The Saylor Girls: A Great Start to Summer 2009!

First of all, I apologize for not having updated the blog in over a month. We have had a few things going on, but I will get you up to date with everything from the past month.

June 9, 2009 ~ Avery's Last Day of School

Today was Avery's last day of school. Of course, her class put on a little show and they got their certificates for completing a year of pre-school. Unfortunately, Avery was positioned in the back for the show and she wasn't really too into singing this time around. But, about halfway through the show she realized that a girl in the front had on the same shoes as her so she worked her way up next to her. And unbeknown to the little girl, Avery was matching her shoe up next to the girls'. Well then Avery saw Brady and worked her way over to stand next to him just in time to hold hands with him while they sang her favorite song, "Friends Forever." Now with her first year of pre-school done, she asks almost everyday why she doesn't go to school in the summertime. I wonder how long it will be before she is counting the days until summer vacation.

Avery at Center Stage

Friends Forever

Nana & Grandpa's Visit

Today was also the day that Nana and Grandpa arrived for their two week visit. We were so excited to have them here. Unfortunately, the weather was not very cooperative. I think we only saw the sun one day in two weeks, but we still had lots of fun playing with them. Avery helped Grandpa repaint her picnic table. They did a great job! One day, we all went to the nursery to get some tomato plants and flowers to plant. On the way there, Nana said to Grandpa "We should look for an S-U-N flower," spelling sun in case they didn't have one. And Avery said, "Yeah, and we should look for an A-V-E-R-Y flower too." We also took a trip down to New Jersey to visit some family and friends. We stayed in a hotel where the girls went swimming in the hotel pool with Nana and Grandpa and had a blast. We went to Alex and Stacy's where the girls both had a great time playing and Avery got to dress up like a firefighter. We also had lunch with Mommy's friend Anastasia and her son Alex. Then, we went to Aunt Marian's and played with Travis, Kennedy, and Caleigh. It was so fun to get to see all our cousins and friends!

Avery & Grandpa painting the picnic table

Avery & Nana decorating Sierra's Butterfly Cake

Avery & her friend Alex

The girls in the hotel pool with Nana & Grandpa

Avery playing dress up with Alex & Stacy

Sierra playing with Stacy

Giddy-up horsey

June 13, 2009 ~ Sierra's First Birthday Party

The Happy Birthday Girl

Today was Sierra's first birthday party. It was a beautiful day, Thank Goodness. We had Nana and Grandpa here and also lots of Sierra and Avery's friends from the neighborhood. Sierra had a lot of fun trying to keep up with all of the kids. As you can see, Sierra dug in to her birthday cake, although I'm not sure if she actually ate any. She was pretty tired at this point. All in all, it was a great day!

Sierra & Mommy

Yummy Cake (and messy, too!)

June 19, 2009 ~ Sierra's First Birthday

Happy 1st Birthday, Sierra!

Today Sierra turned one! It was a very rainy day but Nana and Grandpa were still here visiting so we all went to Playtown Express for some fun. Playtown Express is an indoor playground with inflatable slides, tunnels, a jump house and all kinds of fun stuff. Sierra had a blast cruising around trying to climb through some of the toys and riding on the pony and in the cars and playing in all the little houses. Avery was going out of her mind, she didn't know what to do first. She was all over the place. Nana could hardly keep up with her. She loved the huge inflatable slide, she must have gone down it at least 50 times. Needless to say, Avery was quite upset when it was time to leave. But we calmed her down by taking her to lunch at one of Grandpa's favorite restaurants, Cracker Barrel. A restaurant and a gift shop in one, after a morning of climbing, jumping, and sliding; it just doesn't get any better than that.