The Brown Brick Road

Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...

The Sphere

On Sunday we got up, grabbed Starbucks and headed to the Sphere! This was really the reason for our trip. Samantha just finished reading The Wizard of Oz and I thought that was as good a reason as any to head to see the movie at the Sphere!

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It was so cool to see inside the Sphere and we had great seats in section 307!

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The movie had been updated with AI to fit the screen and the effects were pretty incredible – from feeling like we were in the tornado to the apples falling from the sky – it was all very neat!

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We then walked through the Wynn and saw some sites…

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and even had another Oz photo op!

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We then headed to the airport to catch our flight home! A quick and great trip! Viva Las Vegas!!

More Vegas

After walking in and out of the resorts on Saturday we made our way to the Museum of Illusions and it was a good stop! We all had fun checking out the various illusions and mind tricks!

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That night we headed to the Mandalay Bay for dinner at Strip Steak and a few losing bets…

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then to see Michael Jackson ONE Cirque du Soleil!

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The show was good – not great, but good. A fun, full day in Las Vegas!

Viva Las Vegas

Vegas for fall break? Why not?! We flew down Friday night and checked into the Venetian for a weekend of “culture” and fun!

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Saturday morning we got up and walked the strip a bit before the boys headed back to watch football. The girls kept going and ended up in the Bellagio to check out the beautiful flower displays…

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and we waited in a long line for brunch at Sadelle’s…

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it was worth it! After Alabama secured a victory over Missouri, we all headed back out…

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and first stop was Maxwell’s request of the trip – In N Out!

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Everyone gave the burgers a thumbs up! We then just walked around to check out the sights!

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Some sights were more interesting than others! ha!

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Robert and I met at the Stanton Social in New York 20 years ago!

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The boys found the place where they wished they had watched the game!

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Lots and lots of walking…

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And then we ended up at a cool destination! More tomorrow!

Naples

More Naples pics for Labor Day weekend! Some beach club time…

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Out to dinner at Campiello’s!

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Samantha the mermaid…

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and mostly good times hanging with GJ!

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A great long weekend all around!

More Universal

Day 2 at Universal and we went to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. We rode so many roller coasters my equilibrium was off! It was the BEST!

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We rode the Rip Ride Rockit a LOT!

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We endured the G force of The Hulk…but only once. Once was enough for that one!

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We of course rode Hagrid’s a few times…

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and we rode the Velocicoaster more than anything! It’s still AWESOME! In between all of those rides we had some butter beer…

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played with some Minions…

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and got to go behind the scenes in the Men in Black ride which was super cool!! VIP in MIB!

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Simpson’s Land is always a hit and this kid waited patiently to finally get his Lard Lad donut! He was such a trooper all weekend. He had gotten his braces the day before he left and he had sores all in his mouth. But, in true Spencey style, he didn’t complain and just kept going. Love this kid!

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Best day ever!

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What can I say, we love a good theme park!