THE LONGEST 3 WEEKS AND THE SHORTEST 3!

3 weeks ago today our little guy BRIAN DOUGLAS ADAMS was born!! The past 3 weeks have gone by so fast! On the otherhand the 3 weeks before that were the longest 3 weeks ever because for 3 weeks the doctor said he would arrive any day... but that didn't happen and we ended up having him on his induction date:) Although I was kind of interested in knowing what it was like to just go into labor on my own...being induced is rather pleasant:) So we woke up early and got to the hospital at 7:00 am, but we didn't get to start me for quite a while because I had to have an antibiotic first and I'm allergic to what they normally give. They didn't have the other antibiotic ordered yet....so at around 8:00 they finally got that going.  At 11:00 they got the actual pitocin started and when she checked me at almost 5:00 I was ready to push.  It was 5:00 on the dot when Brian was born! He was 7 lbs 11 oz. and was 20 in long! Now for some pictures!

Leaving for the hospital

Right after he was born

Brian with Grandma

Brian with Grandpa

Brian with my sister Erin

Brian with my sister Stephanie

(These guys were all our support group and we was so happy to have them all with us when Brian was born) 

After Brian was here Stephanie and Erin went and picked Addy up from our friends Chris and Kelli's house to bring her to meet her brother. (Thanks for watching her!)

Here is our first family picture together:)

Addy is such a good big sister! She is such a great helper and loves her brother so much:)

We bought Addy a baby doll too so she could have a baby of her very own as well:) She named him Jack.

Brian with his Uncle Ryan

We are so excited to have Brian in our Family:) 

Catch up!

Wow it has been a long time since we have posted on our blog...instead of making lots of little blog posts to catch up I will do one big one to get everyone up to speed.

Well, I noticed on one of my last posts that I was going to tell you one last surprise that we had for Jackie and Lauren (Sis in law and niece) when they came out to visit at Christmas time....We are having a baby! LOL...All of you know that by now.  Infact he will be here any day!! Here are some fun pictures we got of him at our targeted ultrasound when I was 24 weeksish along.

His name is Brian Douglas Adams:)

We are going to be induced on the 7th of June, but the Dr thinks that it wont be that long.  Either way it will be 10 days at the most! This whole pregnancy went by fast until a couple of weeks ago when the Doctor said that it could be any day.  NOW ITS DRAGGING because everyday we are wondering...is today the day??? We can't wait to meet him and we can't wait for Addison to be a big sister!  Here are a few pics of his room.  There are a couple more things we want to finish on it and then we will show pictures of the whole thing!

Brian is going to have a superhero room! 

Here are just some of the happenings so far since we haven't blogged! Sadly it would be hard to blog about all of it, but here is what I have pictures of on my camera:)

Christmas Morning

Christmas Dinner

We went to St George and Vegas before Jackie and Lauren went home!

New Years Eve at my parents!

I gained a fondness for pinterest!

Staycation! We went to the Melting Pot

The next day Erin brought Addy down and we had a fun day with them!

We went to the Aquarium

and to City Creek Mall

and went swimming!

At Easter we went to St. George and had a fun time with fam.  My Aunt did her tradition of Goat races and easter egg hunts.  They even bought a real goat this year!

We got family pictures! It was fun that we were all together!

We have done some remodeling! With painting and new floors!

We also added a couple new additions like new couches and also a new dishwasher...and when I say new dishwasher what I really mean is A dishwasher because we didn't have one before.  It has made life so much easier!

We are also now a van family!

Addy graduated from our neighborhood preschool:)

This picture is so cute of Addison and her Grandpa at his work:)

Here is a carseat canopy I made Brian.  Now we just need a baby to put in it!!

 Now that we are caught up...hopefully I will be motivated to write more instead of getting so far behind!

CHRISTMAS EVE 2011!

CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION 2011!

Christmas Eve was full of lots of fun festivities! We went to Zupas (one of my new favorite restaurants) for lunch! I recommend the Ultimate Grilled Cheese and the Nuts About Berries Salad! Yum! Only thing wrong with the restaurant is...WHERE IS THE BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP! 

Mom and Dad

Jackie, Lauren and Addy

After lunch we went and saw the movie "The Muppet's"! Have any of you seen that movie? What did you think? WE LOVED IT! Jason surprised me on our anniversary (a couple weeks later) with the soundtrack and we love singing along with it in the car:)

Addy and her dolly have matching outfits!

That night we got in our jammies and then went to visit Jason's Mom at the cemetery before heading to my parents.

I love this picture of my parents:)

Uncle Ryan playing with Addy!

Games!

After we spent the evening watching the movie "The Help"

It was a great day spent with family!

Restaurant reviews: Bellagio and Terrible's Las Vegas Buffet reviews

We recently went to Las Vegas with my sister in law and niece along with my in-laws. Instead of frantically trying to see every site we went to a few things and it was nice and definitely less rushed. I have always wanted to try a lavish Las Vegas buffet. I spent several weeks researching prices,locations, and menu items. (side note, it would have been way easier if the buffets listed their menus online)

to left: The Bellagio




to left: Terribles  
I had considered doing the buffet of buffet passes but after eating two buffets in two days I don't if my body would have been able to contain any more food.


Bellagio Buffet Review:   The Bellagio offers the classic Las Vegas Buffet experience. It is not cheap and neither is the food. The variety and quality of food was great.  Some of the entrees included were prime rib, Kobe top sirloin, Beef Wellington (surprisingly good), King and  snow crab legs, Maple ravioli( disappointing use of maple) Lobster ravioli, Shrimp and pesto stuffed shells, quail, turkey,smoked salmon, sushi, and many many more foods. They did not have a lot of the classic comfort foods served at regular buffets but I think that was done on purpose. Many of the complaints online were of long lines and slow service. We did not experience any of that. We went on a Thursday afternoon around 330 pm. It took maybe ten minutes to get thru the line to pay and were seated promptly.  Most of us ordered chocolate milk and juice.  I think Addy was the only one who ordered  a soda. The server acted like we were little kids. I doubt in a buffet in Las Vegas that serves free beer and wine that Chocolate milk is the most ordered drink by adults.  She was good at clearing our plates but a little slow at refilling drinks but for the amount of people there the service was adequate.  The dessert looked amazing but tasted good. I had an assortment of cheesecakes, vanilla/chocolate domes, tarts, and custards.The fruit tasted very good for not being in season. I did not have any of the green salad as I opted to focus on the non-common foods. Everyone else in our party that had some thought it was good.  The fresh breads and rolls were out of this world. They were baked perfectly.

Grading Scale (out of 5)
Ambiance: 5 functional presentation. Lines moved quickly, food was displayed attractively and spaced well.
Food: 4.5 large variety of exotic and high end foods. lack of comfort food and food that appeals to younger people was lacking.
Price: 3.5 very pricey but to have a single plate like that at a normal restaurant it would cost roughly the same.
I will give it 4 stars. It is not an everyday meal but once a year to go all out it is worth it based on the variety and selection of foods as well as the high quality.



Terribles Buffet Review
     It is much better than the name implies. We went there the following day for lunch. I was still fairly full from the bellagio. We ended up being there in between breakfast and lunch so we got a good mix of stuff. Terribles is your basic golden corral type food. The cost was great we were able to get b1g1 coupons for the six of us. They had a taco station which was good. The guacamole was fresh and tasty. I was impressed with quality of the beef brisket. Very tender and juicy. The roast beef was poor. I've cooked better cuts of meat at my own house.  The Asian station was good.  I liked the fact that you could put as much whipped cream as possible. Their pie was nasty. Very dry and clumpy.  Salad and fruit were good.  Its a good inexpensive place to grab a run of the mill buffet. I'd go again for the price but its not anything that I can't get at any another buffet.

Ambiance 4   clean. had an old-world style theme. Food was displayed pleasantly.  Organized efficiently. Workers kept the counters wiped clean and were hands on. Drinks were filled quickly
Food  3.5   lots of comfort food but nothing exciting or "looking forward to". Nothing to distinguish itself from any other buffet. Food was warm and no trays ever looked empty.
Price 5   for 6.99 all you can eat lunch you can't really beat that price. unless you get b1g1. for the quantity food its a great price.