Disney 3/10

I have to say that this Disney trip was probably my favorite of all time! That says a lot! Ava is at the perfect age right now for Disney. She LOVES the characters...she wanted to hug, kiss, wave, and hug them some more. She loved it!! Here's some pictures from our vacation...




My friend Melissa and her family happened to be at Disney the exact same time as us so we met up with them a few times. They have a daughter, Logan, who is just a few months older than Ava so the girls had a great time together!

Our next trip is planned for the end of September. And while the thought of planning, organizing, packing, and driving to Disney again so soon overwhelms me...hearing my little angel walking up to Mickey Mouse and saying "I wuv you" makes it all worth it!

Coming Soon...

We are back from Disney...sadly...but somehow I caught a yucky cold that is consuming all of my energy right now! I promise we will share pictures soon! :)

Doctor Visit and a "Pop-Pop"

Ava woke up on Monday morning with a cough. She acted totally fine but during her nap she coughed the entire time! Then on Monday night she was still coughing so on Tuesday morning I called the doctor. They told me to bring her in and so we dropped everything and headed over to Ava's favorite place in the world! Now at her 2 year check up she screamed from the time the nurse walked in to the time Dr. Buck walked out...but yesterday she didn't make a peep! He said her ears looked fine, throat was fine, and she just had a little cold. (THANK YOU, JESUS!) He gave her some cough medicine and told us to have a great Disney trip! (Of course I mentioned we were going to Disney next week and I needed a well child for that trip...) As soon as he was out the door Ava looked at me and said "pop-pop?" She has been taught well! She knew she did an awesome job and was ready for her well-deserved reward!
Here is Ava with her ringpop while we waited for her medicines at the drug store! She almost looks like she's whining in this picture but I think she was saying "chheeeeese" really hard!! :)

Ava Praising Jesus!

Romantic Valentine's Day...

Romantic is not a word I would use for Valentine's Day this year. I teased David last night and told him I was going to blog about how un-romantic our day was and he didn't think I would do it...think again, Dave! :) I take full responsibilty for signing myself up to work all weekend so we didn't see each other much. Seeing as how I plan ahead I had already bought David's cards and gift way in advance! I woke up on Valentine's Day just in time to see Ava and David before they went over to my Nana's for lunch. We gave Ava her gift, a Belle shirt and lollipops and I gave David his cards and a bag full of new socks (we agreed that his ski trip would be his real gift.) David gave me a card and said that he forgot to get me a card from Ava. I opened the card and it was a funny card that he forgot to even sign his name to! (You know you've been together a long time when you buy each other a funny Valentine's card and not a sappy, sweet one!) He also said that he ordered the flip flops I had picked out and put in my online shopping cart myself..how sweet! :) Then on Valentine's night I headed to work for the last of my 3 night stent in the ER. What a night that was!! I mean don't people want to stay home and cuddle with their sweeties on Valentine's?? I guess the majority of Wilson would rather sit in the ER waiting room for hours on end because they have a sore throat and a cough that they have had for 2 weeks??!! Anyway, I did wake up this morning to find a sweet card in the kitchen that David and Ava had signed so that made me smile! David said he would make up for the crappy day when we are in Disney World...which is 14 days away!!!! I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day filled with love and chocolates!! :)

Cabin Fever!

Winter is here and it is becoming more and more challenging to find things to occupy Ava during the day. Last week we actually had some warm days and went outside to play bubbles...Ava's favorite! I gave in one day last week and pulled out a playdoh toy that Santa brought. I gave Ava firm instructions that playdoh is to play with not to put in our mouths. She repeated it over and over but eventually snuck a piece in her mouth. I can't really blame her though because her playdoh icecream maker really looks like the real deal. She spit it out and then told David when he got home that playdoh doesn't go in our "mooouth!" Live and learn, uh?

We made cupcakes last week to celebrate....umm probably nothing, just wanted to eat cupcakes!

Ava loves "helping" me in the kitchen. I have to watch her very closely because on several occasions she will go missing and I find her in the bathroom with a tupperware bowl pouring water from the bathtub all over the floor! I cannot wait to be able to take her to the pool this summer. She won't need pool toys, just a few tupperware bowls and she will go to town dumping water on her head!

She is also really getting in to playing dress up. She has a Disney princess chest that has dresses, jewelry, and shoes.

I just keep reminding myself as I look outside at the slushy, cold, yucky rain that 4 weeks from today we will be in Disney World! I will have my little princess's hand in one hand and a Mickey Mouse rice krispy treat in the other! Let the countdown begin!

Snow Days!

Ava and David had a great time playing in the snow this weekend! I had a great time watching them from the window! We all enjoyed a weekend of staying in our pajamas and eating, eating, and more eating...