Ava Turns 3 In Texas!

We spent most of the week in Texas. Ava's real #3 Birthday was on Wednesday. She chose what we ate for dinner. We ended up with tater tots and Hebrew Nationals with cookies from Cookie Bouquet for dessert. FYI...those are the BEST iced sugar cookies around! Thanks Aunt Sissy!
Ava ate on the "You Are Special" Red Plate

We ended with our annual A&W floats since "Ava & William" have Birthdays two weeks apart. It's the perfect excuse for a rootbeer float!

After the Party

We had a fun afternoon with family after the party and a good long nap.
Ava opened gifts and we grilled out for dinner.

We sang Happy Birthday and took a dive into a yummy cookie cake.
A big and busy day for Ava!

Ava's Round-Up

Ava had a Cowgirl Round-up for her 3rd Birthday party.
....Tia Lorena ordered special cookies and made a super neat pinata...

...Papa cooked his famous Mickey Mouse pancakes...

....ummm ummm good.....
...Ava taking the first hit...
...it was extra tough to bust this year...

...kids collecting their goodies...

...Ava opening gifts...

Happy Birthday to Ava

Our sweet girlie turned 3 today! Time flies when you're having fun and fun she is! We love you, Ava! Updates to come on her party and family celebration!

Texas Highlights

Ava and I went to Dallas for a few days for William's Birthday. Ava had fun pretending to be "Queen Esther" in Aunt Sissy's bed. She got to fall alseep there while the grown ups played cards. Dreamy for an almost 3 year old!
Play-Doh with Mum
Pancakes with Papa
Practicing for her party


Papa's Creation!
William's party was on Sunday at Peter Piper Pizza. Good times were had by all. Ava loved the idea of tokens and tickets. She scored lots of "junk" with all of her earnings. So fun!!!
Happy 7th Birthday William! Can't wait to see you soon at my house!!

Fun With Jonathan

My pal, Jonathan, who lives far away came for a long awaited visit!

We had a great play date!

Jamey, Jonathan, and Ava
...taking an afternoon dip...

Come back soon, Jonathan! We miss you already!!!

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Kid's Day at the Farmer's Market

The Farmer's Market was especially fun today because there was lots to do for kids.

First up was face painting....Next, coloring a pot and planting seeds....We picked out some peaches before playing at playground....a perfect Friday morning!

Sisters

Our little bun is half way done and it's a girl!

We are very excited and pray Ava and baby girl will be the best of friends. Everything looks very healthy and all is well! Ava is so proud...she thinks the baby is coming any day now so we're trying to reinforce the fact that it has to bake inside of Mommy and won't arrive until there's a Christmas tree in the living room. With that said, she still thinks it should be here NOW!

Cake Walks and Dancing

We went to a Beaver Lake 4th of July celebration yesterday. Ava walked the cake walk five times and finally won! Woo-Hoo! Go #19!

Of all of the fabulous homemade desserts, Ava chose the very festive, stale, store bought cupcakes! Good Choice, Ava!
...and a good cupcake it was...
We wrapped up our evening with live music and lots of dancing! As always, it was a great weekend at the lake

Isabella + Ava = Friends Forever!

We celebrated the 4th at the lake. Isabella and Ava had a super fun sleepover together...they learned a few things a long the way.....how to shuck corn...
....fun fun fun....
...sharing dress up clothes...
....enjoying their morning tea on the deck....
....loving the quilts Grammy made while watching their video....

Day at the Zoo

Today we took a trip to the zoo....first stop was a ride on the carousel.....
...the polar bears were our favorite...
...all Ava wanted to see was a duck...wild dreams do come true!
Ava fit right in with the zebras! It was a fun family day together!

Getting Ready

Becoming a Big Sister takes lots and lots of practice! Ava pretty much attacks baby Jack whenever he's in sight.....thanks, Jamey's Mom for sharing...
....when he's not in sight there's baby Holly. She requires Pampers and wipes and lots of storytime.....so cute!