our "pups"

Just a typical night at home with our pups...Ellie, Ava, and Emma

Gator Bowl 2011

It was well worth the 20 hours in the car! Thanks Tracy for keeping all our kids!

robinson is so about to get sacked!

Chris Relf getting MVP honors.

Hanging out with with uncle David and Aunt Deborah at the battle of the bands. Michigan had an awesome male twirler!

Santa Came!

Christmas morning block tower with Grandpa. This is princess Ariel...you may not have recognized her!

Our new laptop!

Princess Ariel with her new bongos

thanks Gigi and Grandpa for having us for Christmas!

Christmas Eve in Greenville

Ava's greatgrandparents and her great Uncle Flip.

We had so much fun with all our antlers

Christmas Eve

Meme and Tracy required a bedtime story. Good thing AK can read!

making of the official cookies of Christmas

The Nutcracker

This past weekend we headed to Nashville to see The Nutcracker at TPAC. Ava has been wanting to go since last Christmas. Of course, she loved it. It really was a great performance.

During intermission she just had to have a Sprite. She rocked it like a baby.

Out front hailing a cab. Brrrrrrrrrrr. It was cold!

Right before kickoff...I mean curtain.

Before the show, we had dinner with Kathy, Wayne, and Coleman at this really cute pizzaria named Pie in the Sky.

This gingerbread village was in the lobby of our hotel. Ava just loved it (and of course, wanted to eat it).

Princesses on Ice

We took Ava to see Disney's Princesses on Ice Friday night. She had a blast. All of her favorite characters so close. She loved the cotten candy! She was skipping around the arena and loving all the princess merchandise.

Here she is at the end waving bye to all of the princesses (notice the blue cotten candy residue all over her face and hands, and yes, she is wearing her cinderella dress).

Thanksgiving

We had Thanksgiving at my Aunt Rose and Uncle Don's house. Of course, the food was fabulous...so stuffed! We had nice weather and sat outside enyoying good company.

Ava enjoyed her food as well (especially on a pink plate!)

The cousins tea party in the playhouse.

All of the fabulous cooks!