Spring Break - Beatty Style, Part One

Last week was spring break in Washington County, and all of our children (preschool through college) had no school.

We had originally planned a trip to Phoenix to visit my sister Missy and her family. However, due to financial and time restraints, we found ourselves headed for an overnight trip to Las Vegas instead.

We packed many activities into our getaway. In fact, everyone was worn out by the time we drove home - especially this little guy:


Due to the plethora of pictures, I've decided to do this post as a two-part installment. Lucky you.

We began our trip with a stop in Mesquite for lunch and some bowling:

Mathison absolutely LOVES to bowl. We all rotated letting him bowl on our turn. Because Mathison was bowling, it was a good excuse to have the bumpers set up on our lane. As a result, some members of our family had their personal best scores :)

After we left Mesquite, we had some time to kill before we could check into our timeshare condo. We headed for the Buffalo Bill Casino at the Nevada State Line to ride the roller coaster. However, we had to make a quick pit stop just past Las Vegas:

While DEl and the older boys took their turn on the "Desperado" coaster, Krissia took Mathison on his own little ride. He thought he was so big - just look at that smile on his face:

When the boys returned, it was the girls' turn on Desperado. I think I screamed during the entire ride.

We hung out in the arcade for awhile playing air hockey and other games:

We checked into our condo about 4 p.m. and then headed for the pool. It was pretty chilly, so we hung out in the hot tub instead. After dinner, we watched the final selection of the top 12 for American Idol before DEl and the older kids headed for Fremont Street (famous for its many lights). Mathison was pretty tired by then, so he and I went to bed.

STAY TUNED FOR THE EXCITING CONCLUSION OF "SPRING BREAK - BEATTY STYLE" COMING SOON TO A COMPUTER NEAR YOU.