Ava turns 4!!!

Ava Hope Pumphrey was born on June 16, 2002. What an angel. She was such a good baby. I started waking her up at night to feed her, until people started telling me I was crazy. She slept great and was very easy. I honestly don't remember too much about this first year because we were adjusting to life with two little darlings. Time flies!
Princess Ava turned one with a party at Meme and Papa's. After she turned one, the fun began. She started getting into "Sissy's" toys and hasn't stopped since. she quickly became a Momma's girls and loved being on Mommy's hip the best!
We celebrated Ava's 2nd b-day in Destin, FL on the way back from Disney World. On this trip, we spent most of our time at the pool, instead of the beach. After 2, little miss attitude developed into a pure drama queen. Ava loves dressing up and playing with babies. My true prissy girl.
We celebrated Ava's 3rd birthday with lunch at Cinderella's castle at the Magic Kingdom. Mommy, Daddy, Audrey, Papa, Uncle Michael, Aunt Shayne, Uncle Philip, Abbi, Jonah, Amy, Alli, and Taylor were all there! It was so much fun. Ava had a beautiful cake and loved getting a hug from Cinderella.
My baby turned 4!!! How depressing! I can't believe how fast she is growing. The girls had a shared b-day party at Snip-Its, a kiddie salon. (Pictured with her friend, Jayden) They got to dress up in princess dresses, get their hair fixed, nails done, and make-up. After they were all fixed up, they got to walk down the red carpet. Audrey refused and Ava got to the end of the carpet and just cried. Too much attention!!! Ava is my little cuddle bug whom I never want to get any bigger. Her smile melts my heart and knows it!!! (and uses it against me!) Happy B-day, miss Ava!

Disney World

Ava and Daddy on the Buzz Lightyear ride. Daddy beat everyone's score by a landslide. Audrey was second!
Daddy and his second love, the wonderful Mickey bar. Yum!
This year, they even got to do the cars since there was no line! Amazing. The first day we were there we didn't have to wait in line for anything. It was great. The crowds grew the next day. Bummer.
Beautiful Ariel and lovely Tinkerbell. We went to the special Pirate and Princess Party at the Magic Kingdom. It was so much fun. The girls favorite thing to do that night was hula-hoop. Yes, we were at Disney World and they went crazy over hula-hoops. Imagine that?
Our annual picture off our balcony at the Grand Floridian. What a great trip, but we were all extremely tired, especially the one with the bun in the oven!

Disney Cruises

Audrey and Ava...aka The Beach Babes at Castaway Cay. This was Disney's private island. The girls loved hanging out at the beach. They played in the sand, gathered seashells, and made sand pies for daddy while mommy got a cabana massage! Heaven!!!

This was the Flying Dutchman from the Pirates of the Carribean. It was on the island just for looks, but so was Jack Sparrow!!!!
The day we went to Nassau, we spent the day at the Atlantis Hotel and Resort. It was fun for Chad and I to go back and show the girls where we spent our honeymoon. Audrey loved riding on the 'lazy river' (it wasn't very lazy, more like rapids) and Ava loved playing at the splash park and water playground.
We toured the huge aquarium and this was their favorite fish. We named him Ugly Fish. Original!
The girls got their hair braided the last day on the beach. The lady told me I wouldn't have to fix their hair for 2-3 weeks and that was money well spent. It was a quiet two weeks with no fighting over hairstyles or bows!!!! The girls loved seeing all the characters and were sad to leave the cruise. We had a great time and can't wait to go back, sometime.

First Blog

Well, I'm finally going to start posting a blog about our growing family. My hopes are that I will not be a slacker and keep all friends and family up to date with the happenings within the Pumphrey clan. Thank you to my friend Sarah, who inspired me to create this blog.

This summer has already been very busy with our Disney Cruise and vacation, Ava turning 4, and Audrey turning 6. I can't believe my precious girls are growing so fast. Hope you enjoy watching them grow, too!