Cousins Sydney & Spencer going to the prom

The girls went over to Aunt Penny's house to see Sydney, Spencer and their friends off to the prom! The girls loved seeing all of the pretty dresses and Ava helped pass out roses to each of the girls as they arrived. Sophie was crying that she wanted to be 14 and go to the prom......yikes! Ava asked if we could as least go and watch the dance recital :)

Happy Easter 2009!

Another great Easter for the DeCastro girls, although Sophie says she still prefers Santa but loves baby Jesus :) We went to church with the family and then to Great Grandma's house to celebrate Great Grandpa's 84th b-day! He was able to come over from the nursing home for a few hours. Then, we visited Great Uncle Gene's farm and his new alpacas. The girls really enjoyed seeing all of the animals and especially the horses. Then, we went back to Ma Ma and Ta Ta's and the girls played hide n seek with Tilly (their dog) and Ava did a great job of holding her own in a game of ping pong with Cindy.

Sophie did this herself and said she was being a smiley face!

Here is Ava just before the start of her first game, she ran over to me just as the game was starting and said, "This is going to be tricky mom..." Ava was able to choose her team's new name.............The Red Dragons! She ALMOST scored her first goal, if she would've blown hard enough it would have rolled over the line! The girls are back in swimming lessons and having fun (except for going under water which Sophie is NOT a fan of). Ava will soon be attending her preschool graduation and we have enrolled her in kindergarten............I can't believe it!? Sophie has also been enrolled in preschool for the fall, where have my babies gone? I am very proud of Ava, she is writing all of her numbers/letters, family members names, she knows her address/ph#/birthdate/what # to call in an emergency/who the president is, etc. She is definitely a smarty pants!

Here are a few pics of the girls in their new Matilda jane clothes, VERY CUTE!

We have also started a fund to go back to Disney World for their birthdays right before school starts. The girls are VERY excited!
But, in the meantime, here are some pics of the girls at the Buckeye Valley High School production of Beauty & the Beast. They had a great time. We got a "behind the scenes" look and a meet & greet with the cast.

We are so proud of the girls and their accomplishments and we love sharing them with you! Next big events will be soccer pictures, preschool graduation and dance recital.........stay tuned!

Pretty Cool President’s Day

Cat, Hat;

In French: Chat, Chapeau

In Spanish: el Gato in a Sombrero

The day began chilly and early with a visit to Pottery Barn Kids to meet The Cat in the Hat, Sophia’s favorite 6 foot feline…

Sophie isn’t closing her ears. She is impersonating the Cat holding his face and saying “Glory, be!”

Later in the day, Mommy and Ava met some girlfriends at Sweet & Sassy, the new kiddie salon, for a little primp and pamper…

Here's the girls on the way to Ava's Valentines Day party at preschool! Sophie gets just as excited as Ava! We thought the shirt was VERY appropriate for Sophia!

The last two pictures are of Ava on her way to Rodeo Day at preschool. She was pretending to be Cowgirl Jessie.

Snow Day!

The girls finally had a good day to play in the snow. We were joined by our friends, Nathan & Jessica. Ava made the snow angel she has been dying to make, Sophie got to make "Costy" the Snowman (her name for Frosty) and daddy made a makeshift sled and pulled them around the yard. A fun time was had by all!

Also, I attached a picture of Ava at her first night at Disney Princess Camp at Westerville Community Center. She decided to be Sleeping Beauty the first night. The first night's theme was "Belle" from Beauty & the Beast and Ava had the time of her life! She twirled and created and smiled the whole hour. She made a new friend in the first five minutes (Elizabeth) who decided to jump in the picture with Ava and her good friend Caroline. She is very much looking forward to next week when the theme is Ariel, the little mermaid!

Sophie is officially a big girl

Our little Sophia Caryn is becoming quite the "big girl." She is going potty frequently, has started dance class like her big sister and is now in a BIG GIRL BED! No more crib!




This is her first night in her bed



Daddy was hesistant to make that transition since she loves to sleep in mommy's bed, but it's been GREAT! She is sleeping better than she ever did in a crib and LOVES her new bed. She likes jumping in it and reading books in it and actually looks forward to going to bed. And the best part is, she stays in it when she's awake until we get her out!


She finished Little Gym a few weeks ago and has begun pre-tap/ballet at North Pointe Dance Acadmey with Miss Vanessa (her big sister's teacher).


She is also very into Cat in the Hat right now and loves Beyonce (who she calls Panonce) and particularly her song, "All my single ladies" however Sophie says, "All my singlettes"


The girls went to Build a Bear (again)
Sophie was also very intrigued by President Obama's innauguration. She said, "Barack Obama is going to give us all presents???" I had to correct her that he is the "president" not "a present." After the ceremony was over she cheered, "Good job, Barack Obama!" Too cute!



Last but not least, the girls have been able to finally take a class together at the Westerville Community Center. It's called Sloppy Saturdays and they are having fun, especially Sophia, she loves being messy!




I will try to get good pics of her new room (which was painted lavender by they whole family, including Sophie and Ava)

I almost forgot....whenever you compliment Ava now or show her affection she says, "Aw,
Shucks!"

**update** I had to add this after finishing the blog, I went to lay down with Sophie as I do everynight. We talk until she falls asleep. I decided to remove my bra as it's uncomfortable to lay down in. I didn't even think that she saw me remove it. So, when I laid down she says to me, "Did you take your chest off mom?" "Why you don't wear your chest at night mom?" Too funny!