The surprise

We left San Miguel on Tuesday, May 6 for Mexico City. Our flight to Las Vegas was Wednesday morning. Everything went very smooth at the Mexico City airport and we arrived in Las Vegas at about 10:45 am on Wednesday morning. Once we got the rental car we headed to the hotel to see if we could check in early but no dice. So we went out to lunch and then bought my Mom some flowers and headed over to surprise her. First, I called her to make sure she would be there.   

This was a big surprise for her and the next few days was a wonderful time had by all. 

On Thursday morning with the bright sun shining in our room at 6:00 am we got up early and headed to the casino for an early breakfast. We both ordered breakfast burritos but we should have shared one order.  

 

After that hearty breakfast we really needed to hike so we headed over to Red Rock canyon park for some serious hiking. We hiked a trail that was 6 miles round trip at white rock trailhead.  We started at 10:00am and needed to be done by 1:00 to take my mom to lunch at 2:00. 

As you can see this ended up being a beautiful hike. Afterwards we took my mom out for Chinese food and spent the afternoon with her.  After lunch we went back to my brothers and spent the rest of the afternoon with my mom, Meiko, Gizmo and Bacardi.

All in all it was a wonderful day. No dinner tonight as we headed back to our room. Tomorrow we will head back to Red Rock canyon. 

As Friday began again with the sun coming in at about 6:00 am we decided to eat breakfast near the canyon. This ended up being an expensive endeavor at a high end casino, oh well. Our first hike of the morning was a combination of hiking and rock climbing at the Calico trailhead. 

Our second hike was at a recommended trailhead called Icebox. This trail proved to be fairly challenging due to the very rocky terrain. We also believed we were feeling a bit tired from traveling and hiking the day before. 

We went back to the room for a well needed nap before our evening show at the Mirage. 

I have seen my share of Cirque du Soleil performances and this one was by far the most spectacular.

Saturday was a family day at my brothers house and then dinner at TGIF's in the Sam's Town Casino with my Uncle Wally, my nephews Alex and Brandon, my Mom and of course my brother Wayne. A nice visit and wonderful conversation.  

Sunday, Mothers Day 2014.  King fish house resturant in Henderson, Nevada. 

I thank my wife Elenita for this wonderful long weekend it was her idea. A wonderful family time of sharing. Tomorrow we are off to Death Valley, CA.