Be careful....

You know that old saying..."be careful what you wish for"? Well, I think that also goes for: "be careful what you talk about". On my last post I talked about how nothing interesting had been going on....well that all changed in one swoop! Literally days...nay, probably moments after posting that... everything went haywire! My poor sweet gma got sick and had to go to the hospital for a several days (thanks again Talia for the help!), she finally got discharged, but needed help for a couple weeks....Enter: Britney (the help). I was more than happy to do it though! Then there came the prep work for my bro's wedding. He and his cute (now wife) Jessica decided that they wanted to have their ceremony and reception in my parent's backyard. While beautiful, it takes a TON of work before hand to get the yard looking "up to par". If it were my choice....I would've made sure the grass was green (you know....not that crunchy brownish yellow stuff) , mowed, no giant weeds and called it good. ;) But, my parents, the ever loving super troopers that they are, of course went all out. All kinds of shrubs, flowers, new fire pit area, paint on the fence, re-do the shed, paint the shed, paint the stucco on the house, paint the front door, paint the garage, paint the shutters....did I mention paint?, prep the pond, grow the garden, name it.....the list goes on an on. Oh...ps.....guess who got to do it all.....that's right.....Mom, Dad, Me, Rhett, Corinne, Jake, couple of corinne's friends. And I think Treavor and Jessica MAY have helped a little ;) ....Anyway, I'm sure after all this rambling you get the point that it was a TON of work. They wedding has finally come and passed. It was on June 5th. And THAT is exactly what has occupied my time this last little while. Hence, the no posts on here. So, I do apologize to all of my ever faithful readers for the lack of entertainment. However, my amazingly buff arms, large stature, and cranial capacity was greatly needed. I will post some wedding pics as soon as humanly possible....in the meantime, here's some always cute pics of Ava...enjoy!

Ava thinking she owns the joint at a furniture store....A "big girl bed"....pretty sure she looks like a needle in a haystack...

Playin around in Dad's work boots...waiting patiently at the window for gpa to come....

This would be Ava cheating at the eat the donut off the string game at McKell's bday party. She's no dummy....she knows how to win!

Again...running the previously mentioned furniture store...this time, playing dress up...

We have started a new project in our back yard. We are putting in a big sandbox and playland for Ava (thanks Mom & Dad) and burying the trampoline. I CAN'T wait for the tramp to be buried! No more, "Mom! UP!", "Mom! DOWN!" Here are the before pics...I'll post more as said project progresses.

Yes....that is Rhett with a chainsaw! He cut down one of the giant cottonwood trees in our backyard. Must make room you know....He was more than excited to chop it down. Been wanting to for years now.