4th of July at the Lake!!

Can't have a picnic with out a pickle!

Grammy and Hudson

Wheeeeee!! Hudson jumping off the dock

Happy Birthday Bob-Bob!

Adam is such a fun uncle!!

Ava just chillin in the lake

McClellen, Hudson and Ava at the Tucker's Trace sign

These two together are going to be trouble!!

OOOOH! Sparklers!

The girls posing!!

What a fun weekend we had at the family lake house. It was great to be able to celebrate the fourth of July and Bob-Bob's 86th birthday. Ava enjoyed playing with all of her cousins! It was great weather, wonderful and fun fellowship with our amazing family.

Fun at the lake with great friends!

We had a great day this morning at the lake with wonderful friends. This morning we went and played off the dock at the Brook's house (AJ's house). It was fun for the kids to spash in the water and even went on a boat ride. We ended the time with a picnic lunch on the dock. Ava had a fun time playing with AJ, Maddy, Caleb, Dylan and Colby! After playing hard at the lake Ava came home and took at 3 1/2 hour nap!!

Choose your own adventure date!

So last night Adam and I had a date night. It was a choose your own adventure night. Adam got home from work and told me to pick 1, 2, 3 for dinner (not telling me what the numbers represented). Then he said to pick 1, 2, 3 for our activity. So we ended eating at Golden Corral for dinner (don't laugh it is one of my favorites!) and the we went and play putt-putt at Mountasia. It was so fun!!

Fellowship of the Unashamed!

My roommate in college (and still great friend) Corie shared this with me way back in 1995 but it still holds true today!! May I live this boldly each day and teach my daughter to love God with all her heart, soul, mind and strenth.


“I'm a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His and I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed. My present makes sense. My future is secure. I'm done and finished with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, or first, or tops, or recognized, or praised, or rewarded. I live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by Holy Spirit power.

My face is set. My gait is fast. My goal is heaven. My road may be narrow, my way rough, my companions few, but my guide is reliable and my mission is clear.
I will not be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed.

I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice or hesitate in the presence of the adversary. I will not negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, shut up, or let up until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of Christ.

I am a disciple of Jesus. I must give until I drop, preach until all know, and work until He comes. And when He does come for His own, He'll have no problems recognizing me. My colors will be clear!”

WE HAVE PIG TAILS!!!

The day I have been waiting for...WE HAVE PIG TAILS! They are not the most beautiful ones, but she has them! It was so fun today to see her running around at Gymboree in her cute little pigtails. I did have to put her in her exersaucer in front of a DVD in order to keep her still....but it worked!!

Ava is a SUPER HERO!!

TA DA!!! It's Super Ava!!! Today at VBS: Heroes on a Mission, Ava dressed as a super hero! She wore her super hero pink glitter shoes and her pink and white flowered cape!!

VBS 2010: Heroes on a Mission

Ava had a great time at her first experience with VBS!! The theme for the week is "Heroes on Mission". The verse for the week is 1st Timothy 4:12, "Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young but be an example to them in life, love, faith and purity." It was fun to walk by Ava's room and see her participating with her teacher and little friends!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, ADAM!! Ava gave her daddy a sweet little book called, "Dance Me Daddy". It is a book written by inspiration from the Point of Grace's song, "King of the World". It is a super sweet song and if you are a daddy's girl (like I am), you will not have a dry eye!

KING OF THE WORLD

Spinning around of the tops of his feet smiles of the angels can not be so sweet
wide blue eyes and piggy tails swirl shes her daddy´s girl cuz he knows the jokes that always make her laugh takes her for ice cream instead of her nap at the end of the day by the light of the moon they turn up the music in their living room
and she yells

dance me dance me around till my feet dont ever touch down theres nothing better than being your girl and if i am your princess then daddy you are the king of the world

its funny how life moves in circles of time to think not so long ago that face was mine houses get smaller we take different names but some things in life stay the same

dance me dance me around till my feet dont ever touch down theres nothing better than being your girl and if i am your princess than daddy you are the king of the world

some day she'll go off and find a life of her own and marry a good man and make a happy home until she comes back and sees with those same eyes what time can not disguise she walks through the door with that look on her face cuz daddy´s brown hair has all turned to gray they talk for hours they cry and they laugh watchin old movies and thinking back, just as she turns to go she says hey dad how bout one for the road

dance me dance me around till my feet don´t ever touch down. dance me dance me around till my feet dont ever touch down cuz theres nothing better than being your girl oh no theres nothing better than being your girl and if i am your princess then daddy you are the king of the world king of the world. Spinning around of the tops of his feet smiles of the angels could not be so sweet

Boundaries???

None of us like boundaries or rules or to be told no, but all of these things are necessary! Ava is no exception! Most of the time she is a sweet, precious little toddler who is flexible, that likes to just sit and "read" her books. But lately she has started testing her limits a little bit. First of all she loves to go outside and knows that the door to the deck is the one we usually use. So now she goes to the door and whines. So we have had to work on saying "out" or "side", so that we do not turn into a whiner. Secondly, we are working on Ava having a more varied palate for different foods. She loves, fruit, sweet potatoes, beans, cheese, yogurt and peanut butter crackers, but trying to introduce new things to her, is met with some drama!! Lastly, I am so excited that Ava is now walking so well, but this means that she does not really want to stay in one place for a long time. So Adam and I have put up a gate in between the kitchen and the dining room, so that I can keep an eye on her when I am getting a meal together or cleaning up from a meal. She does not like being gated in, but it is for her safety. She likes to walk/run around the house and there has been several bruises recieved by running into a wall or coffee table...so safety first! Finally...just for fun, notice her rocking, pink glitter tennis shoes!! I got these shoes for her a while back and she is now just able to wear them...I love them on her!!!