1st Pedicure

On Friday I took Ava to her first pedicure.  My mom came along too and we made it a little girls morning.  After I dropped Andrew off at school Ava and I met my mom for Starbucks before heading to our pedicures.

She was pretty quiet and shy but you could tell she was really excited.

She sat quietly and occasionally gave me a smile.  I asked her if she liked and she said yea.

 

 We decided to go ahead and get her nails painted too.

 She sat so still and was so good.

 Showing me her pretty nails and toes.

 As soon as we got done she asked if she could do it again.  Love my girl time with her!

11.16.2012- Ava 2 1/2 years old

Leyton's 1!

My sweet little niece, Leyton, turned 1 last Saturday.  I can't believe she's already one!  We drove down for her party on Saturday morning and spent the day at her party and with my family.

 My sister did a great job decorating for the party.

 Leyton opening all of her presents.  All of the big kids were trying to help.

 Daddy and Ava.  She was a little shy around all of the people.

 Leyton and her cousins, minus a few.

 Right before she had her first bite of cake...and she loved it!

 After the party the girls took and nap and then we headed over to my grandparents house to say hi.

 All of the kids had fun playing together.

 Playing with the doll house that my sister and I used to play with and even my mom used to play with!

 Saying goodbye to Papa & Pama Great.

11.10.2012

Happy Birthday Weekend

The first weekend in November we headed to Eagle Crest with the family to celebrate my Dad's 60th birthday.  It was such a fun relaxing weekend with the whole family.

My sister and I both showed up in our yellow pants...haha! 

 We worked on a very special gift for my dad this year for his birthday.  My sister and I contacted some of his friends and family and asked them to write down a memory of our dad.  We put 60 memories in 60 different envelopes.  He was pretty shocked when he saw all of the envelopes. 

 We spent the rest of the night reading all of the memories.  There were a few tears but mainly lots of laughs.  It was so much fun and such a special gift for my dad.

 I even had Andrew and Ava do a letter.  Andrew's said that he loved that Papa came and fixed his wall and then he drew a pirate ship.  Ava's said that she loves his hugs and kisses and she did a little coloring too.

 

The next day we headed into Sisters to walk around a bit and have coffee at Sister's Coffee Company.

 

The kids had a blast looking at the bookstore.

 That afternoon the guys went golfing while the girls and Andrew went back to the house so Ava & Leyton could take a nap.

We spent most of the afternoon playing Uno Attack with Andrew. 

 Andrew really loves his baby cousin.

 After dinner we headed to the indoor pool for some swimming.

The kids had a blast! 

 But Leyton was a little unsure.

The next morning we just lounged around and packed up.  The kids hung out in their pj's and watched cartoons.  We were all pretty tired since the kids didn't sleep much that weekend.

 

 It was a beautiful morning so we took a few pictures.

 This is such a classic Ava face!

 Dad and his girls.

 Ava really wanted to be in the picture.

 And in this picture too :)

 After we packed up we headed back into Sisters to grab some lunch before heading home.

We found this cute little barn and just had to take a few more pictures!

 

Thanks Mom & Dad for such a fun family weekend.  Happy Birthday to you, Dad.  We love you!

11.2-11.4.2012- Andrew 5, Ava 2 1/2 years, Leyton almost 1 year old