Come Catch a Leprechaun

On Saturday, March 13th we did our 2nd 5 k as a family, Come Catch a Leprechaun. It was the smallest run we have ever participated in. If there were 500 people I would be surprised. Typically this would make the run easier because there are less crowds to hold you back but mother nature figured out a way to slow us down...wind. It was so windy that day! Jim was pushing Abby and her stroller became a sail. Even with the wind we finished the run in 32:02. We were happy with this time. It was about 5 min faster than our last run.

Joanne Comes To Visit

Earlier this month ( March 4-10th) my cousin Joanne came to town for a visit. We did not have the best of weather while she was here but we tried to make the best of it. We took a couple of drives through Red Rock Canyon...

Had lunch at Mt. Charleston Lodge one of our favorite spots in Las Vegas. On Monday night we all headed to downtown Las Vegas to the Freemont Street Experience. We had dinner and the we walked amongst the crowd on Freemont Street. Freemont Street is famous for having the largest big screen TV in the world. Hoisted above the street there is 12.5 million synchronized LED modules. Several times a night all TVs come alive and put in a show...


We had a fun night...

On Tuesday night Joanne and I headed out on the town and went to dinner and a show. First we headed to Bally's to see Jubilee. While we were waiting for the show we sat down at the bar for as drink and a little video poker. I walked away wining $15 after being dealt 4 Aces! Too bad I was only betting quarters. Next, it was off to the show. Jubilee is one of the original showgirl shows in Vegas. It arrived in town in 1959. The show was fun. I am happy that I was able to see something truly Vegas. Plus, it was amazing to see the girls actually be able to dance with those huge headdresses.

After the show we had a nice dinner and then it was time to head home. Joanne left the next day and if was definitely sad to see her go. We really hope that she will come back and visit us soon.

Dancing and Gymnastics

Abby has a new hobby, dancing. She will dance to almost everything but she particularly seems to live heavy metal music...Jim is thrilled. Here is a video of her dancing to Audioslave...



Abby also started gymnastics this month. The first class was an absolute disaster! Abby fell asleep on the way to the class and was NOT a happy camper when I woke her up. I have the disobedient crying kid in class. There was a shimmer of hope though...when there was about 5 min left in class she started to realize that she was having fun. The 2nd week was much better! The trick was I didn't let her fall asleep on the way there. We look forward to 4 more weeks of classes.