Family . . . . .

Our favorite people to hang out with!  My fam (without Jess or Sam - Missed you!)  came to visit for a few days.  We, of course, all had a blast.  We were even lucky enough to have them here for one of Ava's soccer games!  The best part was that my grandma and grandpa came!  I love them so much and they are the best grandparents in the entire world.  We're so lucky that my kids have such a great relationship with them. 

My kids favorite spot at "Papa's House" is right in Papa's chair watching cartoons.  Ava told me more than once that she "just wanted to watch cartoons with Papa."  My favorite part of the trip was cuddling my sweet little niece.  She is so much fun.  I daresay Ava and Vienna are two of the most beautiful girls ever.  We also got to spend some time at the pool even if it was a little chilly.  Ava still braved the water, but Kai was a little more careful and spent a lot of time with only his toes in the water or with his towel wrapped around him. 

More pics of Vienna of course . . . :)  The bottom right picture is of me and Alecia changing our babies.  I definitely had a bigger bum to change!  I love the fact that Alecia is a Mommy now.  As soon as the little Miss was born, Alecia was immediately a part of the Mom Club and, as close as we were before, I feel like it brought us even closer.  The other random picture I have is of Kai.  Buck Naked.  He was apparently hungry because he snuck out of the tub, went downstairs, and helped himself to a bag of Lucky Charms.  Dare I say that the majority of us would not be comfortable in that position in the middle of the kitchen?

A few weeks ago, we had a "stay-cation" on the strip.  Randy had a conference so we all packed up and headed to the Mandarin Oriental for a night.  Of course, the wind was horrible, so the beautiful pool and hot tub were closed.  My kids were devastated.  We did some improvising and the kids went swimming in the big tub in the room.  We all had a blast on our little getaway!

Ava all ready for her Preschool Easter Party.  I can't believe how grown-up and beautiful she is!  It makes me sad, but excited at the same time.  As sad as it is to watch her grow up, it is so much fun to see all the new things she is learning and doing.

"O" we love Extracurricular Activities!

I hope you like the title of my post as much as I do. :)

A few weeks ago Randy's brother Scott and his wife Lori came to visit.  We love these guys so much and were able to have such a fun date night!  We went to dinner and saw Cirque Du Soleil's "O", which was AMAZING!  We all loved it so much.  Even if our husbands complained about the $8 bottle of water.




Ava's dance class was cut short this year so there won't be a long, darling post about her recital, fancy dance costume, and beautiful hair.  Along with that there will be no videos of Ava up on stage.  I see this as a negative, but I venture that some may see this as a positive.  :)  SOOO, I took a few pictures at her last dance class.  She loves dancing so much and listens to the teacher so well. 




Moving on to soccer . . . . this girl LOVES it!  In her first game she scored 4 goals.  FOUR!  How great is that?  In her second and third game, well, not as many.  She gets a little distracted.  I hear that's normal for 4 year olds?  Even 4 year olds with mad soccer skills?  Okay, I'll believe it.  Anyway, the only negative she can see about soccer in general is that she can't wear her big, beautiful fluffy skirts to play.  One of her favorite parts is eating oranges at half time. 





And I couldn't leave you without a shot of my little man.  He slays me.  Seriously.