April Update

Our neighborhood had a spring/Easter event. Ali and Ava both got their faces painted. Ali was amazingly still for it.

And Ava was too.

On Easter morning the girls were up bright and early for their baskets. Ava got a new swimsuit.

And Ali got an Elsa swimsuit.

The girls also got a trampoline…

With the good weather we took advantage of some outdoor concerts.

And running without shoes.

Ava worked on her basketball skills.

While Ali plays with her Frozen toys.

Ali likes to show off her talents of tennis/tricycling.

March Update

March is when we can really enjoy being outside.

Ava and Ali were hoping for a windy day to try the kite.

Ava (and the boys up the street) built (something) in the front yard.

Ali is getting proficient with the tricycle.

And Ava is practically an expert on the bike now.

Some days the girls do a picnic inside (with their blankets).

And Easter is on the way. Here they are at Kierland with the bunny bushes.

And sometimes its enough to wear you out…

February Update

We may be just a tad slow on the updates…so without further ado, here are some updates from the last 6 months.

 

Ava and her friends at school…

Ali “working” in the office with Dad.

We took a trip to a nearby farm with some friends. Ali and her friend Sam had fun with the rocking horse.

And Ava and Ali played some accordion.

Ali is always up for a trip to the park.

And speaking of trips, Ali went to Ohio with Dad. Here she is at the airport, all ready for snow.

Once we got to Ohio, we had to get out to the snow…

Ali (with braids) went to the Children’s museum.

And played with Papa

 

More updates to come…

January Update

We ended 2014 with a New Year’s Eve part with the girls. The girls got to eat dinner with friends (and wine for the parents).

The girls followed it up with a dance party…

… some sparklers outside…

Note that Ali got into it!

And a sleepover with Sofia…

A few days later we woke up to snow on the mountains behind us. So of course we went up to see more snow in Flagstaff.

Ali seemed to love it for her first time in the snow…

Although she wasn’t too thrilled with the hat.

Both girls love the sledding!

As well as building a snowman.

Other than a few cold days, it has been nice out for the girls. Here Ava is helping Ali with the tricycle.

And Ali practicing some more (with Elsa as the passenger).

And Ava and Sofie riding around the trails.

Ava is turning into a monkey.

and a pretty good climber.

and sometimes a bit of an entertainer too…

The girls helped Mom bake a cake for Dad’s birthday.

At school, Ali made sure to get messy too…

While Ava’s class celebrated the 100th day of school (Ava is in the front in black striped shirt).

Its been a pretty good start to 2015!

Christmas!

The girls are anxiously awaiting Santa’s arrival. As new presents get added under the tree, Ava has to remind Ali that we don’t get to open them until Christmas….but Ali still keeps trying to sneak open a few, and Ava is doing the time honored tradition of shaking boxes to see if she can guess what is inside.

The girls have fun with the train around the tree…

And the girls helped to decorate the house too.

Although our house isn’t as done up as the house up the street (aka the “Christmas House” in Ali’s terms). We take a walk up (or drive by) almost every evening in December…

With NeeNee and Pops in town, the girls are excited to decorate Christmas cookies.

On Christmas eve the girls got to open one gift – Ava is busy with her legos while Ali has something Frozen.

On Christmas morning the girls were up bright and early – excited to see all that Santa added under the tree.

Ali went straight for the Frozen bag.

A quick glimpse of Ava in her frozen outfit before she got too busy with the gifts.

The girls with their new outfits (and boots to match).

Ava’s giant art set.

Later the girls (in Frozen outfits of course) were busy playing.

Ali decided that the baby doll crib is almost big enough for her.

And after a while, it was just too much for Ali so she took a nap.

Merry Christmas to all!