LAS VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This past weekend we traveled to Las Vegas with my family for the funeral of my Uncle Steven. He had been sick for quite a few years. I am so glad I was able to go to the funeral. Uncle Steven was a very amazing Man and I new that but I didn't realize how much. His kids gave terrific talks at the funeral. I will always remember Uncle Stevens smile. I dont think I ever saw him without a smile. I came away from the funeral being so thankful for the privilege of knowing my Uncle Steven and wanting to be a better person. He was sooo service oriented!! He loved his family so much and I want to be just like him!! I am glad to be a BRINKERHOFF...they are some amazing people...well you knew that right!! hehe
Well, after the funeral my kids and I took advantage of being in Las Vegas and went and took in as much as we could!!! WE had such a great time just being together...It was HOT!!!! to say the least..111 degrees but we didnt seem to mind..we cooled off a lot by going in the casinos and seeing things. We walked somewhere between 6 to 7 miles.. a little more than we planned...one guide told me how far we had come and I told him I wouldnt tell my kids till we got back to our room for fear they would kill me. Corey was a trooper and stuck out everything just like the big kids..we were all exhausted by the time we got back to our room at 1 in the morning but we had a great time so it was worth it.

as soon as we got to Vegas at 10:30 p.m. and opened the car door and that 100 degree weather hit us...oh my!!! We stayed at the Stratosphere so we ventured to the top of the building to enjoy the view. Mary and her family were the only ones that went along with us.


We got up the next morning and had to leave for the church at 8....



After the funeral we went to the top of the Stratosphere again to see Vegas in the daylight. Then we began our journey.....



Corey would have been thrilled to stay at CIRCUS CIRCUS all day long. It would have been fun but there was just too much else to see....

Corey LOVED the pirate show...a ship sank and there were cannons shot off and tons of fireworks and fires. It was so fun to watch his face..here we are waiting....




FINALLy....after all the walking we made it to the M&M factory



after all our fun we decided to find the Monorail to ride back..I knew we were not going to be able to walk all the way back ..it was almost 11...we had to still walk about a half mile from the last stop of the Monorail. We enjoyed staying at the Stratoshpere but it is a long ways from the main part of the casino..but we wouldnt have been able to go the top of the space needle thing if we didnt stay there and that was definitely a highlight.

The next morning we woke up and got out of the motel by 9:00 to head home...but we decided to stop at one more casino on the way home. Uncle Kent has told us about a Casino that you could see mermaids swim..so we had to see that.





So that was our trip...it would be so fun to stay a few more days in Las Vegas. there are so many things to see. We had a great time together and I am so glad that I was able to remember all the fun times and fun things about Uncle Steven and a rejuvination to be a better person. I am so blessed!!!!!