Viva Las Vegas!

I got home from my work trip with just enough time to unpack and repack  my suitcase, and it was off to Vegas for Kendall's first dance competition of the season.  This year is going to be full of lasts.  It is bittersweet.  We did talk Sidney into taking the trip with us.  We landed in Vegas at 7am and promptly hit the strip.

The conservatory in the Bellagio was undergoing a Christmas transformation, so we did not get to walk through it, but rather around it.

Sidney showed some swagger surrounded by both Louis Vuitton and Gucci.

This was about the only fountain going, as the strip was a giant construction site setting up for the Formula 1 racing event.

The most hilarious part of the day was a man loading Kendall up with parrots as Sidney and I watched from afar.  Clearly she had not see the $15 for a picture sign around the man's neck.  

After such an amazing experience last year, Kendall and I dragged Sidney to Guy Fieri's restaurant.  Yep, it was equally good the second time around.

I cannot exactly recall where we ran into this giant Christmas Tree, but everything is a bit over the top in Vegas.

The Venetian was by far the girls' favorite.  I am not sure how Kendall and I have missed this one in the past.

A trip to the Coke store was warranted.  Fun fact, I have always believed that Dr. Pepper was a Coke product.  However, after seeing no DP merch in the store, I googled it to find out that Dr. Pepper is not a Coke product.  It is distributed with Coke, but is most certainly it's own thing.

Sidney was happily overwhelmed in the M&M store.  Yep, it is super cool!

I think I found my spirit candy...

I cropped out the 'Do not lean on the car' sign.

Our last stop of the day was the Ariat flagship store on the strip.  This was a two story treat.

The girls found this nice leather ottoman in the store and took a quick little nap.