Ava turns 5

Seems like yesterday that girl was tiny and yellow.  She had a terrible case of jaundice when she was born.  Now she is all grown up and ready for Kindergarten.  Time flies!!  We celebrated with a trip to Cincinnati.  The plan was shopping and the zoo.  Ava's request was a hotel with an indoor pool.  The zoo was a flop due to the rain.  Instead we visited the Cincinnati Children's Museum.  It was such fun.  Ava's cousins came along and we had a great time.

Our group shot!  Sam looks happy, huh? 

 

Pretending to be a Vet!

 

My favorite.  Chris and Sam goofing off in Ralph Lauren.

Good times!



We are building a house!!  The planning started last fall and finally it looks like a house.  We have a contract on our current home with the closing scheduled for the end of the month.  We are all excited and nervous.  The new house is in a subdivision with sidewalks and street lights.  The children will have a huge yard to play in (if we can get grass to grow :).  Picking out things for a house is fun in the beginning, then it turns into somewhat of a chore.  Hopefully we are almost finished with the technical stuff and I can start decorating!  Stay tuned.