Our visit to Dizzyland and Club Bill

What started out to be an 8 day trip of promise and anticipation quickly turned into a nightmare of great proportion when Kim and Ava both got terribly sick within 24 hours of each other. We will never know for sure if it was food poisoning or a virus, but regardless of the cause, we are all demanding a "redo!"

In spite of the illness, it was fun to look back at the photo's and see that there were indeed a lot of happy times mingled in with the loss of sleep and 3 trips in one night to the motel office in search of more towels and bedding - I'm sure THAT will be a night we won't want to remember!

The Boise Women's Fitness Celebration!

Four generation of girls walked in the Boise 5K Women's fitness celebration on Saturday, September 25. Marilyn, her daugher, 3 granddaughters, 2 great granddaughters and 1 great grandson were all a part of the fun! The local newspaper took notice!

Ready to head to the start of the walk in downtown Boise.

Kim and Ava pose before the start.

Walking along the "rim."

Great Grandma and Conner! He is smiling because of the 10,000 + women surrounding him :)

I'm sure we were chanting, "Boise ---State!" We dressed in our Bronco blue and orange and decorated with balloons to show our support for the big game that afternoon against Oregon St.

A well deserved rest after the walk! And a chance for the "Statesman" rep to catch up with us and get a little info about the group. Great job girls!

ONE great party

We had a wonderful time playing with Ava today on her 1st birthday! Kim, thanks for letting us share this special day with you!

" Is this all for me???"

(thanks for the photo Aunt Val)

(Thanks for the photo Aunt Val)

"Burp"

What a great looking kitchen crew!!

"For me from Uncle Adam"

"Auntie Kait and Uncle Andrew helped me out"

Ava's grandma and grandpa came all the way from Pennsylvania for her first birthday!

"This is my Auntie Val!"

Ava with mommy and great grandma, Gigi!

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa!

Ava LOVES Tinker Bell Puppy Dog!

"Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty"

Smart Tiger Kitty!

Pool time!

"I have the nicest mommy EVER! She takes me swimming!!"

Ava had so much fun with this birthday card that played the "Winnie the Pooh" song. It was fun watching all of her different expressions as she discovered that she could control turning it off and on. She even started dancing to the music - so cute!

So even princesses need a nap eventually. Sweet dreams, Princess!

Chill out!

I have found that as much as I loved (and still love) being a mother, I am even fonder of being a grandmother. I find I am much slower to say no, much slower to scold, much quicker to hug and kiss and reassure. So what if we get a little muddy, or a little wet, or even a lot wet! We are washable!! This was such a sweet day watching Ava play with the hose. She loved the water and exploring what she could do with it. The joy on her face was priceless and well worth having another bathtime.