Kyle Ended His Baseball Season!

It was a great season and he had a lot of fun. On Sunday they played their last game winning the consolation game. Kyle ended his season with a .643 batting average, which was the 2nd highest on the team. Way to go Kyle! I wish I could have been there to see your last game of the season!

Ouch!!!!!!!

Last Saturday was an eventful day at our house. Kyle had an early morning baseball game as part of the playoffs tournament. Dave got up early and took him to practice and then headed out to meet friends for a round of golf. I stayed home with the girls so they could sleep in a little longer and then we were planning on going to Kyle's 8:00 am game. We got up and ready for the day and all was good. I packed the diaper bag, ran it out to the van and then came in to get Ava and Alli. Allicia ran downstairs to get one last minute thing and I slipped on my flip flops, with Ava in my arms and stepped into the garage! That is when it happened! All it took was 1 simple step and I felt my leg just go. Before I knew it Ava and I were on the ground and I was in EXTREME pain! All I could do was scream. Ava was crying and I was screaming. Allicia came running to see what was wrong...I told her she had to call the ambulance. She was such a big girl and stayed calm. She called 911 and did everything she was supposed to. The neighbors eventually heard me screaming and came to help as well. Ava ended up only having a bruise on her face, but I dislocated my ankle and broke my leg in 3 places. I ended up having surgery, placing 2 metal plates and many screws in my leg. It has been beyond painful and for the next 12 weeks I will be off work and recovering! It is funny how one simple step can change our life so fast.

Ava's Boo Boo!

Mommy's Boo Boo!

Ava's "House"

Lately Ava likes to include others in whatever task it is that she may be doing. She typically yells your name and then points next to her so whoever she is yelling for knows to come by her. Last night when were at Grandma and Grandpa's she seemed to think everyone had to play in her house with her. As you can see from the pictures below, there is not much room in her little house.

Ava Loves her Puppy~

See...she even shares her blanky with her.

The Lazy Days of Summer...

The kids relaxing in the hammock while we cut down branches at Dave's parents.  I have proof they love eachother.

Don't you wish you looked this cute sleeping with you butt in the air??

Ava and Kyle snuggling together. That morning he had to lay with her because I was outside having a rummage sale and I didn't want her to wake up and not have anyone around. He said that he woke up to her sitting on his chest with her head in his face welling...."Kylo, Kylo!" trying to wake him up.

She was probably so excited to wake up next to him since we often hear her calling his name in her sleep...it is so darn cute. He is definitely her hero.

A Summer of Storms....

This year there have been MANY storms in our area. Thankfully we haven't had anything too bad in our neighborhood, but a tornado did touch down in NW Rochester.
With all the storms and windy weather, Dave's parents, along with the kids have been spending a lot of time picking up branches and sticks. They have also been experiencing issues with their satellite TV because the trees have filled out over the past couple of years and when the wind starts blowing, the TV signal is interrupted.

With that said, Dave decided to take care of this issue and cut down some branches and it was quite the production. Thankfully everyone stayed safe and we only lost a few plants out of their garden.

Flying our Helicopter!

We're having a lot of fun learning to fly....here are a few pics of when Dave had the controls.