Turning 10!

Ava turns 10 this month. I'm truly humbled by the speed at which time has passed. She reached her 300 mile running club goal and has settled on 350 miles for next year. We've really enjoyed watching her play tennis and she is becoming quite a force on the court. She's been SO busy throughout the year, we've decided to take a bit of a break over the summer from all of her activities. She's decided to continue drawing and tennis, and she's going to give volleyball a shot.

 Checking out the horses

 Just hanging out

 Easter

 Wild Animal Park

 Wild Animal Park

 Disney...of course

 Future tennis star!

 Still did another 50 miles after this

Pixar Fest at Cars Land

Ava's got some drawing skills... these are all pencil...

Zoe is finishing 7th grade and will head to 8th grade in a few months. She's still singing, drawing, and  has been loving P.E. She won 1st place in the Temecula Art Show with her Harry Potter pencil drawing and has been BLOWING us away with her art. She's started doing photography and seems to have an INCREDIBLE eye for beauty. She also made a short Musical.ly video that went viral with 160,000 views and almost 30,000 likes in 24 hours!

13 years old in August

Wild Animal Park

Video that went viral.

 She won the Temecula Art Show with this Harry Potter. 

 Pencil.

 Pencil.

 Pencil.

 Pencil...self-potrait

 Pencil.

And...some of Zoe's photography.

 And finally...Shilo has become a perfect addition to our family. But she doesn't like mornings.

So...Ava turned 9 in June. Where has the time gone? Life has been pretty uneventful with her. She has been tube free for about 5 ½  years. She eats...like a kid...and has had no long term affects from her difficult baby-hood. She's in 4th grade and is a fun, happy, well-adjusted kid. She has lots of friends and it's hard not to fall in love with her. She's smart, athletic and artistic...she's the whole package. She plays tennis and has been learning how to play the flute and piccolo. She's run 150 miles so far for the year in her school's running club and has a 300 mile goal by the end of the year. She loves Harry Potter, and it's not surprising to see her reading The Hobbit and Harry Potter at the same time.

She thinks the poop emoji is pretty cool....

She decided to have pink and purple hair....

She wants a 4th earring but decided to wait until middle school...

She has fun playing golf....

Zoe is also doing great and in 7th grade. She is proving to be quite the artist. She LOVES music and has her earbuds in at almost all times...she's also finding her beautiful voice in singing class. She plays volleyball, is enjoying running in PE, and has started lifting weights with her dad at the gym. She's turning into a true teen...wearing make-up and endlessly on her phone. She finally broke us down and we got a dog. She's the "family dog", but it's pretty obvious that they're best buddies.

Shilo...best friends. :)

Her other favorite dog.

Quite the artist.

On the brink of a teenager....

And, yes, we still go to Disneyland WAY too much!!!