Finger Paint!!!

Do I need to say anything? Finger paint was quite fun to play with...after Ava decided it was OK for her hands to be dirty! She is too cute, to say the least. I have the masterpieces on display on the living room table, but I am not sure what to do with them now!! Do I keep them forever?

Rain, rain, rain!!!

"Placing" the worms on her picnic table..

The minute Ava sees that it is raining she NEEDS her umbrella and MUST go outsite. We decided that it was warm enough to venture out into the rain to see the worms on the driveway and to use the Dora umbrella. Thank you so very much, Grandma, for the umbrella!

Spring with Grandma

Looking for clouds!

Here are some photos from Grandma's camera of Ava, armed and ready for spring: juice-CHECK!, sunglasses- CHECK!, bucket-CHECK! They have such a wonderful time together, it is great to see their daily routine in action!

Flower girl

Here is our absolutely beautiful flower girl. Ava did a wonderful job walking down the aisle with me, she carried her basket (no flowers--the florist forgot them!) and looked so cute! We all had a great time at the wedding, congratulations Matt and Angie!

Fun time

We traveled to Wyandotte for our friend's wedding. Ava had a great time at the hotel; playing in the armoir, swimming, and just hanging out. Here she is getting ready to go, fresh out of the bath tub with her best friends! (They all came with us, too!)

The Birthday Party (a little late)

Ava and Cole

What a beauiful day!

Ava and Alyssa

Still with her "friends" Tasha and Uniqua!

New bike!!

Ava, Mommy and Ava's little brother!

We had the most beautiful day ever for Ava's 2nd birthday party!! It was sunny and 70's--something that will not happen again in early April for a while, I presume. Ava really enjoyed herself, playing with all of her friends! She got some great toys that will be so much fun this summer...a basketball hoop, sidewalk chalk, sidewalk "paint" and a paint gun, a slip 'n slide, (thanks Uncle Jordan!) pretty clothes, a cabbage patch baby dolly, some books, and so much more! Thank you to everyone for everything! She is really into the Backyardigans and walked around with Tasha and Uniqua all day...thus the theme for her party! I think my favorite memory is when I put her shorts on and she told me, "My pants shrunk!" Too cute!

TWO YEARS OLD!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday to you, Missy Ava! You are such a wonderful, smart, kind little girl. I am so proud to be your Mommy. I had to take pictures of you all day long, so I didn't miss one second of what you did on your big day. First you and I dyed Easter eggs; you are very good at getting the eggs out of the dye with the little spoon they give you! Then we colored and played with markers...you like to put the caps on your fingers! We stayed in our pajamas for all of this so we didn't get too messy! We played in the TV room for a long time--you love to climb and play. After nap time you got to play in your new tent and WOW was it fun! Aunt Lindsay Uncle Scott, Grandma and Great Grandma came over to celebrate with you and have ice cream cake. You got some fun presents! I think you had a fun day, I know I sure had fun spending my whole day with my favorite girl! I love you Ava Renee!!