Ava's photo shoot

Outdoor fun at Nana and Pawpaw's house

playing hopscotch

taking a nap in her swing

nothing better than jumping across the stumps

trying out his new flier disks

completely worn out

pushing his baby sister

Easter

This was the 1st year we dyed eggs with Andrew and he LOVED it!

All of us joined in on the fun

showing off some of his finished work

Daddy dyed eggs too

the Easter Bunny came!!

Ava checking out her basket

soo excited

My handsome boy all dressed up and ready for church.

Pretty girl in her Easter dress with a flower in her hair.

sweet kids

Happy Easter!!!

hunting for eggs

The Little Rock Zoo, Chuck E Cheese and Andrew's present

One Thursday before we left Searcy my parents took off work and we all went to the Little Rock Zoo and Chuck E Cheese. It was a long tiring day but I'm pretty sure everyone had fun (I know Andrew did).

sweet Ava saying hello

such a silly boy

checking out the giraffe. He has developed a love of giraffes recently so this was his favorite part of the zoo.

family picture in front of the waterfall

Nana and Ava at Chuck E Cheese

He's such a serious ski baller :-)

riding a horse

Ava and my grandmother (her great grandmother)

Andrew got an early birthday gift from us. A compound bow. He was so excited to shoot it and to eventually go hunting with his daddy.

Showing off his bulls-eye

Ava modeling the dress my grandmother made her

Sadly this is the 1st picture I have of Ava in the bath tub. Not sure how I managed to go 7 months and never take one, but I did.

Traveling and Mtn Home

We left VA on Friday morning and headed to Searcy. It was about a 15hr drive so we planned on stopping in TN Friday night and finishing the trip on Saturday. Fortunately we made good time so we were able to stop somewhere just west of Knoxville, TN (I don't remember the name of the town). We ate at an amazing Mexican restaurant and then went back to the hotel to play in the pool for a little while. The water was so warm it was almost like taking a bath so it was perfect to let Ava get in a play a little too. We all had a good time and it was nice for Andrew to burn off some energy after being in the car all day.

Ava's 1st time in a swimming pool

Andrew showing how he can go under water (yes his goggles are on upside down)

practicing how to swim

We got to Searcy on Saturday afternoon. My grandmother and great aunt came over but I didn't manage to get any pictures that night. We spent Sunday resting and then got up early Monday morning and headed up to Mtn Home, AR to see Adam's family. It had been a while since we had seen his family because of the deployment and what not. It was great being able to see everyone and for them to meet Ava and see how big Andrew has gotten.

Ava with her great Grandma Billie

Andrew and his cousin Sydnee at Billie's house

Andrew and Sydnee helping Grandma Billie feed the birds

playing at a local park

Daddy and Ava going down the slide

Miss Ava's 1st time in a swing

she LOVES swinging

Adam and the kids with his mom Vickie

Adam and the kids with his dad Lawrence (Ava was in desperate need of a nap at this point)

All and all it was a great trip to Mtn Home. We were able to stay with some great friends that I grew up with but I managed not to get any pictures :-( I don't think they will ever know just how much we appreciated being able to stay with them and we look forward to seeing them and everyone else again the next time we come down.