Back to the Airport...

Rose early for the long drive to the airport in Vegas.

Older son was leaving at 11:40am and the younger was leaving at 3:40pm.  Grandpa drove us and he was able time to spend with each grandson in the front seat.

I am glad I taught my sons to pack their own bags when they were fairly young because they have packed a lot of travel bags in their lives so far.  I can let them out at the curb at the airport with a hug and a smooch, and they can walk towards the entrance doors with confidence and a sense of upcoming adventure.  It feels like a mother's job well done :)

Got the first one where he needed to be, and then we had some time, so Grandpa took us on a tour.  First stop... the Gold and Silver Pawn Shop of PAWN STARS.

Fun to be there, some interesting things in the cases, like this jeweled watch for $52,000...  (camera pic a little blurry)

I wanted to go back to try taking a better pic of this watch, and this guy comes in and is interested in buying it...  His name is Charlie Wilson ...a singer/songwriter (in the white)  We left before we found out if he actually purchased it.  The gal behind the counter was going to find out exactly how many carats it held.

Then we went to Fremont Street, where the Old Vegas downtown is.  We walked around and looked for the casino with the shrimp cocktail deal, and checked out some of the older casinos...

Way yummy for 99 cents!...

We be tourists!...

My mom would not want us to stop living or stop being happy because she has gone on.  She knew we would have our times of sadness, but she wouldn't want us to be mopey or crying all the time.  It would have been great if she could have shared this afternoon with us... but she has gone on to a happier and more peaceful place.  I think my mom would have been pleased that we were out having some silly times.

We dropped the younger one at the airport and headed back to Havasu.  We got home with enough time to research another close geocache and found our Day #11 of the 31 Days of Geocaching Challenge that we have dedicated to Mom.

:)