Vegas Day 2

I forgot to mention on the last post that when we got off the plane and were gathering our strollers and car seats, we noticed that the handle was broken off of one of our strollers. So just realize that we had a one handled stroller throughout our whole trip. :)

On the second day it was time for the girls to meet my dad and step mom. This was the whole reason for the trip actually. My dad was in Vegas for my stepbrothers wedding and so my sisters and I took our families down so the kids could see their grandma and grandpa Gerry. I was a little nervous that the girls wouldn't warm up to them, but they did right away! We met them in the hotel lobby for breakfast and Kadence just chatted away at her Grandma Gerry.

The day before, David and I had decided that we wanted to take the girls to Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef. Rachel and her family, Jeff, Grandma and Grandpa Gerry and us all headed out after breakfast.

Here's our family with Grandma and Grandpa Gerry

The girls LOVE maps and carried around the map of the aquarium the whole time.

Happy little family!

We saw some people cleaning the tanks and one actually stopped to wave!

Had to get Jeff in the crotch of a statue!

The girls got to touch sting rays. Shelby loved this and Kadence wasn't as much a fan. She didn't like having to dangle over the water and was afraid she was going to fall in.

The girls loved playing inside of a ship that had all sorts of fish, turtles and sharks all around.

After the aquarium, we of course stopped at the gift shop. David got a really cool glow in the dark jelly fish. The girls got a few smaller things. We then headed home to get our car so that we could go to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. This was a big debate. Last time we parked in Ceasars Palace, it took FOREVER to get out. David wanted to walk, but I insisted on driving....and of course, I won. :)

The food was great, and we took home 6 pieces of cheesecake. 2 for me, 2 for David, and 2 for Jeff. The girls both ate well and earned themselves some ice cream. They did great in the restaurant considering there weren't any crayons or coloring sheets and I came very unprepared. I didn't take much of anything anywhere because I was afraid of losing it.

We went back to the hotel and leaving the parking garage was much easier this time...I KNEW IT! We changed into our swimming suits and headed to the pool. Amanda and her family had swam and left, but Rachels family and my dad were still there. We didn't swim too long because the plan was to meet in Amandas room for dinner.

Shelby loved swimming without holding onto anything. Kadence let go for a few minutes, but then decided she would rather someone hold her.

After dinner with the family, we decided to head out to Houdini's Magic shop. The last time Jeff was in Vegas it was too busy to even look around and David LOVES the store. Right at the entrance of NYNY there was a giant candy store. We let the girls each pick a candy so they could munch on it while we shopped. They were amazing for how tired they were and on our walk home they were down for the count!

It was a great day full of fun and I'm so glad that the meeting of their Grandma and pa Gerry went so well. Kadence actually was pretty attached to Grandma Gerry throughout the day and enjoyed holding her hand and telling her stories.