Ava at 4 and a half

Ava is growing and learning so fast these days. She loves preschool, her friends, Frozen and most days her sister Lacey. Ava and Lacey are now sharing a room. Ava is very excited to meet her new little sisters (she calls them Sweetie and Polly). 

She loves coloring and "reading" books. She is working on pumping her legs on the swing. Ava is working on her letters by practicing writing and sounds. 

She loves swimming. We are going as a family 3 days a week so she is getting a lot of practice in. She's jumping off the side and swimming to mom/dad and diving down and getting toys off the bottom of the pool. 

She is a BIG help to mom who can no longer bend down. So she's always helping with jobs around the house and helping with Lacey.

Ava loves doing her hair, adding barrettes or different accessories. She loves picking out her own clothes (which is sometimes tough for mom). But she has a style that she preferres to display without moms help. 

The world would be so different with out this beautiful and talented girl in it. I love you Ava!

2 years old-Lacey

What???? The Lace is 2!!!!

I don't think she can believe it either. She does know she's getting bigger but she is still a good cuddly-hugger so we are keeping her. 

Lacey pretty much has all the songs from Frozen memorized. Yea, it's the cutest thing you've ever seen when she starts sining and doing the arm movements. 

The umbrella is not a prop...it's been raining all day and I still wanted pictures of my girl. Rain or shine to take birthday pictures. :)

Smiles on command look like the above so this photo shoot was a little difficult for mom. How can you be mad at that face though? Easily, when it bites or pulls a wad of someone's (Ava) hair out. We are in fact struggling with these still. I feel like time out is starting to have an effect on her...finally!  

We got a smile!!! She was playing peekaboo from under the umbrella and one slipped out. My life would be so different without this tinny person. I'm so grateful for Lacey Ann in my life and family. Happy two years little girl!!! We love you to peices!! 

23 months old -Lacey

She's not going to be one for much longer. Our Lacey is growing up. She is singing and dancing her way through life. She loves to put dressups on and spin and sing. 

Lacey mastered the art of present opening over the Christmas holiday all be it slow at times. She absolutely loved the Christmas tree and still talks about it and acts surprised to not see it in the living room. 

Lacey loves interacting with her big sister Ava, whether pulling her hair or wrestling or stealing toys. 

She loves wearing bows and flowers in her hair. She calls them "cute" and points at the hair clip holder in moms room.

 She asks to go down for naps and Ava has to usually remind mom what Lacey is asking for. It's not always plainly understood no matter how many times she repeats it. Lacey says ketchup plain as day and doesn't mind dipping her carrots sticks in it when it's made available. 

Lacey is very good at singing and doing the actions for her nursery songs and even trying to sing along to "I am a Child of God". She is getting better at folding her arms and saying her personal prayers at night. Always making sure to bless her "Dada". 

We love our Lace!

22 months old - Lacey

This face!!! 

I wish I could freeze her here in time. Maybe go back a little before she discovered Chapstick and the fact that she always needs to be sneaking it out of my purse to rub it all over her face. Yep, freeze her there with her big hugs and sweet little kisses. 

She's never been much of a talker but just this week she has started to talk a lot more. She'll point to things and want me to say what it is so she can repeat it. 

She loves to skip, gallop and prance. It's fun to hold her hand and walk somewhere while she dances along beside me. I feel like her happy personality comes out even in the way she gets around. 

Lacey is such a fun girl. We could do with out the hair pulling but most days we love the shoe loving toddler. 

21 Months -Lacey

Lacey is growing too quickly!

She loves being outside playing in leafs, swinging at the park and running and discovering things with Ava. 

The above picture is her saying "Cheese"...so photogenic! She really is this cute most of the time. 

She has sadly discovered that she doesn't have to follow directions from mom and that it can be more fun if she does the opposite of that mom says. We'll find a motivation some day soon that will help her obey. 

This girl loves her dad! She sings his name, watches from the window for him to return from work and screams and yells when he does finally walk through the door. 

She is a true girl and screams at the sight of bugs or gubs as she calls them. She even screams and points at things that look like bugs to ward off other passerbyers. 

Lacey is still an amazing huggger and kiss giver, how we survived without her always smiling face and perky attitude is just too much to think about. 

Ava's 4 year photo shoot

My Ava is 4 years old. She is a beautiful and caring little soul and I'm so glad Heavenly Farther sent her to our family to be my daughter. 

20 months old - Lacey

Look at this Lacey face!!!

She is always jibber jabbering about something. My favorite is when we are driving in the car and she has her plush kitty on her lap. She talks and coos as she moves it's body...it's hilarious!

She came up with a new dance step as of late where she takes teeny tinny steps at a fast pase it's so funny. We call it "Little Steps". We are always trying to get her to do it. 

Have I mentioned that she wears her shoes ALL the time? I manage to get them off for sleeping times but other then that her sweaty little feet are always crammed into these tinny crocs. 

I just had to move Ava's car seat to the opposit door so there is a seat between the two girls. I did not do this because of Ava, I did it for her sake because Lacey had figured out how to kick her and would not stop. This little one year old struggles with listening these days. She listens better when she can see my face and knows that I mean business...not so much from the backseat. 

We love this crazy busy girl that still enjoys a quick cuddle and still gives amazing hugs.