Memorial Day Weekend

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We spent Memorial Day weekend in the mountains of PA at Seven Springs. Jim's parents and sister's family all came as well. The weather was nice and cool (high 60's) so we enjoyed that. All three of us were still getting over our colds most of the weekend, but other than that we had a really fun time!



Ava loved playing with her cousins Ian and Logan, who are three and one. Their favorite activity was playing in a cardboard box as if it were a car to be pushed in. Talk about Driving Miss Daisy! Ava loved going hiking, playing at the playground, and eating all the food at the buffet.



We big kids got to play golf and go to a comedy show one night which featured Colin Quinn (SNL) and Kathleen Madigan (Last Comic Standing.) They were rip roaring funny and we had a great time hanging out with everyone.

On Saturday Jim and I took Ava on a hike up at "Lake Tahoe". This is the top of the mountain that all the slopes are on. It was a gorgeous day! Jim carried Ava in the kelty backpack, and she loved being outside. I didn't alter any of these photos - this is really what the camera took! It almost looks fake it's so pretty!

This is a pond where we used to picnic when we came to Seven Springs in college over fall break. It's really peaceful up here, as you can imagine.

Jim got a good workout with our little girl!

When we got back to the Jeep we hung out at the top of one of the lifts for a while. Ava enjoyed kicking all the rocks.

Mama and Ava on top of the mountain.

Happy Mother's Day!

Wow - we had a whirlwind weekend. It was wonderful though. Friday night was relatively quiet, which was a good thing because Saturday was crazy. We were a part of three parties: baby shower, baby shower, going-away party. There is one picture here of Ava and little Sienna Rose playing together on the bed. They're certain to be good buddies down the road. It was really fun, and we enjoyed watching Ava play all day. (Again, see pictures of her on the slide, in the car... and just running around enjoying herself.)

Sunday, of course, was Mother's Day, which is always wonderful. I woke up to a beautiful bouquet of flowers, cards from my wonderful husband and daughter, and a beautiful Tiffany ring I've been eyeing for a few years now. We went to church then went out to breakfast at the "Big Dog Cafe" in Waxhaw (see picture). It was a great hole in the wall place that served up an awesome breakfast. We'll definitely go back! The afternoon was spent at home playing with Ava, then we made a quick trip to SouthPark before returning and ordering pizza for dinner (Mom's not cooking.) All in all, it was the perfect day!

Pigtails

Ava wore pigtails for the first time today. She was so patient letting me put them in. I couldn't believe it! She's obsessed with barretts and ponytail holders right now, so maybe that's why. She loves feeling her hair when it's "done up". So cute!

Strawberry Picking

Is it Monday morning already? We had a really nice weekend, but it went by way too fast! Jim's parents came into town to help celebrate his 30th birthday which was nice. We spent Friday at the Wachovia tournament which was really enjoyable. We sat on the 7th green and let the players come to us :) Saturday Ava spent the day with her grandparents and Daddy while I was off shooting my first 2008 wedding.

Yesterday was a lazy Sunday. We went to the local strawberry patch to pick fresh strawberries. Unfortunately they were too busy last week and weren't allowing us to pick for a few days, but we were welcome to take pictures. Ava couldn't resist the temptation, however, and ate about 7 strawberries in a row! She loves them.

Ava had her first tastes of both chocolate ice cream and popsicles this weekend. She really likes both and stayed surprisingly clean during the popsicle episode! It was strawberry flavored, so of course she loved it!