Playin with Alta

Over the weekend Gwyn and Alta came down from Seattle for a little visit. Gwyn announced she was pregnant and we were able to have a lot of time to play with Alta. The visit didn't got quite as planned and I wasn't able to spend much time with Gwyn but I did do some things with Alta. Gwyn went to Bunco with my mom one night so we took Alta to Chuckie Cheese. It happen to be Tyler's birthday that day too.

Chuckie will come out and sing and play with the kids and at the end throw out free tickets. Alta got just a few.

Everyone with Chuckie and saying cheese. (Alta, Erin, Brielle, Tiffany, Brookie and Tyler)

Brielle kicked back and enjoying the clock ride.

Matt loves going and playing the games with the kids (or himself).

Alta had a good time

Brielle enjoyed the different rides.

They were really into the game!

Erin and my mom took Alta, Gwyn and Brielle up to Tahoe. They had a great time.

First time in cold water and she was lovin it!

Reno Rodeo!

Sometimes there are advantages of having your parents so busy they don't have time for certain events and so I get the benefit. My Uncle Don and Aunt Corrine invited us to sit in their box and watch the rodeo. We jumped on the opportunity and had a BLAST! I love the rodeo and watching the events. In fact, during the bull ride portion they had trouble keeping the bulls out of the arena. It was pretty funny. Every time they opened the gate this bull would get out and they would have to try to get both bulls out of the arena. First time I had ever seen that happen.

Look at that bucking horse!

I think Brielle liked to watch the people more than the rodeo.

Out the gate this guys goes!

Yea Hay! Ride em cowboy!

I was shocked Grandpa Ross came. I am glad he did.

One of the side shows was amazing. Yup thats right you are looking at Buffalo and a horse on top of the trailer. Oh and when the trailer came into the arena it was going so fast it caught air. What a show!

This act I had never seen before and the girls were CRAZY! They would perform gymnastic stunts on the horse. Some were so extreme I was scared for the girls. It look very dangerous but you couldn't keep your eye off them.

Brielle was tuckered out and slept through fireworks and all.

The benefits of a box is you are so close you can touch the animals and get dirt flung onto you by horses racing by.

Uncle Don really gets into it- don't we all.

The bull riding is so fun to watch but not too many stayed on that night. In fact this guy is currently flying off his bull.

Thanks for the fun and FREE evening Ross family!

CHOO CHOO

On Saturday the Ross, Hicks, Knight, Taylor family went down to Carson City to the Nevada railroad museum.

My grandpa use to work for the railroad (in fact that is the whole reason our family is in Sparks) My mom and grandpa had been sharing pictures and stories with the Museum folks. As a result they extended a private invitation to the Museum and a ride an old Virginia &Truckee Railroad engine.

Everyone also got to see grandpa Ross demonstrate his job for the railroad (receiving and transmitting the telegraphs and passing the telegraphs to the trains.

The circular loop my Grandpa is holding is what he would hold up when he had to send a telegraph to the train.

I was at work but Matt and Brielle were able to go down. They had a good time watching Grandpa in his setting.