Mike introduced us to Champion Pizza in Henderson a few visits back and since it now had new owners we wanted to see what changes had been made and if the pizza still met our expectations. Mike and Tammy did not disappoint us. We started with the wings. The wings are baked before fried and the seasoning resulted in a robust flavor. The large meat lover's pizza sans the salami but with mushrooms instead came out piping hot. The buttery crust was a wonderful addition. We had ordered a large thinking that with the wings and the three of us eating that there might be some to take home. Forget that. It was so good we weren't about to leave a crumb. Mike soon sat down in front of us a slice
of cheesecake with different sauces. There was white chocolate, key lime, mango, raspberry, chocolate, and caramel. It was fun combining the sauces and trying to figure out which was the best. I think we decided the white chocolate and raspberry combination was our favorite but the chocolate and key lime was a close second. Champion Pizza in Henderson will always be on our "to do list" whenever we are in Vegas. Rumor has it that on Friday nights they serve a delicious prime rib. Reservations recommended for that. Mike and Tammy are looking into expansion opportunities and I can't wait to see what they do with the place. We wish them luck with this new endeavor.After a wonderful meal we checked the board and while Dennis did not have the highest score he was the recipient of $25. At least we're starting the trip ahead. While trying to claim his prize he realized his driver's license was gone. We had an early morning flight to Los Angeles and I was a little panicked. We checked with security and near all the machines we had been to but no license. He swore he had it when he entered the tournament. We called Tammy at Champion Pizza and it wasn't there either. They did allow him to claim his prize with his Southwest ID. Now all we had to worry about was TSA in the morning. On Thursday morning Dennis went back down to security and to the front desk to see if it had been turned in. No luck. As I was getting ready I thought about how I hadn't remembered seeing my license when looking for Dennis's. The only time we had both of them together was when we were getting a safe deposit box at the hotel and they had made a copy of the licenses. Checking at the front desk they found both licenses still in the copier from the day before. Whew, catastrophe avoided.
Friday finally arrived and Benjamin and Kevin were scheduled to arrive this evening for Benjamin's 21st birthday. We had a whole day to wait and since we were so close to Hoover Dam and Arizona we decided to make a day trip to Hoover Dam to see the new bridge that had been built. Mike had already told us about a place in Boulder City that we needed to try so the three of us set out for an adventure.
World Famous Coffee Cup Cafe
The Coffee Cup Cafe in Boulder City is located right downtown amidst antique stores. The diner is decorated with skis and surfboards and from the amount of people it is a popular place. Mike ordered the mushroom burger with onion rings, Dennis ordered French toast, and I ordered the Pork Chili Verde Omelet. The French toast was thick and covered with powdered sugar and cinnamon. The Pork Chili Verde Omelet was delicious. The tender pork combined with the green chili sauce and cheese melted in my mouth. Dennis and Mike are always on the lookout for something to have Rick restore so of course we had to take a look around. We didn't find anything but the two of them could be the next American Pickers. Check out the blog on Arizona to read about our visit to Hoover Dam.
We had been planning on taking Benjamin to Hash Hash A Go Go ever since we ate there last year. We had even purchased a gift card for the occasion. We knew the wait would get longer and longer as the day went on so we planned to get there around 11am. The wait was 30 minutes which really wasn't too bad. We had already told the guys about the extremely large servings but that didn't deter them. The Bloody Mary was as spicy as ever and no one could finish the only one we ordered. Kevin ordered the blueberry pecan pancake 
We spent the afternoon at Boulder Station teaching the boys how to play blackjack and when to get up. Everyone came away a winner except for Dennis. He should have gotten up sooner but we were having so much fun with the guys, plus he was trying to help Benjamin while I helped Kevin. Dennis took the boys to In and Out for burgers while I went to the laundromat to wash clothes so we could lighten our load and ship clean clothes home. We still had a little time to play before our early morning flights and I think everyone came out ahead for the day. We had a great time in Vegas and hopefully Benjamin enjoyed his birthday celebration.
Leaving Vegas can always be interesting, especially when flying standby. Benjamin and Kevin had confirmed seats on the way to Vegas but we decided to send them home standby. Originally we had planned to send them back to Texas on Southwest since Ben's car was at Love Field, but after looking at the flight loads we altered the plan. American had an early morning flight that was wide open in coach nonstop to DFW. We exchanged car keys and parking tickets (our car was at DFW). I got them checked in and through security while Dennis returned the rental car. They had seat assignments so I wasn't worried about them. Famous last words. We were flying to Portland on Southwest from a different concourse and had a connection in San Jose. When we arrived into San Jose I had a phone call from Ben letting me know the American plane had to go back to Vegas and was cancelled due to two of the four generators not working. He had already called Southwest and was booked on a flight through El Paso and would land at Love Field. Oops, he had the keys for the car at DFW. Not a problem, they had already contacted Kevin's mom and she would pick them up. We had looked at that option and knew they could get out of Vegas but El Paso was a different story. They had boarding passes to El Paso and were getting ready to board. We flew to Portland and waited to hear from them. I was already checking the American option from El Paso to DFW when Ben called to say they didn’t get on the Southwest flight I told him to have Kevin change into his khakis and there was an American flight leaving in less than an hour with seats in First Class available. He wasn’t happy about having to go through security for a fourth time but he would do it. We waited at the Portland airport so I could keep an eye on the flight via the internet until I knew they had boarding passes issued. They were safe and sound and we could continue on.
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