Vegas Vacation

With a whole month off to play, we decided to go home for a short visit. This was not just a vacation, but a reconnaissance mission - we really needed to decide this summer whether or not we will go back to Vegas once our Palmer experience is complete. We were lucky to be able to plan our vacation around the family reunion, since we haven't been able to participate for years. The family reunion is usually a huge ordeal with all of the kids and grandkids coming from all over the place. There are usually some activities planned, and this year the boys were planning on playing paintball. Randy was pretty amped for that and borrowed some equipment to take along.





After spending a couple of days in HOT-HOT-HOT Vegas lounging by the pool, we escaped to the boonies up near Ely where Randy's folks live. It is pretty relaxing up there, not to mention cooler than Vegas. We lounged around outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather.





Randy was able to get his brother, Ray, and his neice, Brit excited about the paintball experience; They did a little practicing outside the night before battle.





On the morning of battle, everyone met at the mountain all camo'd out and ready for war. Of course, there was a lot of trash talk between teams starting the day before, so emotions (and adrenaline) were running high. The teams were pretty uneven...our side had very little battle experience (unless you count 'Call of Duty' on PS3) and they pretty much got slaughtered. The only high point for our side was when Jordan actually connected a shot and sent Uncle Roger out of the game. It turned out to be alot of fun, especially for us "watchers"...we could see the battle on both sides.







Well, we had a great time overall...hanging out with family and relaxing. As for our reconnaissance mission...well, we decided that Vegas was not a place we want to go back to live. Really, it's just way too hot, way too crowded, and just way too fast for us. So, now we just need to decide where we will end up.