What We're Up To

Ava is in a very fun stage right now and she seems to learn a new trick daily! While we were in Disney I would constantly be asking "what time is it?" David would always look at his watch and Ava caught on to this very quickly! Every time we ask her "Ava what time is it?", she holds her little wrist up and looks at it! It's so funny!!

She has also taken a love to coloring! Everyday after her nap she says "yor", I guess she is trying to say color, but she will sit in her highchair for the longest time coloring! Her favorite color is purple and everything she sees is "pu-ple"!

I am learning how to adjust to very little sleep some nights when I work. We discovered a place called Play Date here in Wilson and it is such a blessing! It is a drop in day care but every morning they have some kind of class. Ava has been to "Rock and Roll Preschool" twice and LOVES it!! My old dance teacher actually teaches this class and I guess they dance, sing, and jump on the little trampolines. Ava is always worn out when I pick her up and that makes for a long nap for both me and her! :)

We have had 2 successful potty trips in the last 2 days so that is very exciting!! I made a huge deal out of it yesterday (her first success) and we celebrated with Ava's 1st lollipop and candy corn!!

Here is a picture of Ava coloring...

She really loves getting in to my jewelry box. Most days I don't allow her to pull everything out but I guess this was one of my "lack of sleep moments" and I just said who cares? My mom always taught me to "pick your battles"!

She's stylin! :)

Potty Time!

I started asking Ava about a month ago if she wanted to start using the potty when we got back from Disney World and she always nodded her head "yes". So the day we got home we went to Target, a daily trip for us it seems, and got a potty! She likes the idea of sitting on the potty but hasn't gotten the whole concept. On Monday before her nap I sat her on the potty and she sat there for the longest time...and nothing. So I walked out of the bathroom long enough to grab a diaper and found her in the living room peeing on the carpet. Oops!! We are still working on it! Her favorite part of the whole process is washing her hands!! I guess that's a good start??
Here she is on the potty with her buddy, Jojo! She has a new love for her stuffed animals, her babies as we call them! She LOVES putting them all on the couch with her (the bed as she calls it...more like "beeeed") and snuggling up to them with her blankie!

Disney 2009...again!

We are sadly home from Ava's second Disney trip. Boy, what a difference 6 months made!! Here is Ava back in March meeting Donald Duck...And here is how she greeted the characters this time...



She LOVED them!! Especially Jojo and "Mimi" (aka Minnie Mouse) She couldn't get enough hugs and kisses from them!



On Tuesday night we went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Here's where my Disney Expertise kind of failed me...I had the cutest Jojo costume for Ava. Unfortunately it was 300 degrees in Orlando and poor little Jojo was way too hot in her costume. She humored me and wore it long enough to get a quick picture!

Thank you Gigi and Grandman for a wonderful trip!!! We are booked for next year same time so... if you're up for it....???? Haha!! :)

Disney Bound!

Our bags are packed, dozens of donut holes are waiting on the table for the LONG road trip, many Barney DVD's in the bag, Mommy and Ava have nice pink pedicures, alarm is set for 2 am! Disney World here we come...AGAIN!!

Finger Painting with Dinner

These pictures speak for themselves...

Pink Piggies!

Ava FINALLY let me paint her toenails today!!! It took forever and you can barely tell I did it...but they are so cute and sparkly!

We are very thankful that Ava did not inherit her Daddy's toes! :)

Best Buddies!

We had Ava's buddy, David, and his parents over for dinner the other night. They gave us some great pointers about our house and David and Ava had a great time playing together! Ava is in the hugging phase and loves to run up behind us and hug our legs. I love it! She is such a sweet girl!