Matt and I had a great long weekend getaway to Las Vegas. Matt had been there on business once, but this was my first trip there. It was pretty cool to see the mountains all around with Las Vegas plunked right in the middle with homes running right up to the baren mountains in many places. I've never seen an airport view like this! I liked seeing the Grand Canyon from the airplane. I'd like to see it in person sometime.
That is a hotel on the Vegas strip, right by the airport and with the mountains in the background.
These pictures at night are from an open air nightclub at the top of the Rio hotel. It was an amazing view, though we couldn't hold the camera still enough to get a clear picture. We were glad to have the heater fans blowing on us, and I borrowed Matt's coat.
The hotels were so bright at night and very impressive in size. We spent lots of time walking around and looking in the different hotels. It was difficult to get perspective of distance when outside because the hotels are so large and so close. It would always seem like a hotel was much closer than it really was.
The hotels were all extravagently decorated for the Chinese New Year. Our favorite hotel was the Bellagio.
Lobby in the Bellagio
Those flowers are made from glass.
Amazing fountains in front of the Bellagio run every 15 minutes to music and choreography. It was so impressive. I could have stood there all day! It's a beautiful hotel inside and outside.
This is kind of a funny picture because the camera is tilted upwards. Look at the view out the window of our hotel room on the 36th floor.
Hotel room pictures.
This picture is deceiving. The left wall is mirrors. To the right is a wall made of window.
The casino in our hotel. It was nice being in a new hotel because it didn't smell so strong of smoke.
Lobby of our hotel. The picture doesn't capture the beauty and drama of it. It was very bright red with Aisan influence and the staff was impeccably put together.
View out the window of our hotel. We were on the 36th floor, about half way up.
We faced away from the Vegas strip.
Our hotel was the back one, Encore. They are so big when you get up close to them!
This is a hotel called New York New York. Yes, that's a rollercoaster on top.
This is the inside of a mall, I believe in the Paris hotel! Look at that ceiling! The Venitian hotel has the same type of ceiling, but arched and even more impressive.
Both sets of grandparents split time taking care of Camille and Lily while we were gone.
Here's Lily and Camille with Nana.
Lily and Camille with Papa.
Camille got a shiner while goofing around and hitting the corner of a table near her eye. She was lucky she didn't hit directly on her eye! The bruise was actually more impressive in person than captured in this picture but it's healing up nicely.
My goofy girls love to play in my bed!
Camille and Lily were both very excited to prepare their valentines for a parties at school. On Valentine morning we gave the girls new stuffed animals. I'll have to get a picture of them later. Camille first named her red bear "Rose," but as the day progressed the name morphed into Rosalinda Bear. I have no idea where she came up with that! Lily got a valentine animal is a puppy and she calls it Rosalinda Puppy, as much as Camille has tried to encourage Lily to call it something else! Lily wants to be just like Camille. 
Fishing at Uncle Robby's ranch. Lily caught her first fish!
