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Here's my little Tarzan.....

Doyle Park

Friday the kids and I took a ride over to Doyle Park in Little Chute. They have brand new park equipment and some of it was different than I have ever seen.

Feeding the Giraffe

While at the New zoo Avery fed the giraffe. I don't know what I was doing but I turned the camera sideways...it's a bad habit...I've done it before! haha! I'm not too technologically sauvey!

The N.E.W. Zoo

Yesterday Jason and I took the kids to the N.E.W. Zoo in Suamico. The kids had a great time looking at all the animals! The New Zoo is a smaller zoo, but they have a lot of great animals! They even had an Albino Aligator! Yesterday their 2 tortoises made the walking trip from their winter home to their summer home, we got there just as they finished their trip but I did get a few pics of those huge creatures! Afterwards I packed a picnic lunch and we ate on a picnic table near the parking lot. Big mistake to eat right next to the woods...we were almost eaten alive!!!

Avery's Dance and Tumbling Class

Avery started both a Jazz and Tumbling class 2 months ago. Last week I thought it was her last night of class and that there was going to be a performance for the families of the kiddies. Oops wrong week! Her performances are actually next week, but I did get a few pics of her all ready to go before her classes started. I will try to tape the performances and get the video on her next wk! : )

Zonked

Just about everyday Carter and I watch Ellen in the afternoons. Usually he's dancing and dancing all over the living room with her! But on this particular day I turned around and he was completely zonked out!!!! This coming from a little guy who still has to be held and cuddled to fall asleep at night!! So spoiled!!!

Avery's New Bike

We gave Avery a new bike for her birthday this year and she's been dying to ride it to the park on one of our walks. Before I could trust her to do that I loaded her, the bike and her favorite Barbie into the van and took a ride down to the park to practice. She had a blast riding around in the circle drive.....still not too sure if she'll be able to ride it on walks quite yet. Maybe down the CE trail a few times first. haha! : )

Avery's 1st sleepover

After the birthday party Jade and Kendra came over for Ave's first sleepover. We had fun playing makeover, rocking out to Hannah Montana and watching High School Musical. They even gave me a "makeover", but I won't be posting those pics on here! I'll just let you imagine! haha!

Eating supper
Avery attempting to do Jade's hair
Kendra, Avery and Jade (Avery did her own makeup...can you tell?!)
My little rockstars
Jadey jamming outReady for bed!! They each had a sleeping bag + like FIVE other blankets!! They all look so happy here! They were trying to look like they were tired! haha! And they wouldn't let me take off their makeup for bed!So tired...but don't want to go to sleep!

Avery's Birthday Party

Well Avery had her first birthday party with friends on Saturday and boy did we have a good time! She invited 5 friends from school and our friends Matt and Amber's 2 oldest daughters Jade and Kendra to a party at "Old" McDonald's. Here's a few choice pics of her day....

Morgan, Adrionna, Destiny, Avery and Jade
From the top: Adrionna, Morgan, Kendra, Jade, Avery and Destiny
Matt and his youngest (and Jason's Goddaughter) Hannah playing in the play area...surprised we didn't get kicked out! haha
Amber with Avery's Hannah Montana guitar!
Jade, Avery and Kendra putting on a concert
All the girls ready to eat
Hannah and her birthday hat
Ice cream time
Matt and Hannah going down the slide
Daddy...I want to play again!

Finally some nice weather again!

We finally had some nice weather again on Sunday and the kids couldn't wait to get outside and play with all their new outside toys. Carter can't make the cozy coupe move quite yet, but he just likes to sit inside and make "vroom vroom" noises. Avery helped Daddy start the planting in the garden too.

Swimming with our cousins

Friday night Aunt Margie, Uncle Dave, Samantha and Hannah came to town and stayed at the hotel near our house. The kids were so anxious all day to get over there to go swimming. This was Carter's first time swimming and he had an absolute blast!! By the end of the night he was even dunking his face in the water! Avery lost her fear of the water from last year and jumped right in (with her "swimmies" of course). Here's just a few pics from the night.

Avery and Carter's Birthday Party

We are lucky enough to have the most loving families between the 2 of us and our kids got absolutely SPOILED at their party! We had family come from Milwaukee, Shawano, Sheboygan Falls, Loyal, Ripon and Appleton just for our babes!! We love them all dearly and couldn't Thank them enough for spending a great day with us!!!!

This picture is just a riot!!! Carter's facial expression is too funny!!!

Avery and her new lawn chair.

Carter and Jaelyn playing with all the new toys.

Carter loves his new cozy coupe!

The Birthday Cakes

Avery and her Hannah Montana ice cream cakeAvery and Nana Donna
Hannah, Avery and Samantha

Ave begged and begged me for the High School Musical Sharpay doll with the microphone, it was the last present she opened and was so excited!