4th Of July

I know, I'm a bit behind in posting our recent events but I still wanted to get them on the blog.


We went to the Broadmoor Hotel to watch Fireworks. The hotel always does a great job and this year was not a disappointment. Ava was awake for the first few minutes that we got there but then fell asleep.



We broke out the picnic blanket, got some fun snacks including ice cream and then waited for the fireworks.



We all had a great time including Scott teasing Ameya.

Nutella

Aren't there just some things in Life that bring you so much bliss? Nutella does that for me. I love it and having a spoonful can make me feel so good. The other day Ameya and I both had a our spoons in our mouth and were following Scott around going MMMMMMMMMMM.....MMMMMMMMMMM.
I think it might be a girl thing but Nutella can make my day.

Delicious Nutella Fact of the Month from Nutellausa.com
The amount of Nutella produced in one year worldwide is equal to the weight of approximately 109 Space Shuttles

Room With A View

You know you've been on a conference call too long when you start seeing this outside your office door.


One by one, the gang started showing up outside my door. I was on a call this evening and Scott, Ameya and Ava were all playing in Ameya's room next door. They kept checking on me to see if I was done.



During the call, I could hear all kinds of noise going on and when I got off, this was what I found. Ava with a bucket on her head. Leave it to Scott to come up with some crazy new play/entertainment idea. Ava was loving it and Scott and Ameya thought it was very funny.

Graduation Pictures Continued ~

Here are a few more pictures from the Big Graduation.
We were lucky enough to find some shade under the Palm trees near the field.



Family and friends were invited to go down to the field after the graduation ceremonies.



Ameya getting a feel for the hat. Education is very important to Scott and I for our girls, so this is a fun picture for me to have.



Ameya, our big star with her great smile.



The big luau after the graduation at my sister's house. She had is all decorated and even got Hawaiian outfits for me and Scott. We had a great time.

Bonding with Ava

Scott has been watering our garden in the afternoons. Ava is usually up, so he puts her in a 'snuglet' and off they go.

And speaking of gardening - I've had one of my worst nightmares come true. I was working in the yard the other day and had to come inside for something. I took my gloves off and set them in my garden wagon. When I came back outside, like 10 minutes later, I put my gloves back on. I'm sure you can all guess what happen. There was something in my glove. I pushed at it when I put my fingers in the glove and then thinking I had a rock, took my fingers out and shock the glove upside down.
Yes a big spider came out!

So now my gloves are stored in a Ziploc baggie!

I hate spiders! Brad can you remember the time you chased me around your house with a spider after you said you killed it? I do!

Princess Dance Camp

Ameya attended Princess Dance Camp this past week. She loved it and the last day they did a performance for the parents. She had a great time and I was so proud of her. She didn't know any of the girls attending the dance camp but she fit right in and started making friends the first day. She still has 4 more weeks of her non-princess dance class but I think this is the one she'll really remember....at least until the next one.

A Walker from Aunt Carol

My sister Carol went crazy with the girls and got them all kinds of toys during our visit. Ameya loves spending time with her because Carol, I think actually has more energy than Ameya and Carol plans fun stuff for them to do together. When we arrived, Carol brought out a big bag of gifts for Ameya to open for her and Ava. One of the items was a badminton set, which they started playing right away.

After Carol saw how much Ava is moving around, she said she was going to buy her a walker. So here is Ava in her walker from Aunt Carol.


It took me about 20 plus pictures to get these ones. Ava still has her eyes closed most of the time when a picture is taken due to the flash. I usually have to catch her off guard. In these, she was eating and doing some bouncing, a very happy girl.