Happy Birthday Nova.......again!!!!

well, our faithful readers have probably noticed that we aren't doing daily posts right now! life is just toooo crazy to update the blog everyday. the downside of that is that i have TONS of pictures when i do finally post to the blog!
Soooo.....back to a few days ago while we were still up north with the Matus gang. The girls love to pretend to fish....anytime they see anything remotely resembling a fishing opportunity they revert into fisherman mode. here they are fishing in Ed and Coral's koi pond, using tulips as fishing rods. yes, they do have vivid imaginations!

After getting to watch Alex and Lyndsey's basketball tournament, we were super happy to get to go to one of Brent's baseball games. Juneau and Nova had a blast at the game, and spent a lot of time jumping around in mud puddles.

i love this picture of the girls jumping in the puddles...

The next morning we got up and headed over to the 7th grade award ceremony at the middle school. Once Juneau realized that the teachers were calling Alex and Lyndsey's names to get their awards, she waited on the edge of her seat with her little hands clasped in total anticipation, waiting to hear their names so she could cheer. it was soooo cute how much she loved watching the girls get their awards. Luckily Lyndsey and Alex totally rock, and finished the year as #1 and #2 in their class, so they got their names called quite a bit....giving Jbug lots to cheer about! Awesome Foursome

Finally we got the car....and the uhaul trailer(yes, we have to have a uhaul to get all of our stuff from ohio to colorado) loaded, and headed east to spend a day with Grandpa/Grandma Saccenti and Aunt Bets. We had a great time shopping at our favorite discount stores in the area (hey...i have to fill up the uhaul now that we have one, right?!), and hanging with the fam. Then we loaded up the car for another road trip to southern Ohio to see Grandpa and Grandma Stickley and Mammaw Nova. We took the girls to the Aviation Museum and everyone had a blast! Well, at least until the last 5 minutes when juneau had a moderate melt down over a piece of candy (really she was just super tired, but the candy sent her over the edge). Once they were fed and napped all was well again :)

Astronaut Jbug

Astronaut NovaJo

The Stickley Gang in front of a SR-71 (you have to kind of squint to see it back there!) This is, in fact, the very same SR-71 that Grandpa Stickley radar tracked during Vietnam!! is that cool or what?!

Grandpa and his girl (and the SR-71 in the background!)

more giggling Nova and her grandpa

The bug in the cockpit

Juneau in front of the Aviation Museum's depiction of the entrance to the "Hanoi Hilton"

And....Cris' actual photograph of the entrance of the Hanoi Hilton....taken about 3 years ago!After the trip to the museum, we headed over to Five Guys for burgers and fries! our grumpy junebug turned her attitude around pretty quickly when she saw the peanuts. This girl LOVES any kind of nuts, and it is even better when she gets to crack the shell herself.

Delicious!!!

Nova was tiiiiireeed, but was pretty content to sit on her daddy's lap

love this little cutie....

after a nap and a bath, we got to celebrate Nova's birthday (again!!! haha!). when we told nova that it was time to celebrate her birthday with Grandpa, Grandma and Mammaw, her little eyes lit up, and with total surprise she said "I get to have my birthday AGAIN??!!" This was one happy little girl to get to blow out her candles, eat cupcakes, and open her presents. juneau helped out with blowing out the candles

This princess loves a crown (especially a crown with a secret candy compartment!)

we finished up the evening snuggled up, watching MegaMind. a great end to a great day. As a bonus for the trip, we got to have a little visit with long time faithful blog follower, Louise Fisher (and her cutie dog Mandy, and Bandit the Parakeet!) which was a real treat! We also got to visit Uncle Dean and Aunt Glenda (and enlist Uncle Dean's expert woodworking skills for a little project!) Needless to say, this Stickley crew is TIRED!!!! The next time you hear from us will probably be from Colorado!!!