The best place to party in Vegas? At home!

When we got back from the Grand Canyon we had fun hanging with Grandpa (Nana had headed to SLC).

Sheba is such a sweet, mild dog that even Maxwell likes her (and he does NOT like dogs).  She's very popular with my kids.  :)

Emmalyn watching Grandpa through the glass table

That night I figured we could go down to the Freemont Street Experience.  I've never been there and thought it would be a fun way for Maxwell to experience "vegas".  Boy, was I wrong!!!  Maybe it would be an okay place to go in the daytime but at night? Not a place for kids.  There were multiple times we distracted Maxwell so he wouldn't notice something/someone we didn't want him to see.  I quickly realized this was a bad choice and we decided to just drive down part of the strip and look at the lights instead and then go back and go night swimming.

The minion was one thing that we let Max look at.  Ha!

Walking back to the car with his buddy

Happily swimming again.  He had a great time swimming

Max's selfie.

The next morning was our last little bit of time in Vegas.  We made the most of it!

Grandpa got out the karaoke machine.  Maxwell loved it.  He rocked "let it go" from Frozen.  :)

Grandpa introduced him to "Puff the Magic Dragon" and he caught on quickly.  It was special because I remember my dad singing that song to me as a child.

Video - Maxwell karaoke'n "puff the magic dragon"

Enjoying a little snack

Last round of golf

I think Sheba will be happy to have her house back to herself

Max caught his dad napping

Playing the piano

Hanging out listening to Grandpa play the piano

Emmalyn ticklin' the ivories with her Grandpa

More Karaoke

Grandpa taking Emmalyn with him to go get stuff for lunch

Video - My dad is really great at getting his grandkids involved in helping.  Here, he's got Emmalyn helping him make lunch.

The glass table is very cool to this toddler

We've been spoiled to spend the last 10 days with Grandpa and Nana.  It will be hard to not be around them tomorrow when we wake up.

I've enjoyed the late night talks, the family time, and watching my kids with their Grandparents.

It was a smooth flight home.  Gotta love it when the baby sleeps during the flight.

Baymax came home with us.  We weren't sure we would be able to get him through security but we did!  He rode in the overhead luggage bin.  :)  He got a badge sticker from the TSA Security guys just like Maxwell did.

It was late when we landed (like 10 pm) and Maxwell was wound up.  He would run ahead of us in the airport and then drop and do some pushups.  It sure brought smiles to the faces of travelers around us.

Video - airport pushups

jumping over the lines while we waited for baggage