The Hensley Family Christmas Party

On Saturday December 19th we had the traditional Hensley family Christmas party. This year we were at Buddies. It was great to see everyone and for the most part all of Kyle's cousin were there. Only missing a couple!!! Ava was a little better this year with Santa. Acelynn had no problem with him. Go figure!!! Here are some pictures!!!

All of the Hensley kids (Clyde, Sharon, Bill, Mary, Lillian and Ken with Santa)

Ava opening her gift from Aunt Mary!!!

Acelynn opening her gift from Aunt Mary!!!

(Do you think anyone in the Hensley family hunts????)

Acelynn with Santa!!

She started out on the other side of the elf, but this was as close to Santa as Ava would get. And in some of the pics I got she was looking at him from the corner of her eye.

Merry Christmas

Well, I didn't get around to getting Christmas cards done this year, this is our Christmas card. I hope everyone is doing well this holiday season and we hope that you have a GREAT 2010!!! Kyle and I are really excited to watch the girls on Christmas this year opening their presents. We have been very fortunate this year. We thank GOD everyday for what he has given us.

Acelynn turned 9 months old this past Monday. We went to the Doctor's for her checkup..she weighted in at 16.1# and is 28" long. Dr. G was very happy with her progress. She said she is meeting every milestone and is healthy. That's all we can ask for.

This is what Acelynn has been up to:

• crawling all over the place (she likes to head right for Ava's room to play)
• she is pulling herself up
• she has one tooth, it's not completely up yet, but you can feel it.
• she is clapping
• she is giving high fives
• she just started waving bye-bye
• for the most part she is sleeping thru the night
• she loves her swing to take naps in (we will have to break her of that habit soon)
• she loves playing the piano and playing with puzzles ( or chewing on them)

the girls after we put up our tree

Acelynn's 9 month photo shoot

Ava is growing by leaps and bounds as well. Her vocabulary amazes us everyday. She told Kyle the other night that her gums hurt because her molar was coming in. She just blows us away!!!

Cinderella

Leslie High School put on Cinderella last weekend as their fall musical. I thought it would be a great opportunity to take Ava. So, my friend Linda and her daughter Cassi, Ava and I all went. We met at McDonald's for dinner and then went to the play. The girls had a great time and sat through the whole thing!!!! They got to dress up in their beautiful Cinderella dresses!!

Ava and Cassi

Cassi and Ava with their magical wands (that they got for free for dressing up)
After the musical they allowed everyone to go up on stage to take pictures on the palace steps and in the carriage!!!

Ava on the steps

Cassi on the steps

Ava in the carriage

Afterwards, we stopped by the VFW for the Buck Pole. Ava loved seeing the BIG BUCKS!!! Why is it that my daughter will pet the dead deer and pull it up to her by their antlers but is terrified of Elmo, Mickey, Santa, Sparty and the Blackhawk in character????

Randoms.....

Here are some random pictures from the last month or so....

Ava visiting Uncle Steve at the Fire station!!!

The girls taking a bath together...

Acelynn standing up by herself



Acelynn waiting patiently to get in the tub

Ava being a BIG helper and feeding Acelynn

Halloween

Okay, so it has only taken me a month to post these....We took the girls over to my sister in laws house to go trick or treating. Ava and Cameron rode in the wagon together and did a great job of saying "trick or treat" or "I want candy" and then saying Thank you. Acelynn ended up falling asleep in the stroller!! Great time had by all!!!

The girls in the Halloween attire for daycare


our pumpkins (Ava's is the cat and Acelynn's is the bat)



Ava getting all the goop out so I could carve it!!!

Dorothy

Savannah the cop, Laine the MSU Cheerleader, Acelynn the Tin Man, Carter the Lion, Cameron the Scarecrow and Ava as Dorothy

Tin Man, Lion, Scarecrow & Dorothy

outside playing in the leaves!!!

Dorothy & Tin Man

Tin Man!!

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went with my mom and sisters to get family pictures done at Burchfield Park. I am really excited to see how they turn out. Afterwards we met up with Kyle's family at Rowe's Pumpkin Patch in Mason to pick out pumpkins for the girls. Here are pictures from today!!!!

Acelynn enjoying the trip!!!

Ava & Cameron were holding hands while walking through the barn and looking at the pumpkins

Rowe's had a petting zoo ( Ava was terrified of all the animals), inflatable bouncy toys, apple shooter and John Deere tractors the kids could ride.....

Ava showing her face!!!

The four Hensley grandkids trying to get their photo taken with the animals...

North Carolina

We had a GREAT vacation in North Carolina a couple weeks ago. We went to Corolla which is in the Outer Banks. We stayed in a beautiful house on the beach. Kyle's family all went (Jane, Ken, Jennifer, Shaun, Cameron, Kelli, Steve, Carter and Tim, Andrea and Brody Ness). We had beautiful weather up until Thursday then it rained all day Thursday and Friday, so it made it easier to go home. I have posted some pictures of our trip. I unfortunately lost a lot of pictures that I took early in the week, but I was able to recover some off of my memory card.

Ava picking up shells, Acelynn sitting on the beach, Kyle & Acelynn, Cameron & Ava sharing a Popsicle, Ava on the beach, Kyle & I

Acelynn & Papa, Ava looking for crabs, our family at sunset on the pier, the girls & I, a crab, Acelynn enjoying the hammock swing ( which was a God's send in rocking the girls to sleep)



Ava & Papa walking on the beach, Acelynn & I, Ava & Cameron running on the deck, Ava at the museum, Acelynn on the deck, Kyle & Ava swinging on the swing

Family pictures on the beach

Our family pictures on the beach

Kyle & I went on the Wild horse tour. It was awesome. You take a 4x4 vehicle out to the sand dunes to look for the horses. We were able to see 12 out of 100. It was really neat!!

Sunset over the Currituck Sound, Our beach house from the front, our beach house at night from the back, our dune deck, the Currituck Lighthouse

steamer pots, the beach, Ava & Acelynn sitting in the front porch rockers before we left, me enjoying lobster with our steamer pots!!!

Ava & Grandma in the pool, Cameron, Brody & Ava in the bath tub, Ava & Cameron in the elevator, Acelynn & I in the pool, Acelynn

Acelynn on the beach, Ava looking at the ocean, Ava, Cameron & Uncle Steve playing in the sand, our family on the front porch, The Hensley girls with our feet in the ocean