1st Dentist Visit

Ava did way better than I thought she would. She was such a big girl. She let the hygienist not only look at her teeth, but gave them a cleaning and polish with fluoride. The dentist said Ava’s teeth look great; they are a perfect shade of white, spacing is perfect, all teeth are in, 1 molar is still covered a tad. They only thing she is a bit concerned about is Ava’s cross bite. It could be genetics, due to her pacifier, or Ava could have been closing her mouth that way. The dentist will continue to monitor it. If it remains she won’t address it until Ava has her permanent teeth.

Cousin Fun

We had a very busy Saturday. Ava had her Duran cousins (Mimi’s side of the family) in from Cally plus we had a birthday party for her cousin Mia (Gramps side of the family). We started the day off at a local pool in La Porte. This was our 1^st time there. It was great! It was perfect for all 5 kids we had, ranging from 11 months to 4 years, since the max depth was 3 feet. There was a beach entry, mushroom water fall, 2 small sides, dump buckets, and a splash pad. Then we were off to Mia’s party where she got her face painted with a green dinosaur and a dinosaur balloon (not surprised at all by her request of dinosaurs).

Side note: Over the past few weeks I can definitely tell Ava is growing up.  

She can hang pretty much all day (weekends & on vacations) then nap about 6. Sometimes it’s a short nap to recharge, but when she naps for 2 plus hours we are in trouble and she stays up late.

On the same note, she can stay up pretty late when there is action going on.

She was a total crib/toddler bed baby, but now she can fall asleep with Ryan and I in the bed. Doesn’t always happen. Only on vacations. I don’t want her to get accustom to it.

If we wake up before her in the morning she will just get out of bed and find us. She used to call out for us.

Vacations or weekends we can lay her down on the couch or bed for quite time/nap and she will fall asleep on her own.

She gravitates to kids and wants to play with them. Doesn’t seem shy or stay by our side.

She will tell us want she wants and doesn’t want something

Talking all the time. Sometime I wonder where she learns such big words or how she knows the context of words.

We have good days and bad days potty training.

Starting to learn, understand and speak Spanish. We have 1-10 down, some colors, and easy words (help, please, thank you, etc.)

 

Potty Training

 

We have been working on potty training at home and daycare. Friday when I picked Ava up from daycare she had a great potty training day. She still wore a pull up, but it stayed dry the whole day and she used the potty all day at school. So to celebrate we had ice cream.

 

Fathers Day at Diamond Beach

I will have to admit we rarely spend time with Ryan’s family. So I decided this year we are going to start an annual Nixon tradition with Grandpa Ricky and aunt Rach. We found Diamond Beach!! It’s a hidden gem in Galveston. It didn’t feel like we were so close to home. We LOVED it. Personal note: I hate Galveston water. I grew up so close and compared to other places we have traveled I refuse to put Ava in Galveston water. So we didn’t even check out the beach…. Why?, when we had an amazing pool and lazy river.  Monday was the only day we left the resort to go to Moody Gardens for the day & The Strand for dinner.

 

Next year we will stay longer!! We weren't ready to go home.

 

Ava's Homemade Pizza

 

What better way to wrap up your vacation than to make homemade pizzas!!

 

Moody Gardens

There is no way Ava & I can do fun stuff without inviting Gramps. Monday while Ricky & Ryan played golf at Moody Gardens, we checked all the attractions. They currently have a Dinosaur exhibit and 3d movie. So it was the perfect place to take Ava since she is “still” into Dinosaurs. She really, really enjoyed it. She was a trooper the whole day. We hit up everything, but the paddle boat.

Staring at her favorite Dinosaur.

 

 

Ready for the Movie



My future Paleontologist



 

Note: Her grip on her NEW Dinosaur.

She is pointing either saying, "Its so cute/pretty".



Here she was saying "Ava turn the wheel". Song from Dora The Explorer. 

Summer Hair

Ava's hair was getting so long. It was 1/2 way down her back. So I thought it would be the perfect time to give her a Summer cut. Between swim once a week, the neighborhood splash pad/pool and our summer vacations I think shorter hair will be best for her and us.

New Habit

Ava has developed a terrible, noticeable habit. It just started a couple weeks ago. She started to bit her nails. I’m not sure if she is doing it because she sees us do it or if she is nervous/anxious. She does it at home, I see her do it at school and her little nails are so short. All I know is I hate it. I do not want her hands in her mouth. So this mama is on a mission to find a nail biting polish and nip this problem in the bud.

 

Baby Shower for Nicole & Baby Miles

I have known Nicole since High School, but we became super close in college once we joined the same sorority. I’m so happy for her & Micky. I cant wait to see them as parents.

 

LOVE all my girls!!

Splash Pad Time

...is here!!