Week 14 at Home: She's 12!

This was a good week. The kids both had a great time at their summer programs, and on one of their days home, they were able to spend most of the day with Grandma Deb who is visiting from Florida. I had a really productive end to the week at work, a happy hour with friends, a great dinner with my parents, and Scott's been able to get a lot of stuff done this weekend so he can enjoy his day tomorrow, since it's Father's Day!

The biggest thing that happened this week is that Ava turned 12! I'm not really sure where all of those years went, but one thing that I'm sure of is that we have a wonderful daughter. She is so even keel, polite, responsible, and kind. And even though we're beginning to see signs of the teen snarkiness, she realizes it and then adjusts her attitude. Most importantly, she seems to still like us, so...we'll take it!

Grandma Deb took the kids on an adventure in St Paul...

They were able to visit several family members at Ft Snelling...this is their Grandpa Bruce (Scott's dad)

Yummy birthday cake!

Opening gifts...plus, we gave her a new laptop. She's amazed at how fast it is compared to my 11 year old one that she was using...lol

Look at how she's changed!

We're wishing all of the father's out there a wonderful day on Sunday! Big hugs and love to my dad, Scott's dad in Heaven, and Whitey (Scott's stepdad)...and let's not forget Scott! He's a great father to our kids and a supportive partner. We love you all!

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