1st Day of Dance Class

Ava did wonderful at her first dance class!! I was a little nervous because she was going to be the youngest one in her class but she went right in like a big girl and when I picked her up Miss Hunter said she did great!! She said that Ava stayed right on her "mark" and did everything she was taught! When she got in the car after class she was more concerned about eating her candy she got than telling me about class but when we got home she told us all about it! She said she jumped, made a butterfly (and showed us the butterfly move), and made a big circle. Then she said.."I say my name is Ava and Pitts and I two!" What a special day!!

My Little Ballerina

Next week Ava will start dance class!! She is going to be in a 3 year old class and will be taking tap and ballet. Last week we went to get her all signed up and bought her little outfits. I think we may have paid more for dance class than we will for her college education but it will be so worth it!! I can't wait to see how she does at the big girl dance classes!

Ava's Big Girl Room

A friend of mine I went to high school started a little business painting canvases and other cute things. She is really talented. I asked her about painting some canvases for Ava's room and picked out 3 verses for them. They turned out so cute...

Ava is doing pretty good sleeping in her big girl bed. Naptime is awesome because I can lay down with her and get a wonderful 2 hour nap in everyday! Funny thing about our nap routine...we pray everyday before nap and this week Ava has been requesting to pray for "Mr. Jim" Jim is a man at our church who a long time ago did a Donald Duck voice for Ava. For some unknown reason Ava started crying hysterically! She has warmed up to Mr. Jim now and will wave to him from a distance. It's just so funny how she always mentions him in her prayer requests!

Countdown Time...

Ava's 4th Disney trip is coming up fast. We started the countdown calendar this week! Ava has been watching our home movies from her previous trips and is getting so excited! She said the other day, "I want to go to Disney World right now, sit with everybody, and watch Tinkerbell flying!"

Friday Friend!

Yesterday Ava's friend Logan came over to play. These girls have so much fun together and I love watching them play. They always love playing dress up and having tea parties! I think they are going to be life long friends!

Anniversary and a Big Girl Bed!

Last Saturday David and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary with a trip to Raleigh and dinner at our favorite...The Melting Pot! Dinner was delicious and we had a great time reminiscing about our wedding. We laughed about how on our wedding night the hotel we were staying in put us in the "Excersise Room". When we opened the door we saw a twin bed and a very old school excersise bike. The walls were lined in floor to ceiling mirrors. To this day I'm not sure if this was an accident or if they were playing a mean trick on the naive honeymooners! :) David got us switched to another room but that was just the beginning of a very memorable honeymoon! We still talk about how we are entitled to a do-over honeymoon to make up for our first one! :)

When we got home from dinner we decided (at 11:30 at night) it would be the perfect time to take down Ava's crib and move her big girl bed into her room. I didn't realize how sad it was going to make me! My baby is growing up too fast! When Ava got home Sunday morning she was so excited to see her big girl bed! David and I were both a little nervous about how she would do the first night but she did great!! She has been in it a few nights now and for the most part she has done really well. This morning, however, I came home from work at around 7:15 am. Usually Ava is still asleep so I was trying to be really quiet. When I walked around the couch I see Ava sleeping on the living room floor, snuggling up to her teddy bear. I go into my bedroom and David is still sleeping in the bed. He never heard her get up and go to the living room! I have no idea what made her crawl out of her bed and decide to lay down on the floor?? Oh well, it's a work in progress!

Tweetsie!

On Wednesday my dad took me and Ava to the mountains for a little get away! We went to Tweetsie last year and on that trip my dad introduced me to The Daniel Boone Inn. I was in love! The food is so yummy...that fried chicken alone is worth the 3.5 hour drive!

Ava and Grandman with the big bear outside of the resturant...

Boone is such a beautiful town!

We went to Tweetsie on Wednesday evening and then again on Thursday morning. We practically had the entire park to ourselves! It was so much fun!!

Thanks Grandman for another fun trip! We can't wait til next year!