Silver Dollar City

We headed to Branson with Grammy & Pappy and went to Silver Dollar City. Ava L.O.V.E.D. it! She saw a Veggie Tales show and was quite excited to meet some veggies! The kid's section of SDC was so perfect for Ava...she had a ball! The hotel pool came in as a close second of her favorite things about this trip!
elephant ride....Ava's favorite! hippity hoppity frogs and bugs!

We had a great time! Next up for the summer is a trip to Texas for Ava only! She is going to have some time with Mum, Papa, Sissy, Craig, William! I'll join her later in the week for Sissy's shower and William's Birthday! We can hardly wait!

Swimming with the Dads

Cousin Pics from the 4th

Ava and Nicolas just sat around and looked cute all weekend.
They'll be up and running this time next year!

Ava and Isabella are such sweet friends. We are thankful they love each other so much!

...silly faces...

Their very own table on the deck....with fancy glasses!

Ava's 2nd Cake Walk

There were lots of 4th of July festivities at the lake this year! Ava and Isabella participated in the annual Cake Walk. They won a cake in a round-a-bout way(without a winning number) and were so excited and proud!

Fun on the Pontoon Boat

We spent the 4th of July at the lake. Grammy and Pappy got a pontoon boat for the afternoon and we all had a great time riding and tubing. The weather was perfect!
...Isabella, Lorena, and Jeff...

...Grammy and Pappy with the girls...

fun fun fun...but oh so sore!

Pappy and his co-pilot

Ice Cream and Friends

Last week we met our friends at Barnett's for ice-cream! Kelly and Tyler are visiting state side for the summer...they serve with the Navigators in Ukraine. It was a special treat to see them and let Ava and Jane meet Hannah, Joshua, and Caleb!

Backyard Friends

We've had fun this summer playing with our sweet neighbors, Nash and Nora!

Last week we found baby bunnies in N & N's backyard. They were teensy tiny and oh so cute! Nora and Ava decided they might like some baby carrots.

Dear Sweet Friends!

Last weekend was the 9th annual Girl's Weekend for my college friends. We all made it this year which made the weekend really fun! It was a treat to have Kelly back in the states! We had so much fun catching up, hanging out...and eating of course. Here we are with a rather large supply of Blue Bell (thanks, Dad) for dessert!
...after our dinner out...
We had 3 babies join us this year. Here is Jane with her Birthday buddy, Sawyer.
Sawyer, Halle, and Jane

Ava had her own little adventure with Mum, Sissy, and William...hopefully we will get some pictures of their fun times soon!

Seven Months and Counting!

"How great is the love the Father

has lavished on us, that we should be called the children of God." 1 John 3:1

Mountain Home

Last weekend, we took a weekend trip to Mountain Home and stayed at a fun place on Rim Shoals. The girls did fun crafts and Mommy learned a few basics about sewing while the men fished! We had a great time!
....Pappy and Scott on their way to the river....

Ava had a fun time throwing rocks and making big ker-plunks in the water!

....watching for firelies...

Ava made this lovely centerpiece with the flowers she collected.

Natural Falls

After naps on Saturday - we headed to Natural Falls State Park. We had a great time and were worn out by the end of our outing...there were (too) many steps to climb and bridges to cross.
...Janie girl just chilled the whole time....

....Scott and Ava walked the bridge a million times...

Ava played on the big playground while Jane and I practiced her mad sitting skills...I took this right before her nose dive into the grass...ha!