Labor Day Weekend

Off to Julie and Matt's wedding Dukes took Ava to the pool An absolutely BEAUTIFUL ceremony in a giant church in Norfolk Everyone in awe of Julie walking down the aisle

first dance some of the Phi Mus My groovy roommates from college (we missed you Melissa!)

really amazing lighting job in the convention center for their reception

I'm all about the dessert I'm a carnivore Ice sculptures with their initials engraved in it

The Phi Mus singing the "Picture a Girl" song Crazy Dance party We know how to get down

Hooray for married life

Greg and I did the Rock N' Roll Half Marathon the next day in VA Beach

Definitely the most difficult thing we have ever done

had to do LOTS of stretches afterwards so that we could walk the next day

My blisters were pretty severe on the back of my heels ouch Thanks to Dukes we were able to do the race while she watched Ava

She entertained Miss Ava the whole weekend Ava always giggles when Dukes plays with her Happy girl Our Cheerleaders

Dukes gave Ava a corn cob and Ava was so excited that she waved it everywhere She would STILL be chewing on it right now if she had her way

Beach day with the Haseltons on Monday playing with Laura

We tried to do cartwheels. It was a mess. Of course Hazy and Greg show us up by doing hand stands Bocce ball games later where Cali killed all of us. She had an advantage since she is a softball champ Hazy was good too Greg tossing the ball I have ZERO upper body strength so I did not help our team out.

Hanging out with Daddy at the Haselton's BBQ

Hazy (who is a Police Officer in Newport News) arrested us. Handcuffs HURT. Babe arrested her Daddy. A fly decided to take a swim in Cali's wine. Norris their adorable Golden Puppy.

Ava loves jewelry and Ms. Laura.

Who got into the laundry basket? She thought we couldn't see her Oh Hi! We had a GREAT Labor Day Weekend. Momma Dukes came to visit for the weekend and hung out with Ava while we went to Julie and Matt's wedding and ran the Rock N Roll Half Marathon. Ava had a great time with Dukes at the pool, reading books, and playing. I have never seen Ava as excited as she was when Dukes gave her a corn cob. She waved it in victory and chewed on it for about 40 minutes. We think it soothed her teeth. We had a wonderful time at Julie and Matt's wedding in Norfolk. They had a tear jerking ceremony followed by an elegant reception. We ran the Rock N Roll half marathon the following morning. We decided to run the race together and go at a comfortable pace so that we could enjoy all the sites. Every mile there was a band playing with cheerleaders cheering you on in between each band. All the neighborhoods had contests to out do each other with spirit parties along the way. Our favorite was a neighborhood that dressed up like penguins from Happy Feet and danced to the soundtrack of the movie. We are looking forward to doing more races together in the future. We are thankful Dukes was visiting because she completely spoiled us rotten after the race by letting us rest all day while she watched the baby and made us yummy food. The following day we went to a BBQ at the Haselton's house in Newport News. We had a great time relaxing and stuffing our face with them.