Look what showed up in the mail today

Jack and the firehouse

We got to tour our local firehouse with Jacks cub scout troop. The firefighters spent a lot of time explaining everything, they were great. Fun was had by all.

BEEP BEEP!

Jack and Ava love driving around the grocery store.   So nice of Jack to let Ava drive.   She yelled "beep beep" and the other shoppers and Jack grabbed stuff off the shelf.  Never a dull moment in motherhood.

Perfect day for a hayride

Jack and his buddy Duncan on a hayride to the pumpkin patch.   The two of them had a great day at the fall festival.

Ava and Uncle Matt

Uncle Matt and Grace went with us to the pool yesterday.   Last day it was open for the season, summer is now truly over.   Ava loved splashing in the water and Jack loved getting tossed in the air by Uncle Matt.   Ava can't quite say his name, comes out  "Unc Mackie"  We all think it's cute and will start calling him that too!

Ava the Dancer

We all went out to see Andrew at his annual triathlon this weekend.   They had a live band playing and Ava was getting her groove on!

Dutch Wonderland

Our first time to this fun place in PA. You can see Jack lost his 2 front teeth. Just happened last week!

Brother and sister

Jack and Grant

The boys at cousin Lilly's wedding. They look like a couple of teenagers here.

Daddy's birthday cake

Jack and Ava 'help' mommy bake daddy's birthday cake. :)

Ava on the 4th!

Jack is a cub scout!

Here on the 4th of July. About to march in the neighborhood parade.

Ava in her shades

Ava loves wearing her sunglasses. She also loves wearing ours. ;)

Ava at 22 months

Shuttle Discovery Transported to Washington DC

Jack at the Alexandria Waterfront watching the shuttle fly by.  It was much closer than the pic would lead you to believe. 

Easter 2012

Easter was wonderful, fun had by all!  Ava just loved trying to keep up with Jack and Grant during the egg hunt.   

Maddy and Frankie Visit!

We saw our dear friends from NY last week.  Ava didn't take long to get really attached to Frankie.

Ava enjoying ice cream

Grandpa, or "papa" as Ava is now calling him, brings her ice cream when he comes over.  Here you can see she really likes it.  ;)

Ava and Tara

Ava LOVES her cousin Tara!   She gets excited every time she's around and can't wait to help take care of her.  One of her favorite activities is to give Tara her binky.