Avery is 5!!!

We seriously cannot believe that our sweet little Avery Jean just turned 5…where did the time go?  Because she's in between friends (going to a different kindergarten than any of her preschool friends) AND she's had a party every year we decided to pass on the party and just have a dinner with family.  Avery got to choose and she chose "Vitality Bowls" (thick smoothies with granola and honey thanks to our great friend Britney).  We were joined by Nana and Pop-pop, Auntie Erica (with Malachi, Ezra, and Nora), and Jen and Brian (with Mackenzie).  Avery had swim lessons on her birthday too so we were able to bring some yummy treats with us for her to share with all her little swim friends.  Overall she felt very loved and was so excited to have people there to have dinner with her.

I (Haley) was at work during the day so right when I got home we had a quick family birthday party before heading to swim lessons and dinner...

Closing her eyes while we walked in with her presents singing:)

We got very creative with her wrapping:)

We told the people at Vitality Bowls that it was her 5th birthday so they made a 5 out of fruit on the top of hers…she thought it was the coolest!

After dinner the Morlan's joined us for some Coldstone (in case you haven't heard, Avery is IN LOVE with Brian, she can't get enough of him!)  Avery always gets the same kind of ice cream as Brian…cotton candy with gummy bears:)

Here you can see a bit of her sass…the look in her eyes says it all!

Andy maybe our favorite family picture taken to date!

Lastly Auntie Meghan and Uncle Jimmy brought her some amazing packages from all of the family in Oregon so we got to have a second birthday party on another day, it was so great.  Thank you everyone for making her day special:)

Happy 5th birthday sweet girl…you changed our lives in ways we didn't know possible.  We love you so stinkin much!!!

Has It Been 3 months?!?

Ok… So we know, we know - it's been a while. But instead of apologizing, here are some shots from the past couple of months!

Easter! 

We got together at the Pratt house in Danville (along with the Rossi clan, Kaitlin and Chas, Shaws, Bryan's parents, sister, and nephew, AND Connie and Avery)

2 out of 3 looking at the camera ain't bad :)

Some Easter egg hunting!

Myla approved

The girls also got something special when they found their baskets back at home: Elsa and Ana dolls!!

(It's from the movie Frozen if you missed that; if not, just Let It Go)

Just some playing around...

Avery also celebrated her last day at Little Bridges Pre-K. They had a Spring Recital where she sang some amazing classics:

Before and After pics from our summer swim lessons

Also some new additions to our family: we're watching Connie and Avery's cat Morton (who is really friendly), and the girls officially "adopted" Elmo and Piglet...we were such proud parents :)

Some other new additions - Twinsies!!! Erica and Bryan had their babies, Ezra and Nora and we couldn't be happier having them here! 

Unfortunately, Nora had to be in the ICU for a little bit, but Ezra got LOTS of cuddle time!

The girls were especially fond of taking turns holding Ezra and singing to him :) 

Living it up at Franco's b-day party!

Enjoying some time with Haley's old college roommate Kari and her kiddos in the city...super fun having an excuse for an adventure!

Mother's Day at Father Nature's

Andy and Haley took a brief "trip" to San Lius Obispo for the first time. It was a trip instead of a vacation…..

Some more cuddle times with the Twins

Myla went through a phase of a couple weeks of putting on her rain boots every time she went to bed, we think maybe she was having some very "stormy" dreams ;) 

We also celebrated the birth of Mackenzie Morlan (whose parents are our dear friends Brian and Jen)!

What else have we been doing? Backyard remodel!!

Thanks for all your help Chase!!!

The somewhat finished project (still some more to do)

In case it was a question...the adoption is still happening, Haley got a new awesome shirt:)

Summer fun times still ensue - pool time at the Hibbs', silly faces, family visits, running through sprinklers, and Myla saying she didn't pee on the driveway (despite it being sooo obvious ;)

Enjoying some froyo while Grammy visits!

"Myla, did you just go potty?" "No Mommy!"

The beginning of summer also brought a break in our small group. We grew from 4 to 14 in 9 mths (Not including kids :)!! We feel excited about the growth, so blessed having each couple in our lives, and can't wait to start meeting again in the Fall.