Summer in spurts

With our second spurt of summer upon us Ava and I decided to hit the pool at work. The temperature is around 85 degrees at 11 o'clock and the water was calling our name. By 2:30 it is to stinking hot with the temperature gauge reading 105.

Ava was so excited when we got to work she suited up and ran around until she fell asleep in my chair.
I had to wake her up to swim.

Turlock Wedding

My cousin Brandon married Melanie The grooms parents and my aunt and uncle
One table of Coopers with the bride and groom

Another table with the bride and groom

My dad, step mom, sister and brother with Lilie and Ava

The girls

My mom and Josh

Josh and Ava

goodbye day two welcome day three

This photo was taken yesterday at work it was day two in big girls chones (underwear). She wants so bad to ride a sheep (mutton busting) like her big sister. After asking over and over for about 2 weeks I finally told her sheep don't like diapers to which she added or Pull-ups. She ditched the diapers, excepts at naps and bed time, she HATES Pull-up. Two days later and one accident, not bad considering we aren't staying home life as normal going for walks, visiting friends, going to the store. We are busy and we have seen Targets bathroom and Safeway's. Hope this lasts!

Camping day 3

Last day on the water it was a cold morning

Ava packed up her bed

Annemiek ate some dirt

Lilie played DS

Ava was on a time out

Camping day 2

Megga Marshmallos Smores Ava's fist time on a boat

Skiing movie

Wakeboarding movie

Tube time movie

Camping day 1

All tucked in First camping trip

Ready for the boat

Turtle on her back

I like swing in the pool (the lake)

Ready to try water skiing!

sleeping arrangements

Ava wanted to snuggle the other night so I stuck her in bed with Lilie, (who didn't mind). They started out on their own sides of the bed.And ended up a little closer half way threw the night.I have a feeling they will do this a few more times.

Do you think they look alike?

professional photos

In shootOff they go Shon held the sheep head for Lilie to get on.
On your mark, get set...GO!

Coach Shon She's off!

Into the wall -bump-

She rode like this for a while Hang on Lilie

Going down The best clown!

Take two at Mutton Busting

Six o'clock rolled around and we were headed back to the fair grounds for some bull and sheep riding. Josh's first rodeo, this was just bull riding (PBR) so we will be hitting another one so he can get the whole rodeo experience.

Blake taking care of AvaOn our wayLoveing her the bull riding Ready to ride

The second ride

Fourth place!

See I was there:)

Yahhooo Lilie way to Bust those Mutton

"Riding a sheep makes you hungry mom." Late night PB&J's all around

The reason...

Ava is to cool for her family. She has adopted the Abercrombies as her forster family. She rode to the mutton busting with them. They are also the reason Lilie wanted to do the mutton busting. She is going to be busting mutton next year.

Home to rest than back to the PBRs to ride again

More photos of Busting Mutton

Walking to the gear up

Getting in the shoot And she's off
She went from on top of the sheep to under the sheep
Walking back to the gates

Ava meanwhile