First half of February

Beautiful sunrise one morning:

 

Avery and her friend at school in matching outfits:

 

Brooke receiving an award at school:

 

Fun get together one Friday night with friends:

 

Cheer competition in Richmond this past weekend:

 



 

We had a long day at the competition. We needed to be there by 9:30 am for Avery but Jade's team didn't compete until the evening. We didn't end up getting home until about 11:15 pm and we were all exhausted! So much fun watching them though!

 



January 2018

2018 has been off to a busy start! Cheerleading competition season is in full swing and Brooke has horse shows starting back up as well.

 

We're still losing lots of teeth... Jade and Avery both lost another tooth this month:

 

 

 

Jeff surprised me one evening when he came home with macarons. I had no idea they opened up a Laduree here in DC!!

 

 

Jade had 2 cheer competitions in January and placed first at both of them!

 

NCA Capital Classic Competition in Maryland:

 

Jade and Avery at a stunt clinic with their favorite Level 5 cheerleader at the gym:

 

Cheer LTD Competition in Richmond:

 

We made a pit stop to walk on the beach one Sunday afternoon when we were in Norfolk:

 

 

A few pictures from Brooke's horse show this month:

Buffalo Visit

The next morning we had lunch at Jeff's Grandmothers house. Unfortunately, this picture turned out blurry:

 

 

While we were there, Avery lost her first tooth!

 

 

After spending some time at Jeff's Grandmothers we headed to visit my extended side of the family. I'm so grateful that my cousin was able to reserve her church's hospitality room. It made getting together with everyone so much easier!

 

 

 

 

Later that evening, my parents put the girls to bed for us, so Jeff and I could meet up with a few of his friends.

 

The next day we saw Eddie and Jen, followed by Jeff's Dad's side of the family.

 

 

Second Cousins:

 

Cousins:

 

Side note: Apparently snap chat filters were a thing on this trip?! Also, Avery insisted on wearing her American Girl Tenney Outfit every day while we were there!

 

The next day we let the kids play in the snow a bit before heading back to Virginia.

 

 

We passed by the Buffalo Bill's stadium on our way ... so we made a quick pit stop:

 

 

Our trip home to Buffalo was short but we were so happy we got to see as many people as we did!