Thanksgiving Feasts

Two Years Ago Today

Two years ago today we were in Hanoi, Vietnam meeting our newest daughter, Ava Rose (Nguyen Thi Ha). She had turned 8 months old two days before. We couldn't believe how tiny she was. Happy Gotcha day Ava! We love you so much!

State Fair

We took the kids to the state fair last week. I am NOT a fan of the fair but the kids like it. Ethan and Ava aren't big fans of rides. Peyton and Olivia did most of the riding.

Pumpkin Patch

The three little kids and I went to the pumpkin patch with our China group. It was cold and windy! This was Ava'a first trip to the patch. She wasn't interested in anything but picking her pumpkin.

Farmer Day

Olivia and Ethan had Farmer Day at school last week. They were both able to dress up like farmers. The PTSO had roasted corn for them to eat.

Lost Tooth

After many months of anticipation, Olivia has lost her first tooth! She has wiggled that tooth every day forever. She was so excited to finally lose it!

Olivia's Fairy Party

The back of Olivia

The back of Ava

Tinker fairies looking for our next clue

Garden fairies searching for a clue

Heading to the "waterfall" for our last clue

Light fairies ready to find my lost crown

Olivia & me

Tawny & Xenia

Julie & Jenna

Rene' & Madeline

Christi & Hailey

Lisa & Anna Katherine

Jane & Anna

Janie, Lily, & Rivers

Olivia had her 6th birthday party here at the house. I planned her party for months and put HOURS of work into making tutus. It turned out great except no one took pictures with my camera!! UGH!!! i am having to rely on friends to send me their pictures. The pictures are great but there are only a few of Olivia. Learned a lesson. ALWAYS assigned someone to take pictures for me!

Anyway, it was a fairy themed party. I had a "Fairy Boutique" set up where each girl went in and picked out her wings, put on her tutu, and had their hair fixed. We also had glitter makeup and hairspray. I made the tutus out of each girl's favorite two colors. I also dressed up as Queen Gala with a tutu and everything. Each girl drew their fairy name and talent from a magic box. We then went on a quest to find my stolen crown.

My friend Lisa took over 100 pictures and they turned out great! She tried to get each "fairy" with her mother. Thanks Lisa!!