We got up and had a breakfast of pancakes (Bisquick makes very good vegan pancakes without eggs and with soymilk), and Jeffrey made bacon and eggs. Because it was Sunday Jeffery did a little devotional on the passage where Jesus spoke about not worrying about clothing, food, or anything, but seeing first his righteousness.
Then we hopped in the car and drove to the end of the trails to go on a long hike at the rim of the canyon. I got a little tense about my kids bravery about getting right up to the edge.
After our hike Jeffrey suggested not spending another night but going on ahead to Las Vegas. I was feeling pretty dirty about that time, so I said that would be fine. It took over an hour to take down the tent and camping areas and we were a little nervous because it kept thundering. I had images of having to stick wet stuff in our cour to sink up the next week of our drive. Luckily we got everything packed up fine.
Going from primitive camping to Las Vegas is a bit of a shock. We got to Las Vegas in the late evening and got something and got the kids something to eat at Carl Jr.'s. They looked like complete ragamuffins with their dirty bodies and dirty clothes. I felt about the same. We had booked the hotel on Priceline, so we didn't know anything about where we were going, but as we got closer to the address we realized that the tall building with the ball on top, the Stratosphere, was our hotel. The kids got really excited and Aidan said, "I want the room on top!"
After we put the kids to bed, and Rachel and Aidan were asleep , we gave Maeve my cell phone, and Jeff and I ate dinner at the restaurant in the hotel. This made me nervous of course, but Maeve was very excited to be thought responsible enough to be left in charge.
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