Sheriff Ava!

Jonah taking Ava to jail in the Clackamas County Sheriff's new car!

Ava was sooooooooo excited about all the baby animals!

Fireman Nannie!

Fireman Rellie!

Fireman Jon!

Fireman Jonah!

Ava's just a little scared...

Ava went on the balloon ride all by herself--she got a little intimidated but made it through!

Jonah getting stoked on that Gator ride (Who ever knew going in a circle could be so exciting?!)

Ava on the Gator Ride!

Jon was working on his Impala yesterday, so Jonah wanted to work on his "car", too.

Ava watching the progress, eating carrots...












Brother and sister in the John Deere Gator














Getting down to the nitty-gritty...Like Father like Son. 

Last weekend Jonah went with April on an outreach day with her church. Check out her reflections...

My Beautiful Twin! heehee! It's been so fun to have my sis April in town and she's even gone to Costco twice with my card--hey, we look alike!

"Super-Joe", complete with Heat-Vision and sporting his new outfit, courtesy of KGW and Pat and Pat Dugan (our neighbors from Clackamas), who won a huge Superman gift-pack and brought it all over for Jonah! Thanks again Dugan's! 

Bella-Rella!  

At Ian and Mindy's house Monday night for dinner...Paige (3) wanted to take a picture with us! She and Ava are best buds.  

Amazing thing...this pregnancy.
I wake up completely nauseated (despite my Meclizine prescription) and stay that way (while I seek refuge on the couch) until about 3:30, when all of a sudden I feel fine! In between the nausea I stumble into the kitchen to make my kids "Breakfast" (a bowl of cereal) or "Lunch" (macaroni and cheese, again??) and myself whatever sounds and smells good. I stay away from the fridge (all those smells merging together make my stomach turn!) and slather a piece of toast with honey while I gulp down a piece of watermelon or some dry brown rice or a tuna sandwich (yes, together). It never ceases to amaze me that Black Pepper Kettle Chips always sound good, even at 8 in the morning and I am completely off coffee, which is a miracle in itself! (Can't stand the smell of the stuff!) But we are so excited and Jon proclaimed last night at dinner, "I can't wait for the BELLY!" hahaha

Good-bye Friends!
Yesterday we said good-bye to our friends of 11 years, Gerald and Jenni Griffin, who are moving to Arizona for a year before they become missionaries to Northern Spain. Needless to say, that wasn't easy, as we've been through a lot together and our kids are buds, too.

Tea Party at Nannie's House! (And once more, Ava is in "The Minnie")