Ava's Preschool Picture

 

Is it just me or does this beautiful girl look like she is growing up way too fast?!!  She is smart, inquisitive, sassy, and full of love.  She gives me a run for my money on a regular basis but she loves fiercely.  I love her so much that I feel like my heart might explode!  Her future is bright and she will be a force to be reckoned with.    

What a Difference a Year Makes

Ella had school pictures this week at daycare.  A year ago, these pictures were traumatizing.  Ella wouldn't smile, wouldn't even look at the camera.  She was so scared and nervous.  This year she's posing, smiling, checking out each and every picture in between, and best of all she's confident in who she is!  Ella is an amazing little girl and I love watching the progress she's making.  We're so proud of her!  This girl's going to move some mountains in her life.

Yay for...Homework??

Ava is loving Preschool and her homework!  Crazy!  We're going to soak this up as long as we can.  I'm sure battles lie ahead of us when it comes to homework but for now she is so excited to come home and see what her homework is so that we can get to work on it. We're so proud of how well she is doing in school this year.  We're already feeling good about the decision we made to do another year of preschool.  Ava's more confident, more social, and is loving her days with Claira.

Labor Day Weekend at the Lake

We were lucky enough to make another trip to Table Rock Lake for Labor Day weekend AND all of my family was able to be there as well.  It was a fun last hurrah of summer.  Lots of boating, knee boarding, swimming, hanging out, running the hills, and watching football.  Lots of memories made again with my family.   

 

Hangin' with Aunt Catherine

 

Sammy and Moose exploring and swimming

 

Look who we ran into??!!  Cousins for lunch at Pizza Hut.

 

Keeping an eye on their humans

 

Ava monkeying around with Baba

 

Ella's getting some driving instruction from Pappy

 

Feeding the fish.  We order toast at breakfast just for the fish.

 

Robert and Catherine

Meet Moose

Meet the newest member of our family...Moose! 

He is a 3 year old black lab.  We adopted him from a family who had to move and couldn't take him with them.  We initially were supposed to be a last resort for them but here we are.  And we are so happy he is part of our family.  He is such a lover.  And he and Sammy are already best buddies.  In fact, they each have their own kennels but they choose to cuddle up together in one.   Moose loves the girls.  They giggle as Moose has a habit of walking by them and quickly licking their faces to get in a kiss.  He's fitting right in with our family.