happy birthday, dear ava!

last weekend was Ava's 2nd birthday! we had a fantastic time celebrating our sweet daughter!

Ava in mommy's tummy 2 days before birth, Ava's first mugshot, 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, and 2 years

saturday, we went to disneyland... (us along with the rest of southern california)

after disneyland, we headed to ruby's for dinner... and Ava got a birthday sundae.

sunday we had a small party with our families.

mickey's halloween party

last night was our annual visit to Disneyland for Mickey's Halloween Party. please to enjoy pictures from the event:

family stay-cation.

last weekend we had a fun little family stay-cation. my brother's family came to town and we had a great time with all the sweet children.

thursday was a disney day. it was so hot, but we had short lines and got to enjoy a lot of rides at both parks.

friday was a beach day. Ava has been to the beach before in long beach. no waves and she's never been in the sand. friday was her first real beach day.... she was not so happy with the sound of the waves or the feel of the sand. (that and she was tired).

she relaxed with gramma while i enjoyed the waves with Brian, Matthew, and Elizabeth.

Saturday was a relaxation day. no pictures of that.

Sunday was baby Benjamin's blessing at church, followed by a party at Mike and Janica's. Ava had fun playing with the big kids.

and i totally stole this picture from Michelle. i can't get enough of it. it's so sweet. This is my Grandma Lowe with my newest nephew (her great grandson), Benjamin. 

it was a great weekend!

the happiest place on earth.

a couple of weeks ago, we went to Disneyland with Shaun and Ashley. it was a great trip! we stayed for about 8 hours and enjoyed tons of rides in both parks. i didn't get as many pictures as i had hoped, but i got these cute captures:

pigtail princess.

Shaun, Ashley, Ava and Mickey! 

minnie mouse sweatshirt.

family fun.

enjoying 2013.

please to enjoy these pictures: 

disneyland! 

Ava loves the carousel. 

look who we ran into! 

sweet nieces. 

ahhhh!

check me out. 

lounging 

that face!