Las
Vegas: September 19-23, 2007
Click on the above thumbnail for a map during this time period
We flew to Las Vegas to attend a celebration of the 80th birthday of Barb's
mother, Louise. The family is large, and all immediate offspring but one
(who was helping her own daughter give birth to a daughter named Vianne on
Louise's birthday) came. "Large", in this case, means "a dozen
children". Barb and her eleven siblings in turn have 26 children who in
turn have 15 children. To celebrate the party 30 family members and
numerous friends gathered at a large villa
on the western outskirts of Las Vegas (where Barb's parents, Cliff and Louise
live) for
four days. The
following photos tell the story of what a great time they had.
The Place
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Villa where we stayed with 10 bedrooms and 7 baths www.vrbo.com/130948#morephotos)
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View of desert and Las Vegas from villa grounds
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Room Assignments
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Grounds
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Trampoline in backyard
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View of house and pool from treehouse
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Guest quarters
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Dad trying out the pool table
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Pool
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New York New York Casino in Vegas
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The Party
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Party posted
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Candy & Dan (the chefs) getting dinner ready
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Mary (the week-end party organizer) and Angie setting the tables
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Tim hard at work on party preparations
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Mike, Dan & George grilling
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Tim, Barb and Tyler helping with preparations
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Appetizers ready
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Time to start
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Rita, Dad, Joe, Mary, and Mom
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Prime rib dinner about to be served
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Note the early photo on the table of Barb's beautiful mother
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Happy Birthday to Mom!
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Mom giving her speech
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Mary, Dad, Mom & Mom's good friend Mary
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Dan finally gets a chance to eat
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Clean-up time
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Relaxing afterwards
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Relaxing with cards afterwards
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More card playing
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Party leftovers the next day
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The Family
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Mom playing pool
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Wishful thinking George!
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Janelle and Mary
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Uncle John, Uncle Joe and Barb's dad Cliff
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Abby at pool
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Michelle admiring Angie's baby belly
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Barb and Audrey
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Bathing beauties Makenzie and Bailey
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John, Joe, Mom and Dad
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Candy
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Danielle and Kristen outside of Paris casino
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Mikeala and George
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Michelle, Lori, Tatum and Makenzie
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Abby posing in backyard
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Tatum, Jessie, Shawnee and Chuck
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Abby
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Danielle
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Candy and George hard at work
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Kristen, Danielle and Abby
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Jessie and friend Shawnee enjoying a night out in Vegas
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Uncles Joe and John
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Kristen and Abby enjoying the trampoline
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Lori
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Candy found it!
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Angie, Makenzie, Steph and Bailey
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Abby at Excalibur
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Mikaela pitching in
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Mike and Jessie
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Dad & Mom
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Photographers during family portraits
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Kristen
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Pool babes
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Queen Abby
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Tatum
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Tim worked too hard
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Tony
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Mary and Candy
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Girls hanging out on trampoline
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Barb, Abby, Kristen and Chuck enjoying the Luxor
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Tatum enjoying the trampoline
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Mom and her friends |
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Kristen
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Audrey & Barb
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Bailey
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Krissy & Abby playing pool
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Who has the biggest belly?
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Chuck
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Michelle & Audrey
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Hugh entertaining Angie & Audrey
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Abby getting a new lifejacket from her Grandma Barb
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Dad playing pool
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Dan
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Danielle & Krissy at Caeser's Palace
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The "Carr" girls
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Uncle John
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Angie, Bailey, Audrey
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Loir & Stephanie
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Enjoying the sun
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Makenzie
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Mary and Dad
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Michelle & Stephanie
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Mom & George
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Stephanie, Lori & Suzie
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Tim
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Family Portraits
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Dad & Mom |
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Hugh, Suzie, Dan, Barb, Dad, Mike, Adurey, Mom, Mary, Tim, Lori, George
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Barb, Suzie, Audrey, Mom, Mary, and Lori
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Mike, Hugh, Dan, Dad, Tim and George
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All family members who attended
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Audrey's family w/Mom & Dad
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Barb's family w/Mom & Dad
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Dan's family w/Mom & Dad
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Tim's family w/Mom & Dad
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Mike's family w/Mom & Dad
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George's family w/Mom & Dad
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Mary's family w/Mom & Dad |
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Suzie's family w/Mom & Dad
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Lori's family w/Mom & Dad
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Hugh, Mom and Dad
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