{A week with Ava}

We had Ava again last week (her third week with us this summer)!
It seemed to speed right by and before we knew it, it was time to take her back.
But we enjoyed having her a lot!! It seems like she has grown so much since the last time we had her....
not just taller, but she seems like such a mature little thing now!!!
She's so sweet and we just love having her!

She spent A LOT of her time here drawing and coloring!!

And of course you need glasses to do that, you know!!


Playing blocks with Kaleb


Kent, your daughter is playing with the same Little People you played with!!!!


Drama Queen!!


Piano lessons from Kaitlyn


Solo


A girl after my own heart.....she loves to iron!!!


It has been SO cold here lately, so we needed hot chocolate after a long time outside!
And you can't have hot chocolate without marshmallows!!


So sweet!


She also spent every minute she could swinging!!
At first, she needed someone to get her started and then she could take it from there.
But after practicing for a few days, she could start all by herself!
She was absolutely thrilled!


Helping me make hamburger patties....


.......and husking corn on the cob!

She call it "corn in a bun" instead of corn on the cob. She totally enjoyed every bite of it too!


She traced all the letters over and over again!




Decorating her balloons with about 100 stickers!!
(Check out that gorgeous hair!)




She figured out how to twist the chains and then.....

....let them go!!!!





Playing in the sand.....making a lot of traffic so people have a hard time getting home!


Gettin' ready to flip!!!


Ava is Blake's idol!! He goes everywhere she goes and does everything she does!
He hasn't been trying to talk much, but he would try to say anything Ava wanted him too, and she was teaching him different signs too! He just loves her to death!

We went to the Library and Ava was SO happy with all the books she got!!


Nana helping Ava make "leaves" by coloring over real leaves.



We love you so much Ava and can't wait until you come back!!!
Thank you, Ashley, for letting us have her again!

{A day on the truck with Tim....dinner with the Krivoshs}

Friday, September 14th I went on the truck with Tim. It was his Wheeling,

WV route, which required us to leave the house at 4:30 a.m.  This is

his longest route of the month.

Tim's truck is an organized, fully-stocked supply store on wheels!

He's an encylopedia of information and help for the farmers.  This is

his 8th year in business for himself, but he has been running a dairy

supply truck since 1983. 

The highlight of the day was meeting Khara, Tim, Timmy, and Zoey

in Washington, PA.  They treated us to a Grandparents' Dinner
at Cracker Barrel.

We were thrilled to have this time with them!!!

Zoey is growing and changing so quickly!!

Zoey was Mama's girl -- it was getting late.

Timmy -- our little man.  :)

Zoey is taking steps now, so she just wanted

down to "walk". 

We had such a good visit.

So handsome!

Timmy used my camera to take this picture of

Mommy & Zoey. 

Pappy and Nana enjoyed giving Zoey and Timmy a tour of the gift shop.

Zoey liked the toy train chugging around the bottom of this Christmas tree.

Timmy found all kinds of treasures!!

Pappy thought Zoey was the perfect size for this little

rocking horse.

Zoey was getting sleepy, but she was perfectly contect as Pappy rocked

her for about 20 minutes.

Sooooo sleepy.

Timmy is a great big brother....

...and Zoey loves him so much.

Tim and Khara, 

    Thank you soooo much for a good dinner and a great visit.  We

love you so very much!

Mom and Dad