What we've been up to...

First was Ava's big hair cut. She'd been asking for a few weeks to cut her hair shorter. I was kind of sad to see the long hair go, but the new cut sure is cute.

BEFORE






The only after shot she would let me take...but you'll see more throughout the post.



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Beach Trip with Emma and Ellie!







And the typical after-beach-nap on mommy and daddy's bed:




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They've been playing "camping" a lot lately. Which basically means the girls figure out a place, cove, tent and set up their beds. Then they say, good night! sleep for 1 minute and say time to wake up!







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Lots of new plants in the backyard:

Our attempt at strawberries:


Lovely sweet-smelling jasmine:


Blueberries!!


And the GARDEN!








Ava helped pick out the crops this year. Tomatoes (8 plants - I am DETERMINED to get some this year), eggplant, bell peppers, pumpkin, and watermelon.