Ava is riding for St. Jude!!!

This week Ava’s school is participating in the St. Jude Trike-a-thon. Ava is going to be riding her bike and is asking for sponsors to help her reach her goal of $100. We have all been touched by cancer in some way, and while all cancer is devastating, there is something so heartbreaking about a child having cancer. We are monthly Partners in Hope with St. Jude and this is something I believe so strongly in. Ava is SO excited to participate in this and if you could help out, we would be so grateful! Any gift, no matter how small, is SO appreciated!

Please see this sweet video Ava recorded asking for your help! I coached her on what to say, but her thanking you from all the children was her own words! :) 

 

If you would like to donate, please click here to do so!! THANK YOU for helping Ava and the children of St. Jude!

Preview from photo session!

We had Reed’s six months photos taken last weekend and here are some previews we got! I can’t wait to see the rest!!

LOVE that sweet baby boy!

 

She also included one of pretty big sister!!

Project 366: Week 17

 

Project 366: Week 16

   

Happy birthday Zach!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Zach!!!!

We hope you have a wonderful day! You are such a great daddy and wonderful husband. We are SO proud of you and all you have accomplished, as well as the manner you have handled yourself the past few weeks as we’ve faced some trials and discouragements! You are a wonderful man of God! We love you and wish you a very happy birthday!!!!

Play date fun!!

Saturday morning, Ava and I met up with two of her oldest friends, Samir and Shelbey, and their moms for a play date! We went to a local farm where we picked strawberries, fed the geese and the goats, and petted pigs! We had a blast!

We started with the strawberry picking!

The picking also included some strawberry eating! This farm doesn’t use any pesticides on their crops.

And it included some running around and being silly! The kids and their buckets of strawberries (plus mine too!) BEAUTIFUL berries!!!

Me and my favorite girl!! :)

After the strawberries, we let the kids feed the geese and then run around for a bit. We talked about making sure the geese didn’t get angry and get after them, and when we turned to look, they were chasing the geese. It was quite comical!

They still had their Easter Bunny cutout for them to poke their heads through!!

Ava Shelbey

Then we went to see the pigs and goats. I found it a little humorous that Ava is DEATHLY afraid of kitty cats, but will pet a pig! :)  

The kids also fed the goats!

They had a bridge for the goats to walk up and a perch for them to sit on, with a pulley to send food up to them. They loved this!

This was the perfect morning play date! The weather was beautiful and the kids (and moms!) had a great time!!!!

Project 366: Weeks 14 & 15