Buddies

The girls are fighting now more than ever. But when they play together nicely, they are the best of friends. I took Avery to the store one day and left Ava with Darin, and Avery literally asked the entire time, "where's sissy?"

Little Critters

Avery getting a kiss from the llama

Avery getting a lick from mama pig

For something to do, we called a friend to go to a petting zoo with us. I tried to find out when it opened but it wasn't on the website and they didn't return my call, so we just went. When we got there, we found out that it is open when the lady wakes up. Nice. So we just saw the animals in the cages near the parking spot. We saw a mama pig and her babies, chickens, a turkey and a llama. The llama was a favorite. Very gentle and interested in us too. Avery wanted to touch the animals and got a lick from the pig (yuck) and the llama. Ava wasn't too interested and would rather play in the dirt.

Potty Time

I forgot to mention that on Father's Day, when we got back from the park, we went swimming. When we were done, I stripped the girls and sent them in to sit on their new potty chair. It is a cute princess chair and when they go in it, it plays music. Well, Ava went in the potty chair, but they had been taking the chairs apart and they turned the switch off, so I didn't know until a minute later that she had gone. I had to praise her heavily for it. She didn't know what she was doing, but we were still excited. She is getting it. She was 9 days shy of her 2nd birthday. She has gone two more times since then. Avery resists, of course. Sorry if the pictures offend:)

Avery's a Goer

Avery doesn't like to stay in the house all day, and usually by 10 am she is saying "bye, bye". If it is too hot to go to the park, and we have nowhere else to go, we will just drive around for a little bit. It breaks up the day and they can't reach each other to fight while in their car seats!

1st Haircut

Poor Avery has my hair and it just falls in her face. She refuses to keep barettes in her hair for very long, and if she were to forget about it, her sister is quick to point it out. So for their 2 year pictures, I decided to take them in for a trim. It really didn't seem to help much. Ava lasted for the picture and then she had to sit in my lap to finish the cut. I didn't even try to put Avery on the booster. I just put her in the chair for the pic and then put her in my lap.

Father's Day

Father's Day this year fell on our 13th Anniversary. We went to dinner with the girls the night before, to celebrate. We took the girls to the park after church. I guess we are kind of boring.

Summertime Fun

The family

Ava, stylin for the pool

Mama and Ava ready for a dip in the pool

This summer was full of fun. The girls like to go to the park that has a dog park connected. That way they can play on the playground and see puppies! It gets really hot out here in the desert, so we have had to limit the excursions. We have a pool, so we have been swimming a lot! They are slowly getting the hang of it.