Sight Seeing in Vegas

After spending a few days in Utah, we drove to Las Vegas. We stayed in the condo's my parents usually reserve, which had space to spread out, kitchen to cook in and a great view of the pool. Cannon loved leaning over the balcony and yelling at the ladies below. He'd usually yell, "My name's Cannon! What are you doing?" Then proceed to make small talk, sometimes offering to come swim with them. Aaaaand, he's four. Yes, we are in BIG, big trouble.

One afternoon we ventured out onto The Strip.  We started small at the Silverton Casino's aquarium. Kids loved seeing the sting rays, and the diver who was feeding the fish. 

 Of course it was attached to Bass Pro Shops. Cannon was SOOOO beyond ecstatic to see a bear. If we call Cannon a monkey, he always responds with "No, I'm a bear."

 We then went to the Bellagio. We first made our way outside to the opulent fountains, which were being repaired! Bummer. Brenna was still excited to see the Eiffle Tower!

 We then went in to see the flower gardens. My favorite place on The Strip, not in Las Vegas (which will be shown later) but on The Strip. The Bellagio had a very flagrant and beautiful display. Lots of tulips and wooden shoes, so I'm guessing Italy?? (wink)

 One of my favorite displays was this living art. It was not a painting done with a brush, but by an artistic flourist. I would say it was 4D, including the delicious smell. I could have looked at it all day, to see how they used living plants and flowers to create such a beautiful piece.

 These two pictures of Cannon crack me up. He looks like he should be on a Ronco Informercial. Is he a used car salesman? His dialogue should be in a thick Jersey accent saying, "Look at this one, look at that one. How 'bout this one, how 'bout that one?"

 We then hit up the next free attraction in Las Vegas, our only way to roll, the M&M Factory. It was a longer walk there, and Brenna had her first experience seeing the unspeakables on the street of the Strip. We quickly put us between her and those "newspaper stands", and said "Don't look." I don't think we even needed to tell her that!

And our final image, of course the golden calf! Ryan studying the Old Testament and that knowledge made this discovery in the middle of a contemporary Sodom all the more ironic. A literal golden calf! Too much.