The Park

One of our favorite activities is to go to the park after dinner. It's been sooooooo hot lately, we haven't felt like braving the heat. Finally, last night after dinner we went to one of our favorite parks and let Ava play.

Ava had lots of fun swinging high (not without her shades of course), sliding down all the different slides (big & small) and climbing thru the big jungle maze.

Needless to say when it was time to go home...Ava decided she was NOT leaving!!! I think we got a glimpse of the "terrible twos" a few weeks early! Hum.....who does she look like in this picture :)

Hot Fun in the Summer Time

Our good friends Jennifer & Todd recently got a new boat. This past Sunday, we spent the day with them at the lake and had tons of fun. Ava even had her first ride on the tube (going VERY slow of course). We only meant to stay for half the day, but ended up being on the lake until dinner time! Needless to say, Ava was quite tuckered out...but don't worry she had no problem taking a little snooze.

We had lots of fun tubing, skiing, having a picnic lunch and just floating around. To make it even more exciting... both Jennifer's even got up on ski's for the very first time ever! Thanks so much for a great day, Todd & Jenn!

Fun at the Lake

Finally...we had a free weekend so we packed up and headed to Lake Sinclair. Even though it rained a good bit, we had a great time riding on the pontoon and splashing in the water. This was Ava's first time on a boat and she did very well...as long as she was driving.

For those of you that haven't seen Ava lately her hair is growing out really really curly. In fact it seems the only thing that will straighten it is the wind.

St. George Island

We always look forward to our annual trip to St. George Island, and this year was no exception. It was an extra special trip this year since our friends Todd, Brooke, Camille & Quinn got to come along for a few days.

It was so much fun watching Ava and Camille (her "best friend") play in the sand and splash in the water. Neither of the girls were too fond of the waves and were happy enough seeing how much sand they could put on each other. Baby Quinn even got to be part of the action and seemed to enjoy her first time at the beach and pool!

While the boys didn't get to go on their annual fishing trip due to high surf & wind, they had plenty of fun playing golf, fishing on the beach, playing cornhole and consuming some nice refreshing beverages :)

After the crowd left on Tuesday...the house was very quiet. However, there was still plenty of fun to be had! We relaxed by the pool, spent the day at the state park, looked for sea shells, shopped in Apalachicola, ate ice cream at Aunt Ebby's, took photo's of Ava on the beach, and do what we do best have fun!

Just for fun :)

Here are just a few fun pictures we've been meaning to post. Most of these are from Mother's Day. As you can see, Ava is a huge help in the kitchen. She loves to help Mimi snap green beans.
One day, Ava couldn't decide which hair bow she wanted to wear...so she wore them all.

Ava also enjoys riding her tricycle...especially in her slipper socks and helmet!

Sprinkler Fun

One of Ava's favorite summer activities is playing in the sprinkler. After trying out 3 different sprinklers Ava finally decided that her fish sprinkler was the most effective in getting everyone wet.