Mess!!

My facebook status the other day was this..."I just heard 3 words you never want to hear your 2 year old yell..."Mommy, a mess!"

I know I am only encouraging her by running to get my camera everytime she makes a huge mess. She did the same thing this morning with her Rice Krispys but on the positive side, she now knows how to use the small handheld vacuum cleaner!

Trip to the Movies

My blogs are so delayed lately, sorry! Ava keeps me busy and by the time she naps in the afternoon I follow right behind her! I'll try to do better, though. :)
Last weekend was David's annual trip with his friends to the All Star Race. No I don't have any pictures to post but I hear they had a great time. Ava stayed with Joan and Keith (Nana and Papa) and she also had a great time!! When we all finally got back together on Sunday afternoon we decided to try going to the movies for Ava's very first time. We have been talking about it for awhile and since Ava loves Shrek we decided it may keep her attention...along with lots of popcorn and candy.

She did as good as can be expected for a 2 year old and I would say that we saw about half of the movie before we decided to leave. The movie wasn't all that funny to me compared to the other ones but it may because I couldn't really pay attention with Ava in and out of my lap and running down the aisles. I'm sure we will love it when it comes out on DVD. We saw a sign while we were at the movies for their summer kid's specials and I told Ava we would try again this summer. They have kids movies every Tuesday morning for only $1 and popcorn for $1...you can't beat that!

Mother's Day

We had a wonderful time this weekend celebrating Mother's Day. This ended up being a weekend that I had to work a lot but David and Ava still made sure I felt special! David let Ava pick out my card this year and she picked this one...

If you can't see it very well, it's a lady in a bubble bath with cucumbers on her eyes and a glass of wine. David said Ava picked it because she liked the bubbles and the "crackers" on the ladies eyes. That little girl makes me laugh more than I have ever laughed in my life! I love being her mom!! And for the record I have never, ever taken a bubble bath, with cucumbers (or crackers) on my eyes, drinking wine! :)

Even though I worked we still made it to church on Sunday morning! Our Greenville campus is beautfiful and growing so fast! Here we are before church...

I hope all the mommy's had a great day! Being a mommy is the greatest gift I have ever received! I am honored that God chose me to be Ava's mom!

Weekend Trip

David and I finally had a free weekend and decided to sneak away to the beach for a night. The weather was beautiful and we spent all day Saturday laying on the beach. We are both pretty sunburnt and I am even peeling now but it was well worth it. We had the best time just getting to hang out and actually hear each other talk! :) This is a terrible quality picture but it's the only one I took...We searched and searched for a "witch toy" for Ava (she is completely obsessed with Snow White right now and when I asked her what kind of treat she wanted from the beach she said "a witch toy") We were unsuccessful so we found a Dopey instead...

She was very happy with her Dopey and huge pop pop! David and I are already talking about how we can sneak away again soon!

Israel Houghton

Last week our church hosted Israel Houghton and New Breed for their "Power of One" concert in Greenville. It was the first time I have ever seen them live and they were amazing!!! If you don't have their new CD "Power of One" you NEED to get it! David and I listened to it all weekend while we were at the beach. We are praying that this is only the beginning for our church's Greenville campus!

Busch Gardens

Last weekend we took a day trip to Busch Gardens to visit the Sesame Street Forest of Fun. Ava has gotten really into the Sesame Street characters lately so we knew she would have a blast! David had made us reservations to have lunch with the characters and it was great. A little chaotic, but Ava loved it! Here are some pictures from our day...

I couldn't believe that Ava was even allowed to ride this ride and even more surprised with how much she loved it...



I couldn't even see her so I was praying and pacing the whole time. It was so funny when it FINALLY came back to the ground and I saw her tiny little self just laughing! She is a brave girl and growing up too fast!!

Congratulations Daddy!!

David started his new job at RBC in Wilson today! We are all so excited because he is now working like 2 minutes from home and can come home for lunch and be home in the afternoons a lot faster (hallelujah!!) Ava and I had a surprise congratulations party for him Friday night complete with a balloon and yummy cake! We are so proud of him!! :)