Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Exciting news.....


It's a Girl!!
Ava Kate Summerford

Due: October 22, 2011
We had a level II ultrasound on the 25th at Willow Creek. Dr. Birch decided that we should forgo the regular 20 week ultrasound due to all the concerns we had during my pregnancy with Owen...just as a precaution. It was done via satellite with a doctor and genetic counselor from UAMS and everything looked great.

They spent about an hour looking at everything and taking all their measurements. Because there were no concerns going into this ultrasound, Josh and I just sat there taking it all in and enjoying every minute of it!! (It was so much different than the level II ultrasound with Owen....we were actually able to relax!)

Ava's feet....

We told them that we were wanting to know the sex....and it didn't take long for them to tell us that it was a GIRL! Ava gave them a good showing, so there shouldn't be any surprises at delivery! She was also very active during the ultrasound and made them work for most of the measurements. (I think the Dr. Pepper I have before the ultrasound might of had be a contributing factor..Ha!) When she wasn't on the move, she was laying on her back with one arm behind her head and her legs crossed! It was funny, because that was exactly how I was laying throughout the ultrasound...like mother, like daughter!

So sweet....
We didn't take Owen with us to the ultrasound because we knew we needed to concentrate on what was going on and not the 2 year old running around the room. Ha! So, we sat down with him and showed him all the pictures of baby Ava when we got home that night. He just sat there point to each picture saying "Aba, Aba" aka Ava. And when we would ask him if it was his baby sister he would say "yea" with a big smile on his face. It was so sweet! I wish I would have thought to get the video camera!

Monday, May 30, 2011

TEAM Talent

TEAM Talent is an after school activity for kids with special needs. They gather once a week through out the school year for an acting class in the fall and an art glass in the spring. It's fun and exciting for everyone involved!!


They had their annual TEAM Talent Art Show display at the Fayetteville Town Center a few weeks ago. It was so much fun to look at all the art work and listen to them explain each piece. It was definitely a proud moment for all the kids....they were so excited to see all they artwork displayed!

A family pic at the TEAM Talent photo booth!

Carson with all his masterpieces....
Kole had a lot of awesome artwork, but he was most excited to show us his letter to the president....
And the art show wouldn't be complete without face painting and balloon animals...
Owen really liked his Blues Clue balloon animal!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Miracle League Finale

The spring season of Miracle League came to an end on Saturday! It was a great day for baseball! After days on cold rainy weather...we finally had a warm sunny day!!


sliding into home...SAFE!

Owen loved being in the middle of everything....



the Woodland cheerleader came out and cheered on all the players...

some of the little fans...Owen and Charley


one of the Rangers and his buddy....

One of the biggest hits....the balloon animals!

Owen and Charley ordering balloon monkeys...

keeping with tradition...everyone gathered at the end of the game to sing "Take me out to the ballgame"
The kids were so excited to get their awards at the end of the game!!



Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Mother's Day...

I had a great mother's day weekend with my boys! My first surprise.... a clean car!! They had my car detailed and it looked better than the day we bought it! It was amazing!! Now I just have to figure out how to keep it looking that way. Ha!


I really should have taken some before and after pictures to show the REAL difference!

On Sunday morning, I woke up to blueberry muffins that were made with love by Josh AND Owen. Apparently Owen really enjoyed cracking the eggs! They also surprise me with new shoes...red TOM wedges! Owen loved opening the present as well as trying them on! Ha!

Josh loved this pic!

We grabbed smoothies from Tropical Smoothie and sandwiches from Panera and headed to Lake Fayetteville for a picnic lunch...
A pic with my little man....can you tell that he really loves his smoothie?
so sweet...
We had strawberry short cake for dessert..Yum!

With full bellies, we all headed out for a walk around Lake Fayetteville. We didn't make it far before I had to have a rest break! Ha! Apparently I get tired a lot faster with this pregnancy.

a rest break for mommy...
throwing rocks into the lake...
When we got home that night, the boys decided to put our new umbrella together. Owen was a great "little" helper!


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Busy Saturday...

Another busy Saturday...We kicked off the day at the ball park with Miracle League. It was a gorgeous day with lots of sunshine and very excited ball players!

another run for the Dodgers...
Josh pitching to Korey...

waiting for a good pitch....

Carson


We had two birthday parties to attend after Miracle League. The first one was at Chuck E Cheese, which made Owen super excited! When I asked him if he wanted to go to a party at Chuck E Cheese, he started yelling "Yea"and jumping up and down.

Running in with the present...
Chuck E Cheese singing Happy Birthday to Austin....
While everyone else was singing Happy Birthday to Austin, Owen was singing Happy Birthday to Emmie..Ha! Poor thing still thinks that "Emmie" is the only name that goes with that song...

And a party wouldn't be complete without a few bites of birthday cake...
After all the birthday festivities, Owen went straight for the games!



I finally dragged Owen out of Chuck E Cheese and we headed straight to the second birthday party. Josh decided to sit this one out (apparently the yard needed to be mowed) so Owen and I were on our own. Between snuggling with the birthday boy and keeping up with my wild child...I didn't get very many pictures

Kayla and Blake opening the birthday presents...
Blake...the Birthday Boy!!!
the wild man in the ball pit...

Blake was loving his new bubble machine....