Stellmakers in VEGAS!

Well, I've had a list of 20+ blog posts to do for the last month - and here they come!  Life is busy and so good, and while I don't always get around to documenting things as they happen, I guess it's better late than never!

A while ago we decided to do something different for the Stellmaker Christmas celebration this year, and randomly decided to head to Las Vegas!  It's not your typical holiday destination, but it was so much fun to get away with the family and see some really neat things.  Only mom and Matthew had ever been there before, so it was all new for most of us.  Here are some of the highlights!

Dad looking cute in his warm vest.

Over-looking over Lake Mead

Mom and dad - cute couple!

Thought we'd get one of Matthew like this so we could photo-shop his future girl in!

At Hoover Dam

We took a tour of the inside - it was really neat, and so impressive!

Everybody with their brochures being serious tourists!

Loved spending time with this boy!

We went to the Venetian for supper one night.  We loved seeing it, especially having been to Venice.  SO cool!

The ceiling looked so real!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Free drinks (for everyone except my pregger self!) at a bar in one of the casinos.  We were impressed with his technique!

Such cool things to see!

We LOVED the Belagio fountains!  We got to see the water "dance" to "Hallelujah Chorus" and "O Holy Night"...it was so neat!

We took Saturday to relax, prepare food, and open presents.  Not a bad spread for a hotel room!

Looking good brother!

We always make everyone try on their new clothes...don't they look pretty!

Amy's new teacher shoes!

Our Uncle Doug and Aunt Sue have a fun tradition of sending us a Life Saver's book...thanks you guys!

And then...THE GRAND CANYON!

Seriously so beautiful!

And of course, a little bit of silliness with siblings. :)

Loved being here with my honey.

We got to go to the "Bodies" exhibit.  It was so interesting, and I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would!

Egypt anyone?

We went to see a lion feeding - except they had changed the time of the feeding without changing any of the information in the tourist brochures.  SO, instead we watched lions laying.

Bring on the penny slots!

Don't do it Chris!

Super Chris goes to see "Super M"

We got to tell my family that we were expecting a BOY on this trip!  So of course, we couldn't leave the M'n'M store without some M'n'M baby cuteness!

Chris, HANDS OFF!

We didn't make it to the official Las Vegas sign, so we settled for this one. :)

And what's a trip to the M'n'M store without watching a 3D M'n'M video in ridiculous glasses?!

It was such a great trip with tons of awesome family time.  I LOVE MY FAMILY!!!!  What a great Christmas memory...