Day 2

We made it through the night.

Peacefully!

I was not sure how well Crew was going to sleep.

But this kid was so tired when we went to bed.

So tired in fact, that he came to us

asking to go get in his bed.

He was very excited about the pak n' play

that we brought for him to sleep in.

Thanks to Matt for that one!

I was not even wanting to bring it,

I just assumed Crew would not go for it.

Crew was so proud of his bed.

He kept pointing at it and telling us

that it was his bed.

Cutie! :)

Today we are checking out of our Hotel

and heading out of town.

Apparently though not soon enough!

This morning,
while Matt was out loading the van to go;
the phone in the room rang.

I thought it must just be about
our check-out time or something??

I quickly answer and hear,
Mrs. Taysom?
Yes, that's me.
I think?
Maybe they mean Elly?
That's the only Mrs.Taysom I know. :)

The guy on the line then tells me
it's the front desk calling.

They have received a  
complaint
from the room below us.

The complaint was:
  The guests below you worked all night
and now can't get any sleep cause your kids
are too noisy and stomping around.


I feel horrible and embarrassed!
I apologize over & over,
then promise I will keep my children
quiet.
  
The part that was hard on me was
that Matt & I had been constantly reminding
the boys to talk softly, no running or jumping.
We explained that in hotels there are rooms
all around us, and people are sleeping etc.

We did our best or so I thought,
to keep them quiet.

Good thing we are leaving soon!
 

But before we do; it's time to indulge on

Free Breakfast!!!

Okay, 

so I have had free hotel breakfast before

but this, 

this was really, really, exceptionally good!

They had so much to choose from,

delicious hot cinnamon buns,

scrambled eggs & toast,

sausage & biscuits,

all kinds of yogurt & fruit and

a pancake maker that this old lady described

as, "really slick!" LoL

The boys kept saying how awesome this

hotel is and how great all the food is.

They even declared it as, 

"the best breakfast ever!"

I am sure what they meant to say was,

"the best breakfast ever- except for Mom's!" ;)

The lady that was working this breakfast buffet

really was quite extraordinary.

You could tell that she cared about her job

and taking care of the guests.

Before we left 

I made a point to tell her,

Thank You!

I also mentioned to her 

what the boys had been saying

and how much they loved this place!

She made sure we left with

plenty of extras to go!

With full belly's and a good nights rest,

 Matt & I tempt our fate with a another go

at the Vegas strip.

Normally, I love Vegas and have had nothing

but good times & great memories.

I wanted to take the boys to see all these

cool Hotels and the different attractions.

Now that I am physically here with my

3 innocent little boys; I don't feel the same.

It was strange.

We decided to go for a bit.

Walked the strip a few blocks.

Checked out the MGM hotel.

All the gardens were beautiful!

Landen is into taking pictures lately. He took this of us. I love how it turned out.

Cody was loving the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty.  He specifically wanted his picture with her.

The boys were instructed to have a buddy at all times.

And of course we went to...

M&M World.

So fun! 

The boys loved it.

Naturally, I took tons of pictures.

Watched a 3D movie.

Matt let them each fill a bag 

with their own M&M's.

We checked out all 4 floors and

were tempted to buy everything!

Blue M&M's. What other colors are there???

I love this wall! Want to take it home with me.

These 3D Glasses Rock!

When were all heading down from the 4th floor

                           Landen failed to get on the escalator as the

rest of us were.

He froze at the top and would not move.

I tried running back up to him,

but as you know the stairs just keep coming.

A family behind us was with Landen

trying to help him and talk to him.

But he completely ignored their help.

 I made eye contact with him the whole way down.

I hated feeling so helpless,

even though I knew he was fine.

Matt was finally able to jump onto the

up escalator and rescue poor Landen.

I know it was very scary for him but

we all had a good laugh over it!

Including Landen. :)

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Next we load up,
strap the kids in their torture devices,
say good bye to Las Vegas
and continue on.

Next stop...

Hoover Dam

Matt was excited to take the boys here.
Hoover Dam is featured in the first Transformers movie.
This makes it extra cool!!!

I love Crew's little finger pointing up. :)

Every time Crew saw the water he would call it the ocean.

Landen wanted this pic on the blog. I solorized some of the Vegas pics like this, he thinks its cool and wanted this one of him done like that. :)

Beautiful Lake Mead  {aka the ocean}

The last time we were here
Cody was 18 mo. old.
The bridge was not here either.

This is a spectacular sight to see!
It was amazing to view this up close.
I could not believe how massive this bridge is.
The amount of concrete used????
It was awesome. :)

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After our last escapade,
we are truly and finally on our way to
Arizona

No more stops,
we just drive and drive.

All these beautiful scenic shots
were taken from the passenger side window.
Aren't they breathtaking? LOL

At some point we do arrive in
Phoenix Arizona
I don't remember when,
it was dark, I do remember that.

We checked in at the fabulous
La Quinta Inn.
Peed, dropped off our bags
and.....you guessed it!
Back in the van.

Not a long ride though,
just a quick trip down the road to
Great Grandma Ferrin's home in Tempe.

After we arrived,
I was telling Landen about this house
and explaining that this is the home
Grandma Elly grew up in.
He looks around then says to me,
"well that is kind of weird."
I asked him why?
His reply,
"Because there aren't any toys here."
Makes me laugh :)

 This wraps up day 2.
We hung out for a time with
Grandma Elly and
Great Grandma Ferrin.

Then back to Hotel for a good nights rest!