Things sure have been crazy busy the past month, thus no blog posts. But I've got a few minutes before bedtime and before I head out to the grocery store to update you with some pictures.
Ava is attached to Nathan's hip the minute he walks in the door in the evenings. They've been playing lots of basketball lately... actually as I type, Ava is being dunked into the hoop... and now Ava is crawling through the hoop which is on the ground. We definitely don't have a delicate girly girl on our hands. She is a rough and tumble, keepin' up with the boys, blonde haired, blue eyed beauty!
and a total 'Daddy's girl'
With Daddy studying on Saturdays Ava and I have had lots of other things on our schedule to keep us entertained. The past couple of weeks we've had baby showers to attend. Two of them were at our friends, the Spanik's, house. Ava loves going to see Hali ("Howie") and playing in the toy room with Mr. Jon.
Jon and the girls hanging out watching Ice Age during one of the showers.
and playing tea party with Tico the dog.
We got a little taste of warmer weather this past week and Ava and I were able to get outside for a bit. It did us both good to get some fresh air and to run around. Joshua and his Mom Kristi were able to join us one afternoon. Ava and Joshua acted as if they hadn't seen each other in months.... oh wait, they hadn't! They ran around chasing each other and having a blast.
enjoying some yogurt
our blonde haired, blue eye beauty!
finally they understand the point of this swing!
As I mentioned I'll be heading to the grocery store here in a bit after Ava goes to bed. Since going back to work and getting a glimpse of the nicer weather, I've decided to save Mondays - my only day "off", to have fun with Ava. We're looking forward to going to the pool, playing in the backyard, and just having a day off to hang around the house and do nothing if we so desire. This is what I love about Mondays, we can stay in our pjs if we want....
make new friends...
have a photo shoot...
(photo courtesy of Miss Ava Reese)
and wear silly glasses.
"School" as we call it, has been really good for Ava. She is playing with others and learning lots. Last week when I picked her up she started whining when I walked in. As I tried to ask her about her day she continued to whine so I sighed and said, "oh Ava, you are a handful girl!" (not in a bad way, mind you) Right after I said that, Loretta, the daycare's owner spoke up. "Oh, but she's not, here. She might be handful at home (and at times she is!!!) but here she is great. She goes with the flow, helps the smaller children, listens when we ask her to do something, and is an all around great kid." Say what!?!?
Ava is a great little girl. Unfortunately she is a bit spoiled being the only grandchild and niece, which makes it hard to handle something. Lets also not forget the fact that she is TWO. I've heard the three's are even worse, but I'm holding out hope that it won't be.
Ava has been surprising us nightly with the stuff she is learning at AKP (daycare). We were singing during bath time last night, and she was singing her ABCs right along with me. She is also bringing home games that she learns and tries to play them with us (clapping hands and spinning in circles, patterns etc.) We're really excited to see what all she learns this fall when she starts pre-school three days a week. It will be a whole new adventure, for all of us, and will probably make life, a little more crazy.
Before heading to school this morning.
(Thank you GiGi for my new sweatshirt!)
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