After an extremely harrowing drive to Vegas (that almost made us rethink our trip altogether) - driving in the dark, at one point snow, at one point slamming on our brakes just in time to avoid hitting two black cows standing in the middle of the road, and at one point Rod veering off the highway (THANK GOD there was a shoulder here, often there's not) and coming to a complete stop, as an oncoming truck was passing a semi in our lane (had Rod not reacted so coolly... well... whew) - we finally arrived, around 2 am. It was miserable. I've never come so close to thinking I could have easily died in a car. We were both pretty shaken. And furiously pissed off, at the bastard who almost killed us all. And nothing we could do about it.
So, we awoke in Vegas, in our luxurious hotel room (that's what traveling on government funds will get you), Rod slipping out quietly to walk to his conference, and Charley and I sleeping in until NINE. Yes, you got it - the kid slept till 9:00 am. Then, we went and had a day at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.
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| Parasite exhibit... |
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| Need I say more? |
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| She always loves dinosaurs... |
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| ... but for the first time said she was "scared" |
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| More her speed |
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| Future paleontologist? |
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| She loved the evolution exhibit... |
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| ... of course, she enjoyed the zebra being mauled to death too. |
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| She is DONE. No more. |
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| Though we did find a playground behind the museum to spend a minute more. |
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