aven's bf, arnell

aven has a crush on arnell that she plays with at the gym. when she wakes up from her nap she runs into her closet and picks out her shoes to wear (she can't reach her clothes yet). these are from the other day when she picked out her black patent mary janes, and i think arnell liked what she picked out... he kissed her good-bye!! TALK ABOUT A HAPPY GIRL- she squealed the entire way home! you can see how happy she was by her ear-to-ear smile :)

playing at the mall with ryan

aven and i spent the morning with erin and ryan at the soft play and riding the kiddie rides at the mall and then went to lunch at moe's. doesn't get much better than homewrecker burritos, mini masterpiece for aven and ryan, and good conversation!

comic for the day- destin trip '05

for jen and pam, remember this? think back hard, it's been a while...

sequence of our water fight-

pam: "jeronimo!" as amanda is close lined from the back and goes into the ocean face first and mouth open

amanda: "damn you, pam! that was a cheap shot, you know i can't stand my face wet!" as i'm still trying to find my sunglasses and stand up straight

pam: still trying to catch her breath because she's laughing so hard, "hee, hee. i know, that's why i did it. love you!" she's still laughing, probably to this day

amanda: "love you, too, but you're still going under!" pam goes down and we both laugh so hard we can't breathe

finale... jen and i dig pam a hole, "YIKES", the lifeguard dumps pam out of the beach chair- yes, he will dump a drunk girl- and then we go for the best crab legs ever!! i can't wait to teach maya how to crack crab legs! love you guys bunches- you're the best!!

do we have any pics from the I24 "pam, pull over" birthday night we can save for aven? jen, how do we not have stories and pics to save for eli? the stories we're going to have for the kiddios- they only think we're lame.. we'll show them!

almost time for baby maya

pam is due any day now with their daughter, maya isabella. she will be a blessed little girl with wonderful parents who adore her. jen and i are hosting her baby shower in september and the theme is brown and yellow damask to go along with burts bees baby items. can't wait to meet her!! best of luck, pam, try not to worry, you'll miss out on the excitement! i'll see you guys soon... wish it were tomorrow. i love you girls!!
** i don't know why the pic is so grainy, the invitation reads "our hearts are filled with happiness and our lives are filled with love because we have the little girl we've been dreaming of...maya"

fun for me!!

during our last visit to mo'town i went to an airshow with my friend mark to see some of his friends fly a P47 thunderbolt (the yellow and red one with the hen on it) and a P51 mustang (the black and silver, shinier one). both have been beautifully restored and are amazing to see in person. if you get a chance, go to the sevierville airport and check out the aviation museum there- incredibly impressive aircraft collection and a ton of history... i was a kid in a candy store!!

happy little girl....but OCD

her new obsession is washing her hands...literally 20 or 30 times a day, soap and all. i had to put a childproof handle on the door to keep out of the bathroom. at least she's clean though i guess. we even decorated her step stool for her since it's so popular. i picked the sparkle letters to double as slip proof traction control and she picked out the butterflies and flowers. apparently she likes to diversify- for her upstairs bathroom she picked princess fairies and tiaras.

happy little girl

aven's new game of choice is "1,2,3!!". she bounces up and down for the "1,2" and then kicks her legs out and lands on her 'hiney' for the "3". she will play for hours and unfortunately learned the hard way to only play this on soft surfaces. here she's on the couch watching cartoons. her typical "1,2,3" cartoon routine includes a stick of cheese, but today she inhaled it so i didn't get a picture in full glory.