Trick or Treat 2009

Our little Cowgirl Jessie and her sidekick "the cat with the pink belly" had a great time trick or treating despite the cold temps. Ava said it was the "most fun day ever!" They especially enjoyed passing out candy to the other kids for the second half and would compliment others on their costumes and treat bags. So cute! I had to bundle them up with blankets, mittens and give them hot chocolate but Ava would not close up shop until there were no more kids on the sidewalks.

Pre-Halloween Fun

Here's some pics of the girls at "Creepside" in Gahanna, the whole family as the Mystery Inc gang for a friend's Halloween party and Boo at the Zoo. Also, had to share a cute pic of Ava today wearing her "Kindergarten Rocks" shirt. We went on a field trip with her class to Inniswoods and it was a beautiful fall day. So much fun! The girls had great parent teacher conferences and we couldn't be more proud of them :)

Pumpkin Patch 2009

We decided to take advantage of this sunny, not as cold day and so glad we did. The girls had a lot of fun picking out their pumpkins and we brought them home and painted them as we do every year :)

Happy Birthday Sophia...she's 3!!

My baby girl is 3 years old....sniff, sniff. She had a great time at her Yo Gabba Gabba party and the weather was beautiful! Ma Ma made a great "Foofa" cake, Ta Ta went head first down the slide, there was a pinanta, the bounce house, pizza and lots of family and presents....what more could a girl ask for, right? Sophie got her first American Girl doll and many accessories to go with it. Thanks to everyone that came and thanks for helping to make her day special. Sophie also celebrated with her preschool friends at school the day before. She chose OSU themed cookies for that party :) Ava also got to wear OSU gear to school on Friday for kindergarten.

No more babies.......first day of kindy and preschool

Well, one person cried at drop off today for Ava's first day of kindergarten and Sophie's first day of preschool and it wasn't mommy, Ava or Sophie......poor daddy had a hard time. Both girls were so excited and had a great time and are COMPLETELY worn out this evening. Ava was absolutely exhausted when we picked her up this afternoon but both girls are eager to return! When we dropped Ava off she said, "don't worry guys, you don't have to miss me too much, you'll see me again this afternoon!" :)

Disney World 2009

Just returned home from a fabulous trip to Walt Disney World! What better place to celebrate Ava turning 5 (my b-day too) and the girls heading off to school....sniff, sniff :( We stayed for 6 HOT days and covered lots of territory and here are a few highlights. Ava spent her b-day having breakfast at Cinderella's castle, getting the "royal" treatment at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and transformed into Princess Jasmine and dancing with Prince Charming after dinner. Sophie decided she didn't want the Bibbidi Bobbidi makeover but she really enjoyed herself and finally warmed up to the characters. She still denied Peter Pan, Prince Charming, the Mad Hatter and Cinderella's stepmother any hugs. She LOVED the "It's a small world after all" boat ride, so we had to do that one twice. It rained a few times when we were there and Ava said, "I thought that it never rained at Disney World?" LOL! She said she wants to live there and we told her that we would have to start playing the lottery if that was going to ever happen :) A big thank you to Aunt Bev for going with us and making the girls several Disney outfits. They were just darling. Sophie had a strong attraction to Jiminey Cricket and Chip & Dale and Ava was very happy to finally meet Pochahontas. We filled 4 autograph books and have over 500 pictures, here are a few. I will post more later.

The girls start kindergarten and preschool in the morning.....wish mommy and daddy luck!