Happy Birthday

We have been celebrating the girls 3rd b-day for the past week. It was last Monday but the party was yesterday. They now think it's a week long thing because it's been talked about so much.

We had a house full but the girls had a great time. Brooke took awhile to warm up but got into things once she knew there were presents for her.

I found a bakery that made a cake that Avery could have due to her food allergies. It was the best cake I've had and it looked great. The theme of the party was Princess for Brooke and Backyardagins for Avery. The bakery made it look like a story book and but both things on there...very cute.

A New Picture

After a night of mosquito attacks, I was worried how this would turn out. Thank goodness for touch-ups.

Ways To Pass the Rainy Days

We have gotten so much rain here the past couple of days. The girls are having a hard time staying in when they're used to going out everyday. We have played dress up a million times, painted a wall of pictures for the family and created a new potty song.

This weekend we attended a hog roast and the girls had a blast splashing in the puddles. They had a DJ and to our surprise, Avery preformed the "Casper Slide" to a small crowd. She was actually pretty good...has her moms rhythm!

Hot Days of Summer

We've had a busy few weeks. The girls went fishing with Daddy and "caught" their big fish. (Little did they know it was caught by Daddy and sitting on the line for them to pull in). Brooke was so excited and the first one to grab then poor fish. Av was a a little shy about touching the thing but shared in Brooke's excitement.

We then headed down to the lake with the family. It was a fun day of hanging out on the boats and playing in the water. We then had a big bon fire and made smores in the evening. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins.

It's nice that the girls are getting the age that they play more and want to be on our laps less.

Happy 4th!!!

What a busy/great weekend!
We had our friends from Philly here over the 4th. We had a great time visiting. The girls were excited to see other faces around the house in the morning. Not to mention they also gave them presents.
On the 4th we went to the parade where the girls loaded up on candy. I'm sure they thought.... "what a concept...I wave and get a handful of candy thrown at me!!"...life's good!
After the parade, we headed home for naps and cooked out. In the evening we headed up to see the fireworks. Av loved them Brooke was scared but kept trying to look.
All I have to say that the phrase "it takes a village to raise a child" really came true this weekend! Thanks to all the extra hands that gave mommy and daddy a break!

MICKEY LIVES!!!!

We recently returned from a much needed vacation. We went down to see Mickey Mouse and Uncle George, Aunt Keke , and cousin Katie.

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We made it through the 2 hour flight with little problems. The weather was great the whole time we were there. We spent one day at Sea World and one day at Disney World. Then we packed up and traveled down to Sarasota to visit the family. The girls really enjoyed the "waterfall" (ocean). The beaches are unbelievable down there. It was hard to return home after such a great time.

Brooke is already asking when she "can see vacation again".