Just like Dad

So.... (This is how Ava starts many sentences) Yesterday we cleaned out the garage! Yay! That was my Father's Day gift to Jeff, apparently. I guess the boxes that filled it up didn't bother me too much because they weren't in the house but they were bugging him. So we cleared it out yesterday and can even park a car in there!! Ava helped the whole time but occasionally took breaks to play Pacman on the tv Jeff set up out there or read one of the books she found in the boxes. In the afternoon it started getting pretty hot and daddy decided he needed to take his shirt off to work and cool down. Ava saw this and said she wanted to take her shirt off, too. Her father told her no, that his shirt came off because he had gotten it "dirty". Jeff turned away and while his back was turned I watched Ava flop down on her belly on the dirty floor and proceed to dirty her own shirt. She jumped up and ran to dad and asked to take off her shirt now, too, because it was dirty! I turned away and laughed and laughed while daddy had to try and keep a straight face and come up with a new explanation as to why his little girl had to keep her (now) dirty shirt on.

Playdough fun

Auntie Ellen gave me a great recipe for playdough and it has been f-u-n! Ava's really good at it and can make snakes and smash them. With help she can use the tools and make a turtle or flower. And that's about it so far. :) But everyday our playdough skills grow so watch out sculptors everywhere! (Michaela thinks playdough is pretty tasty so we try and play with it when she's napping. )

Up to my ears in frosting

I decided that I wanted to make birthday cakes (and lots of them) for the girls' and Zander's birthdays in February. It was alot of work but it was really fun. Zander had a Buzz Lightyear theme, Ava wanted Tinkerbell, and for Michaela I did a Suzy's Zoo baby duck.

Happy Birthday(s), Girls!!

Happy Birthday to our girls!! Born just one week and two years apart we had a busy February celebrating their birthdays. It was a great month and lots of fun but it was nice to see March come along where we could relax a bit. We threw a big party with the girls' cousin, Zander Ramone, at Levi & Erica's apartment building. It was a 1-2-3 party (Michaela turned one, Zander turned two, Ava turned three.) Cake, presents, swimming and prizes for everyone made it a crazy fun day. Thank you to everyone who celebrated our birthdays!!

Boogers, boogers, and more boogers!

The girls are sick. All three of us girls started feeling under the weather last week but while I have gotten better the two little ones have gotten worse. Ava sounded as though a seal had taken over her vocal cords so I took her into the doctor on Friday. He didn't say it was croup but said it was a possibility. Gave her antibiotics and prescribed nebulizer treatments. At that time her fever was 101 but her spirits were as high as her temp so she was generally still fun to be around. She even talked with the doctor and told him that she is "potty trained". :) Michaela at that time just had a runny nose and a tiny cough. Now today, Monday, Michaela sounds much worse and her fever is up above 100. So I called the doctor and kept my fingers crossed that this was something he could just call a script in for us so we didn't have to make another trip to town. (More about my latest trip to town below.) He did. So Jeff's bringing home meds for Michaela on his lunch break and we're holed up in the house hoping for healthy girls on their birthdays!! In two days Ava Reese turns 3!! And one week after that Michaela is 1!!

So the reason I do not really feel like going to town today is because I went yesterday. And ended up doing a 180 on the highway and landed myself in the ditch facing the opposite direction from which I had been travelling. I haven't been in the ditch since high school and wasn't excited about it yesterday, either. But I was well, the van was fine, and there was no traffic coming towards me. And I am still very thankful that the girls were not in the van with me. Thank you, God! And thank you to Marv and Jeff for pulling me out, fixing my flat tire, and looking over my van at the shop to make sure it was okay for me to drive. I love you both!

We will just sit tight at home for a couple of days and hope for better weather and better girls. :)

Twirling

A dress must have proper "twirl" in order for it to be approved by Ava. This princess dress is perfect and Ava loves it! Thank you, Annie and Lucy! Here's our Ava Reese twirling and twirling and twirling.

Surprise for Grandma Sacey

We threw a surprise party for Grandma Sacey a month ago. All of my siblings were there and Mom was VERY surprised! It was so much fun! We threw the surprise at noon after church on a Sunday so she wasn't really expecting it at all. She walked into Tod and Jen's house and could not believe the number of people there for her party! I caught her surprise on video and I'll try to upload that as well because its pretty fun. Here are a few pictures of my siblings and I all together for the party. We love you, Grandma Sacey!