The Keysers: Vegas Part 1

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Vegas Part 1

We finally got away on a real vacation this year! Whew, what a year and what a journey to get on this trip though. Originally we had booked a trip to Hawaii in May and that got cancelled, so we booked an all inclusive in Florida for September and then about a month before the trip that flight got cancelled. So we were yet again without a plan. So we started brainstorming a staycation idea, but that didn't sound very fun because I really wanted to find someplace warm to vacation this fall. So we decided to look up someplace that was a short and easy flight that was not likely to get cancelled. And there we saw flights to Las Vegas. Hmm, interesting idea. But I wasn't sure at the idea of it for a "family vacation" as I don't consider it the most family friendly place. But we brainstormed the idea of just renting a house, away from the strip with a pool and thought this would be absolutely perfect to relax during COVID and let the kids play! Peter's parents jumped on board and before we knew it we had a great trip all planned out.

This trip would be Ayla's first flight and I had some concerns with her being 10 months old but considering we were looking at 6 hour flights with her for the other trips, I felt confident we could get her through a 2 hour flight. Don't let her smile fool you, it was a long hard 2 hour flight down ;)

But it was well worth it when we felt that warm sun and saw the pool we got to enjoy for the next week!

We didn't spend a lot of time on the strip, but we did spend a little bit of time there at strategic locations, trying to minimize the amount of time we were walking around. But it was unbelievable how empty the strip was!

And much to our delight, with the help of grandparents Peter and I were able to go out on a couple of fabulous dates together! We definitely haven't gotten out enough together so the time was much appreciated and the dinner was fabulous!