Day 16, Bye Bye Orlando, Hello Las Vegas!

June 15, 2012
We checked out of the timeshare by 9am, shipped off our boxes, ate breakfast and went to the Premium Outlet Mall.  Apparently, Tony and I were not finished shopping.  We purchased some more souvenirs and an additional wheeled suitcase to carry-on the airplane.

We had a long flight from Orlando into Las Vegas.  It was a 4 hour and 40 minute flight.  Fortunately it was non-stop and we got to ride in one of the newer 737-800 series planes Southwest had.  It was only 3 weeks old.  We had more head and leg room.  The seats were more comfortable.  And the ambient lighting kept changing to match that of the outside timezone so the passengers didn't have as much jetlag coming off the plane and crossing 4 timezones.  But like all airplanes and long plane rides we've taken with a baby...there has to be a time that calls for a diaper change.  Blech!  And yes, Emelia had hers.  And yes, the airplane bathroom is SMALL and NO there was no diaper changing table.  I had to lower the lid to the toilet and change her on that.  Good thing we are little people.

We arrived safely in Las Vegas, NV.  We were all very hungry so after dropping off our things at Nana & Papa's vacation house, we went to Green Valley Ranch to eat.  The buffet closes at 9pm so we ate in the 24 hour Cafe.  The food was good however, Taylor said the scrambled egg made her throat itchy and Emelia was too tired and pitched a huge fit.  I think she was ready to come home.  We went back to the house and got a good night's rest.

Day 17, We come home!

June 16, 2012
We got a lazy start because we knew we had until 9:30pm until we left Las Vegas and got back into Tucson.  We ate lunch at The Buffet at The Bellagio.  Boy is that a good buffet.  They had a champagne brunch in honor of Father's Day weekend.  Fortunately, the lady who was running the lines only charged us for 4 buffets knowing that the girls didn't eat much.  Anthony out ate everyone!  I think he had 6 plates of food.  Whatever it was, I know he went up a lot of times to get food and dessert.  I must say though that they serve some REALLY GOOD coffee!

After lunch we walked around the Miracle Mile Shops.  The one thing that Tony and I did purchase were new wedding bands.  His became too big because he lost weight and mine, um...let's just say baby weight from 4 babies doesn't help your fingers too much.  So we ended up purchasing Titanium bands this time around.  Since we are so active, those bands can withstand a good beating and we can look married again.  :)

When we got to the airport we ate a quick snack and then went to sit at our gate.  The 3 little ones were so exhausted and our plane was delayed waiting for crew to arrive that they fell asleep in their chairs.  Fortunately, they woke up long enough to board the plane and then went back to sleep.

We had a wonderful trip.  We would do it again.  It was hard to return to work and get back into the groove but we made some great memories and bonded with our kids.  I think our kids bonded more with each other as well.

Day 15, Souvenir Day!

June 14, 2012
We always set aside 1 day for major souvenir shopping.  Today was that day.  The kids are allowed to pick out anything they wanted that they can afford to buy.  We woke up a little later in the morning, did laundry and packed up most of our clothes so we weren't trying to do it so late at night and then went to Downtown Disney.  We ate lunch at Earl of Sandwich and the kids purchased the rest of their souvenirs.  Of course no vacation day is complete without a torrential.  We took shelter inside the Lego Store for about 30 minutes while it rained.

We got back to the timeshare at a reasonable hour and watched the new DVD Tony purchased on the Making of Walt Disney World and finished packing.  We learned from previous trips to Orlando, Fl. that we should pack a box and ship some items home so we aren't fumbling with a ton of luggage and boxes at the airport.  We ended up shipping back 2 big boxes of clothes and some souvenirs.