Fun at Meme and Pawpaw's

Ava, Gigi, Tracy, and I went to Georgia to visit my meme and pawpaw this past weekend. Oh how much fun it is to trap a 22 month old in her carseat for 5 to 6 hours. At least Gigi and Tracy were there to help with entertainment. Gigi is really good with the words and motions to "Deep and Wide" now.

There is always yardwork to do and Ava jumped right in to help.

Dinner there is always delicious and apparently hillarious.

Sharing her poptart with Patch (the dog)

One of her favorite things about the visit was this grandfather clock. Every fifteen minutes it made some sort of noise and Ava would always stop to point out clock. Unfortunately, she hasn't developed her blended "c-l" sound, so the "l" got dropped.

Playing in the sprinklers.

A drenched Ava after sprinkler play.

Yes, Patch can read.

Weekend at home

after swimming on Sunday afternoon

She is very impatient when you play with anyone but her...even Ellie and Emma.

attempting to evade a tackle from daddy

Emma is up to her usual tricks. Somehow the leave that are already on the ground just never taste as good.

4th of July...pm

Mark's family invited us to join them at Old Waverly for the evening. Ava had a blast! She didn't make it for the fireworks, but I don't think she minded.

hole in one!

She was watching the huge golf ball hot air balloon take off. She really wanted to ride in it.

mom, Tracy, Debbie (Mark's mom), dad, Michael, Ava, and Betsy (Mark's sister and Ava's new best friend). Here Ava is trying to talk Betsy into taking her shoes off so she can go back to the bouncy stuff.

One of Ava's highlights...she loved the bouncy stuff.

4th of July...am

We spent the morning in Greenville hanging out with my dad's family just chillin at the pool. Michael and Ava are in the middle of a noodle fight.

Sarah, mom, and Aunt Shell demonstrate the main purpose of a pool...relaxation.

Getting in some quality mom time.

Ava's cheering section.

Engagement Celebration

We headed to Greenville for a party thrown for Mark and Tracy by our aunts and uncles. It was fabulous! Great food, great company!