Grandpa Ransom's Visit

My dad arrived the day after Stef and Olivia left (Tuesday, April 10th).  He hasn't seen Brynlee since Thanksgiving, and boy has she changed since then!  We went to the Clark County fair up in Logandale on Thursday (what a drive!). We thought it was going to be a little chilly, but it ended up being a nice day.  We watched some frisbee dogs and some pig racing and of course we had to eat some of the unhealthy fair food (fry bread with strawberry cheesecake on top)!  Here are some pics from the fair.  We tried to get a good family picture, but Brynlee wouldn't cooperate.  This was towards the end of the day, and it was about that time where she had enough.  The pig racing was so cute; next year she will be a little more interactive at the fair!  She was exhausted on the ride home!

Here's Brynlee and Grandpa.  This was on Friday; we went to The Guitar Center to buy Jason his birthday present and then to Target.  Brynlee loves shopping (just like her mommy)!  Grandpa bought Brynlee a float for the pool.  :0)

Saturday Brynlee turned 5 months old!  It was a crappy day out for most of the day so we spent most of our time inside.  I made Brynlee some more baby food because I got 25 lbs of carrots with my bountiful basket this week.  I did a lot of cooking that day with carrots and I still didn't put a dent it my bag o' carrots!  She tried carrots that night, and its a good thing she liked them because she will be getting a lot more!  I went to a wedding reception that night for Ellie's sister, Chelsea, and Jason had the task of putting Brynlee to bed.  She was a little hysterical at first, but once she finally fell asleep she was out!  She has been going to bed around 7 or 7:30 pm each night, and the past few nights she has been sleeping through until about 4:30 or 5:30 am.  I think we are finally turning a corner here!  Now we just need to get her to drink from a bottle! 

Sunday was a much nicer day and we went down to Freemont Street and had some lunch.  Then we came home and took a nice walk around the neighborhood.  We had to put Brynlee in her Gator dress while grandpa was here!

We took grandpa to the airport Monday morning, and Jason had off on Tuesday and Wednesday this week instead of Wednesday and Thursday.  Wednesday was Jason's 31st Birthday so we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner the night before and on his birthday I made him some homemade spring rolls, guacamole and some cake balls. We attempted to go to the pool and use the new pool float that grandpa got for Brynlee, but the wind was blowing too much and we think it was a little too cold for her so we will try again another day.

The next visitor arrives on May 10th.  Jason's mom (Mimi) comes in for our anniversary weekend.  Jason and I are going to see Elton John on our anniversary night and we are going to attempt to spend the night in a hotel room on the strip.  I've got to get Brynlee drinking a bottle by then!

April is a busy month!

I missed last week, and there has been so much that has happened since my last post!

Jason's best friend, Kenny, came to visit.  It was nice for Jason to get to spend some time with him as they haven't seen each other in a while, and  Brynlee got to meet her Uncle Kenny!  Brynlee looks sad in this picture, but she just doesn't like the flash on the camera.

The day after Kenny left, Jason's sister, Stef, and her daughter, Olivia, came to visit for Easter weekend.  Olivia is 3 and she was so excited to meet her baby cousin.

We went to the Adventure Dome at Circus Circus so that Oivia could ride some of the rides and she saw Dora in 4D.  Brynlee was in awe of all the lights and then she fell asleep in the Baby Bjorn on daddy's chest.  She can sleep in such chaos!  The next day we went and saw the Easter bunny at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Cactus Gardens.  And of course we had to buy some of the expensive chocolate!

The next day we went to the Springs Preserve for the Eggstravaganza (with the rest of the City).  It was pretty crowded, but they had it set up well and there was so much to do.  Olivia got to do an easter egg hunt, and Brynlee was a champ and was happy in the stroller the whole time.  I brought some oatmeal and fed her some oatmeal while Olivia played on the playground.  Then she took a nap while we walked around.  The weather was so nice for us too!  Here are the girls before we left.  Olivia was so sweet with her baby cousin.

Later that night Jason and I went on our first date since B was born.  Stef was so nice to take on both kids for the night!  We went to the M and ate a nice peaceful dinner at the Oyster Bar and then played a couple of the slots, but we didn't have any luck.  It was a nice night though and Brynlee slept from 7:00 pm until about 3:00 am, which is good for her.  After I fed her at 3, she went back to sleep until 8:30!  She was a sleepy head.

The Easter bunny came that night and left the girls some stuff in their Easter baskets.

Brynlee had a great first Easter!  She got some books, bubbles, a rubber duck for the tub, a soft bunny and a frog bath mitt.  She also got some books and a cute little outfit from Mimi.  The weather was so nice that we took the girls to the pool.  Brynlee loves her baths so we figured she would like the pool too, and she did!  I need to get her a float for the summer cause that floppy hat was annoying both of us!

Then it was picture time for the cousins with their Easter dresses on.

The next visitor arrives tomorrow!  My dad is coming in for a week and we are going to go to the Clark County fair on Thursday.  More to come next week!