The Princess and the Dragon

Saturday was our church Halloween party. I am jumping at any opportunity to dress my kiddos in their costumes this year. Check out my little princess and dinosaur/dragon.

When I first saw his costume in the store, I thought it was a dinosaur and loved the idea. Then, after thinking about Ava as a princess, I thought Tyler could be the dragon that guards her tower. That would make Justin her knight in shinning armor (which he is...she is a daddy's girl!) That would leave me as what.... the evil stepmother? Haha.

Excited and ready to collect candy!

My cute little dinosaur/dragon. 

Very happy about her take!

Some people thought Tyler was a lizard. He resembles one in this picture! 

Outdoors

Ava loves being outside, even if she is only playing in our "backyard" aka our 5' x 15' concrete patio. She has spent hours playing out there. On this particular day, Tyler and I joined her.

 

Ava took this picture with my phone.

 Watching big sister play on the patio.

Ava loves exploring with Justin. They find worms, spiders, slugs, and lots of other yucky things. :) He really wants to find her a frog. In the pictures below, she was watching him with great concern as he tromped through soggy grass looking for a frog. She yelled out, "Be careful Daddy!" several times. :)

This one doesn't fit the subject, but I just love it. Like father like son...they fell asleep watching TV together.

Football Season!!

This one is for Justin. He waits around for football season, counting down the days like it's Christmas! The story on this picture: Justin took Ava to the sporting goods store. Ava said, "Look Daddy!" He turned around to find her wearing this helmet. She put it on all by herself and announced, "Football!" Yes, she's Daddy's Girl and watches sports with him often.

The Farm

Yes, I have posted lost of pictures of us at the farm. Ava absolutely loves the farm and asks to go there weekly if not daily. It's free, so of course I love it too. :)

Ava insisted on riding the carousel all by herself this time. She did great!

I love that she can get up close and personal with the animals. She always gets to pet them and loves feeding them.