Busy Weekend!

As usual, when Greg is home our weekends are usually PACKED. Here are some pictures from Greg's last weekend here (I'll post more after Jess sends me some more).  I am still going through camera withdraws and hopefully we will have our new camera soon.  Justin and Jess came down for a visit and we loved their company. We went to the pool, NEX shopping, out to lunch, and Justin was extra nice to babysit Ava so that the Harry Potter Nerds could go see the new movie.  During their visit there was a giant thunderstorm that knocked out all the power in the area, the mexican restaurant we went to flooded while they were taking our order, and I came down with a nasty stomach bug during a car trip. It was an eventful weekend. Thanks for being so flexible Justin and Jess! We went to Gracie Harper's first birthday on Saturday and Mike and Laurie's engagement party on Sunday.  We had a wonderful time at both parties and are so blessed to have such fun friends. 

One of our favorite couples Mike and Laurie at their engagement party.

The Guests

They were so sweet and let Ava help them unwrap all their presents

Ava checking out the goods

Ava is a huge Laurie fan

Ava now does Yoga poses on command. She is quite the entertainer.

Ava wanted to spend all her time with Kelsy (Mike and Laurie's Pup)

My face off with Draco Malfoy at Harry Potter

Jess brought her wand and owl to the movie. Probably the biggest Harry Potter fan I know.

Thanks again Justin for babysitting that night!

Shannon organized a Martini and Mechanical Bull riding Girls Night Out 

The Cowgirls

Nicole and I getting wild with my sprite and lime

Great Night Out- Thanks for organizing Shannon!

4th of July weekend

We stayed at a hotel on the beach for 3 nights and this was the view from our room! (Thanks again Mom and Bdad!)

One of our favorite activities was people watching on the boardwalk. We also had an amazing view of the fireworks from our room. 

Ava always wanted to make sure she was sitting on Bdad's lap that weekend

Coloring at dinner

sitting in the birthday boy's lap

Chris and Zach got us this atrocious ceramic dog as a joke- too funny!

We had a lot of gear to go to the beach 

Our camp for the day

Ava's favorite thing still- bubbles 

trying to do it on her own 

gorgeous day!

This was the farthest she would get in the water

One of my new favorite pictures!

My Bdad!

I was happy to satisfy my cravings :) 

So dang cute!

Don't they look exactly alike here?

Dancing at dinner with Mom and Aunt Jeannie

Ava was quite the entertainment 

We got our own private gazebo for dinner for Bdad's birthday. It was delicious.

He was born on the 4th of July!

Ava helping him unwrap his presents

Ava can say "Cake" now but it sounds like she has 3 retainers in her mouth

She loved it

This was the Eel in our hotel lobby and he was terrifying. 

One of the highlights of the weekend- renting a family bike for the bike trail! 

Greg did most of the peddling :) 

Ava was our navigator

checking out the boardwalk artwork

The Navy Exhibit on the boardwalk 

Ava was showing Bdad the exhibits she was interested in 

Very cool exhibit 

Raining- No problem when there is an indoor pool

Ava had a blast with Gigi and Bdad

One of the highlights of our summer- Thanks again for the great family vacation Bdad, Mom, and Aunt Jeannie!