"N mms"

I bought a huge bag of M&M's in hopes that we would soon be rewarding Ava with them for successful potty trips. She knows right where they are in the pantry and at least 3 times a day she will look at me so sweetly and say "N mms?" And then she will take my hand and lead me to them. I am the biggest pushover when it comes to that little girl and I usually give in at least once a day...

Who could say no to that sweet face??

Visit with the Bailey's

Last week our dear friends Pam and Gray were in town for Christmas. This was the first time we got to meet their new baby, Judah. He is sooo cute and the sweetest little baby. I think he is the first baby Ava got to hold...On Saturday night Pam and Gray hosted a tacky Christmas sweater party. David loves these theme parties and had a lot of fun picking out his outfit at the Goodwill...

We look forward to Gray being done with school soon and we pray that his new career will bring them closer to Wilson! We miss them!!!

Christmas 2009

The week before Christmas we celebrated with my Nana and Pops and family... Christmas Eve, Eve we celebrated with my parents...(missed the Bolin's a lot)Christmas Eve with David's family...Christmas Morning..





We spent Christmas afternoon at my Grandmama Ethridge's and somehow I didn't get any pictures there!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Christmas in the Pitts' house this year was the best yet! Looking forward to and expecting great things from 2010!

Cookies For Santa

This week Ava and I decided we would practice making our cookies for Santa. I watched Sandra Lee make these cute little reindeer cupcakes and I thought.. I can do that! So we gave it our best shot...It turned out looking more like a dog than a reindeer. Oh well I think Santa will appreciate our efforts!

Ava had a great time decorating and eating her cookie...

Santa Visit...Again

I think Ava is going to be really disappointed when we go to the mall and Santa isn't there anymore! We took her one last time to see Santa on Friday and to remind him yet again that she really wants a "Ba-ba" (That's a Barney, Santa!)

"Okay Mommy I think he gets it now...come save me!" :)

Ava's First Manicure

I don't know why but Ava really dislikes getting her nails clipped. After delaying it as long as possible I told her the other day that we HAD to cut her fingernails. She looked up at me and said "pink?" I was like "sure we can paint them pink" So we did...She started squirming after the first two so I had to bribe her to sit still...yes I'm a briber! She really enjoyed her "pop pop" aka lollipop!

Lord, help David when Ava and I both want to go get manicures and pedicures twice a month! :)

Family Fun Day...Sort Of

We had been planning this past Saturday for a while now. We bought tickets for Disney On Ice as soon as they went on sale! Then this week Ava and I saw a commercial for a train ride with Santa at Pullen Park in Raleigh so we added that to the day. Then David decided he didn't have time on Friday to get a haircut so we made him an appointment for that on Saturday as well. We had it all planned out...Disney on Ice, shopping, lunch, haircut, more shopping, then to Pullen Park. I was pumped!!

Disney on Ice was a flop! I mean the show was great and all but when your child has just been to Disney World a few months ago she wants to HUG and KISS the characters...not see them from far away. Ava wanted nothing to do with it and wouldn't even sit still to eat popcorn...so we left soon after intermission. This is our second failed attempt at Disney on Ice so I think we will pass on this next year!

David trying his best to entertain Ava at Disney On Ice...

Then I gave it a try...
Next up we headed to get David's haircut. I was thinking Ava would be exhausted and just sleep in the car while we waited for David...no such luck! She was wide awake so we went to Dunkin Donuts for much needed coffee and a donut. (Secretly this was probably the best part of the whole day for me!)

Then we headed to Crabtree to try and finish our Christmas shopping. Seriously....I WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN ON A SATURDAY!! I have worked very hard this year to be joyful during the Christmas season and that hour and a half in that mall almost made me lose every bit of Christmas cheer I had gathered! :)

Someone had told David while getting his haircut that Pullen Park would be EXTREMELY crowded so to be prepared to wait in a long line for Santa. After the dreaded Crabtree experience none of us thought that would be a great idea. So we headed home, stopped for a very romantic dinner at Lonestar (haha) and then got more donuts at Krispy Kreme!

Ava always has a great time when there is food involved...

One highlight of the day is that Ava watched Elmo's Potty Time in the car so many times she has it memorized....praying for successful potty trips this week! :)

Breakfast With Santa

My mom took Ava to have breakfast with Santa this morning. My mom said Ava LOVED Santa! While the other kids were screaming in fear, Ava could not wait to get in Santa's lap to tell him what she wanted for Christmas.. a "Baba" (aka Barney) I am seriously amazed that Ava was not terrified of him but from the looks of the pictures she has a new best friend..