Prima Pizza Party

Isabella invited Ava over to make a pizza last night. They were so proud of themselves as they decorated their own sides.

yum yum!

Thanks for a great time!

Janie Bird

Our sweet baby is changing everyday! I am trying to capture each little moment! Ava affectionately calls her "Janie Bird"& "Janie Cakes." She is Mother Hen around here and likes to take care of HER baby...so sweet...most of the time!

Little Miss Sunshine & Meeting Mia

I thought these pictures of Ava were so cute and funny. This is the new pose she strikes at picture time. She calls it her "surprised face."
In baby news, our Community Group met tonight and Jane hung out with her new pal, Mia, while the grown ups played The Newlywed Game which was quite hilarious. She is super cute and very smily! They are destined to be sweet little friends.

Day O' Fun

We headed out early this morning for Jane's 2 month appointment. Grammy took Ava on a little adventure while Jane got shots etc... As you can see, she was pooped by the time we got home. I love how she's still hanging onto her purse for dear life!

Jane weighed in at 10lbs 6 oz and is 22 in. long. She was a brave girl. Mommy earned a Starbucks for being a brave girl as well!!
...happy girls...

...love that smile...

...evidence of shots...poor bebe!

Also, Today Mum and Papa are celebrating their 38th Anniversary!

We hope you have a Happy Weekend!! xoxoxoxoxo

Fun With the Easy Bake Oven

Aunt Kristin and William came for a super fun visit! We did all sorts of fun things. Ava's favorite was busting out the Easy Bake Oven. It's amazing (and scary) what light bulbs are capable of cooking. Today we chose sugar cookies.
Ava mixed the dough...

Next, she pushed it through the oven...

...and with GREAT anticipation, she waited 8 minutes for her very gourmet cookies to bake....

...Here they are...

Simply perfect for a 3 year old's palette!

Tea for Three

Ava and Grammy made brownies to enjoy for a "girls only" afternoon tea....
...cracking an egg...
...lots of licking, stirring, and sampling...

Ava drew placemats and picked out tea cups from Grammy's collection for us. You can see Pappy and Daddy watching football and napping in the background. They were not invited and not terribly upset about it!
Ava had to have one last cup Sunday morning before we left for church.

Sissy and William came Sunday afternoon for a 4 day visit!! Yippee!! Hopefully we'll get some fun pictures to post!!

Happy 2009!

We celebrated the New Year with a party at Jeff & Lorena's and spent the weekend at the lake.

...Scott cuddling his girls early Friday morning...
disclaimer: my child DOES wear clothes (most of the time)!

Merry Christmas in Texas

We had a very Merry Christmas in Texas!

We went to an eve of Christmas Eve service at Kristin, Craig, and William's church. Jason Castro from American Idol was part of the praise team which was super fun! He was one of my favorites from this past season. On Christmas Eve, we went to Mum and Papa's church and came home for Christmas dinner. All of my pictures are pajama pictures...as you can tell, we had a very casual Christmas!! Our camera battery was acting up so I am sad that we didn't snap more pictures....check Kristin's blog for more family fun!

...Papa cuddling Miss Jane...

...stockings are always a favorite in our family...

My little baker is ready to use her new oven.....Oh what fun!!

...Mum giving Jane some love...

...The girls on Christmas Morning...

Papa carved the big kids a walking stick...they were so proud!!

Sweethearts

Christmas at the Lake

We spent the weekend at the lake for an early Christmas celebration...

We've grown from 8 to 10 in 2 months!
...Grammy reading with her girls...

...Nicolas and Jane meeting for the first time...

...Grammy and Pappy holding the wee little babes...

...Ava enjoying the gifts...

She got to open all of Jane's presents as well...a tough job but someone's gotta do it!

Good Morning Snuggles

Special Visitors

Grandma Great and Aunt Vickie came for a visit last Sunday. Here is baby Jane meeting her Grandma Great for the very first time. We had a fun afternoon together! Thanks for coming! We Love You!!

Baby Blue Eyes

Here's a picture of the girlies tonight. Jane was born with very blue eyes and we're hoping they'll stay that way! Her hair is all kinds of crazy fun too! Ava is doing a great job at being the Big Sis...we are constantly practicing how to be gentle...I think she's getting the hang of it. Sweet little Jane is very loved by her big sister and Mommy & Daddy, of course!

Happy December 1st & Due Date

Happy December 1st! We had a light snow all day yesterday and through the night. This is the only evidence I have as it has mostly melted away!

Today we start the big countdown to Christmas! My Aunt Linda made our advent calendar that Ava and Jane will add an ornament to each day. It took Ava forever to decide which should go on first...we decided on the teapot for today!
Ava also started her very first chocolate advent calendar today. Thanks Aunt Sissy for sending us a December 1st surprise. Today her treat was a chocolate train. Be sure to check William's blog for their "Favorite things about Christmas" countdown each day in December!
Last but never ever least...Today is baby Jane's true due date. We are SO thankful she is here and healthy! Happy due date sweet baby girl! You are so so so very loved!!