fun with granny & granny-nanny

Randall’s mom and grandmother arrived on Friday evening for a week long visit. It was fun to watch the girls’ reactions when Granny & Granny-Nanny walked into their room on Saturday morning (they arrived after their bedtime on Friday). They clearly recognized Granny and were very excited to see her! They hadn’t seen Granny-Nanny since we were in New Orleans last Thanksgiving, so Lexi wasn’t too sure about her at first (she was giving her her skeptical scowl), but within a matter of 5 minutes they both warmed up to Granny-Nanny and were sitting on her lap reading books.

Saturday morning we went out to brunch and took a trip up to Ault Park. Following the girls’ nap we all piled into the car to head over to Mt. Adams for Bluegrass for Babies. It was a gorgeous afternoon and we had a fabulous time at this fun family concert/ event, which was a fundraiser for Children’s Hospital.







There was music, there was dancing, there was organic food, and there were tons of activities to keep little ones occupied. When we first got there, I saw Lexi looking off into the distance and suddenly a huge grin spread across her face. She spotted her gymnastics teacher, Miss Rebecca, who was there with an array of tumbling mats, and was so excited to see her. Lexi and Kenzie both spent over an hour going up the steps and down the ramp. They also enjoyed the arts & crafts table, and had fun playing with friends that we ran into while there. Granny & Granny-Nanny had fun watching the girls have fun :) One of my favorite moments was when Granny, Kenzie and I were walking from our seats to check out the raffle prizes and as we were walking a new song was starting up, which had an especially upbeat intro. This song caught Kenzie by such delight that the stopped in her tracks (pointer finger up to emphasize, “Mom, give me a minute here,”) and starting “shaking it” to the beat. Kenzie likes her some Bluegrass music! Too cute!









The girls enjoyed a picnic dinner while listening & dancing to some more music. They especially liked the organic hot dogs (went through 3 of them between the 2 of them) and corn on the cob! Can you tell?




Overall, it was a great event which everyone from 18 months to 90 years enjoyed! Granny-Nanny was a rock-star, walking down the long incline to the ampitheater and back up ... I only hope I can do all she can do when I am 90 :)



On Sunday morning we piled in the car yet again – this time with stroller and baby dolls en-tow, to head up to Kings Island for P&G Dividend Day. It was our first trip to Kings Island with the girls and it was a success. The girls did great, as did Granny & Granny-Nanny. We spent all of our time in Planet Snoopy. The girls were mesmerized by all of the sights and sounds when we first arrived.





Overall, I think they had the most fun, just walking around taking it all in. Lexi especially enjoyed “Dancing in the Streets” – literally. They enjoyed some rides more than others … the yellow seaplane was a big hit, as was the carrousel, and the little cars were fun until the ride operator spoke into the megaphone and scared Kenzie, thus leading to hysterics during the whole ride.



We ran into tons of friends and coworkers. It was especially great to see the Stealey’s! Brooke was so excited to see the girls, and is such a good helper. Gavin was way too excited about the rides to pause for a picture. So happy they are back in town!





A fun, but exhausting weekend… Looking forward to more fun with Granny & Granny-Nanny as they are here all week! They are going to help Randall with the girls, as I head to California on Thursday night to meet my new nephew :) So excited!