staying at the Flamingo on the strip	Kathy & Kim at the airport
taxi to the Flamingo	Lynda & Theo arrive Friday afternoon
Ann in the Flamingo Lobby	Kathy on the Flamingo grounds
part of pool area at Flamingo
Flamingo (notice the RAIN slicker!!!!!)	some of pool area at Flamingo
We are SHARING this!!!	Ducks at the RIO buffet
Headed to the RIO Carnival Buffet (notice we have jackets and are wearing fleece! Not the best weather Vegas has seen in May)
Lion habitat at the MGM	Lion habitat at the MGM
Lion habitat at the MGM	Dinner at Hamada...Japanese
Dinner at Hamada...Japanese	Dinner at Hamada...Japanese
Dinner at Hamada...Japanese	Dinner at Hamada...Japanese
soup in Paris	Honest officers...I didn't do it.
Went to the The Price is Right show on Saturday afternoon.
	FINALLY some sun and warm weather on Day 3!!! Yay!!!
	Sunbathing beauties
Can you see Ann's teeth chattering? Hot in the sun...but cold in the pool.
More sunbathing beauties. Are we really 40?
The Range restaurant at Harrah's.	Crab & artichoke dip with soft pretzels & soft pitas at The Range restaurant at Harrah's.
Yukking it up at the Playboy Store.	I'm only reading the articles.
STRIPPER 101 Class for Kim, Kathy & Ann We learned the finer points of both lap and pole dancing.	Working the pole!
Work it!!!	Work it!
Theo makes a friend on the bus from the Rio back to the strip.
Inside Caesar's Palace shopping mall	Inside Caesar's Palace shopping mall
Indoors at the Venetian Mall	Indoors at the Venetian Mall
Indoors at the Bellagio.	"Connor did WHAT?"
C'mon baby...show me some love!

Thursday, May 22, 2008
Ann, Kathy & Kim arrived in Las Vegas late Thursday night and checked into the Flamingo about 12:30am. Exhausted from the jet lag and traveling, they immediately went to sleep.

Friday, May 23, 2008
Up early because of the time change, Ann power-walked the strip and Kim did a long jog down Flamingo Ave. before all three girls headed to Paris for their buffet breakfast. It was DELICIOUS!!! Afterwards they walked south along the strip and visited all the sights and casinos along the way. As they were making their way back north to the Flamingo, Lynda and Theo's plane landed and everyone met up back in the rooms. At 5pm, Kim, Ann and Kathy walked over to Bally's for their Stripper 101 class. Instructor was awesome and they learned a lot. Dinner was appetizers and salad at the Range at Harrah's and then walking along the strip afterwards. Unfortunately the weather is unseasonably cold here for this time of year. Only in the 60s with a spritzing of rain here and there.

Saturday, May 24, 2008
Kim went to the gym first thing and then all the girls took a Limo ride over to the Rio for their incredible Carnival Buffet. They had just about everything that you could think of and everyone enjoyed it ALL!!! They rode the shuttle to get back to the strip and Denise was waiting for them in the lobby. Perfect timing. Now that the group was completely reunited, they headed to The Price is Right Show at Bally's. None of them got called up to participate, but it sure was fun. After that they checked out the Bellagio hotel and then came back to the Flamingo to get all dolled up in their sluttiest vegas attire. They had a great time at the Japanese restaurant at the Flamingo called Hamada. Food was excellent and the cooking show was a lot of fun. After dinner they took a trip down memory lane, everyone having a turn sharing favorite memories from St. Anselm. The evening was spent strolling the south end of the strip from the Flamingo down to the Wynn. Even managed to catch the Sirens of TI show at Treasure Island. Back at the room, most of the crew went down to do a little gambling. Weather was only slightly better today, but still quite cool with pants and a light coat a necessity.

Sunday, May 25, 2008
Kim headed to the gym and afterwards the gaggle of girls decided to go to the Paris buffet again. Only Kim, Ann and Kathy had gone the other day and everyone else wanted to try it as well. The wait was an hour long, but worth it!!!! They lingered over brunch chatting and laughing until after 1pm. Finally today there is nice weather. Not super hot, but just nice enough to sit outside by the pool. It was packed...everyone else at the hotel had the SAME idea after a weekend of cool temps and rain. Kim, Ann and Kathy spent most of the afternoon relishing the warm, sunny day and working on their tan. Lynda and Theo took Denise on a tour of the south strip walking all the way down to Mandalay. They were beat!!! Afterwards everyone met up at the Earl of Sandwich at Planet Hollywood for dinner and then said their goodbyes. Kim, Ann & Kathy headed to the airport for their red-eye flights home. Lynda, Denise and Theo will follow tomorrow morning.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR AN AWESOME "Girls Turn 40" Vegas Weekend!!!!