What up

Well, I realize I haven't posted pics of our happenings in months - so in one swoop I have shortly recapped every month since April. We have been busy around this joint getting ready for Tripp (yes, this is what we are calling the new bambino). We have almost converted Ava's room for her big girl bed and have started moving her furniture into Tripp's room.

Spring and summer have flown by we are outside as much as we can or as much as the heat will allow. Ava is a fish and would live in the water if we let her. I will have more pics of that later on. Hope you all are finding great ways to stay cool for the summer.

Oh, and as for those of you who have asked me to post some pics of how big I am getting they are coming. I just seem to look so tired in the evenings when I think of taking a picture - can't imagine why?!!!!

June

First Ranger game of the summer and with this heat it will probably be our only Ranger game of the summer. Ava had a great time dancing to the music and just playing. Here is she is with our sweet friend "Jess". Jess is already back in England and we are ready for her to come back. Ava loves her so much she even sat still for Jess and Rachel to paint her toenails - amazing!



Life is grand with a mouthful of M&M's all the while saying cheese for the camera.



About 10 attempts of a family pic at the game and I know this is just going to get harder when we add another.


Happy in Gree's lap with her new favorite kind of water bottle. She loves the tops on these particular bottles and down 20 oz. of H2O in a heartbeat.


Met up with the Shuttlesworths' for lunch. As you can tell the kiddos were having a blast. The adults had a blast too. Heath commented that Lindsay and I didn't visit much and I just laughed and said welcome to playdates with kids you start a conversation in the midst of it make sure your child hasn't ran out of the restaurant or beat some stranger child, then try to remember where you were in the conversation to finish it. Isn't motherhood grand?

May

The month of May was nothing too exciting, great weather fun times outside. Oh wait, Ava you have on such a cute outfit let me take your picture. How about a big fat "NO!!"



You can have a picture of the back of the outfit and that is it!


Let's try a little golf in the bottom picture we started out with our plastic clubs but shortly moved up to the real thing for my short game. Let's just say Daddy tried to show me the ropes but I am so good I know I can swing better by myself without any help.


Who needs both hands, I can swing with one!!!

April

Here is what is going on in April, we love shapes in this house and Ava is obsessed with this shirt because it has a heart on it she was thrilled when she actually got to wear a shirt with a shape on it. Oh, the things that make a little girl excited!



We are always so full of joy for life here she is just screaming at the top of her lungs because she thinks it is funny, can't say that I don't think it is funny. She thought it was even better that I was taking her picture while doing it.



I know some of you are thinking I just injected my child's lips with Botox but no this particular evening she was just really into saying "CHEESE!!!".


Nothing like studying a cookbook upside down with your sunglasses on!


And, yes this is her beautiful Easter dress and the best picture she was willing to take that day. I keep telling myself I will dress her up again and try it one more time but things are always so nutso on Sunday mornings.