Ava is a Preschool Graduate!!

Tonight was Ava's preschool graduation. She did a FANTASTIC job singing, "You're a Grand Ole Flag," "Kindergarten Here We Come," and "God Bless America." She received a diploma, wore a white cap and we got a time capsule that she put together (including the letter we wrote to her about our hopes/dreams for her and what we love about her) and any fun memories from this past year and we are not supposed to open the capsule until her High School graduation. Ava has told us she either wants to be a cowgirl or an animal doctor when she grows up.

Happy Mother's Day 2009

We had a great day today and I am one lucky mommy! Here are a few pictures of us at Buckeye Lake for lunch today and a picture of Ava's last soccer game. Her team would definitely deserve the "most improved" and her coach said that he really enjoyed coaching Ava. She is so sweet and was always eager to play. We are VERY proud of her!

Ava has been so sweet all weekend telling me how much she loves me and even wrote Happy Mother's Day in the driveway with chalk. Sophie told me she loves me 62 times :)

We came home from lunch and planted flowers together too! A great weekend indeed!
Here's a bonus pic with daddy........

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!

Dress up days

The girls have had several opportunities to dress up lately, which has made Ava happy. They had dancing pictures taken this week and today was the Mother's Day tea at preschool. Ava made me a really cute tote bag with her handprint, a baby jar with dried flowers and mulberry scent, a box of candy and wrote a note saying she thinks I'm most beautiful when I wear dresses and I make her laugh when I make silly faces :) The best part was when she turned to me and said, "mom, you're the best mom in the whole wide world" :)

Here are a few highlights!

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.