Happy Easter

What an amazing and beautiful day to celebrate!

WOW! I have lots of cousins :)

Ava got to spend time with cousins she hadn't seen in almost 2 years! They had a lot of fun...especially tickling each other and sharing songs...

Huntin' Eggs

Ava Meets Brady

Ava finally got to meet her cousin Brady... and even hold him and give him kisses. She was super gentle with him and extra loving. Always a little mommy to her friends, stuffed animals, and dollies - she made no exception with a real baby! She held him, rubbed his tummy, and said in the sweetest little voice, "it's ok Baby Brady, it's ok"...talk about MELT YOUR HEART!







And, I got in a little snuggle time of my own!!

Painting Easter Eggs

Ava loves to "make something new" so for Easter this year, I found PAINT! She was super ready when the time came...














After the eggs were colored and looking gorgeous for the Easter Bunny to hide...we decided to have some extra fun with the left over paint.

Sweet Eastertime Fun

Getting some goodies...

Thank God...I'm a country girl

My Aunt and Uncle live in the "country" and have some beautiful land with a creek bed that runs at the bottom of their backyard. My uncle has worked very hard to make this an amazing place for the kids to explore. Ava, of course {being the city mouse}, explored EVERY inch to the fullest!


Her gymnastics skills came in handy when she found this log/"balance beam". She was a pro! She did meet the ground under this log, but only once...and thankfully after a quick little hug and some comfort {that most likely helped mom and dad more than her}...she jumped right back up on it!





She had a complete LOVE/HATE relationship with this swing. She watched all her cousins swing and she begged for a turn. When her turn came, she loved it - for a swing or two - but then quickly informed us "I'm done". Well, until her next turn anyway ;')







Always the climber, it didn't take her long to practice her log balancing on the retaining wall...



Nana was a little nervous and when she told Ava that she was scared, Ava demonstrated her "scary" face...