Guest Post -- Ava's Daddy!!!

Ava's daddy asked me if he could do a blog post. Sure thing!! Go for it! So...here he is...

John aka Ava's Daddy!!!

Since mommy and Ava have a girls night when daddy is at work, Ava and daddy had daddy daughter day when momma was at work today. We went for an early swim. This girl is a complete fish and spends more time under the water than on top!

 After the morning swim we met mommy at the mall for lunch and then we went to see the movie Planes at the theatre. It was ok, but we really wanted to see Despicable Me 2 but mommy said no way without  her. Of course Ava picked up on this and kept telling her we went to see it to get a rise out of her.

 On the way home we decided to stop and see Aunt Kay at Stop n Stor. Ava hit pay dirt when Jordyn was there also. Aunt Kay took everyone for a ride on the golf cart. What fun!!! We saw Grandma and Aunt Tammy also and Jacey, who demanded not to be included in this picture!

 Aunt Tammy gave Ava a new soccer shirt. Ava loved it and had to wear it when we got home even though we told her it had to be washed first! She is such a soccer girl!

 In the evening Ava got some visitors. Jada and Riley came over to swim, Ava was completely STOKED!!!

 Little Sammy Smithers also made an appearance and Sara wasted no time in smootching him up!!!

 Oh, the kids also brought there mommies along with them. They came bearing Ernesto's. I helped them smash on some bean dip and salsa.

 Little Sammy had his first swim in our  pool and loved it! Not a surprise according to his momma as he loves bath time. This was a little cooler than bath water and after about a half hour is was time to get out as he was starting to shiver a little bit.

I asked Ava if she had fun today and she says "I had fun with my friends!" Why is it daddies get no respect? lol!

Weekend in iPhone Pics

I hung up the camera this weekend and captured our memories with my iPhone. It was a girls weekend (whoo, whoo) as John was working nights. We kicked off Friday night with dinner at Bravo with my friend, Shane and Curious George. It was so yummy! Ava, George and I split spaghetti and meatballs. Ava wanted 5 meatballs because she is 5. We got 2. I tried to discuss the importance to Ava of not double dipping the bread and oil. She didn't get it. She didn't care. Sorry, Shane.

After dinner, we went to Build A Bear. Again. Ava got a gift card for her birthday and I got a rewards club voucher. So, meet the newest member of the collection. His name is Shane. Hmmm....Weird that she picked that name since we were with Shane!!!

After Build A Bear, Shane bid farewell as he didn't want to go to the Disney store, too. We went to the store and I could find Ava anywhere. I only could find Buzz Lightyear.

A few more stops and we were home and passed out in bed. We woke up Saturday and decided to head to the Maumee Street Fair. It was lots of fun, even hot! Yes, we were hot!! What a difference. Anyhow, Ava was digging all of the new friends she made.

And she saw it. It was inevitable. $10 dollars and an hour wait later....

Saturday night Daddy went to work and we headed to Swanton for a graduation party. We were there for a little while and then I got a text from Gavin's mom about movie night at the Big Dipper. I had forgotten and we haven't seen the Grigson's in so long. So, we packed up from the party and headed to Genoa.

It was the last one on the season, so I'm glad we made it there. We'll miss this but look forward to enjoying it next summer. Sunday brought Jada's party and the new addition to the neighbor's, Emily. She turned 18 so we we able to join in her festivities, as well!

We had a super busy, yet fun weekend!! Hope your was great, too!

Jada's Birthday!!!

Today we had Jada's 4th birthday party! It was a Monster's Inc. theme. Jada's mama made the girls all matching outfits. There were piles of tulle everywhere! Haha! These girls were out of the world adorable!!

Thanks for inviting us, Jada! We had an absolute blast! We hope you had a wonderful birthday!

Cedar Point!!!

We were invited by Jada's mommy to join their family at Cedar Point. We decided to just do a evening after work. It's cheaper to get in and you can do all the kids things in an evening. I left work early on Tuesday and we were at Cedar Point by 5. Ava loves it! She was able to ride some of the smaller adult rides (with an adult, hmmm, Daddy) and all of the kids rides. She was pissed that I wouldn't let her ride the Power Tower. She asked to ride the Dragster. Ugh...I'm glad she has no fear but it freaks me out!!!
It was a beautiful night, temperature wise, and hardly crowded.

Her face is priceless in these pictures! She loved it!! Jada and Ava finished the night literally dancing out of the Point. There was music and holograms and they were busting a move like no one's business!!

What a great time!!!