Las Vegas (Friday)

Gramma had the day off on Friday, so Rob and I didn't have to get up with Justin :) It was another BEAUTIFUL day! We went and met Lisa and Ava for lunch in Green Valley at the Half Shell. They have a rooftop deck and it was wonderful! I had the best fish tacos....mmmm! After lunch we went over to Steve & Lisa's for a little while so I could help her with setting up her blog, then we had to fight the traffic to get back to my parent's house so Rob and I could shower and get ready to go to the LV Hilton for a meet & greet with Kevin Harvick! After the meet & greet, we went back to Red Rock and met Stevie (my cousin) there for a little blackjack!
Steve and I were sitting at a $15 minimum table. It was just he and I playing for a while because the cards were not going well - hence the reason Rob was standing there watching! Anyways, this really pretty lady walks up and watches us, asks if they offer surrender, etc. She ends up sitting down and pulled out $500 and asks for all black ($100 chips). Steve and I kind of looked at each other with surprise....we were only betting up to $25 maybe! She ended up winning the first hand and letting it ride, then she had to double down so she pulled out another $1K in cash. She lost. The next hand she pulls out a stack of $100 bills and started counting, then just said "whatever is there give me black and purple ($500 chips!)". She only played one 6 deck shoe with us and in that time she pulled out $12K from her purse!!!! I was sitting next to her and she was not even close to out of $100 bills. She ended up breaking even on a hand that she was betting over $2K and then doubled down so she had $4K on one hand. Oh, and she was playing 2 spots on the table the whole time! I was talking to her and she said they were from San Diego and her and her husband just came in for the night because they don't like to leave their kids for too long - her husband was 2 tables over betting more than she was! They had casino hosts on them like white on rice. Our table had quite a crowd around it in no time! That was our excitement....as for Rob and I, we each left with a little more than we brought, so we were happy!




Gramma and Justin on the rooftop deck












Ava enjoying her Diet Coke









Cool Shades!








Justin eating Ava's Smarties

We were trying to figure out how Ava & Justin are related and we think they are 4th cousins...(mom and steve - 1st, me and steve - 2nd, me and ava - 3rd, justin and ava - 4th....is that right?)










He still loves her! He was trying to kiss her, but he had a runny nose, so I thought hugs would be better!











Sharing Smarties :)














Aaawwww...saying goodbye until next time we visit :)











They are only 8 days apart, but Ava is still in 18 month clothes - Justin outgrew those before his 1st birthday!








Rob and I with Kevin Harvick - I told him that I was really there hoping to meet Delena (his wife)...I'm so nice! :) He said she was back at the motorcoach with the dogs!