Bellagio fountains

Next we trudged down the crowded strip to get to the Bellagio to see the fountains. Although it was a long way and we had to wait for the fountains to start, we all seemed to enjoy the show. It's actually pretty cool, if you've never seen it. The fountains "dance" to the music played over the loud speakers outside the hotel. As you pass by, you can stop for a minute or two and watch the show! I think it's cool, anyway. After the fountains, everyone was tired and hungry, so we decided we'd seen enough of Vegas and made our way back to the van. Frankly, I know they call it sin city for a reason, but I was a little shocked at all the smut that was out in the open for all to see, including my 8 year old son. I fretted for him the whole time we were walking around and for the nudity he might catch sight of. The others were still mostly oblivious to it, but poor Max didn't know what he was getting into! Sorry about that, buddy. We won't be going back to Vegas with the kids anytime soon, that's for sure! So, we got back on the road and on our way to Aunt Shirley's house. We stayed at Kevin's aunts house in California. She lives about 15 minutes from Disneyland so it was nice to be close but also to have our own room. So when we weren't going, doing the touristing thing, we had a place to relax, and there were toys for the kids, so they didn't have to sit bored in a motel room with nothing but the TV to keep them occupied. And by the end of the week all the kids were calling her Grandma Shirley. Thanks, Shirley for your hospitality! You helped make our trip great!