Ava's Baptism

We FINALLY had Ava baptized on Sunday. I wish we had done it sooner, as this was John's mom wish. It was simply one of those things that kept falling off the radar. But, we did it! And it was wonderful and Ava was the star of the show!! We chose Emily and Nathan to be her godparents. They were so honored which made it special. After the service was over, the pastor took her down the aisle to sort of introduce her to the church. My girl skipped down the aisle and high fived the individuals sitting on the ends. It was so funny!! I wish, wish, wish we had it on video. I had her dress made out of my wedding gown so it was super special. Of course, she wanted it off the second we got home. We had a nice party back at our house after church was over. Thanks to all of our friends and family to made the day so special!!

Oh, and I made the cake!! Not too bad, I thought! Haha!!

FCC Circus Event

The Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey Circus was in town last weekend. This year's theme is the Dragon. And since it is the Year of Dragon...our FCC group got a special invite to a sneak peak of The Greatest Show on Earth!! So many little ones...it was so sweet! We hung out with Emmett's family and him and Ava were two peas in a pod. Though she micro manages him quite a bit, they are so cute together!! They were a little unsure in the begininng, but seemed to warm up.

John and Ella's daddy took part in the Kung Fu demonstration!

 



Our FCC group!!

And before we left???? We were interviewed by Channel 13 news!! I wish I could get the link to work on here. But I can't...:( Some of you may have seen it on Facebook.

What a fun day for all of our families!!! Totally worth the vacation day!

Gotcha Day - 2 years!!!

Dear Ava,
Two years? How is it possible? Haven't you always been a part of my life??
My dear girl, you have no idea how deeply the love I have for you is. I just look at you every day and think "are you really mine?" You have the absolute best personality, so sweet yet so stubborn. I love when you randomly say "I lub you, mom". You warm my heart to the very core. I love laying in bed with you and you suck your thumb and rub my ears. I want those moments to last forever. You truly believe you are an adult always asking "remember when I was a little kid?" You are still my little Ava Kate and I love every moment I'm with you. I miss you when you're not with me and I run to be with you again. You filled my heart where I needed it the most. Thank you so much for being my daughter. I love you doesn't even seem like enough. But know, that I love you with everything that I am!!

Love,
Mom

We celebrated our two year family day with a Princess themed dinner. Ava planned the menu...wait for it...hot dogs and macaroni and cheese. LOL! My parents, Aunt Tammy, Jacey, Jordyn, Em, and Nate all celebrated with us!

 

Happy Gotcha Day, Ava Katherine!! We love you sooooo much!

 



Fall Festival

Wednesday night the East YMCA hosted a fall festival for the kids. They got to dress up in their costumes and had all kinds of games and crafts for them. It was super cute and gave Ava a chance to rock her Cinderella costume.

 

And one of Ava's good friends was there and guess how she was dressed?? Cinderella!

 



Brazilian Blowout

I had my blowout last Thursday. LOVE.MY.HAIR. I am so in love with this treatment. I see them in my future for a long time to come...

Here is right after I had it done...

And....the best part....After sittting in the rain for 3 hours on Friday night. Normally, I would be a frizzy, curly mess....

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Birthdays, Birthdays!!!

We had a double birthday party day on Saturday! We got to celebrate Sawyer's 1st Birthday and Jordyn's 4th birthday!! Ava had a great day and behaved so well at both parties. Proud Mama!!

 

All of the kids were super excited about presents! They blocked the view!!

 

Waiting for his cake!!

 

Lovin' his smash cake!!

 

It was so cute when we went to leave. Ava said I want to give Sawyer a kiss. She walked up to him while smashing his cake and she said "I'm not kissin' that kid, he's a mess!" LOL!!

Luckily Jordyn was a good sport and allowed Ava to be right in the middle of opening presents.

Isn't this picture precious??

Special Gowns

Remember that something special I couldn't wait to share with you?? Well, here it is!

Is your wedding gown still hanging in your closet? Have you ever done anything with it? Well, me either. Eight years and it's been sitting there. So, I decided to do something special. I decided to make a baptism gown for Ava out of my dress! The best part....her sister gets one, too!!! I had 2 dresses made from my dress. They are beautiful!! One dress has the front design and the other dress has the back design. I'll try to get better pictures, but I had to share! I was too excited!!