Brad Pitt and the boys let loose in Las Vegas

Days before Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are set to hit the red carpet for the Academy Awards, the super-parents continued to keep it all in the family.

According to TMZ, the two Oscar nominees (for "Changeling" and "Benjamin Button," respectively) took residence on opposite sides of the country and treated their kids to some A-list pampering.

While Angie and company were seen shopping in Manhattan, Brad took Maddox and Pax to Vegas for a boys-only outing, which included In-N-Out Burger and Cirque du Soleil's current Las Vegas show, "KA."

The three set up shop at the Hard Rock Hotel, where the boys played Nintendo Wii in the room for a few hours before making a trip to see the lions at the MGM Grand.

-- Kate Stanhope

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