AJ and Avery with Auntie B at the San Diego Zoo. Auntie B joined us for a week of fun and festivities before we head out of CA.

AJ and Avery touring a Cival War era ship

Brittany, Avery, and AJ with one of the official Budweiser Clydesdale horses.

It's a bright, sunny day at Sea World, San Diego. Shannon, Chloe, Avery, and AJ at the manatee exhibit.

Woody with cousin Zachary and AJ

Chloe, Auntie B in her "Golden 50" Mouse-ears, and Cousin Jenni all enjoying a day at Disneyland!

Auntie B takes AJ and Avery for a walk into the waves at Hunnington Beach, CA

Avery living up the life at the American Girl Store in LA.

Chloe all ready to cheer for UK! She's 4.5 months now. She's weighing in at 14 lbs and is rolling over. She's all giggles and fun!

Anthony and Avery get their chance to cross homeplate after the Padres baseball game.

After the Padres baseball game in San Diego, the kids got to run the bases...this is AJ stomping on homeplate.

Silly Faces:)

Jordana, Zoe, and Avery all beautied up. They were all in the same BEECC preschool class.

AJ and Sean all dressed up as Knights/Pirates:)

Alex and AJ playing pirates:)

Avery, Chloe, and Meghan Griggs...all in Orange:)

AJ, Jack Griggs, and Jack's new puppy!

AJ and Avery playing with Conner and Kathleen O'Sullivan during our VA visit:)

Avery, Samuel, AJ, and Matthew on a playdate in VA:)

AJ, David, and Avery eating ice cream in VA. AJ had his first sleepover with David during our VA trip!

Cousin Ryley and Avery

Chloe doesn't need make-up to be beautiful....although Avery thinks it couldn't hurt. I was distracted for just a few minutes and came back to find Avery using her make-up kit to "Doll Chloe up". Complete with stick on earrings and eyebrows, note the blush just being applied. Gotta love the big sister!

Cousin Corey. Amazingly she and Chloe were born on the same day...March 27!

Cousin Makayla and Avery, posing for the photo:)

Paps, Avery, AJ, Meemaw, and Chloe:) We had a wonderful, month long visit with Meemaw and Paps in OH. All I can say is that I'm sure they're enjoying the peace and quiet now that we're back in CA!

Who can it be??? It's Avery and Auntie B!!

Avery, AJ, Shannon, and Chloe out for a day's adventure at the Carrollon Park in Ohio. The park has really grown and is a great historical museum for the area, housing one of the Wright Brother's airplanes! AJ and Avery said they wanted to come back again "soon":)

Grandpa Lonnie and his "spying cat"

Avery and AJ at the Star Wars exhibit at the COSI museum in Ohio

My cousin Stephanie and her hubby Josh Carpenter. Pray for their new marriage and also for Josh, as he is deployed to Iraq for the next 6 months.

Chloe at 11 weeks with her binkie. She's grown quite fond of the binkie in the last few weeks...so strange since AJ and Avery didn't want a thing to do with them. She's holding up her head so well and starting to reach out and grab toys and things.

AJ, our Kindergarten graduate! I can't believe our little boy is 6 and going into the 1st grade! Time flies by!

AJ out running the neighborhood and playing Star Wars in his "war hat".

Action Girl, Avery

Chloe, 10 weeks. Now 11 pounds:) She's been a pretty easy baby. I'm happy to report she's slept 6-7 straight hours the last 3 nights...let's hope we've set a trend:)

AJ 6 yrs, Avery 4.5 yrs, and Chloe 2 mo. June 2006

Bigfoot Pap! A beautifully enhanced photo of Grandpa Jerry "Pap".

Story time. Daddy reads to the big kids!

Anthony (center with black shorts) playing soccer with his classmates. Note the haze in the air...another "unhealthy" day as far as the air quality goes. It's nice to have a brief moment away from homework, studies, and the MIP project!

Shannon, Chloe, Avery, and AJ on their way to Anthony's soccer game. Thank the Lord for the double stroller:)

Chloe the snuggle bug!

Chloe's new game...watching the ceiling fan. Note all the fun decorations in our apartment...Christmas lights, artwork, and birthday cards....the joys of having everything in storage:) (I think I'll actually miss it, maybe I'll have to set aside a room to continue taping decorations to the walls!)

Little Chloe, 9 weeks.

Chloe full of joy!

Bath time! AJ and Chloe playing in the bath...Chloe has nearly outgrown the baby bathtub in just 9 weeks!

Chlofurt and Averina:)

Chloe "talking" to us at 8 weeks now!

AJ testing his new Lego boat in the pool. We weren't expecting him to get in...thus the undies shot. Anyway, the boat even has a battery powered motor, so it actually speeds around!

Avery's Lego Fairy Garden

AJ and Avery play a quick game of "Save the Beautiful Lady" before school one morning:) Avery vowed to wear the dress all day, unfortunately for her it got too itchy and she had to take it off before the grocery run:)