Ava's 1st birthday!

Here is Ava ENJOYING her piece of birthday cake. My mom always gave the birthday child cake first and allowed us to eat it all on our own. So we let Ava have at it and eat all her cake!




It is so cool how Ava has grown and changed over the past year! We are having so much fun with our girls and watching them learn new things!

Ava's 1st birthday!

We started the day letting Ava open presents! She actually figured out how to rip the paper and see what was inside! We had a fun day! I lost count how many times we said HAPPY BIRTHDAY because she smiled everytime we said it! Enjoy this video of her opening a present.


Here are pictures from Ava's first birthday! We took Ava shopping and out to lunch. For her birthday dinner we cooked out and had yummy delicous cake!

My girls!!

Ava got busted sneaking the cheetos!! The girls love to be with one another...they really enjoy their time together!

More zoo pictures!

Memorial Day Weekend Trip to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

We had so much fun taking the girls to the zoo! Ava loves to just be in her stroller. She experienced her first metro ride to her first trip to the zoo!
At the zoo they have a line going accross the zoo where the orangatan monkeys can swing on. We got lucky, as we were leaving the monkey house these awesome monkeys decided to go accross! This was my highlight of the trip. The girls had a blast and did really well. Mariah loved the beavers and we got to see a giant panda take a giant poop right in front of us! How exciting!!

The girls wearing the same outfit!!

Mariah has had this pajama outift for 3 years and now it fits both of the girls!! Mariah was nice and finally passed down the outfit to her sister.

Our first ever Ferry RIde :)

Mariah and I went on our first ever Ferry Ride in White's Ferry, Virginia! We enjoyed our long 10 minute ride accross the river!