...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...
...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. 
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!
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!
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!
Mum came home with us to spend the week! We are having BIG fun! 
...bounce house...
...art contest...
We finshed our fun morning at the Cafe for a "girls only" lunch! YUM!
Ava enjoyed her Texas tradition of making pancakes with her Papa. She made a letter "A" as well as a spiffy bracelet...cute and oh so delicious!
Creighton and Jane enjoyed taking a few baths together...they played and splashed and had some good cousin fun!
We surprised Uncle Craig at a Rough Riders game on Friday night. We had a fun time celebrating with our "VERY" old Uncle!
Sweet baby boy Creighton
...Ava enjoying the fireworks with her friend....
Happy Birthday, Craig! We LOVE You!
Little Miss Independence is loving doing everything on her own these days at meal time! She is a character...but a super cute one....and a little messy too!
