One year Older

Soo.. I am another year older and wiser. Last Wednesday I officially turned 27! Crazy how fast time flies. I still feel like I am in high school and young. People still think I am 19 haha and are always shocked when i tell them my real age. I guess that's a good think though. This Birthday was surprisingly one of my best ones. I was really feeling the love from all my friends, family and co-workers. I feel so lucky to have such amazing people around me.

This is me... at work... in glasses...
This is what I got from my co-workers: Dippidee Cupcakes! A-MAY-Zing! And SO fatty so I had to share :)

These gorgeous things from my hubby and the sweetest card with money for shopping ;) He knows me OH so well!

A new watch, also from my man!

I wanted to do something super fun so we went to a water park in SLC for the day! It was SOO hot outside, perfect pool weather!

My cute kiddo! She loves the pool!

The day was filled with lots of goodies, giggles and fun! So lucky to have these two! My momma made us a yummy cake and dinner to come home to which was amazing after a long day at the pool.

What a great day! I guess getting older isn't that bad. As long as I have people around me that I love. I have a great family, a good job and amazing supportive friends!

Strawberry Days!

My bf Ashlie called me the other day to tell me she was in Utah County and we should put our kiddos in the Strawberry Days Children's parade. It was fun! Basically everyone dresses up patriotic and decorates their bikes, wagons or strollers and you take a walk though the streets waving at all the people watching on the side.

Ashlie's little boy Jax is just 6 months younger than Ava and he loved her. It was so cute he kept tryin to give her a kiss and she wasn't going for it. He is such a sweetie.

Summertime is in full swing!

What is happiness? SUMMERTIME yep, nothing better than being outside enjoying it with the people you love most. Here is what we have been up to...

My little Miss and I have been soaking up the summer sun and the pool.. She has a fantastic tan already (and I have been drenching her in Sunblock!) but she is still so dark. She has awesome skin.
We go on scenic drives all the time. Here is Miss A sportin her new sunglasses! Pretty cute I must say ;0

Ava is the most social little thing ever and she LOVES boys! Yep at 2 yrs old she is already the biggest flirt ever. Its the cutest thing to watch her. She smiles at them and giggles so sweet to anything they say and hugs and holds their hands. She is flirting! She prefers older boys and I get why. They dote on her and are just so sweet. Little boys are just so kind and loving and give her loads of attention and admiration. And come on who wouldn't love that? She is smart she knows other little girls aren't so attentive and so she would rather befriend the boys. She still will play with other little girls but only if there aren't boys around. haha funny.

This is Jackson, a 4 and a half yr old boy she met at the pool. She absolutely adored him and he loved her. Ava is quite popular at the pool. I love watching her interact with other kids.

And of course we need and Mommy pic in here too. I love these next couple :)

Ava got a haircut and I had a feather extension put in. I think its so cute. Especially when I put her hair in piggy's they stick out so cute. I am gonna have a couple more put in on the other side soon. And whats funny is she is so proud of it, she totally understands. She will go around showing people and pointing to it. If you ask her where her feather is she will show you. When we were at the salon she held so still while they did it and was just smiling from ear to ear with pride :)

Here is Ava at the pool again. She is obsessed with the slides, and again has NO fear. She will go head first totally dunking under water and still loves it. Such a difference from last year. Wow she is growing up.. she is not a baby she really is a little grown up person now.

At the pool that day.

So people always ask me if she really keeps those sunglasses on. Yep she likes them! And they look adorable. I picked ones that seem comfortable and its SOO bright outside I'm sure that helps her want to. Now when we go places in the car or wherever she will voluntarily ask and want her sunglasses on. Now I need to figure out how to get her to keep her cute little fedora hat on...

Haha she randomly started putting her hands up on the way down, I think cuz she sees the older kids. So cute.

Its so fun to see Ava's little personality develop. She is definitely her own little person. And has her naughty days but she is so funny. She is always smiling and keeps us all laughing. Everyone who meets her loves her and is always a fan favorite wherever we go. I love how she is finally getting better around new people. She use to be shy around adults and frown and new people now she will give big smiles and talk to them. I love how social she is! She will make friends with everyone (preferably boys though) but really loves all kids!

I just know this summer is gonna be amazing!

Sunday Drive

The weather this past week has been absolute perfection! We have been living at the pool and when its not quite hot enough you will find us at the park. Yesterday after church we decided to head up AF canyon to take afternoon walk. Look how beautiful it was.
Ava was in heaven holding Lucky's leash and walking him around. She does great. But most of the time it seems like he is taking HER for a walk, pulling her around everywhere.
We decided to take this steep trail up for a better view of the lake.

Me and my baby girl :)

She did pretty well on the hike but it started getting steep at the end and after falling on her bum a couple times she begged Russ to pick her up.

We even fed her fruit loops to the ducks! Ava loves all animals lately and has NO fear. Which scares me some. She will walk up to any size dog (even big mean ones that are barking) and just start petting them. She has run under the fence before to pet the horses in the field by my parents house. And THAT freaked me out. But she has been fine. Silly girl!

This was our fun ride for the day! It was super fast and every time Russ would gas it Ava would get scared and freak out. So he stopped doing it. I guess she's not a fan of sports cars. But she sure loves her daddy's big trucks!

Better Late Than Never... Easter!

So I haven't been up to blogging par as of late. I will try better. Here are some of the highlights from Easter weekend!

I took Miss A to the Cedar Hills Easter egg hunt! She only grabbed 4 eggs. I think she was a big overwhelmed with the tons and tons of kids everywhere.

We met up with my sis-in-law Becky and her cute kiddos there. Ava LOVES her cousins, especially little Ethan.

After we went to the park to play and eat the candy we just got.

Then we headed over to the Fire Dept. They were having a fun meet and greet event.

Ava got to spray the fire hose! SOO cute!

I was so proud she was into it!

Ahhh isn't she the cutest thing ever!

Cool random pic!

I wanted her to try on the gear and take a pic but since she wanted NOTHING to do with it. I did instead! It was super heavy! But a really cool experience!

Miss Ava on the front of the Fire Truck.

I like this one :)

Easter morning! Ava got a bunch of toys and candy. I forgot to take a pic of the stuff I got her. (Lets just say the husband was on camera duty. And that wasn't something he thought was picture worthy haha)

I am the Nursery leader and it was my week to teach so I made this cute bunny cupcakes for my class.

Then after church we headed over to my parents house for our traditional Easter dinner. A bunch of my family came from out of town. My mom always makes a big deal out of Easter and an amazing dinner for us all! Miss Ava looked so cute in her new Easter dress!