix it." I think Smith is going to be fine. The scar, if any, will be very small. This photo was taken about an hour after the incident. Still oozing a bit, but he was all smiles again.
Here he is with Josh and Jeff at the finish.
I'm not really sure what is going on here. I think Trey took this shot. It looks like Nate and Josh are really interested in Jeff's, um, number.
So proud of him!
Volcano erupting at the Mirage.
Trey was a little scared of the fire and clung tight to Nate, but he was asking for more when it was over, so we came back an hour later to see it again.
Two strollers on the Strip at night is a rare sight.
Smith made the show girls on Fremont street swoon and they gave him some of their beads.
Trey and I in front of the "Fire Fighter Boat" at New York New York. Trey is still talking about it.
MGM Grand fish. Julie - "How many nemo fish do you see?" Trey - "Three!"
Trey started closing his eyes everytime he hear "Say Cheese"
We saw Lions at the MGM Grand. They came right up to the window. So Cool! You can't get this close at the Zoo.
M&M Store
Waiting for the fountains. We also saw the fish and a show at Caesar's Palace, Tram ride from Excalibur to Mandalay Bay and the Pirate show at Treasure Island.
The best part of the weekend was our little hike last night. We didn't go far, just up behind the cabin. The whole time Trey kept pointing out big rocks and calling them "E, elephants". Sometimes they were sleeping, sometimes they were scary or funny. Then he pretended the trees were robots that wanted hugs or kisses. When he saw a hole in the ground he said there was a mouse. Once it bite him and another time he squished it. It was sometimes hard to understand what he was trying to say, but he was so excited, and he kept it up for nearly an hour.
I know this sounds a lot like the silly pretend play of most 2, 3 and 4 year olds and not particularly noteworthy. But for me it was kind of a moment. He has had a significant speech delay. He has made huge progress in the last few months. This is the first time I have seen him pretend play for so long. Or at least the first time he has been able to tell me about it.
