Spring Break! {part one}

We were so lucky this year to have our spring breaks land on the same week. That being said, we were also super lucky to have Spring Break last 10 days. :) Thanks to the WAC tournament falling the week before Spring Break, we got to take off for Vegas the weekend before and still enjoy a whole week at home. Colbie absolutely loved having Daddy home all week and was basically glued to his side the entire time.

{Tracy Aviary}
Colbie and I usually take advantage of Winter Wednesdays at the Tracy Aviary in Liberty Park. We were so excited to take Cam with us so he could see all of the birdies that Colbie always talk about. It is so great and they have a lot of great activities for little kiddos. If you're in the area, I highly recommend checking it out!

The Aviary has three very friendly peacocks that love hanging out by the bathrooms... and try to peck a Pepsi out of the machine.



Lots of running/walking room! Baby Girl always zonks out in the car after running around so much.


Love, LOVE this pic! They have a great coloring station in the Gift Shop area.


Ended the day with a sucker.


{Las Vegas!}
The next day Colbie and I packed up and headed to Vegas with my sibs while Cam stayed behind to finish up his term paper and hand it in. He flew out the next day after classes. I'm not sure who ended up with the better deal... :) Just kidding, I do. The kiddos were angels in the car!

Baby Girl was so excited to see her cousins! We don't get to see Lincoln, Cooper, and Brynn very often so it was great that they all got to spend some time together. Thank goodness Lincoln and Colbie had each other for the ride... who knew an hour-long spitting war could be entertaining?


The first day we spent some time at Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay. We went last year and were really excited to return. This year was a little more disappointing for the boys, but the baby girls (who were just little last year) had a whole new experience!

The golden crocodile... my fave.


"Hmmmm... is there something behind me?"


The boys were so over the aquarium.


Brynnie didn't have a care in the world as long as she had a pretzel in her hand!


We did A LOT of shopping in Vegas. What else are you supposed to do with all those outlets? Thank goodness for kiddie rides and Uncle Tanner and Auntie Paige... they were life savers!


Our hotel was right by the airport, so Colbie got very good at spotting airplanes. She LOVES them. This was in the car as she was watching one take off...


I didn't get any pictures at the game (or lack thereof!) but most of our trip really was composed of eating good food and finding good deals. On Sunday, Cam and I took advantage of a rare opportunity to pursue a Sunday brunch. We went to The Cheesecake Factory. Oh. My. Lanta. I got the French Toast Neopolitan. Soooo delicious! The hubby got the Monte Cristo and that was equally tasty. But you can't really go wrong with The Cheesecake Factory.


The fish in Caesar's Palace. Colbie would've watched them all day long if she could.


Watching the dancing waters at Bellagio on our last day. We thought Colbie would be more into it, but she really just wanted to hop in and play in the water (she's more of a doer than a watcher).


That was the end of our trip to Vegas, but only the beginning of Spring Break. Part Two coming soon...