First trip to the beach

It was a gorgeous weekend in VA Beach so we spent the majority of the time outside

Ava and Penny hung out while I washed the cars in the morning

Penny trying to make a deal with Ava to give her a cracker

We walked the boardwalk and took the kids to the playground on the beach. Ava did NOT like the sand and would army crawl to make sure she didn't get any on her hands. PRISS!

Julian going full blast down the slide

Ava refusing to get up because she doesn't want to get her hands dirty

Perfect weather to fly a kite!

Christine and Julian taking it for a spin 

Taking a stroll on the beach 

Ava has this little backpack with an attached leash for when we go to crowded places

She likes it

Julian has a matching one 

The kids being adorable as usual 

Ava telling Julian a secret

They have become good buddies now

They both passed out on our way home. Great day with the Heberts!

Blue Bird Farm Day

We went to Blue Bird Farm with our meetup group and had a great time.

Ava going down the slide with Sarah 

Running around the mini barn 

She is such a big girl now! She wanted to the big swing and could handle it.

Not knowing what to think of the Turkeys. They were actually VERY mean and tried to bite everyone. This one hissed at her. 

"Mom I don't like Turkeys" 

She LOVED the swan. She wanted to stay there all day. 

wanted to make sure she had the best view

She thought the cows were neat 

We had a fun day in Hampton. Bluebird farms is free and they have a great playground on site as well. We had a picnic lunch with the group and enjoyed the beautiful weather. 

The camera has been Revived!

Ava in her pretty dress from Aunt Jess and Uncle Justin in the courtyard at Church.

I can NEVER get her to hold still for pictures anymore!

Ava is not a morning person. This is one of the rare mornings she was in a good mood when she woke up and wanted to start the day our reading her books. 

Ava's first cheeseburger from McDonalds. She was not impressed. 

She loves to jump on our bed and throw off all our pillows

Look how little she is compared to the bed!

Ava's 2nd Easter Egg hunt at Grandma Bath's House

Ava very proud of her 10 eggs she found. She laid them all out for Momma to see. 

Showing Momma and Dada her eggs

Looking for Eggs with Dada

Telling Grandma Lita about her Easter Eggs

Pretty Caris!

On the hunt!

Found one!

Showing us her egg

Searching with Dada

Paige and Eric on the hunt

Aunt Pat, Susan, and Grandma Bath all looking lovely on Easter

Dad V and Uncle Bobby matching on purpose.

Richard fixing Grandma Bath's wind chime

Ava was just as excited about the buckets as she was about the eggs

Silly

Ava and her cousins!

Ava playing with her presents from the Easter Bunny

This egg lights up and spins....most importantly, it does not make noise (hallelujah! )

playing with all her presents and showing Momma and Dada

She loves her pinwheel but she doesn't have enough breath to make it spin. So she brings it up to me to blow on about 23 times a day. 

Hanging around with Uncle Eric

This is when we surprised Mom V on her 50th with a birthday party

She had no idea!