on day 3 we broke tradition.. usually on sunday we'll go to church at eleven and then head up for drive through zion national park and to have lunch at the lodge. this year we decided we were in the mood for a change of scenery. we still went to church at eleven but then we hit the road heading south!
we made a quick stop in mesquite so the kids could check
out the water fountain & falls at the casablanca casino.
then we went on to overton where my grandparents used to have a little trailer house they'd live in during the winter. i remember making trips down to visit them there but hadn't been there in probably 25 years. it was fun to drive back through the little town and see the trailer house again.
after that we headed even farther south to las vegas. we went to see the temple there, ate dinner and then drove down the strip. {talk about two total different ends of the spectrum as far as the feelings you get when you're in a certain place vs. another} we've never wanted to go to vegas with the kids because of all the crap there is to see whether you like it or not... but they're a little older now and we thought that if we stayed in the car and just drove down the strip they might like seeing the lights and hopefully we wouldn't see anything "too bad." oh my goodness! now i wish we hadn't have gone down the strip at all. let me just say we saw a whole lot more than just lights. that's why we've never taken our kids there til now and why we won't be going back either. it's THAT BAD... i hate it!
the temple, the landscaping around it and the feeling you have when you're there is beautiful!!! so glad we got to see it, that's the only thing that made going to vegas worth it! :)
-SIN CITY-
too bad it's such a gross place...
it makes me sick.
