Good Ol' San Antone

This past weekend we went to San Antonio for my friend Cathy's wedding and while we were there we spent some quality time with friends and family. We left Thursday night so that we could travel while Ava was sleeping and it worked out great. It was a late night but it was so nice to not have to stop to feed her or entertain her in the backseat. Plus, leaving at night gave us a full extra day to spend with our friends Ryan, Paige, and their new baby Ray. This was our first time to meet Ray and boy is he a cutie! Thank you Ryan and Paige for letting us stay with you and being great hosts!

Ryan, Ray, Mikey, and Ava

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The Dads and their mini-mes

Playing music with the little ones


Precious Ray

We practiced our crawling

And played in Ray's swing

Ava and Ray playing footsies

It wouldn't be right if Ava didn't try and take Ray's pacifier.

On Friday night we attended Cathy and Danny's wedding. Cathy was radiant! I have never seen her look more beautiful. I had so much fun dancing with the girls just like old times. Congratulations Cathy and Danny!

(The picture I took of them is on my other camera so that will be posted another time)

Sauce and the saucy husbands

(Sauce is the name we gave our group of friends from High School. I still don't know the reason behind it but it always stuck. These girls will forever hold a special place in my heart. Many of us have moved away, gotten married, and had kids yet we still have managed to keep in touch and remain close. I love them dearly.)

Paige and Little Miss

Ava and Jenny



Paige(Reynolds) had a great idea for us mommies to get together with the little ones for lunch on Saturday since she has never met Bekah or Izzie. We had our own mini playdate.

Ava and Izzie

Bekah, Izzie, and Ava

Ava of course pulled off Bekah's bow at one point and Izzie being the big girl she is told her "no no". It was precious!

After lunch on Saturday we went to my Dad's to visit and stay the night. He hasn't seen Ava in months so I was anxious for him to see her and see in person just how much she has changed. He lives out in the country so it was like a petting zoo for Ava. I never realized just how much fun his place is going to be for her until this trip.

Checking out the horses

They had this baby doll in the closet left by Shirley's granddaughter so they gave it to Ava to play with and she loved it. She pulled the baby's hair, chewed on her hands and feet, and she didn't even cry! Hopefully she doesn't try that on her real friends.

Ava had fun climbing on the couch

Jumping in the jumperoo

Sitting in Papa's lap

And terrorizing the kitty

We can't wait to go back! I am sure kitty would love for us to stay away though. We packed a lot in this trip but had a great time. I have noticed I am a lot more laid back when we are out of town for some reason and I think it rubs off on Ava. She has been an angel during all of our traveling this month. She even naps better! Who would have thought?

Sending our love to all our San Antonio loved ones!