Valentines Day and a New Trick

Ava's second Valentine's Day was a lot of fun! She made the cutest crafts for us at school. David and I decided to wait until we are in Disney to celebrate so we just all hung out at home. Ava has also learned a new trick. Her days of roaring like a lion are sadly over but now she covers her ears...

Her teacher told David one day that she was singing to the kids and Ava quickly covered her ears. Oops! I guess we shouldn't have taught her that! :) She is such a funny little girl and it amazes me daily how much joy she brings in to our life!

Let the Countdown Begin...

New This Week...

Ava is not yet walking but she is a crawling machine! She has the fastest crawl I have ever seen! She is a very curious little girl and has gotten into some interesting things lately.


I had to take a picture of Ava with the Mountain Dew bottle! I don't think she needs all that caffeine as bad as I do! :)
Our favorite time of the day is bathtime! We all sit in the bathroom while Ava gets a bath and catch up on the day.

Ava has also recently moved up to the one year old class at "school". She has the GREATEST teacher and she always brings home artwork. Here's her wall of art...

She also really loves her piano. We actually noticed when Ava was very young that she loves music. We always take her in church during praise and worship because she loves the music.

And here's a family portrait...

SNOW!

Tuesday morning we woke up to snow! It was beautiful! Ava and I sat at the door most of the day and watched the snow. When David got home he took her out to "play" in it! Lasted all of about 2 minutes..she is just like her mommy. Fun to watch the snow but no need to be out in it! :) David made some yummy snow cream and Ava loved it! Fun day!

Birthday Party

Here are some pictures from Ava's birthday party last weekend. We had 2 bouncy thingys..I always call them jump-jumps and nobody knows what I'm talking about. Anyway, the kids had fun! We showed a video I had made of pictures of Ava's 1st year. I made myself watch it enough so I wouldn't cry through it at the party! Ava loved her cake and made an absolute mess, exactly like she was supposed to! Then we opened presents and of course Ava was more interested in the tissue paper and Daddy's water bottle! She got some great toys and lots of spring outfits! We all had so much fun at her party!

Happy Birthday Sweet Ava!

One year ago today...

Our sweet girl is one today! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by! We had a wonderful day with Ava today and she had so much fun at her 1st birthday party. We'll share pictures from her party soon... Thank you Ava for bringing us so much joy! We love you and can't wait to share many, many more birthdays with you!! -Mommy and Daddy

A little break from the break...

I actually had a few quiet moments and decided to share some Christmas pictures. Ava had a wonderful first Christmas and we are gearing up for her 1st birthday which is only a few days away. I can't believe that last year at this time I was BORED out of my mind on bed rest! I can honestly say that I have not had a boring second since January 17, 2008 at 5:35 pm and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!