Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Gingerbread Party with Neighbors

We are super blessed to have great neighbors and a bonus is 3 of us have girls within a few days apart. One of the moms is even a sorority sister of mine – small world. This past Sunday Annabel invited us over to build Gingerbread House/Train. It was a hit for the mom’s and the girls!!


Aida's 50th Birthday

After the party we hauled butt to LaPorte for Aida’s 50th Birthday. There was NO WAY we were going to miss that. She is the BEST aunt ever to Ava and I/Ryan. She is so selfless and always puts her family 1st. She makes the BEST grilled cheese and meatloaf. She also spoils Ava with her love, time and gifts. We LOVE her so much!
Aida 
 
All the sisters & brothers
All the nieces and nephews (minus aunt Kathy)


Girls Annual Christmas Party

Saturday I hosted our Girl’s Annual Christmas Party. This year it was a little different and included the kiddo’s. Which I hope we continue because I want them to grow up and know one another. We have the 2 oldest girls: Katelyn and Ava. They play great together and are really starting to understand their little friendship. Ava couldn’t wait for Katelyn to get to the party! Then we have all the boys: Jacob, Wyatt and Miles…boy #4 will be mine. So next year these little guys will have a blast!!
I love how my friendship with these girls has lasted over 10 years. It has evolved from crazy college sorority girls to mommy’s. I’m so grateful to have each one of them in my life.






Santa Picture 2013

Not sure I have said it enough…I…LOVE…having…every other Friday off. This past Friday Ava and I ran some errand, I took her to see Santa and we meet dad for lunch at Salt Grass. Lunch at Salt Grass has become our “Friday lunch date with dad”. We have met him for lunch the past 3 Fridays. We all look forward to it. Ava loves the atmosphere of all the animals on the walls and Ryan and I love the food. Win. Win.

Santa picture to come
 
Can't go to the mall without riding on the carousal.


Thursday, December 12, 2013

Family Pictures 2013

Here are a few of my favorites!
Everytime Ava would smile she would say "cheese".
 






Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Silly Ava Girl

Ava is just so funny at this age. The things she says are just too darn cute or hilarious.

She will call the boys (Teddy & Boudreaux) – her buddies and her pals

She will tell us the boys are asking her for a treat.

Her 1 chore is to feed and give the dogs water. If their bowls are empty she will say, “They were very hungry or thirsty”.

When it’s time for bath, I will say “I’m ready”….meaning the bath water is ready. She will then run to  Ryan and say “Save me dad”. Once undressed in the restroom she will either run off or ask to use the potty and when I’m not looking run off saying, “You can not catch me”.  I usually scream to Ryan, “We have a runner” and he brings her back to me.

I’ll make her try to potty before we leave the house or before bedtime. If she cant go she will say, “My tee tee don’t work”.

When Ryan doesn’t shave his face and has a slight beard she will call them “skinny’s”.

If I tell her “No” to something she will go to Ryan and say, “Mommy told me No”. Ryan is such a sucker. He will give in AND she knows it.

If she wants something like lollipop or candy she will say, “I don’t not have a lollipop “ and slump her shoulders and head down while making a sad face.

Ryan will give her a surprise if she eats all her dinner. He will say, “close your eyes”. She will squeeze her little eyes tight and cover her face with her hands. If Ryan takes too long she will start to peek.

If she doesn’t want to try something new to eat, she will say “its too spicy for me”.

If Ryan or the boys do something she doesn’t like (example: knock over her toys) she will say, “you need to go to the thinking corner” or “I’m going to spank your booty”.

She has a crazy imagination. She will jump from couch to couch saying, “Help or Ayudame” I’m going to fall into the gooey geyser/prickly thorns (thanks Dora the Explore).

She will also put her babies (stuffed animals) to sleep and request us to be quiet because they are sleeping.

I’m trying to teach her to speak softly in public. She has said some things aloud like, “What’s that man doing”, Why did he do that”, etc. Luckily nothing too embarrassing. I have however given her a little nudge to move a little faster in a store and she has said, “mommy don’t push me or mommy don’t do that to me”. Sheesh.

My favorite is every other Friday I’m off (and if I don’t have a lot to do) I will ask her when she wakes up, “Do you want to go to school or stay home with mommy”. She will scream, “Stay home with mommy” and give me a huge hug.

…oh I’m sure there is more I can’t think of now. I just wanted to jot some down to remember them forever.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Little Brother

I had my 20 week ultra sound and checkup yesterday. Little Brother is doing great! We did a lengthy ultra sound measuring all his body parts and internal organs. He is measuring about 21wks/3days and is almost a 1lb. I drank a little Dr. Pepper before my visit so he was very active. I saw him moving all around. We were able to get some clear/good shots of him.
As far as me, I’m measuring right on track. I have gained about 10lbs, blood pressure looks great and all my lab work came back normal. My next visit is January 2nd for my glucose screening. Yuck.