Mother's Day Weekend

I had a great Mother's Day in Northern Virginia visiting Momma Dukes and Mom V. We had a great time relaxing and eating tons of treats with family. Greg came home the following day and we celebrated Mother's Day this weekend by going to see the play "Wicked".  This was Greg's first musical and he and I absolutely loved it.  We have been singing show tunes all weekend now!

The guys- Jon, Bdad, and Bob

Hanging out with Uncle Jon 

Having a great time with Bdad on the deck. (Ava is doing her "Tada!" pose here)

Tada pose is usually the only thing close we can get to her looking at the camera in a pose

Mom wanted a "Belly Shot". I'll get a sideways one this week now that I have someone to take the picture.  Aren't Mom's flowers beautiful!

Taking her pug purse in her truck

She was attached to GrandBob all weekend and wouldn't have anything to do with the ladies.

A sassy thumb sucker

Crossing her arms because she wasn't getting what she wanted at the time.

We wore her out!

Went to visit Bdad

She wanted to take the Bear with her. 

Bdad showing Ava the fountain

Ava showing Gigi her balloon. 

Honey that is a Deal Breaker....

Welcome home Daddy!

  Ava was on a super "Daddy Sugar High" as soon as she saw him and played all afternoon and evening with him. 

Is that Juan Valdez? Greg baby, I love you but that mustache is a deal breaker and it has GOT to go.

On most pretty days we walk to the lake in our community to see the ducks. They were not here today but Ava called "Duck! Duck? DUCCCCCK?!?!?!?" in search for them

She is entertained by a stick for about 15 minutes. How sweet childhood is. 

On a search for the ducks

Happy little girl. 

Quarantine

Our Quarantine Week

Ava started coming down with a "cold" last Friday. Monday morning it morphed into this awful illness that included a slight fever, congestion, rash on her hands, feet, and inside of her mouth. I was lucky to get a same day appointment at Oceana for her to see the pediatrician. The doc said she has the classic symptoms of this "hand, foot, mouth virus" that toddlers often get. The spots in her mouth had discouraged her from eating and she had a horrible time sleeping. Poor baby she was so upset.  The medicine has kicked in though and she is feeling much better. We are quarantining ourselves till Friday just to make sure we don't infect other kiddies (luckily Cailin and Julian are doing ok). We did get the OK from the doc to go to swim lessons since she does not have any open sores, won't come in contact with other children, and chlorine kills everything.  Ava LOVES swim classes. She is like a little tadpole and can't get enough of all the water games we play.  Since the weather has been awful this week we have been laying low trying to entertain ourselves around the house. 

 Right now Ava enjoys organizing the crayons more than actually coloring. 

Coloring an A for Ava

Great Article

My Mom friends have been passing this around and we love it! Double click on the article to enlarge it to read. 

House Guests Part II

Cailin loves her sunglasses

Sami and Cailin were brave and got their feet wet and even got buckets of water.  Ava wouldn't even go within 10 feet of the shoreline.

This is far as I go Mom!

Cailin decides it is a bit too cold. 

I love this picture of her

Ava running to me because she is tired of the sand

Ava and Cailin attract cute little surfer boys! We had lots of fun all blowing bubbles for about 20 minutes. It starts early Daddies!

Cailin wants to blow bubbles by herself 

They were worn OUT after the beach trip

Chalk time!

such cute kids

Baby butts are SO cute

This is my favorite picture from the weekend. They are such happy little girls.

Loving on the loofahs

Christine the cuddler

All little kids just adore these wine glasses!

Silly girls!

Deciding what they are going to play with next 

Our happy go lucky girls with matching skirts!

We had a mini Phi Mu Reunion at CNU

Candle lighting. We pass around a candle for when someone is either lavaliered, engaged, or expecting. We had two on Sunday, Danielle is engaged and I am expecting Baby Brute. 

House Guests!

Hooray House Guests!

Sami and Cailin drove down from Northern Virginia for the weekend for a girls weekend. Cailin (who turns 3 in September) and Ava get along wonderfully and are both prissy girly girls.  Christine and Julian came over for the evening for dinner, outside play, and a movie. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we really enjoyed our beach day.  However, the water is like ICE so the majority of the time was spent playing in the sand. Sami has the majority of the pictures from the weekend on her camera and I will post them when she sends them to me. We had a wonderful time with Sami and Cailin and hope they come back to visit again soon.

My beach bunny baby Ava!

Ava might be more of a pool girl this year because by the end of the trip she just wanted to sit on the beach chairs and NOT in the sand.

Cailin is just so stinking cute. 

Cailin would have stayed at the beach over night if we allowed her.

Mimi (what Cailin calls her) and Cailin 

Mom I don't WANNA take another picture! That is so MY pouty face that she is making too which cracks me up. 

I love how the 3 of them unintentionally matched their outfits. 

Sami the super mom!

Strawberries!

Julian enjoying some strawberries

Julian is such a stud on Ava's bike