She is five...

...Happy Birthday Ava Leanne...

...I'm not sure what is a normal time frame but this one started talking about her five year old Birthday party at least six months ago...Momma...can I have my friends come swimming...or maybe we should bounce at Bounce U, Mommy...then again, I looooooove Chucky Cheese...I don't know what would be best for me and all my friends Mom...so after a lot of conversations about turning five, about all of her friends, about how she would like to spend a day if she got to pick instead of her brothers...she settled on Chucky Cheese...

...and she hand picked out her outfit...down to the heart flip flops for her big day..

...and she was very blessed to be able to have all of her favorite friends attend....

Lulu, Ava and Hannah 2016

...and while she loves Chucky Cheese...she still isn't super warm with the dancing rat...although she is a warmer than Paxton and a fewer of her friends who would come no where near him...

...clearly the rat didn't bother us...I promise we weren't drinking the Chucky Cheese Beer when this was taken...

...and not only did Ava get her bestest friends at her party...our nanny, Ms. Jordyn came...and she might have gotten the biggest hug of them all when she arrived...

...by both Ava and Pax...

...she has decided she might try basketball...she isn't super excited about an organized sport but is contemplating basketball and gymnastics since we decided to take a year off of dance...

...and my sweet girl insisted that we invite Austin's older brother with Austin...since Carter is Chase's best buddy...and now Ava's buddy too since they all did summer camp together...

...Ava also wasn't too warm to the idea that she would be able to go into the ticket machine...something about the crazy tickets blowing everywhere and the lack of interest in the prizes....regardless...she handed that responsibility over to big bro who gladly took it on...

...and he scored quite a few tickets for her...we are now the proud owners of tootsie rolls, a fake plastic frog and an inflatable sword...lucky us...

...but in all seriousness...lucky us...look at these beautiful smiles on wonderful friends that came out to spend a few hours with my girl...

...and look at the craziness too...notice the one on the side too afraid to get closer to Chucky...

...and a Chucky Cheese party is the gift that keeps on giving with this princess cut out for fun after the party...

...these were too funny...although I'm not sure Marley agreed...

...but the day and the party were all that she envisioned...as she said in her prayers...she was so very thankful....for her 5th Birthday...

...and we are too, Sweet Girl...You are the love of our lives and continue to amaze us daily with your quick wit, sweet sentiments, your desire to lead, your love of your brothers, your family and all your friends and your zest for life...Happy Birthday Ava...