Ava showing off her lovely blue teeth. It's amazing to them when they can color their mouths.

She did it! All seven candles blown out at once. I hope her wish came true!

She is so proud of my cake, I will be sad when one day I can't excite her with my amateur decorating.

Her dance teacher said she was a "natural" so Grandma Carol bought her a dozen dance outfits.

(I still don't get this blog stuff at times, I had these pics in once but in the wrong order so I tried to rearrange them and poof they were gone.) Is what I wanted to say was when our babysitters are here they love to take lots and lots of pictures, here is a sample of their art work. Further on down the blog is some more that they took of Ella, Ava and Maya. Drew wanted nothing to do with it.

It is amazing to me how much they look alike and we have no relation what so ever.

Drew, Ella and the Ott's love to dress up. Sometimes they even go to the movies like this. It is so funny to see them all dressed up walking back and forth from house to house just having a ball and being young.

Drew had so much fun looking like Mario that he wanted to go to the football game dressed up. Now can you imagine what Tyler would of said if I really let him go like that?

This is Ella's first picture of her hair cut.

When Ella walked up to the football game all the cheerleaders and little Jr. Cheerleaders ran up to her and circled her in Aw of her hair. They couldn't believe that she had cut it. All night we would hear them saying "I love Ella's hair, I need to cut mine like that." (mind you she is only six, but what a trend setter!!!)

Here they are, their first big Jr. Cheer Camp.

Looks like they are having a ball, hope they are this excited for the big game.....

Ella and her friends. Future K.H.S Cheerleaders

Well at least Ella and Jayci look like they are having fun.

She loves to be the center of attention....this stunt fits her well

I just thought this picture was cute...Go Ella!

While everyone was out cheering and having fun......including Ella...

Even doing Ava's favorite cheer "let me see your Frankenstien" .....

They stood here watching the other girls cheer and looking scared to death.

But hey if they can have fun together what's more important right?!?

The girls thought since they did such a good job cheering they needed a treat. Ave ran up to her grandma's and grandpa to reap her reward, she ran back down and one by one took her friends and even Drew back up to get some money as well.

This would be them trying to show us their money. Drew was just like "Come on let's go!"

Ella and her "cheesy" smile. It's hard to get her to show her real smile these days, but when she does it's adorable. I love it when she is really laughing, it's so contagious to anyone around her.

Ava's big brown eyes could tell you a story without her even saying a word.

She looks a little too innocent here...

Maya's first haircut...

I thought since Maya was turning one she needed a little haircut(It's kinda hard to cut whats not there. The other kids had one before their birthday so I couldn't break the tradition, even though they were a little fuller on top than she is).

I know they look a little short, but bangs are in right?!?

What a classic picture of a one year old...two teeth on the bottom, one and a half coming in on the top, scratched up nose, butched bangs and two teeny tinny pig tales to top it off. What more could you ask for!!! Got'a Love Her!

Yeah It's Maya's 1st Birthday today! We always start the day off by a Great Big Birthday Song. She loves it when we sing to her.

Time to blow out the candle! Ava was worried all day that she wouldn't be able to do it. She was very ready to help her. I think Maya just liked hearing us sing the "Birthday song." We started singing to her about two weeks earlier because she helped the kids sing it to their grandma Hafen. Every time we would sing she would clap her hands and turn around on her bum (because she is no way near walking or standing) and I swear she would say "Aabee" (which my interpretation of that is Happy). Smart Girl, smart girl!!!