A visit from Aunt Kellie

Last week my sister, Kellie, got to come for a visit. We had such a GREAT TIME! She was here for 5 days and it was a real party every day! It was lucky timing b/c my grandpa & aunts & cousins were here for a convention for my grandpa. That gave us a reason to spend a little time down on the
strip. On Wednesday we treated Kellie to the free movies, we saw "Clifford The Movie". Then we met up with dad at In-N-Out for lunch. On Thursday our big event was touring the Shark Reef at the Mandalay Bay with our cousins. Friday we attempted to swim at the Paris (where my family was staying), but after we were there for only 10 minutes the pool had to be closed b/c of undisclosed floating objects. So we showered and headed to the M&M and Coke factories. Sadly, these 'factories' are more just huge tourist traps. They sell EVERYTHING imaginable with the Coke or M&M logo on them. Caitlyn managed to break a bowl while sitting in her stroller at the M&M store. Not too bad if that was our only mis-hap on Friday, the 13th. We also got to meet the green M&M, Madisen was a little unsure of that large green thing. Aunt Kellie bought her some M&M's, which she thought was great. You'll notice that she was so tired she fell asleep sitting up, like only a child can do. After a delicious buffet dinner, we toured the beautiful flower gardens in the Bellagio and then got to see the world's largest chocolate fountain. My favorite part of our visit to the strip was watching the dancing waters at the Bellagio. It is so peaceful!! Madisen really liked that part, too. I loved watching her face light up with excitement- it was totally new and exciting to her. (Please excuse the picture jumble- I have no idea what happened & have no time to fix it now.)