Okay, here's the update...
1 - Not sure about passes yet.
2 - Just found out that my folks and my sister and her family (they live near each other in MO -- literally, on the same property in different houses out in the country) are watching Liam and Wil for the week!
First, we've NEVER had a vacation without the boys, and second, we'll have much more freedom now to hang out with all you fine people and wander around the convention! (And the boys won't be cooped up in a hotel room with some strange babysitter for hours on end...)
3 - We found round trip tickets from Kansas City to LV AND 5 nights at Harrah's for $300/person.
They really ARE discounting things this year. I didn't get them yet, but I told Billy I was willing to sacrifice STAYING at NYNY to have an additional $500 to PLAY with at NYNY.
With the monorail, it's so easy to get up and down the strip, it's not that big of a deal.
4 - Our 10 year anniversary is on December 12, so this is like an early anniversary present for the two of us. No kids? It's going to be weird...
5 - I will know for sure when we get back from PA on Tuesday, but as of now, it looks like we will be flying in on Monday and flying out late Friday or early Saturday.