Cousin Ava's 2nd Birthday Party

Maddie and I flew to Amarillo on Thursday for cousin Ava's 2nd birthday party. It had been a while since the girls had seen each other but they got along like best friends. It was so cute to see them play and "talk" and chase each other around all day long. Ava is talking like a champ so it was so cute to hear her say, "Where Maddie go?" several times a day.

Ava's Dora-themed party was a blast. The kids ate pizza, cake and ice cream and played outside in two swimming pools, a splash pad and slip and slide. Fun!

Although it was a bit harder to keep Maddie occupied on the plane rides by myself, she was well behaved and happy most of the time. We can't wait to see Ava (and Rae and Vinny) again very soon.

Chalk Drawing!

Two cousins and one poodle:

Yummy Cupcake:

Blowing out the Candle:

Bedtime Story: