Family Pictures - Mexico

Mexico Vacation

We went on a long-awaited trip to the beach a few weeks ago! Mum and Papa, Aunt Sissy & family, and the 4 of us hopped on a plane and headed to Cancun!

Jane, Will, and Ava watching the plane before we got on...
...from Cancun, we took a bus ride an hour south to XCaret...
...There was tons to do at our resort...we fed the very hungry fish every morning...

...We ate a big breakfast every morning together...

...Mum and Papa...

...Beautifil Red Macaws filled the atriums of our resort...

...and lots of flamingos too...

...walking to the beach...

...Will having a ball...

...Jane draining a strawberry slush...

...sandcastles...

...Big Cousins Having Fun...

...crazy hats...

...Playa Del Carmen...

Scott & Craig had the opportunity to go fly fishing at Cozumel flats...they caught Bonefish. My Dad was unfortunately sick...so he missed out on the 8 hours of fishing!

...When we weren't at the beach...we played at the pool...
It was wonderful to have a week of hot sun in the middle of October!

A fun time was had by ALL!!

Celebrating Cousins!

Today we celebrated Isabella turning 5 and Nicolas turning 2...Western Style!

It was a special celebration and loads of fun!!
....Jane gave the pony a few good hits...

...Ava pinned the star on Dora...

...Jane took a pony ride...

...and then a real pony appeared in the front yard...rides for everyone!

...I took a ride with Jane & Mia... fun fun fun!!!

Happy Birthday to our DEAR cousins!! We love sharing life with YOU!

Girls at Play

The newest and most entertaining (for the girls) game around our house looks like this. The bring chairs of all sorts in a circle....cover it with quilts....then procede to fill it with whatever they can....including Jane's cradle.
Jane pretends to sleep...

...because Ava tells her what to do....as only big sisters do!

Hello Kitty! Hello Zebra!

We headed to our cute little downtown for Trick-or-Treating yesterday. It was crazytown...but really fun for the cousins! Grammy and Pappy joined us for the fun!
...Isabella and Ava making stops at each shop...

...Belle and a Hello Kitty Ballerina...

...little safari giraffe and zebra cousins...

...Ava w/ the firehouse dog...

...The girls with Main Street Moose...

Fall Snow

We went to the first JBU basketball game of the season tonight. It was the annual toilet paper game...Ava really got excited about it this year! The new arena is beautiful!
...waiting for the first basket....

SO much fun....SO much paper!!!

Gymnastics

Ava loves gymnastics!

She is in a class with 5-7 year olds and has a blast every week learning new things at each station! Each week brings a new adventure...

...I love how their group has a prayer time during roll call...
...stretches...

...building a bridge...

...walking the beam...

...and back...

...springboard jumps...

...Jane hangs out in the viewing balcony with her buddies and eats snacks while watching Ava...