Happy Grandparnts Day

Ava's Bday Part 3

Finally the big day came... Ava turned 5!!  We had a family party, the Marcum's joined us and the kids played outside and had a blast... we had this awesome cake and opened some more presents... Ava opened her present from mom and dad a Hello Kitty Karaoke Machine... the kids spent hours in the bedroom singing a long with Taylor Swift... Even mom joined in!!  The mommies, daddies, TJ and his girlfriend Elizabeth got to play Taboo, while the kids were occupied... It was sooo much fun!! Ava was such a cutie-pie!

So Many Milestones... So Little Time

I can hardly take it, birthdays, kindergarten, overnight camp, upside-down roller coasters, drivers permits.. and to top it all off guess who got a highchair this week... My little Elsie is sitting up at the table with us now, enjoying pears, squash, green beans, and good old H2O in a sippy cup!!  Can you believe it??  Oh Elsie... I love  that big smile!!

Gotta Luv Him

Andre Makes Waffles from scratch while putting Elsie to sleep!

My Mr. Mom... could you ask for more..

Be Still My Beating Heart...

Yes... That is what it looks like... TJ is on the road!!  He took is driver's permit test last week and passed on the first try!  Everything else is history... He and his dad have had several "training sessions" in Andre's car of course, and TJ is in Heaven!  Unfortunately, I found out that I know nothing about driving and especially about teaching someone how to drive... who knew?  :)  So I will be on the sidelines cheering, and having frequent small heart attacks... It's a mother's job!  In Kentucky you can get your permit at 16 but cannot have a full license for one year, so TJ will be driving a lot over the next year... it's gonna be fun!!

Ava's Bday Part 2

"I always dreamed of this! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa"

Labor Day Fun

We spent Labor Day with our friends, the Marcums, at Kings Island Amusement Park in Cinncinatti... It as awesome, gorgeous weather, and a beautiful theme park.  The kids had a blast with their friends, and loved, loved, loved all the rides.  Nadia and Sarah even went on all the big roller coasters with their daddies, including one that went upside down 7 times!!  Here's a pic of Ben planning out the day with his brochure and map... more pics to come later...

Sophie and Her Daddy

Sophie and her dadday shared and apple...

Built and airplane with Ben's legos...

Ande took theese Super cute pics of themselves!

Nature's Candy

Little Elsie is just a few days shy of 6 months old... We started introducing some solid foods this weekend!  Here she is going to town on her first piece of fresh pear... she couldn't get enough :)  We put the pear in this little mesh feeder and had to pry it out of her little hands to refill it... guess she's on to us now... there's more in this world than just milk!

Ava Get's An Early Birthday Present From the Pajors

"Thank you Maggie, it's just what I always wanted!"

Sophie's World

Sophie's 4th grade went on their two-day nature camp last week... Here's Sophie loading her things the morning they left... She was sooo excited and sooo nervous :)  We just think she's such a cutie!!