A Change is Coming...

Last week we were reminded again at how faithful our God is!! David and I have been praying for a long time about me staying home with Ava. Last week I met with the manager of the Emergency Room at the hospital and they are in need of "prn" nurses. I talked it over with David and we decided that this was a great opportunity! So as of July 1st, I will be home with Ava every day during the week and work as needed in the ER on the weekends. I am SO EXCITED about this new chapter for us!!! I read back to a post I made the first day I had to return to work after Ava was born and I wrote that David and I knew that God was making a way for me to stay home with Ava as much as possible. God's promises are true and I am so thankful!!!

David's 2nd Father's Day!

Yesterday we celebrated Father's Day! Ava's present to her daddy were sunglasses that we actually bought when we were at the beach. David desperately needed them at the time so Ava drew him a picture to remind him of the gift that he was already using...Mommy needs to get a little more creative with the "projects"! :)

We started the day at church and David really got to use his "daddy skills"....we were teaching in the 2-3 year old class with about 13 kids!! After church we came home and David headed to his favorite place in the whole world...the gym. I so wish I had the same love for that place! I'm really proud of him though, he rarely misses a day!

Ava and her daddy before church

After Ava's nap (and mine too) we headed to my parents house to swim and grill out. (We celebrated with David's family Saturday night.)

Ava and Gigi dancing

Ava probably thought it was Christmas and not Father's day...She has outgrown a lot of her toys so we decided it was time for our little princess to have a castle!

"Um... I'm not too sure about this!"

"But if it's fun for Daddy then I guess it's fun for me!"

Ava loves the slide!

One final picture to share...

Ava's crazy hair when she woke up Monday morning! I think Father's Day really wore her out!

We hope everyone had a great Father's Day!! (Especially my daddy-who is the best daddy and grandman a girl could ever ask for!)

Pigtails!

Ava and I worked very hard on these this afternoon and wanted to share...

She had them pulled out in 5 seconds but my goodness were they cute!

Birthday Fun!

Monday was my 27th birthday! 27...yikes! I am getting old! David and I decided we were long overdue for a little getaway so we decided that my birthday weekend would be a great time. We headed to the beach on Saturday morning and had a great day just relaxing.( Ava had a great time playing with her Nana, Papa, and Aunt Shannon. I think Ava kept them very busy with a trip to Chickfil-a, going to the park, and the endless trips outside to see those darn chickens. She LOVES those chickens!) Then on Saturday night, David and I ate at one of favorite places...The Channel Marker. Back in the good ole dating days, David and I would drive down to the beach just to eat and then drive back home...

A little self portrait on the beach

We were very ready to get home Sunday to our sweet girl! Then on Monday we celebrated my birthday with CAKE!

I had a wonderful birthday and am looking forward to spending many more with my wonderful hubby and daughter!