First snow day in 2 years!

We woke up to snow today!  Luke started school a couple hours late so we played in the snow with our neighbors and built a snowman!

Ava's 5th Birthday Party...

We had a very small and special gathering at American Girl last Wed, the 11th after Luke got out of town.  Ava's closest friends were there.... Nicolas, Pea, Addee and siblings. Of course Luke, Daddy and Sydney were there as well!  Ava got her wish come true as she was able to spend to a Gift card from Nana and extra birthday money from her Aunt Gloria at the American Girl store.  She picked out the biggest horse she could find and a sled dog.  Nicolas gave her american doll the matching Christmas dress that Ava has this year, Pea gave her an AG kitty and pajamas for her doll.  Addee gave her a Monster High Doll.  She was thankful and grateful for her wonderful gifts and to have such great friends!

Luke took this picture!

 

Fun with my new fisheye lens!

All Shy because she didn't want to be sang to :)

 LUKE ATE HIS WHOLE SUNDAE!

Happy 5th Birthday my sweet Ava!

My sweet little girl turned five today. I can't believe the last five years has passed so quickly.  We celebrated Ava's  birthday yesterday with her friends at the American girl bistro.... Pictures to come soon.

Today Ava woke up to a brand-new outfit hanging on her closet with the tall black boots that she wanted.  After we did Hudson sang and many happy birthday we went downstairs and I showed her the cupcakes I made for her to bring it to school.  She really wanted to have puppy cupcakes since she loves dogs. I had researched these really cute ones on familycircle.com.  When she saw them she fell in love with them and picked out which one she wanted for herself and of course she wanted her name on it.  I worked on them for a few hours last night and finished them after she went to bed. They came out really cute and were really not that hard to make, just a little time-consuming.... As could be expected.

Now, we are headed to school so she can go celebrate with all of her classmates, then to lunch with one of her BFF's Nicolas, then soccer. When we get home we will open gifts and go to Red Robin for dinner. 

Graycie's favorite holiday spot!

Holiday Food

The kids and I have been busy making food this holiday season!

Christmas tree hamburgers and buns.  It's amazing how much more your kids will eat when food is fun.

The last unicorn

Ava told me what she wanted me to draw and I made this picture for her.  We colored it together.  It is the unicorn from one of my favorite childhood movies.  Ava is into unicorns as much as I was when I was little.  She also likes to color and draw like I did.  I love doing creative things with her!