Audrey turns 7!!!

Audrey celebrated her 7th birthday with a gymnastics party. All the kids had a blast and little Audrey ran herself ragged. She had a great and busy day, but had to end it with her favorite meal: homemade enchiladas. I was so tired by the end of the day, but I had to cook them for my baby.

Jo Bros

Audrey and Ava had their first concert experience (at the age of 5 and 7) by going to see the Jonas Brothers. Shayne brought the girls and Carrie brought Taylor and a friend. Before the concert, Audrey acted like she didn't want to go and was not looking forward to it. Well, she ended up having a blast and Ava didn't even want to go to the bathroom because she didn't want to miss anything. Chad was a trooper for taking us. He was one of the few lucky dads that were there. He and I were more excited about seeing the new Cowboys Stadium. It was amazing and we all had a blast. It reminded me of my first concert: NKOTB.

My Baby turns 5!

Ava celebrated her 5th birthday with a Build-A-Bear party. I was skeptical at first, but it turned out to be a very easy and fun party. It was fun to see Ava interact with her little friends from Pre-K. Her favorite gift that she received was her pink Nintendo DS. She and Audrey play games against one another all the time.

Disney Part 2

The second phase of our trip began when my Mom and Dad surprised the girls and showed up at Disney World. The girls were so excited and I am so glad they were able to come. Disney, to me, means spending time with my family. They have been bringing me almost every year since I was a little girl. It is a very special place that fills my heart with sweet memories and now I get to make them with my girls.Addi's favorite character was Tigger. He was so cute with her and she watched him bounce all over the room. She would barley take her eyes off of him. It was so funny.

We finally rented the girls a double stroller the day we went to Hollywood Studios. Never again!!!! They fought the entire time. We went on Star Wars weekend and the characters were everywhere. Storm Troopers were on the roofs of some of the buildings and Ava asked me what they were. I told her they zap little kids that acted ugly. Only worked for a little bit, but I gave it a try!!!!

In all my many years, I think this was the first time I ever saw a parade float get a tow!
While eating at Tony's, we were sitting close to Gwen Stefani and No Doubt. Her boys were adorable and it was neat to see her. Too bad her hubby wasn't with her. I used to have a huge crush on him!

After spending 7 days together, the last day was a little emotional. We were all on each other's nerves. Ava was having an extremely bad day because she was soooo tired and would cry at the drop of a hat. This picture shows her in the airport having to stick her nose to the wall. She had been a little ugly and didn't like that punishment. I thought it was hilarious! Great way to end a trip!

Disney 2009 Part 1

The Disney World trip this year was a blast. Can you ever go to Disney and not have fun? Anyway, the trip was special because it was Addi's very first trip and we also celebrated Brad, my brother-in-law, and Megan's beautiful wedding. It was an absolute fairy tale. The chapel was amazing and the bride was even more amazing. Here's a quick picture of her and her sweet dad as they were "walking" down the aisle. (It was more like a sprint. hahaha) Madeline was a beautiful little flower girl with a dress to match Megan's. So thankful she has her in her life.

Addi slept through her first limo ride and , of course, woke up right before the ceremony. But she did great sitting with Nana and Papa.
My in-laws were looking good!

I should have gotten a picture of us with Chad but everything was kind of rushed and my brain couldn't think of it.
The girls loved riding Dumbo. I think Dumbo is a favorite for everyone! (except Chad, we had to drag him on!)

While the guys played golf, all the girls went to have lunch in Norway with all of the princesses. It was great and the girls were starstruck!

Little Addi was such a trooper during our seven day journey. The earliest she went to bed was 10 and the latest was around 1. She can hang with the best of 'em. Her favorite was It's a Small World. She loved looking at all the babies!

May

May, as usual, was a very hectic month. We were busy with all the fun end of year activities. Ava graduated from pre-K this year after attending Quail Springs Baptist for 3 years. We will miss that school because the teachers always treated my girls so well. Next stop, kindergarten! Yikes??? The girls were able to show off for their families at M & M Olympics at gymnastics. They had a blast this year and quickly fell in love with gymnastics. They were so proud to receive a trophy at the end of their session.

This was Audrey's trophy from Studio J for being in dance for three years. She did hip hop this past semester and decided it would be her last. Next year, she is only doing gymnastics.

Audrey, Ava, and Madeline were all in the same recital and they did a great job!

Nana took us to see The Lion King when it came to OKC. Wow! What a show! It was amazing.

Ava loved going to school this year because of her special teachers- Ms. Suzanne and Ms. Lindsey. She loved them and they loved her. We had an awesome year of Pre-K thanks to them.