It was Friday afternoon and Ava said, “Mommy, can we go flying this weekend?” Knowing Scott didn’t have any airplanes reserved through the club and we were finally going to have nice weather, I told her that maybe she could go flying with Daddy on his Powered Parachute.

When daddy came home she told him that she would like to go flying with him. After making sure he could securely strap in her carseat, he decided to give it a go!

Scott explained to Ava that they would take off, fly around for a few minutes, and then land. If she liked it, they would go back up. If she didn’t, they would pack up and go home.

Ava all strapped in, ears protected, ready to go.

buckling up for takeoff.

taking off…

up in the air!

landing…

As soon as they landed I heard Ava say, “I want to go again! They took off again and went on an 18 minute flight.

A thumbs up before take off #2.

Love the shoes on Daddy’s shoulders.

Waving to Mommy

So happy to be flying.

I asked Scott how she did in the air and he said she just said, “wheeeeeeee” the whole time. Looks like he has a new co-pilot!

Scott and Ava at the airport.

We went to Gale Woods Farm near Ben and Niki’s house to see baby animals.

Abbey, Niki, Ava, and Scott petting a lamb.

Sophia and Abbey petting a BIG dog (that recently had eye surgery).

Ava feeding the piglets.

Niki and Abbey

Minnesota Zoo

Scott called this stroller the “fun bus” and the girls LOVED it! They also enjoyed slushies and had red and blue faces. Lots people would laugh at how cute they were with their messy faces!

Ava balancing on dinosaur bones. Ben and Abbey are also in the backround.

Children’s Museum

Niki painting Ava’s face

Sophia’s painted face.

Sophia the firewoman.

Ava the mail carrier.

Puppies in their dog house!

Niki and Sophia in dinosaur land.

Bubbles in the Yard

We had so much fun! We left cold weather in Boise and arrived to beautiful weather in Minnesota. The girls were so cute together! Sophia referred to Ava as her best friend… “Where’s my best friend?” Ava didn’t sleep the greatest so she was pretty emotional but she still had a great time. Yesterday we were talking about the differences in Idaho and Minnesota and she asked which one I liked better. Then I asked her. She replied, “Minnesota because my best friend is there.”

Thank you Ben and Niki for a wonderful time! We really appreciate you putting up with us for an entire week! We really felt at home.

Ava fell asleep on the plane coming home. This is how we pushed her through the airport.

To entice the leprechauns into the trap Ava laid a cloth down for a bed (after all, they must be tired from all that chair tipping!), some lucky charms, a book on how to find gold, and a map to some gold.

While Ava was napping, those tricky leprechauns ate the lucky charms, took the book and the map, all without getting trapped! I guess we’ll have to try again next year.

Ava outside enjoying the spring weather on St. Patrick’s Day.