Happy first birthday, Jordan!!!!!

"Can you believe we were ever this tiny, Jordan??? Here we are last Thanksgiving. We were just a few weeks old!!!!!"

"OK, Harper and Scarlett - remember, there's power in numbers. Scarlett, you distract Jordan while Harper and I knock her off that scooter. Just because its her birthday doesn't mean she can hog that thing all day!"














"Don't even think about it Harper!!!" 

I sure had fun at your birthday party today, Jordan; although though the whole servant for the day thing was a bit much...
 

Ava snoozes at dinner

My first Halloween party. Most cleverly, I went as myself. These are my new boy toys - Hayden (13 months) and Andy (9 months). They were such fun. Andy even let me push him all around the house on some sort of crazy ride on wheels! Of course I also had to show off my new walking skills. Everyone was so impressed!

Exploring Aruba

I'd tell you where we are in Aruba - if I could remember... some place where there used to be a natural bridge. It recently collapsed, though... so we didn't get to see it. Oh well, we still enjoyed our exploration and got some great pictures.

Loving the beach in Aruba

Cousin Isaac and I had such fun playing in the sandpits Uncle Patrick and Daddy made for us.






























Mawmaw decides I need an icecream break.

Life doesn't get any better than this.


 

I can see clearly now the rain is gone... 

A week of paradise

Aruba was amazing!!!!! We had such a good time - especially Ava who loved playing in the ocean. She didn't seem to mind the salt water or sand in her eyes. Well, at first anyway. She did get upset one afternoon when she kept rubbing her eyes in efforts to get the sand out - which of course made it worse.

She was such a charmer all week - grinning and showing off for all the people she met. We got such a kick out of her!!!

October 17th - Ava practices her walking skills

Ava 11 months walking!!!