HaPpY BirTHdAy AvA!

Below is the slideshow from Ava's First Birthday Party! We had a wonderful time and almost her entire family was able to attend. She is so blessed to have such amazing people in her life that love her so much! She was in a wonderful mood and seemed to enjoy her party as if she knew everyone was there for her! She loved her cake and tried to participate in opening the presents. She recieved a lot of beautiful clothes! She might just have enough outfits to wear one a day this entire summer! I can't wait to dress her up in all the cute outfits! She also got a cute stroller for her babydoll, a grocery cart and a pink push buggy!

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Her party was a "Monkey Girl" theme. We had a special menu created so people could choose what they wanted for lunch. Dessert was the Monkey cake! The bakery did a fantastic job making the cake and I got extra monkey cupcakes for the kids! They were a hit! I had crayons and some activities for the kids and a #1 pinata. We played a game guessing how many bananas were in a container. (I put in 413 since Ava's B day is on April 13th) ;-)

I wish we had more time to spend with everyone that attended. The time seemed to pass very quickly. Yesterday was her actual "Birthday." We had her 1 Year check up in the afternoon. She now weighs 20 lbs and 11 oz. She is 12 1/2 inchese long. We started her on milk instead of formula, it's so nice to not have to purchase formula anymore! She is officially a toddler! I can't believe it. She also had to get 3 shots yesterday. She is getting some more teeth so we haven't been getting much sleep at our house! Other than that she is just perfect in every way! She is happy and just pleasant!!!! We could not be any more blessed!

Aiden is also doing well! He is starting T Ball and Chris is assistant coach for his team, the Mets!
He has less than two months of school left and then he starts his summer camp at this daycare. They go on fields trips almost every day during the summer so he will be one busy 6 year old! We purchased out season pass for our community pool again this year and I am sure we will be frequent visitors! We are taking a trip to Florida at the end of June for vacation and we can't wait!!! The weather has been wonderful so we spend a lot of time outdoors playing with the neighbors and just enjoying the kids!