Beach Bums!

We went on our annual vacation to Gulf Shores.  The girls are still beach bums and love every minute of it.

On the ferry ride over.

 Playing in the sand

We went to visit the zoo!

What can we find?

My Sweet ones!

 And silly ones!



Ava's 5th Birthday

Ava had her 5th birthday party at Build-A-Bear with all of her friends.

4th of July Fun

We celebrated the 4th with a Pool party with friends and cousins.

Ava's 4th of July Parade

Brownie Camp-Out

Grace went camping with her Brownie troop.  She learned to light a match, tie knots, and cook over a camp fire. 

End of Season Blastball Party

Ava had her end of season Blastball party at CiCi's.

Ava's Spring Program

Ava had her Spring Program at school.  We were very excited because she sang well and knew all the had motions.

Prinicipal for the Day

Grace got to be Prinicipal for the Day at her school.  We won this at our schools Silent Auction.  She got to do announcements, observe other classes, go on a field trip to the Special Olympic games, and choose where she wanted to go out for lunch.  She absolutely LOVED it!

Easter 2011

Great Wolf Lodge

For Christmas we received a gift card to Great Wolf Lodge.  We spent 2 days there playing at the water park, exploring MagiQuest, and listening to bedtime stories.  I think the room may have been the biggest hit of all.  The girls had a great time and can't wait to go back.

Ava plays Blastball

Ava played Blastball in the Spring and really liked it.

The BIG Ice and Snow of 2011

We have been in our house since Tuesday because our area was covered in ICE.  Then woke on Friday morning to 5 inches of snow on top of the ice.  Its burr rabbit cold outside. The front of our house.

Down our street both ways.

Welcome to Bistro Staten for Grace's 8th Birthday

 We celebrated Grace's birthday with a cooking party.  I embroidered all the kids and adult helpers aprons.

The kids made their own pizzas.

While the pizzas cooked the kids made a take home cooking activity.  They made an M&M cookie mix in a jar.

Then they ate their pizzas, Grace opened her presents.  After that they decorated their own cupcakes to eat.  Then had a little bit of time left to play and have some dance contestes (thanks Sara and Julie).

Happy 8th Birthday Grace

It's Grace 8th birthday and we celebrated with dinner at the restaurant of her choice. This year she got to bring her best friend Kyleigh with her. Then we headed back home where we had cake and she opened a few presents. Ashley and I bought her a desk for her room a couple of weeks before her actual special day for her.