Today we celebrated Isabella turning 5 and Nicolas turning 2...Western Style!
....Jane gave the pony a few good hits...
...Ava pinned the star on Dora...
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!
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...
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!!!
...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...
...Ava's fish...
...Jane's abstract...
...apple and orange tree...with a bunny, birds, and handprints for a sun...
...Just for fun....here is a picture of Scott when he was Ava's age...
After the taste test....with a yellow hue on her tongue.
...Back to business...
Ava LOVES every minute of crafts...she was very particular about her painting.
...she is looking so grown up to me and changing very day...
Jane has a new obsession with sitting on the potty! She doesn't go potty...but it's definitely her favorite seat in the house!
...another new favorite is having Daddy swing her in the doll carrier....
The girls have found a new place to read....alone! Every morning, they pile every pillow in Janie's crib...and a mound of books.....The mess is worth the silence! They LOVE it...and their Mama does too! 
...My big 5 year old...
Ava & Ellen
...Ava and Ms. Lisa...
Jane also had her first day of Bible Study on Wednesday...she was excited to show off her paper!
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." 
.....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." 
...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...
