Sunday, August 22, 2010

Pockles in the Tub

Bathtime popcicles are the way to go at our house. Drippy girls get clean and my floors aren't quite so sticky! Jane refers to hers a "pockle."

Cousin Fun

Isabella came to spend a whole day with us this week!
.....the girls colored FOREVER...Jane even joined in on the fun!
...Another favorite was playing hospital...both girls said they were "very very very sick."

Monday, August 16, 2010

One Last Hurrah

We had one last hurrah before the busyness of a new school year starts!
The cousins had a ball playing together!
...Dilly Bars from DQ for dessert...
...storytime with Pappy...
...puzzles on the porch...
..an afternoon at the Landing...
...the whole gang...
...Isabella & Ava...
...lots and lots of swimming...
...sweet sisters...

...shuffleboard spectators...
...serious shuffleboard...
...fun at Silver Dollar City...
...Jane's first froggy ride...

Monday, August 09, 2010

Beauty and the Beast

We went to the Walton Arts Center yesterday to see Beauty and the Beast.
Everything about it was absolutely wonderful!
...little Belles...
...with Grammy & Lydia...
...it was a sweet mother/daughter date...
...carefully walking up the steps...
...ready for the show to begin...
Afterwards, we went to the Mellow Mushroom for pizza.
The perfect ending to a special day together!

Sunday, August 08, 2010

Birthday Weekend Etc...

Last weekend was full and crazy of #5 fun! We got a sweet picture of the girls with Mum and Papa before they headed back to Texas.

Creighton and Jane played all weekend long...so fun that they are only 9 mths apart!...I somehow managed to takemy pictures while Will was on the move...just for the record...he was here and had mega fun!
Ava with her huge birthday cupcake cake....it was one big cake!

Monday, August 02, 2010

Hello Five! Hello Kitty!

We celebrated Ava's 5th with a Hello Kitty tea party...
...pin the bow on Hello Kitty...
...a very happy 5 year old spinning to pin the bow on HK...
...Fancy lunch of pink lemonade, butterfly sandwiches, princess cheese cubes, and yummy rainbow jello (thanks to Aunt Sissy)...
...a gaggle of girls...
...Aunt Lorena made an adorable Hello Kitty pinata...it was too cute to hit with a stick...poor little Hello Kitty...
Happy Birthday Dear Ava...Happy Birthday to YOU!

Look Who's 5!

Ava turned 5 on Friday....FIVE! We went to the Cafe with Mum to celebrate with a turnover treat! I cannot believe my firstborn baby is 5!!!
Papa, Kristin, Craig and the boys came on Friday afternoon. Grammy and Pappy met us to celebrate at Barnett's....and then we came home for cupcakes and presents.
...Our Birthday Girl...
...Oh the fun...
We ended the day is a Birthday bike ride up and down the street with William......Ava loves being 5!