tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62943599795605485062012-01-20T08:00:27.223-08:00Donnanoreply@blogger.comBlogger1091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-9733511986813442692009-11-11T13:06:00.001-08:002009-11-11T13:19:15.318-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsqQmoYJxI/AAAAAAAADtw/eUBTz8HHv3U/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+333.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsqQmoYJxI/AAAAAAAADtw/eUBTz8HHv3U/s320/avaoctober2009+333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402958642697217810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsqQWOokeI/AAAAAAAADto/0OTUk-UigFk/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+337.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsqQWOokeI/AAAAAAAADto/0OTUk-UigFk/s320/avaoctober2009+337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402958638294274530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspUL3haMI/AAAAAAAADtg/D3zRyTS4vR8/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspUL3haMI/AAAAAAAADtg/D3zRyTS4vR8/s320/avaoctober2009+330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402957604720830658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspToBso_I/AAAAAAAADtY/Ygmk6UmI8dM/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspToBso_I/AAAAAAAADtY/Ygmk6UmI8dM/s320/avaoctober2009+331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402957595099833330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspTV8nQRI/AAAAAAAADtQ/f9c5k0DUOSw/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+318.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspTV8nQRI/AAAAAAAADtQ/f9c5k0DUOSw/s320/avaoctober2009+318.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402957590246670610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspTMB_Z-I/AAAAAAAADtI/2YXKjvGqVg0/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+315.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvspTMB_Z-I/AAAAAAAADtI/2YXKjvGqVg0/s320/avaoctober2009+315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402957587584870370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsoIigITqI/AAAAAAAADtA/ZRn6O89EnmA/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsoIigITqI/AAAAAAAADtA/ZRn6O89EnmA/s320/avaoctober2009+192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402956305126674082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsoIUOX3UI/AAAAAAAADs4/Cvg_TJaxQJU/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsoIUOX3UI/AAAAAAAADs4/Cvg_TJaxQJU/s320/avaoctober2009+188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402956301294099778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsoIFv9PoI/AAAAAAAADsw/VZunJ2UlKiM/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsoIFv9PoI/AAAAAAAADsw/VZunJ2UlKiM/s320/avaoctober2009+181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402956297408429698" border="0" /></a><br />Ava has been into dressing up, constantly! It's so cute<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-973351198681344269?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-1532222399529391502009-11-11T12:41:00.001-08:002009-11-11T13:40:17.515-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsvOYmbRCI/AAAAAAAADug/dgdq5DSUTsM/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsvOYmbRCI/AAAAAAAADug/dgdq5DSUTsM/s320/avaoctober2009+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402964102129337378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsud3SHzfI/AAAAAAAADuY/et1QnLEoVMY/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsud3SHzfI/AAAAAAAADuY/et1QnLEoVMY/s320/avaoctober2009+266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963268552084978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsuduGSBYI/AAAAAAAADuQ/SMRS6hlGiTs/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+257.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsuduGSBYI/AAAAAAAADuQ/SMRS6hlGiTs/s320/avaoctober2009+257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963266086503810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsuddbmdMI/AAAAAAAADuI/doiBvrRSC8k/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+243.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsuddbmdMI/AAAAAAAADuI/doiBvrRSC8k/s320/avaoctober2009+243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402963261612520642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsstgbAYiI/AAAAAAAADuA/DpnmiQOf9fQ/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsstgbAYiI/AAAAAAAADuA/DpnmiQOf9fQ/s320/avaoctober2009+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402961338269983266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsstaSo92I/AAAAAAAADt4/dFFKvbnNOTw/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsstaSo92I/AAAAAAAADt4/dFFKvbnNOTw/s320/avaoctober2009+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402961336624281442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsmaCLW3AI/AAAAAAAADso/fmuwqmha3hs/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+286.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsmaCLW3AI/AAAAAAAADso/fmuwqmha3hs/s320/avaoctober2009+286.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402954406664002562" border="0" /></a>My little dragon....sans the head. She was not into it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsl4A0dYlI/AAAAAAAADsg/NUZcJTevdp0/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsl4A0dYlI/AAAAAAAADsg/NUZcJTevdp0/s320/avaoctober2009+137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402953822183973458" border="0" /></a>At the pumpkin patch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsl3r1HRbI/AAAAAAAADsY/lbELA_PsDEM/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+321.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsl3r1HRbI/AAAAAAAADsY/lbELA_PsDEM/s320/avaoctober2009+321.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402953816549574066" border="0" /></a>Ava and her bun-bun Max<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvslPZNTynI/AAAAAAAADsQ/zCSCrTecKTc/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvslPZNTynI/AAAAAAAADsQ/zCSCrTecKTc/s320/avaoctober2009+230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402953124356016754" border="0" /></a>Ava's Halloween party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvslPGHVudI/AAAAAAAADsI/XNGPv1yY-P8/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+294.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvslPGHVudI/AAAAAAAADsI/XNGPv1yY-P8/s320/avaoctober2009+294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402953119230704082" border="0" /></a>Trick or Treating...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsktDNxEoI/AAAAAAAADsA/ZzoMwAo_Yo4/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+311.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsktDNxEoI/AAAAAAAADsA/ZzoMwAo_Yo4/s320/avaoctober2009+311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402952534336803458" border="0" /></a>watering the plants and anything else that comes along<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsks1agTSI/AAAAAAAADr4/9A-B0L9EuTI/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+310.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svsks1agTSI/AAAAAAAADr4/9A-B0L9EuTI/s320/avaoctober2009+310.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402952530632133922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvskP5qJ5zI/AAAAAAAADrw/_ciqQqMuNdY/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvskP5qJ5zI/AAAAAAAADrw/_ciqQqMuNdY/s320/avaoctober2009+248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402952033555310386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvskPl5uKHI/AAAAAAAADro/6E7yQxhD_tA/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+247.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvskPl5uKHI/AAAAAAAADro/6E7yQxhD_tA/s320/avaoctober2009+247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402952028251891826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjwAdCATI/AAAAAAAADrg/pxVzUskHW-A/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+245.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjwAdCATI/AAAAAAAADrg/pxVzUskHW-A/s320/avaoctober2009+245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402951485623501106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjvzouduI/AAAAAAAADrY/wkX0zchTNyo/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjvzouduI/AAAAAAAADrY/wkX0zchTNyo/s320/avaoctober2009+231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402951482182891234" border="0" /></a>Ava made this "spooky house" and she is so proud of it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjBVm5ixI/AAAAAAAADrQ/SIZkEASUvmE/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjBVm5ixI/AAAAAAAADrQ/SIZkEASUvmE/s320/avaoctober2009+222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402950683848182546" border="0" /></a>Pumpkin carving<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjBMMIDJI/AAAAAAAADrI/no8vmgxOmww/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjBMMIDJI/AAAAAAAADrI/no8vmgxOmww/s320/avaoctober2009+211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402950681319967890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjA7a-ClI/AAAAAAAADrA/vVeTDvB2stI/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsjA7a-ClI/AAAAAAAADrA/vVeTDvB2stI/s320/avaoctober2009+208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402950676818823762" border="0" /></a>Making Halloween Treats<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsiUJo0ojI/AAAAAAAADq4/NRc2YRUm0WI/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+207.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsiUJo0ojI/AAAAAAAADq4/NRc2YRUm0WI/s320/avaoctober2009+207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402949907540910642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsiToeQ43I/AAAAAAAADqw/P4C-ZPRZyHA/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsiToeQ43I/AAAAAAAADqw/P4C-ZPRZyHA/s320/avaoctober2009+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402949898638254962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsiTcXyIvI/AAAAAAAADqo/pguYpNm6qsw/s1600-h/avaoctober2009+146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsiTcXyIvI/AAAAAAAADqo/pguYpNm6qsw/s320/avaoctober2009+146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402949895389848306" border="0" /></a>Taking a hayride with Ben<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-153222239952939150?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-81386186036612959792009-10-10T08:43:00.001-07:002009-11-11T11:36:29.255-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsRjgXpLzI/AAAAAAAADqg/-DXl5B4OkOE/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsRjgXpLzI/AAAAAAAADqg/-DXl5B4OkOE/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402931479643238194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsQrSZ76TI/AAAAAAAADqY/GdSpozZVUx0/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsQrSZ76TI/AAAAAAAADqY/GdSpozZVUx0/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402930513822083378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsQrCsPUzI/AAAAAAAADqQ/nHkpQpq5kMs/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+261.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsQrCsPUzI/AAAAAAAADqQ/nHkpQpq5kMs/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+261.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402930509603885874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsPye3jiDI/AAAAAAAADqI/ThlTqkYrCOM/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+438.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsPye3jiDI/AAAAAAAADqI/ThlTqkYrCOM/s320/avas+birthday+party+438.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402929537914996786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsPxxuO3gI/AAAAAAAADqA/uZb9IAf4QUA/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+553.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvsPxxuO3gI/AAAAAAAADqA/uZb9IAf4QUA/s320/avas+birthday+party+553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402929525796298242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryvwthK6I/AAAAAAAADp4/xaxKeDn13qk/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+554.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryvwthK6I/AAAAAAAADp4/xaxKeDn13qk/s320/avas+birthday+party+554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897605327924130" border="0" /></a>Ava passed out after her party...the princess was pooped!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryvhyJDbI/AAAAAAAADpw/CF5L7CMTrJ4/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+545.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryvhyJDbI/AAAAAAAADpw/CF5L7CMTrJ4/s320/avas+birthday+party+545.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897601320783282" border="0" /></a>Ava and Kaylie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryvCLhCsI/AAAAAAAADpo/PQr1LzWTJTk/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryvCLhCsI/AAAAAAAADpo/PQr1LzWTJTk/s320/avas+birthday+party+533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897592837278402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryuuxPX3I/AAAAAAAADpg/xcNrYtI-XIY/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+551.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvryuuxPX3I/AAAAAAAADpg/xcNrYtI-XIY/s320/avas+birthday+party+551.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897587626794866" border="0" /></a>I cannot even begin to count the number of snow cones this child ate!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrw_Y_pZ4I/AAAAAAAADpQ/9t5HT8gwNwc/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+539.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrw_Y_pZ4I/AAAAAAAADpQ/9t5HT8gwNwc/s320/avas+birthday+party+539.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402895674816161666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrw_KDEk3I/AAAAAAAADpI/zCwLHtT4PRU/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+513.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrw_KDEk3I/AAAAAAAADpI/zCwLHtT4PRU/s320/avas+birthday+party+513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402895670803993458" border="0" /></a>Ava's Yo-Gabba-Gabba cake<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrw-kKQHMI/AAAAAAAADpA/y5qogXZCcyI/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+505.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrw-kKQHMI/AAAAAAAADpA/y5qogXZCcyI/s320/avas+birthday+party+505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402895660633562306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrvgoTqPQI/AAAAAAAADo4/VkV8PFaEg3Q/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+488.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrvgoTqPQI/AAAAAAAADo4/VkV8PFaEg3Q/s320/avas+birthday+party+488.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402894046839061762" border="0" /></a>She sure understood presents this year...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrvgchbFZI/AAAAAAAADow/0SY1MG24x68/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+473.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrvgchbFZI/AAAAAAAADow/0SY1MG24x68/s320/avas+birthday+party+473.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402894043675563410" border="0" /></a>Pinata time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrvf4Q5uUI/AAAAAAAADoo/LjT9mfsu6Oc/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+466.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrvf4Q5uUI/AAAAAAAADoo/LjT9mfsu6Oc/s320/avas+birthday+party+466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402894033942591810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrvfuE2J0I/AAAAAAAADog/Vx3qmJT7B8k/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+464.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrvfuE2J0I/AAAAAAAADog/Vx3qmJT7B8k/s320/avas+birthday+party+464.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402894031207671618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt-D133MI/AAAAAAAADoY/uOA9cmpRT0s/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+459.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt-D133MI/AAAAAAAADoY/uOA9cmpRT0s/s320/avas+birthday+party+459.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402892353423269058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt9i-BP9I/AAAAAAAADoQ/w7K0MatBRlk/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+457.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt9i-BP9I/AAAAAAAADoQ/w7K0MatBRlk/s320/avas+birthday+party+457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402892344599068626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt9XHR6FI/AAAAAAAADoI/RoZWXu3kXPc/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+449.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt9XHR6FI/AAAAAAAADoI/RoZWXu3kXPc/s320/avas+birthday+party+449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402892341416683602" border="0" /></a>Daniella and Mia<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt888s8MI/AAAAAAAADoA/_Mg5MyVbExg/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+430.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrt888s8MI/AAAAAAAADoA/_Mg5MyVbExg/s320/avas+birthday+party+430.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402892334392996034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrsGmuuGAI/AAAAAAAADn4/qFuG3VZ2sOY/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+335.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrsGmuuGAI/AAAAAAAADn4/qFuG3VZ2sOY/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402890301204207618" border="0" /></a>Baby Mason<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrsGcFrhPI/AAAAAAAADnw/8Y9H2BrW9Bo/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+339.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrsGcFrhPI/AAAAAAAADnw/8Y9H2BrW9Bo/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402890298347717874" border="0" /></a>Ava and Ben being silly<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrsGNQfdAI/AAAAAAAADno/B3rFfIqbnqc/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+322.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrsGNQfdAI/AAAAAAAADno/B3rFfIqbnqc/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402890294366532610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrq95LulaI/AAAAAAAADng/wY9xuSbdK3w/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+264.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrq95LulaI/AAAAAAAADng/wY9xuSbdK3w/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+264.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402889052027262370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrq9Bo2nwI/AAAAAAAADnY/r9nZQ3IOMqA/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+259.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrq9Bo2nwI/AAAAAAAADnY/r9nZQ3IOMqA/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402889037117038338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrq8wkPWxI/AAAAAAAADnQ/zlDQWBpGbEA/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+252.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrq8wkPWxI/AAAAAAAADnQ/zlDQWBpGbEA/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402889032534285074" border="0" /></a>Getting the decorations together...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvromFxuqBI/AAAAAAAADnI/0vIgMrZtTvU/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+241.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvromFxuqBI/AAAAAAAADnI/0vIgMrZtTvU/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402886444067760146" border="0" /></a>Ava and her big girl bike<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrolvXLM8I/AAAAAAAADnA/qVhi2Cc94-w/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+234.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrolvXLM8I/AAAAAAAADnA/qVhi2Cc94-w/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402886438050804674" border="0" /></a>She was so excited that she immediately rode it around the house<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrole3Ls2I/AAAAAAAADm4/kWb1a7hG7aE/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrole3Ls2I/AAAAAAAADm4/kWb1a7hG7aE/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402886433621652322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrolMnkhWI/AAAAAAAADmw/Bp_ii6Mv1Zo/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+198.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrolMnkhWI/AAAAAAAADmw/Bp_ii6Mv1Zo/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402886428724331874" border="0" /></a>We surprised Ava, putting her bike in her room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnLuwS_gI/AAAAAAAADmo/6hFVLDVjioo/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+224.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnLuwS_gI/AAAAAAAADmo/6hFVLDVjioo/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+224.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402884891699510786" border="0" /></a>Ava, Naffie and Jill, the hostess at the diner<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnLMBEpcI/AAAAAAAADmg/iUo3WkixNPk/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnLMBEpcI/AAAAAAAADmg/iUo3WkixNPk/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402884882374632898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnK8yn5DI/AAAAAAAADmY/A_MQMVT3SRk/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnK8yn5DI/AAAAAAAADmY/A_MQMVT3SRk/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402884878287496242" border="0" /></a>They were so good to Ava, we go there all the time. They made her this special cake, we had nothing to do with planning it. They are great people<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnKpjcfUI/AAAAAAAADmQ/J9RHehNfa-Y/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+220.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrnKpjcfUI/AAAAAAAADmQ/J9RHehNfa-Y/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402884873123560770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrl0Ahox_I/AAAAAAAADmI/Q28hwXsFGkw/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+208.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrl0Ahox_I/AAAAAAAADmI/Q28hwXsFGkw/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+208.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402883384641374194" border="0" /></a>Ava celebrating her birthday at her daycare<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrlz1LkPrI/AAAAAAAADmA/fP6jf4SW7Rs/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Svrlz1LkPrI/AAAAAAAADmA/fP6jf4SW7Rs/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402883381596012210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrlDRYKx2I/AAAAAAAADlw/i1l30cKBmXs/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SvrlDRYKx2I/AAAAAAAADlw/i1l30cKBmXs/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402882547351471970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs6GtAgOI/AAAAAAAADlM/MmgWrlfSF0s/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs6GtAgOI/AAAAAAAADlM/MmgWrlfSF0s/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390998868194263266" border="0" /></a>Ava just woke up, first pictures as a three year old!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs5nMKIvI/AAAAAAAADlE/pm1R7SW3TvU/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs5nMKIvI/AAAAAAAADlE/pm1R7SW3TvU/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390998859734983410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs5ViQAWI/AAAAAAAADk8/6Pvmdu3Wjwo/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs5ViQAWI/AAAAAAAADk8/6Pvmdu3Wjwo/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390998854995804514" border="0" /></a>Every year we take her picture in the morning when she is still asleep<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs4lzCaaI/AAAAAAAADk0/0wyB4PsmKGI/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCs4lzCaaI/AAAAAAAADk0/0wyB4PsmKGI/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390998842181314978" border="0" /></a>We celebrated Ava's 3rd birthday--a lot! Once on her birthday, we brought cupcakes to her daycare. Then we went to the diner, they were so nice to her. They surprised us with a special cake and balloon. When we got home we had Ava's princess bike hiding in her room. She loved it!<br /><br />We had two parties, one with friends and one with family. The weather was great for one and freezing for the other!<br /><br />It is always fun celebrating birthdays! I always am especially grateful for Ava's birth mom on her birthday. We love you Claudia for your gift of this child...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8138618603661295979?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-81566387373891987982009-10-10T08:23:00.001-07:002009-10-10T08:43:02.143-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCq0LV6bII/AAAAAAAADks/C6J0tSTwcgs/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+419.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCq0LV6bII/AAAAAAAADks/C6J0tSTwcgs/s320/avas+birthday+party+419.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390996567337102466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCqzjp4YCI/AAAAAAAADkk/5fKvVQ3PRUc/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+410.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCqzjp4YCI/AAAAAAAADkk/5fKvVQ3PRUc/s320/avas+birthday+party+410.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390996556683436066" border="0" /></a>Cute picture but this little girl was so mean to Ava! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCqzHR7PYI/AAAAAAAADkc/7ycIxzVpTEk/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCqzHR7PYI/AAAAAAAADkc/7ycIxzVpTEk/s320/avas+birthday+party+418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390996549066767746" border="0" /></a>Eventually they all got along...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpvx_EEuI/AAAAAAAADkU/VGMUnMgm2Dw/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+424.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpvx_EEuI/AAAAAAAADkU/VGMUnMgm2Dw/s320/avas+birthday+party+424.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390995392299274978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpvRqlKUI/AAAAAAAADkM/eAfBGBs82Jk/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpvRqlKUI/AAAAAAAADkM/eAfBGBs82Jk/s320/avas+birthday+party+409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390995383623428418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpu6r3a1I/AAAAAAAADkE/CeioEBCPG6M/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+401.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpu6r3a1I/AAAAAAAADkE/CeioEBCPG6M/s320/avas+birthday+party+401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390995377454803794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpuSJclRI/AAAAAAAADj8/j9SOp62-SGo/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCpuSJclRI/AAAAAAAADj8/j9SOp62-SGo/s320/avas+birthday+party+400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390995366573020434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCodiNrZKI/AAAAAAAADj0/C8fPaSYf7-s/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+395.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCodiNrZKI/AAAAAAAADj0/C8fPaSYf7-s/s320/avas+birthday+party+395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390993979316331682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCodE6_tEI/AAAAAAAADjs/l-PoiwDq-wY/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+385.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCodE6_tEI/AAAAAAAADjs/l-PoiwDq-wY/s320/avas+birthday+party+385.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390993971453342786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCocjNO6iI/AAAAAAAADjk/KDUtqP06Yw0/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+380.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCocjNO6iI/AAAAAAAADjk/KDUtqP06Yw0/s320/avas+birthday+party+380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390993962403031586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCocJU-guI/AAAAAAAADjc/Fe419UhjB9E/s1600-h/avas+birthday+party+368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/StCocJU-guI/AAAAAAAADjc/Fe419UhjB9E/s320/avas+birthday+party+368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390993955456189154" border="0" /></a><br />On Labor Day we went to a friends house on the lake. Ava had a blast. She loves to hear herself singing and grabbed the microphone and belted out numerous kid favorites! It was so funny, I know this child will be on stage someday!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8156638737389198798?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-63111683981419143342009-10-09T17:53:00.001-07:002009-10-09T19:10:53.899-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_r3blI1DI/AAAAAAAADjE/f-68FcCa8co/s1600-h/lunapic-125261602767107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 176px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_r3blI1DI/AAAAAAAADjE/f-68FcCa8co/s320/lunapic-125261602767107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390786616514630706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_rvtqf0aI/AAAAAAAADi8/JDMQtNgoeOY/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_rvtqf0aI/AAAAAAAADi8/JDMQtNgoeOY/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390786483929993634" border="0" /></a>on our way to cousin Dalton's graduation party...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_raOYmkmI/AAAAAAAADi0/Acf_z-08NjE/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_raOYmkmI/AAAAAAAADi0/Acf_z-08NjE/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390786114756186722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_rZ-i5D_I/AAAAAAAADis/7JPIBU-YUzc/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_rZ-i5D_I/AAAAAAAADis/7JPIBU-YUzc/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390786110504374258" border="0" /></a>This was the outfit Ava chose to go food shopping in! The most worn Abby Cadabby costume ever!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_rZdwIdaI/AAAAAAAADik/R4vdX-uk_wo/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_rZdwIdaI/AAAAAAAADik/R4vdX-uk_wo/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390786101701539234" border="0" /></a>Ava and the boys...Noah, Nate and Ben<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qg-fXLcI/AAAAAAAADic/F_ehqycMMXE/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qg-fXLcI/AAAAAAAADic/F_ehqycMMXE/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390785131237027266" border="0" /></a>Check out Ava playing drums along with her band!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qgcViQ6I/AAAAAAAADiU/G3lKp0k9ns8/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qgcViQ6I/AAAAAAAADiU/G3lKp0k9ns8/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390785122069005218" border="0" /></a>Little Miss bathing beauty...in the nude at night!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qf1cR-HI/AAAAAAAADiM/iN5_5o-NdSg/s1600-h/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qf1cR-HI/AAAAAAAADiM/iN5_5o-NdSg/s320/Diannespartydans+partylaborday2009+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390785111628314738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qfeGmaLI/AAAAAAAADiE/qpny5IF5bkA/s1600-h/summer+2009+561.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_qfeGmaLI/AAAAAAAADiE/qpny5IF5bkA/s320/summer+2009+561.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390785105363364018" border="0" /></a>At cousin Dylan and Austin's birthday party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o-7JPwxI/AAAAAAAADh8/LMZmVjskfC4/s1600-h/summer+2009+522.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o-7JPwxI/AAAAAAAADh8/LMZmVjskfC4/s320/summer+2009+522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390783446711780114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o-QHTqOI/AAAAAAAADh0/2p-XkS1-50E/s1600-h/summer+2009+533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o-QHTqOI/AAAAAAAADh0/2p-XkS1-50E/s320/summer+2009+533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390783435160922338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o92gPHGI/AAAAAAAADhs/-oesaw25e7k/s1600-h/summer+2009+526.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o92gPHGI/AAAAAAAADhs/-oesaw25e7k/s320/summer+2009+526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390783428286159970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o9riYzTI/AAAAAAAADhk/koJMa_INXHk/s1600-h/summer+2009+480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_o9riYzTI/AAAAAAAADhk/koJMa_INXHk/s320/summer+2009+480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390783425342393650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_nSNuQwMI/AAAAAAAADhc/36VUEyyoUh4/s1600-h/summer+2009+417.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_nSNuQwMI/AAAAAAAADhc/36VUEyyoUh4/s320/summer+2009+417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390781579093131458" border="0" /></a>Ava and Ben...how cute are these two! I love Ben's face like he is showing off his girl and Ava looks so smitten!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_nRp8V--I/AAAAAAAADhU/NqE0hmMT1U0/s1600-h/summer+2009+418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_nRp8V--I/AAAAAAAADhU/NqE0hmMT1U0/s320/summer+2009+418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390781569488518114" border="0" /></a>Swimming...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_nRBX7DPI/AAAAAAAADhM/j9rWUy6-eXk/s1600-h/summer+2009+439.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_nRBX7DPI/AAAAAAAADhM/j9rWUy6-eXk/s320/summer+2009+439.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390781558598339826" border="0" /></a>Ava and cousin Kaylie....the two princesses<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_mLK_IicI/AAAAAAAADhE/MpD7h6G-eiw/s1600-h/summer+2009+377.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_mLK_IicI/AAAAAAAADhE/MpD7h6G-eiw/s320/summer+2009+377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390780358587877826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_mKv03QpI/AAAAAAAADg8/oClwUBEsjY8/s1600-h/summer+2009+366.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_mKv03QpI/AAAAAAAADg8/oClwUBEsjY8/s320/summer+2009+366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390780351297045138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_la95INII/AAAAAAAADg0/eDqV0lKtYHo/s1600-h/summer+2009+393.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_la95INII/AAAAAAAADg0/eDqV0lKtYHo/s320/summer+2009+393.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390779530439308418" border="0" /></a>Being silly...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_lafl3PtI/AAAAAAAADgs/peZbl7rH5w0/s1600-h/summer+2009+389.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_lafl3PtI/AAAAAAAADgs/peZbl7rH5w0/s320/summer+2009+389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390779522305441490" border="0" /></a>Going out for a stroll in their princess wear!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_kKUP7nOI/AAAAAAAADgc/0jHisIOpqbU/s1600-h/summer+2009+362.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_kKUP7nOI/AAAAAAAADgc/0jHisIOpqbU/s320/summer+2009+362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390778144871128290" border="0" /></a><br />Too funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_kJfDN89I/AAAAAAAADgM/L60O05oKzAA/s1600-h/summer+2009+359.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_kJfDN89I/AAAAAAAADgM/L60O05oKzAA/s320/summer+2009+359.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390778130590725074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_iQ0VJIPI/AAAAAAAADgE/j4Soab-ApCo/s1600-h/summer+2009+351.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_iQ0VJIPI/AAAAAAAADgE/j4Soab-ApCo/s320/summer+2009+351.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390776057538879730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_iQilocbI/AAAAAAAADf8/XBSG91wJGEo/s1600-h/summer+2009+347.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_iQilocbI/AAAAAAAADf8/XBSG91wJGEo/s320/summer+2009+347.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390776052776202674" border="0" /></a>Can you say girlie girls?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_iQBeAbRI/AAAAAAAADf0/E1KePGa3o-4/s1600-h/summer+2009+339.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_iQBeAbRI/AAAAAAAADf0/E1KePGa3o-4/s320/summer+2009+339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390776043885849874" border="0" /></a>Catching fireflies...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c8IXq56I/AAAAAAAADfU/RkyVhsJ1Ees/s1600-h/summer+2009+327.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c8IXq56I/AAAAAAAADfU/RkyVhsJ1Ees/s320/summer+2009+327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390770204582799266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c7_isOnI/AAAAAAAADfM/1K5U1NM2kiY/s1600-h/summer+2009+325.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c7_isOnI/AAAAAAAADfM/1K5U1NM2kiY/s320/summer+2009+325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390770202213104242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c7ep-EjI/AAAAAAAADfE/_jY9FobryYk/s1600-h/summer+2009+332.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c7ep-EjI/AAAAAAAADfE/_jY9FobryYk/s320/summer+2009+332.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390770193385263666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c60MHUXI/AAAAAAAADe8/BHcJYla5svw/s1600-h/summer+2009+330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c60MHUXI/AAAAAAAADe8/BHcJYla5svw/s320/summer+2009+330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390770181985751410" border="0" /></a>Mommy's Birthday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c6ZH-wPI/AAAAAAAADe0/sgGpOnfEUuA/s1600-h/summer+2009+307.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_c6ZH-wPI/AAAAAAAADe0/sgGpOnfEUuA/s320/summer+2009+307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390770174720655602" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-6311168398141914334?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-49660632783538697122009-10-01T14:31:00.000-07:002009-10-09T17:53:08.910-07:00Gran and Ava...getting ready for the bicycle parade<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_XJW1sooI/AAAAAAAADek/ToI7eY1odRs/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_XJW1sooI/AAAAAAAADek/ToI7eY1odRs/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390763834735370882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_YtEXA5AI/AAAAAAAADes/8fW-LMAs2Mo/s1600-h/DSCF4444a.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_YtEXA5AI/AAAAAAAADes/8fW-LMAs2Mo/s1600-h/DSCF4444a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_YtEXA5AI/AAAAAAAADes/8fW-LMAs2Mo/s320/DSCF4444a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390765547761755138" border="0" /> </a>Zaza and Ava on the beach<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_Wlhpjm9I/AAAAAAAADec/_6oMgZETxoI/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_Wlhpjm9I/AAAAAAAADec/_6oMgZETxoI/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390763219161947090" border="0" /></a>Papa and Bean reading...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_WlTAdtRI/AAAAAAAADeU/oAzpACRRiBk/s1600-h/summer+2009+223.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_WlTAdtRI/AAAAAAAADeU/oAzpACRRiBk/s320/summer+2009+223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390763215231497490" border="0" /></a>cousins Emily and Erik<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_VmB_pmVI/AAAAAAAADeM/klLtWjsm-UY/s1600-h/summer+2009+253.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_VmB_pmVI/AAAAAAAADeM/klLtWjsm-UY/s320/summer+2009+253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390762128332921170" border="0" /></a>Meeting our blog friends at the zoo (Greta Jo and Carson)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_VlvVn4mI/AAAAAAAADeE/x5bx131GhG4/s1600-h/summer+2009+251.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_VlvVn4mI/AAAAAAAADeE/x5bx131GhG4/s320/summer+2009+251.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390762123324809826" border="0" /></a>Ava and Carson...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_URYAvApI/AAAAAAAADd0/oXJ5NKwb2Ew/s1600-h/summer+2009+273.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_URYAvApI/AAAAAAAADd0/oXJ5NKwb2Ew/s320/summer+2009+273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390760673954169490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_VlfWTuLI/AAAAAAAADd8/3YFPO3GYDzU/s1600-h/summer+2009+174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_VlfWTuLI/AAAAAAAADd8/3YFPO3GYDzU/s320/summer+2009+174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390762119032715442" border="0" /></a>Ava will not go into the ocean so we brought her pool...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_UQwQ5jDI/AAAAAAAADds/tSS1A7vNjbA/s1600-h/summer+2009+172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_UQwQ5jDI/AAAAAAAADds/tSS1A7vNjbA/s320/summer+2009+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390760663284550706" border="0" /></a>Just like her momma...relaxing in the sun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_UQfabdZI/AAAAAAAADdk/DJVOmR7yYbQ/s1600-h/summer+2009+190.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_UQfabdZI/AAAAAAAADdk/DJVOmR7yYbQ/s320/summer+2009+190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390760658761119122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_STAiBMZI/AAAAAAAADdc/PKpT3sDBwaQ/s1600-h/summer+2009+210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_STAiBMZI/AAAAAAAADdc/PKpT3sDBwaQ/s320/summer+2009+210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390758502987805074" border="0" /></a>Ava and Aunt Amy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_SSqeiJSI/AAAAAAAADdU/DstZUxHk-ng/s1600-h/summer+2009+130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_SSqeiJSI/AAAAAAAADdU/DstZUxHk-ng/s320/summer+2009+130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390758497067607330" border="0" /></a>Life guarding with Aunt Melissa<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_SSDkLb9I/AAAAAAAADdM/63NZO7AEcuE/s1600-h/summer+2009+118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_SSDkLb9I/AAAAAAAADdM/63NZO7AEcuE/s320/summer+2009+118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390758486622302162" border="0" /></a>It's smores time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_Qqv3OyJI/AAAAAAAADdE/tO2d9xEHWJY/s1600-h/summer+2009+287.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_Qqv3OyJI/AAAAAAAADdE/tO2d9xEHWJY/s320/summer+2009+287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390756711806978194" border="0" /></a><br />Finally....Ava goes on a ride without screaming<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_PfsUHRMI/AAAAAAAADc0/V00xVCmDWLE/s1600-h/DSCF4508.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_PfsUHRMI/AAAAAAAADc0/V00xVCmDWLE/s320/DSCF4508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390755422364189890" border="0" /></a>Our professional photos on the beach!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_PfUUXOhI/AAAAAAAADcs/d5rhVrwjFWE/s1600-h/DSCF4499.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_PfUUXOhI/AAAAAAAADcs/d5rhVrwjFWE/s320/DSCF4499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390755415922784786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_OepOnxFI/AAAAAAAADck/fdPTpPQVWU8/s1600-h/DSCF4493.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_OepOnxFI/AAAAAAAADck/fdPTpPQVWU8/s320/DSCF4493.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390754304844350546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_OeOYX0wI/AAAAAAAADcc/tQE113kFJPU/s1600-h/DSCF4486.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_OeOYX0wI/AAAAAAAADcc/tQE113kFJPU/s320/DSCF4486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390754297637491458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_NJTnIXnI/AAAAAAAADcU/mSttBsNHo9E/s1600-h/DSCF4433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_NJTnIXnI/AAAAAAAADcU/mSttBsNHo9E/s320/DSCF4433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390752838752689778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_NIwD9F7I/AAAAAAAADcM/lMNORiiyEOs/s1600-h/DSCF4429.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_NIwD9F7I/AAAAAAAADcM/lMNORiiyEOs/s320/DSCF4429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390752829209909170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_MSwRwCnI/AAAAAAAADcE/P8zAYZVE16Y/s1600-h/DSCF4398.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_MSwRwCnI/AAAAAAAADcE/P8zAYZVE16Y/s320/DSCF4398.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390751901554838130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_MSTyysHI/AAAAAAAADb8/4kROoGor7yc/s1600-h/DSCF4390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_MSTyysHI/AAAAAAAADb8/4kROoGor7yc/s320/DSCF4390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390751893908795506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_LTdJSaEI/AAAAAAAADb0/_y8iolwqRuM/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_LTdJSaEI/AAAAAAAADb0/_y8iolwqRuM/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390750814087309378" border="0" /></a>4th of July and "forever family day"--two years ago Ava became a citizen today!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_LS829BVI/AAAAAAAADbs/BwHswNgr_-E/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_LS829BVI/AAAAAAAADbs/BwHswNgr_-E/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390750805420475730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_Itz2lFrI/AAAAAAAADbk/70juqR-WxpY/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_Itz2lFrI/AAAAAAAADbk/70juqR-WxpY/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390747968324572850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_ItmhoR3I/AAAAAAAADbc/bvN13jTLfUs/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_ItmhoR3I/AAAAAAAADbc/bvN13jTLfUs/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390747964747040626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_H725GU_I/AAAAAAAADbU/Vb1dHiRxVno/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_H725GU_I/AAAAAAAADbU/Vb1dHiRxVno/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390747110146986994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_H7fcyjoI/AAAAAAAADbM/eulzq3LjDlY/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_H7fcyjoI/AAAAAAAADbM/eulzq3LjDlY/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390747103854235266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_HK_p88NI/AAAAAAAADbE/fW8bhO8smsY/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_HK_p88NI/AAAAAAAADbE/fW8bhO8smsY/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390746270685786322" border="0" /></a><br />My big girl riding her bicycle in the bike parade<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_HKLatUPI/AAAAAAAADa8/wT2iu0Z8CeM/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_HKLatUPI/AAAAAAAADa8/wT2iu0Z8CeM/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390746256663204082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_GVqZgOII/AAAAAAAADa0/ONtkeDEuT0U/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Ss_GVqZgOII/AAAAAAAADa0/ONtkeDEuT0U/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390745354446583938" border="0" /></a>Miss Patriotic!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjlpKByDI/AAAAAAAADZo/IudTE7GsggQ/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjlpKByDI/AAAAAAAADZo/IudTE7GsggQ/s320/capemay2009contd+184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387751658828711986" border="0" /></a>Some gymnastics on the beach...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjlPDu4DI/AAAAAAAADZg/kFUwXVJGlZo/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjlPDu4DI/AAAAAAAADZg/kFUwXVJGlZo/s320/capemay2009contd+162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387751651822985266" border="0" /></a>At the Atlantic City Aquarium<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjkvFXOzI/AAAAAAAADZY/xBPaloAI4_Q/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjkvFXOzI/AAAAAAAADZY/xBPaloAI4_Q/s320/capemay2009contd+121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387751643239889714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjkKhgICI/AAAAAAAADZQ/BXUcIDqYjOU/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjkKhgICI/AAAAAAAADZQ/BXUcIDqYjOU/s320/capemay2009contd+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387751633425801250" border="0" /></a>Strolling down the street....stopping for an occasional pose<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjjkJc9NI/AAAAAAAADZI/s22JiVta7SU/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUjjkJc9NI/AAAAAAAADZI/s22JiVta7SU/s320/capemay2009contd+097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387751623124382930" border="0" /></a>and a snack...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh4ZM0ijI/AAAAAAAADZA/zCuwMl3tWWw/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh4ZM0ijI/AAAAAAAADZA/zCuwMl3tWWw/s320/capemay2009contd+094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387749781939718706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh4DAi1UI/AAAAAAAADY4/Tb7IaZEGzT0/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh4DAi1UI/AAAAAAAADY4/Tb7IaZEGzT0/s320/capemay2009contd+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387749775982646594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh3EROBaI/AAAAAAAADYo/zX7mPkXe4K0/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh3EROBaI/AAAAAAAADYo/zX7mPkXe4K0/s320/capemay2009contd+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387749759141152162" border="0" /></a>Hula hula baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh2qIM9uI/AAAAAAAADYg/xXUtaNq6H0s/s1600-h/capemay2009contd+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUh2qIM9uI/AAAAAAAADYg/xXUtaNq6H0s/s320/capemay2009contd+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387749752124012258" border="0" /></a>Okay, vacation was a long time ago! We are well into fall...but life is busy so blogging has to wait. We went to Cape May and as always had a great time! Ava still is not a huge ocean fan but was more willing to play in the sand although not thrilled. Her daily quote when I said lets to go the beach was "maybe later". We did some day trips and a lot of relaxing. Life is definitely better at the beach!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-4966063278353869712?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-22839755643285533522009-10-01T14:15:00.001-07:002009-10-01T14:31:33.184-07:00Uncle Tony and Ava's great frog hunt--summer 2009!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUfWNzMGFI/AAAAAAAADYY/HRYVh2UkBJw/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUfWNzMGFI/AAAAAAAADYY/HRYVh2UkBJw/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387746995740612690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUfVglLeUI/AAAAAAAADYQ/hG82nxgKqqA/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUfVglLeUI/AAAAAAAADYQ/hG82nxgKqqA/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387746983602256194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdc_0IK6I/AAAAAAAADYI/cGGiF3I2kiA/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdc_0IK6I/AAAAAAAADYI/cGGiF3I2kiA/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387744913222282146" border="0" /></a><br />There were thousands of baby frogs running all over Grandma's yard...Ava loved them<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdcFpaOMI/AAAAAAAADYA/OFXTaTduX30/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdcFpaOMI/AAAAAAAADYA/OFXTaTduX30/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387744897608071362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdbyzJCzI/AAAAAAAADX4/-nzI-8oCqhA/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdbyzJCzI/AAAAAAAADX4/-nzI-8oCqhA/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387744892548614962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdbQhJ_-I/AAAAAAAADXw/RpwnhrG9Kx8/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdbQhJ_-I/AAAAAAAADXw/RpwnhrG9Kx8/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387744883346374626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdas80MJI/AAAAAAAADXo/mMNgP_sqQsA/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUdas80MJI/AAAAAAAADXo/mMNgP_sqQsA/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387744873798709394" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-2283975564328553352?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-78411366856362417872009-10-01T13:59:00.000-07:002009-10-01T14:15:14.572-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUa8MFsWkI/AAAAAAAADXg/Ifu8JWVk1aw/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUa8MFsWkI/AAAAAAAADXg/Ifu8JWVk1aw/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387742150558243394" border="0" /></a> At the Dairy Queen with Dan and Ben<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUa7m3QUrI/AAAAAAAADXY/FPFPkB8fYuM/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUa7m3QUrI/AAAAAAAADXY/FPFPkB8fYuM/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387742140565574322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaQNeUxkI/AAAAAAAADXQ/IYFnPurCaFk/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaQNeUxkI/AAAAAAAADXQ/IYFnPurCaFk/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741395015747138" border="0" /></a>Ava and her daycare buddies celebrating with cupcakes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaPovpEHI/AAAAAAAADXI/QlR6607EK-0/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaPovpEHI/AAAAAAAADXI/QlR6607EK-0/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741385156268146" border="0" /></a> 4th of July--the anniversary of Ava's arrival home!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaPCFhnXI/AAAAAAAADXA/y6jk3pHYvmw/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaPCFhnXI/AAAAAAAADXA/y6jk3pHYvmw/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741374779071858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaOgs3PbI/AAAAAAAADW4/U3nTMf5aavY/s1600-h/capemaypointandgotchaday09+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SsUaOgs3PbI/AAAAAAAADW4/U3nTMf5aavY/s320/capemaypointandgotchaday09+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387741365817261490" border="0" /></a><br />Okay so this is 3 months late! Life has been busy. On Ava's gotcha day we had a party at her babysitter's house and then went to her favorite place--Dairy Queen. Ava will tell everyone that she is from Guatemala. It is so cute. She recognizes the flag and the dolls--she claims to remember me coming to get her when she was "tiny tiny" and being on a plane. One day a little girl said that Ava was in my belly once. I explained briefly that she was not. Ava turned to her and so bluntly shouted "I did not come out of my mommy's belly, I came from Guatemala!". Very true sweet girl and we cannot be prouder to have you here with us!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-7841136685636241787?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-69488804645762772412009-07-01T08:01:00.001-07:002009-07-01T08:40:59.010-07:00<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> July 1-July 4, 2007<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDHarXICI/AAAAAAAADWo/qQ4RksfDisk/s1600-h/DSC01241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDHarXICI/AAAAAAAADWo/qQ4RksfDisk/s320/DSC01241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353516745503481890" border="0" /></a> Ava and her foster-mother, Blanca<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDHIR-iNI/AAAAAAAADWg/7pDh_ASv5Wg/s1600-h/DSC01184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDHIR-iNI/AAAAAAAADWg/7pDh_ASv5Wg/s320/DSC01184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353516740565174482" border="0" /></a>Our first moments with Ava<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDGxNlpaI/AAAAAAAADWY/SZhDbY5UV9c/s1600-h/DSC01183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDGxNlpaI/AAAAAAAADWY/SZhDbY5UV9c/s320/DSC01183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353516734372750754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDGjQgfJI/AAAAAAAADWQ/4i80l8hPdXA/s1600-h/DSC01180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SkuDGjQgfJI/AAAAAAAADWQ/4i80l8hPdXA/s320/DSC01180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353516730626899090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now, July 2009...my Mayan Princess!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt8pqHa1fI/AAAAAAAADWI/hiiBeMRYeWk/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+207.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt8pqHa1fI/AAAAAAAADWI/hiiBeMRYeWk/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353509637181855218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt8pa-09uI/AAAAAAAADWA/4yjAT0kQFZU/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt8pa-09uI/AAAAAAAADWA/4yjAT0kQFZU/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353509633119287010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt8pO2SOKI/AAAAAAAADV4/HP6Ug4ii8Q4/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+216.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt8pO2SOKI/AAAAAAAADV4/HP6Ug4ii8Q4/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353509629862230178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt8okfqbXI/AAAAAAAADVw/LVvlTLuVCJU/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7jhvp1jI/AAAAAAAADVg/q5f7jNDKJ8s/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353508432343848498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7jD_dVVI/AAAAAAAADVY/ya_xwQmO5fA/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+194.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7jD_dVVI/AAAAAAAADVY/ya_xwQmO5fA/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+194.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353508424357074258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7i9_2whI/AAAAAAAADVQ/k7C7cHkqLxA/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+190.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7i9_2whI/AAAAAAAADVQ/k7C7cHkqLxA/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353508422748127762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7igNsREI/AAAAAAAADVI/wG2Qi08L-j0/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7igNsREI/AAAAAAAADVI/wG2Qi08L-j0/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353508414753096770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7iMSkBbI/AAAAAAAADVA/a0YX0T1MJpw/s1600-h/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Skt7iMSkBbI/AAAAAAAADVA/a0YX0T1MJpw/s320/avajune2009daltongotchadaypix+172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353508409404818866" border="0" /></a>Happy second Gotcha Day! I cannot believe that it was two years ago that my dad and I went to get Ava. What is really difficult this year is that my dad is no longer with us. It is hard to wrap my head around how much can change in such a short time. It seems like yesterday that we made the journey to Guatemala together and yet nothing is even merely the same. While I still celebrate today for the miracle of my child, my heart is heavy for the loss of the only other person who was there on the pick up trip. I am so thankful that he came with me and we had the time together that we did. I will remember the look on his face when he held Ava, he would light up. He was so proud and pretty convinced that there was not another baby anywhere in the world that was as pretty or smart as his Ava.<br /><br />Ava, you have grown so much this year! You will always be my baby but you are no longer a baby. You are a little girl. You are so funny and so bright. You are still so snuggly and affectionate. My favorite line is when you say "I want to nuggle you". You are social and love your little friends. You are compassionate and you get sad when others are crying or hurt. You only had a brief time with the "terrible twos". You are just such an easy and pleasant child. You make everyone smile.<br /><br />You learned to ride a tri-cycle this year and a scooter. You got the scooter once you agreed to stay in your big girl bed--yes your crib is gone now too! You became potty trained this winter beginning in November. You were so fast, you basically trained yourself! You gave up bottles without a problem and refuse to use a highchair or booster seat. You remain the indepedent force that you have always been repeatedly telling us "Me do it myself!". The one saving grace for me this year is you finally learned to like the car! You continue to be my dancing queen and speaking of Abba, you love "mama mia" and sing every song.<br /><br />We have had a tough year Ava and without you it would have been unbearable. We all know that. Your happy little spirit got us through some of the darkest and hardest days of our lives. When your grandfather died so suddenly and without warning we were lost. But you kept us grounded and focused. He died shortly after your second birthday and he was so cheated to only have you for a year. I can only hope and pray that he gets to see you. He would get such a kick out of you now! He thought everything that you did was amazing...and you are by the way, very amazing!<br /><br />We had to keep moving forward for you. I know that everything was pre-planned, God moved you into our lives for a reason. The timing of it all amazes me. Your grandpa always said that life goes on, that babies prove that. It is not always easy but you make it manageable. I am so glad that you see his pictures and wave up to the sky and say "Hi Grandpa". I promise that you will always know how much he loved you and what a big part of my adopting you had to do with him. You would not be here with me if it were not for Grandma and Grandpa.<br /><br />He will always be part of your story. Happy Gotcha Day Ava--you are by far the best thing that has ever happened to us!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-6948880464576277241?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-41039730915715027842009-05-27T07:41:00.001-07:002009-05-27T08:40:04.510-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1b0vknWRI/AAAAAAAADUQ/bJuRK8JmatY/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1b0vknWRI/AAAAAAAADUQ/bJuRK8JmatY/s320/avamemorialday2009+237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340525694812641554" border="0" /></a><br /> Ava climbing her first tree...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1b0vknWRI/AAAAAAAADUQ/bJuRK8JmatY/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+237.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1b0JKKYTI/AAAAAAAADUI/YHoUnxJ7H7E/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1b0JKKYTI/AAAAAAAADUI/YHoUnxJ7H7E/s320/avamemorialday2009+231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340525684501143858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1bzygv6BI/AAAAAAAADUA/1mXCToAn7OM/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+215.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1bzygv6BI/AAAAAAAADUA/1mXCToAn7OM/s320/avamemorialday2009+215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340525678421862418" border="0" /></a> Sarah, mommy and Ava at the parade...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1bzoFRokI/AAAAAAAADT4/exndprGe9TI/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1bzoFRokI/AAAAAAAADT4/exndprGe9TI/s320/avamemorialday2009+221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340525675622277698" border="0" /></a> Dan, "Scotts" and Ben<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a8KwPPqI/AAAAAAAADTw/rSy9tcN7OHU/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a8KwPPqI/AAAAAAAADTw/rSy9tcN7OHU/s320/avamemorialday2009+218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340524722856607394" border="0" /></a> Ava loved the parade....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a78DNXxI/AAAAAAAADTo/RCcxrkWwjT4/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+206.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a78DNXxI/AAAAAAAADTo/RCcxrkWwjT4/s320/avamemorialday2009+206.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340524718909644562" border="0" /></a> Ben &amp; Ava patiently waiting...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a7UjcQ_I/AAAAAAAADTg/WHa2slaYwRQ/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a7UjcQ_I/AAAAAAAADTg/WHa2slaYwRQ/s320/avamemorialday2009+199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340524708307420146" border="0" /></a> waving to everyone who came by<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a7H3sQXI/AAAAAAAADTY/yAubhOwDtrk/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1a7H3sQXI/AAAAAAAADTY/yAubhOwDtrk/s320/avamemorialday2009+195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340524704902693234" border="0" /></a> These two are so cute together!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1aEqyuT-I/AAAAAAAADTQ/W6rUopPxDT8/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+174.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1aEqyuT-I/AAAAAAAADTQ/W6rUopPxDT8/s320/avamemorialday2009+174.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340523769384292322" border="0" /></a> Ava before church on Sunday...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZxoUe8SI/AAAAAAAADTI/OQm32MASitI/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZxoUe8SI/AAAAAAAADTI/OQm32MASitI/s320/avamemorialday2009+188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340523442303070498" border="0" /></a> This girl still loves her shoes...thanks Georgina for letting her wreck your closet!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZxNpE3OI/AAAAAAAADTA/G-hZ8Jkgy8s/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+189.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZxNpE3OI/AAAAAAAADTA/G-hZ8Jkgy8s/s320/avamemorialday2009+189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340523435141684450" border="0" /></a> Check out these poses and my little bathing beauty below<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Zw-tI6DI/AAAAAAAADS4/3dieTRym9iQ/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Zw-tI6DI/AAAAAAAADS4/3dieTRym9iQ/s320/avamemorialday2009+178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340523431132194866" border="0" /></a> "Big Smile"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Zwldg96I/AAAAAAAADSw/rYlMq3T6LnM/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Zwldg96I/AAAAAAAADSw/rYlMq3T6LnM/s320/avamemorialday2009+181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340523424355776418" border="0" /></a> Loves for Ben...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZPI9geTI/AAAAAAAADSo/RPXFdEaBvPI/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZPI9geTI/AAAAAAAADSo/RPXFdEaBvPI/s320/avamemorialday2009+164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522849769650482" border="0" /></a> The grill master Matt and Victor (thanks for cooking!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZO3CFDjI/AAAAAAAADSg/mzBYVlp8bZc/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1ZO3CFDjI/AAAAAAAADSg/mzBYVlp8bZc/s320/avamemorialday2009+101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522844956986930" border="0" /></a> A little after party dip for the two crazy dancers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Y4_0d5YI/AAAAAAAADSY/ImFxnfr1TwI/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Y4_0d5YI/AAAAAAAADSY/ImFxnfr1TwI/s320/avamemorialday2009+167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522469358691714" border="0" /></a> Scott and "Grandma Connie" watching the performance<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Y4jYO7OI/AAAAAAAADSQ/jFEcXP1h-DM/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Y4jYO7OI/AAAAAAAADSQ/jFEcXP1h-DM/s320/avamemorialday2009+151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522461724077282" border="0" /></a> Tim, Jennifer and baby Gracie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Y4d4Db_I/AAAAAAAADSI/FP4CjHVKpH0/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Y4d4Db_I/AAAAAAAADSI/FP4CjHVKpH0/s320/avamemorialday2009+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522460246929394" border="0" /></a> These two danced to "I like to move it" at least 10 times in a row!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YeccsX5I/AAAAAAAADSA/SOpAFv1MspA/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YeccsX5I/AAAAAAAADSA/SOpAFv1MspA/s320/avamemorialday2009+148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522013187137426" border="0" /></a> Look at them go!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YeGlUyzI/AAAAAAAADR4/rh6IPzsqfTc/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YeGlUyzI/AAAAAAAADR4/rh6IPzsqfTc/s320/avamemorialday2009+161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340522007317760818" border="0" /></a> Too funny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YJIN8AhI/AAAAAAAADRw/YNjn0KVh18o/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YJIN8AhI/AAAAAAAADRw/YNjn0KVh18o/s320/avamemorialday2009+136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340521646979285522" border="0" /></a> Aunt Leslie and Georgina<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YIm1-fuI/AAAAAAAADRo/gGrWXHtbE8g/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1YIm1-fuI/AAAAAAAADRo/gGrWXHtbE8g/s320/avamemorialday2009+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340521638020415202" border="0" /></a> Ava's best buddy Mimi<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Xw8LBRrI/AAAAAAAADRg/OHlDJHGpy5g/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Xw8LBRrI/AAAAAAAADRg/OHlDJHGpy5g/s320/avamemorialday2009+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340521231428961970" border="0" /></a> It was a bit chilly so some warmed up by the fire...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1XwpdwncI/AAAAAAAADRY/GygZrYIdXJQ/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1XwpdwncI/AAAAAAAADRY/GygZrYIdXJQ/s320/avamemorialday2009+126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340521226407288258" border="0" /></a> We had over40 people so I'm glad the rain mostly held out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1XVjNvyPI/AAAAAAAADRQ/NVN-YPDB_I0/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1XVjNvyPI/AAAAAAAADRQ/NVN-YPDB_I0/s320/avamemorialday2009+095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340520760873044210" border="0" /></a> Family and Friends...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1XVYDUdZI/AAAAAAAADRI/K3w6CnLl7SU/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1XVYDUdZI/AAAAAAAADRI/K3w6CnLl7SU/s320/avamemorialday2009+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340520757876520338" border="0" /></a> Sofia and Baby Gracie...I cannot believe she is sitting up already!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1WOVv5v8I/AAAAAAAADRA/bdPlTEtDFGg/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1WOVv5v8I/AAAAAAAADRA/bdPlTEtDFGg/s320/avamemorialday2009+113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340519537487495106" border="0" /></a> Going for a swing...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1WOAgZX8I/AAAAAAAADQ4/i-iWLFHIQlQ/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1WOAgZX8I/AAAAAAAADQ4/i-iWLFHIQlQ/s320/avamemorialday2009+123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340519531785314242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1WN1DLSGI/AAAAAAAADQw/KPXEqretsMw/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1WN1DLSGI/AAAAAAAADQw/KPXEqretsMw/s320/avamemorialday2009+106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340519528709965922" border="0" /></a> She is too funny with all of these poses!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Vns4VgtI/AAAAAAAADQo/cdBu9Cds-tw/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Vns4VgtI/AAAAAAAADQo/cdBu9Cds-tw/s320/avamemorialday2009+086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340518873681986258" border="0" /></a> Watching the flag wave...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1VnWK5AwI/AAAAAAAADQg/c-61f8pYmT4/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1VnWK5AwI/AAAAAAAADQg/c-61f8pYmT4/s320/avamemorialday2009+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340518867585794818" border="0" /></a> Oh the "Ava look"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1VQQIbt2I/AAAAAAAADQY/pWT4hQWlK2s/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1VQQIbt2I/AAAAAAAADQY/pWT4hQWlK2s/s320/avamemorialday2009+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340518470827882338" border="0" /></a> Ava's new scooter which she got for staying in her big girl bed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1VQHc_0JI/AAAAAAAADQQ/W-fhUIZfckE/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1VQHc_0JI/AAAAAAAADQQ/W-fhUIZfckE/s320/avamemorialday2009+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340518468498215058" border="0" /></a> Testing out her new pool<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1U3AxfKRI/AAAAAAAADQI/MUOi1LFyZHU/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1U3AxfKRI/AAAAAAAADQI/MUOi1LFyZHU/s320/avamemorialday2009+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340518037208377618" border="0" /></a> Finally...warm weather to enjoy the yard!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1U2vml4aI/AAAAAAAADQA/zJR1eBHAZ2k/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1U2vml4aI/AAAAAAAADQA/zJR1eBHAZ2k/s320/avamemorialday2009+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340518032599277986" border="0" /></a> On the way to daycare...she is always so tired in the morning...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1U2bFS9KI/AAAAAAAADP4/dNoa4Y0YYbo/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1U2bFS9KI/AAAAAAAADP4/dNoa4Y0YYbo/s320/avamemorialday2009+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340518027090916514" border="0" /></a> Okay, this child has never had a dance lesson but you would not know it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1UK6YzqKI/AAAAAAAADPw/j2KezLDI11o/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1UK6YzqKI/AAAAAAAADPw/j2KezLDI11o/s320/avamemorialday2009+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340517279580006562" border="0" /></a> She will begin ballet in the fall<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1UKvDmjgI/AAAAAAAADPo/Xm-HJhixx38/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1UKvDmjgI/AAAAAAAADPo/Xm-HJhixx38/s320/avamemorialday2009+025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340517276538277378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TvDVjFdI/AAAAAAAADPg/j7cjtcejtdA/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TvDVjFdI/AAAAAAAADPg/j7cjtcejtdA/s320/avamemorialday2009+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340516800945919442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Tut7gWeI/AAAAAAAADPY/bx8MgRrDrkc/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1Tut7gWeI/AAAAAAAADPY/bx8MgRrDrkc/s320/avamemorialday2009+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340516795199543778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TuRorETI/AAAAAAAADPQ/I9yNPx804iw/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TuRorETI/AAAAAAAADPQ/I9yNPx804iw/s320/avamemorialday2009+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340516787604361522" border="0" /></a> Ava walking her bunny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TMGT089I/AAAAAAAADPI/Uck6vpNdfxI/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TMGT089I/AAAAAAAADPI/Uck6vpNdfxI/s320/avamemorialday2009+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340516200448586706" border="0" /></a>Ava is full of stain...she really helped me with staining in the yard<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TLr0tWiI/AAAAAAAADPA/8CwDb0jiesY/s1600-h/avamemorialday2009+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1TLr0tWiI/AAAAAAAADPA/8CwDb0jiesY/s320/avamemorialday2009+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340516193338743330" border="0" /></a> No more crib!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1S3wGv2CI/AAAAAAAADO4/_t6u26iKNZU/s1600-h/avasbiggirlbed+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1S3wGv2CI/AAAAAAAADO4/_t6u26iKNZU/s320/avasbiggirlbed+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340515850890762274" border="0" /></a> She looks so little<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1SvgLw-FI/AAAAAAAADOw/v8guz7d_r-k/s1600-h/avasbiggirlbed+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1SvgLw-FI/AAAAAAAADOw/v8guz7d_r-k/s320/avasbiggirlbed+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340515709177886802" border="0" /></a> We are past two weeks without a problem...go Ava!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1SoTQwmNI/AAAAAAAADOo/FvYAw09dxho/s1600-h/avasbiggirlbed+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sh1SoTQwmNI/AAAAAAAADOo/FvYAw09dxho/s320/avasbiggirlbed+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340515585450088658" border="0" /></a><br />We are so ready for the summer! I have 10 days of school left--yippee!!!! We had a Memorial Day BBQ and it was great. Lots of family and friends. We enjoyed the weekend with two other parties at our friends home and the parade. Ava was all decked out in her American gear...she will soon be in her Guatemalan wear for her 2nd Gotcha Day. We will honor both countries of course. <br /><br />Ava is doing great--chatting away, showing her independence and pushing every button possible! Perfectly two. <br /><br />We have so much fun stuff coming up so let the summer begin!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-4103973091571502784?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-9163751552724159762009-05-11T07:18:00.001-07:002009-05-11T08:31:29.751-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEdOmH_-I/AAAAAAAADOc/zs38tj-lfSs/s1600-h/DSC_0239.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEdOmH_-I/AAAAAAAADOc/zs38tj-lfSs/s320/DSC_0239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334589027545251810" border="0" /></a>Katie is very smart to get on Ava's head...she is not always so kind to her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEdAGqebI/AAAAAAAADOU/y3sjEtYthVQ/s1600-h/DSC_0241.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEdAGqebI/AAAAAAAADOU/y3sjEtYthVQ/s320/DSC_0241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334589023655197106" border="0" /></a>Austin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEc0kApdI/AAAAAAAADOM/sAhN4aaQoZs/s1600-h/DSC_0238.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEc0kApdI/AAAAAAAADOM/sAhN4aaQoZs/s320/DSC_0238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334589020557059538" border="0" /></a>Dylan<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEccO1PZI/AAAAAAAADOE/X1aF1osNbEw/s1600-h/DSC_0245.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SghEccO1PZI/AAAAAAAADOE/X1aF1osNbEw/s320/DSC_0245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334589014025780626" border="0" /></a>Grumpy looking bunch in this shot! LOL...Aunt Kim, Uncle Rob, cousins Diane and Danny, Grandma and Sarah<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_MbM03aI/AAAAAAAADN8/I702Q5ba4Oo/s1600-h/DSC_0217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_MbM03aI/AAAAAAAADN8/I702Q5ba4Oo/s320/DSC_0217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334583241312886178" border="0" /></a>Blowing out Birthday Candles with Sarah<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_MIhP_YI/AAAAAAAADN0/_ysPIfkbLDY/s1600-h/DSC_0216.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_MIhP_YI/AAAAAAAADN0/_ysPIfkbLDY/s320/DSC_0216.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334583236298276226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_L8P9ocI/AAAAAAAADNs/wpACe7VRuks/s1600-h/DSC_0222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_L8P9ocI/AAAAAAAADNs/wpACe7VRuks/s320/DSC_0222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334583233004544450" border="0" /></a> Riding around on her Dora tricycle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_LtAfGII/AAAAAAAADNk/Fb6zxYZh_Wg/s1600-h/DSC_0230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg_LtAfGII/AAAAAAAADNk/Fb6zxYZh_Wg/s320/DSC_0230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334583228913096834" border="0" /></a> Taking a break with Aunt Kim<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-iORjzII/AAAAAAAADNc/KOc3iY0ZznA/s1600-h/DSC_0214.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-iORjzII/AAAAAAAADNc/KOc3iY0ZznA/s320/DSC_0214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334582516288572546" border="0" /></a> Ava absolutely loves her cousins Dylan and Austin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-iKJP9OI/AAAAAAAADNU/V4haQHckqcU/s1600-h/DSC_0212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-iKJP9OI/AAAAAAAADNU/V4haQHckqcU/s320/DSC_0212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334582515179975906" border="0" /></a> I try to get a good shot and my little monkey sticks her tongue out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-NMFjTFI/AAAAAAAADNM/vHqMdFjvL0k/s1600-h/DSC_0200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-NMFjTFI/AAAAAAAADNM/vHqMdFjvL0k/s320/DSC_0200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334582154924084306" border="0" /></a> I try to forget she is sitting in my garden and focus on her cuteness!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-MxxsGrI/AAAAAAAADNE/2IaGVgog_FY/s1600-h/DSC_0192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-MxxsGrI/AAAAAAAADNE/2IaGVgog_FY/s320/DSC_0192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334582147861453490" border="0" /></a> All of these totally posed shots were all Ava! She hates the camera unless I say to model and then she does this. I have never taught this to her...who knows where she got it from!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-MiFOUWI/AAAAAAAADM8/1f7asf35RiI/s1600-h/DSC_0191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg-MiFOUWI/AAAAAAAADM8/1f7asf35RiI/s320/DSC_0191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334582143648420194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg9v-X3NMI/AAAAAAAADM0/bxQr1oYcD94/s1600-h/DSC_0184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg9v-X3NMI/AAAAAAAADM0/bxQr1oYcD94/s320/DSC_0184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334581653026583746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg9vptsjSI/AAAAAAAADMs/OilDjl-V7Us/s1600-h/DSC_0183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg9vptsjSI/AAAAAAAADMs/OilDjl-V7Us/s320/DSC_0183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334581647481015586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg9eqZPGZI/AAAAAAAADMk/LQlPX8PZ6qY/s1600-h/DSC_0181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg9eqZPGZI/AAAAAAAADMk/LQlPX8PZ6qY/s320/DSC_0181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334581355605858706" border="0" /></a>I love this one!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8oRQAQ6I/AAAAAAAADMc/U1MmjwCfTvc/s1600-h/DSC_0173.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8oRQAQ6I/AAAAAAAADMc/U1MmjwCfTvc/s320/DSC_0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334580421143315362" border="0" /></a>It is finally looking like spring in our yard!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8oDVQDzI/AAAAAAAADMU/5iTSZbvE4Jg/s1600-h/DSC_0180.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8oDVQDzI/AAAAAAAADMU/5iTSZbvE4Jg/s320/DSC_0180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334580417407225650" border="0" /></a>Uncle Rob, Aunt Kim and cousin Danny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8nwVAujI/AAAAAAAADMM/sFkzxoEoK1c/s1600-h/DSC_0246.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8nwVAujI/AAAAAAAADMM/sFkzxoEoK1c/s320/DSC_0246.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334580412305947186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8ntIZ4sI/AAAAAAAADME/eeY7jwNiRSg/s1600-h/DSC_0207.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg8ntIZ4sI/AAAAAAAADME/eeY7jwNiRSg/s320/DSC_0207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334580411447763650" border="0" /></a> My new desktop photo, too cute...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg77pjw9rI/AAAAAAAADL8/-QRb7NTsefg/s1600-h/DSC_0166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg77pjw9rI/AAAAAAAADL8/-QRb7NTsefg/s320/DSC_0166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334579654574536370" border="0" /></a> Gran, Aunt Melissa and Aunt Amy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg77ZOzbkI/AAAAAAAADL0/1P5oEnCo3Cc/s1600-h/DSC_0165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg77ZOzbkI/AAAAAAAADL0/1P5oEnCo3Cc/s320/DSC_0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334579650191650370" border="0" /></a> Pop-pop, Eric and Uncle Ed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg77M-fD_I/AAAAAAAADLs/ay4QAgmNhhs/s1600-h/DSC_0171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg77M-fD_I/AAAAAAAADLs/ay4QAgmNhhs/s320/DSC_0171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334579646901981170" border="0" /></a> Trying to pretend that it wasn't cold out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg7dnvJLNI/AAAAAAAADLk/zwddZUOTDdI/s1600-h/DSC_0169.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg7dnvJLNI/AAAAAAAADLk/zwddZUOTDdI/s320/DSC_0169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334579138689314002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg7dKZJRPI/AAAAAAAADLc/QPEw5C_sPZE/s1600-h/DSC_0167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg7dKZJRPI/AAAAAAAADLc/QPEw5C_sPZE/s320/DSC_0167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334579130812417266" border="0" /></a>She did not want her picture taken and right after she reached in her water bucket and smeared it on my leg!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg7c8CdDbI/AAAAAAAADLU/YSq9DUS_3rY/s1600-h/DSC_0164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg7c8CdDbI/AAAAAAAADLU/YSq9DUS_3rY/s320/DSC_0164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334579126959148466" border="0" /></a>Grandma taking care of the cleaning--thanks mom!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg6VHVOK3I/AAAAAAAADKs/EQFlV_oR1Uk/s1600-h/DSC_0120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg6VHVOK3I/AAAAAAAADKs/EQFlV_oR1Uk/s320/DSC_0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334577893040073586" border="0" /></a>The king of the household taking a nap with the Yo-Gabba-Gabba gang<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2N5uB4cI/AAAAAAAADKE/0eK3wTG-46o/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2N5uB4cI/AAAAAAAADKE/0eK3wTG-46o/s320/avamay2009mothersday+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334573371080434114" border="0" /></a>Ava got a new bed and I need to take down her crib but it makes me so sad!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NppARMI/AAAAAAAADJ8/qvbDGoNG-Bs/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NppARMI/AAAAAAAADJ8/qvbDGoNG-Bs/s320/avamay2009mothersday+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334573366764389570" border="0" /></a> I made her take pictures in it before I disassemble it<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NSi-TkI/AAAAAAAADJ0/UvF_jsJ9-38/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NSi-TkI/AAAAAAAADJ0/UvF_jsJ9-38/s320/avamay2009mothersday+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334573360565079618" border="0" /></a>Ava took this picture of me taking a picture of her...pretty impressive for a two year old<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NM4bSlI/AAAAAAAADJs/Nqebv0iw1hk/s1600-h/DSC_0176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NM4bSlI/AAAAAAAADJs/Nqebv0iw1hk/s320/DSC_0176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334573359044446802" border="0" /></a>Another shot for Ava to be mortified by...I came in and she emptied the entire roll of paper and then said there was not any more left!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02pGnbLI/AAAAAAAADJM/-8Wh66xRLUM/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02pGnbLI/AAAAAAAADJM/-8Wh66xRLUM/s320/avamay2009mothersday+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571871971536050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg1A41CwCI/AAAAAAAADJc/OrU1k1uGrmg/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg1A41CwCI/AAAAAAAADJc/OrU1k1uGrmg/s320/avamay2009mothersday+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334572047991488546" border="0" /></a><br />I went shopping and when I came back Ava was all done up! Yikes...reminds me of those scary pageant tikes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg021_lhkI/AAAAAAAADJU/zEFfbjI9OiY/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg021_lhkI/AAAAAAAADJU/zEFfbjI9OiY/s320/avamay2009mothersday+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571875431712322" border="0" /></a>and then the princess fell asleep<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NyBIh7I/AAAAAAAADKM/BWAtIuqsf8k/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg2NyBIh7I/AAAAAAAADKM/BWAtIuqsf8k/s320/avamay2009mothersday+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334573369013077938" border="0" /></a>This is Katie who is so needy she always wants to be with us...she was hanging out in the window so she could see us on the deck<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02f8uuzI/AAAAAAAADJE/UcnM4OC2cKs/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02f8uuzI/AAAAAAAADJE/UcnM4OC2cKs/s320/avamay2009mothersday+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571869514152754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02SI7nYI/AAAAAAAADI8/PAW9J7kMkd4/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02SI7nYI/AAAAAAAADI8/PAW9J7kMkd4/s320/avamay2009mothersday+031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571865807232386" border="0" /></a>This is not a great picture but look how old she appears...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02JuJeYI/AAAAAAAADI0/jy1vDSGtx-M/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg02JuJeYI/AAAAAAAADI0/jy1vDSGtx-M/s320/avamay2009mothersday+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571863547410818" border="0" /></a>Ava insisted on wearing my pjs...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0MXnQJLI/AAAAAAAADIs/caZ3z7nBBFs/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+195.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0MXnQJLI/AAAAAAAADIs/caZ3z7nBBFs/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571145722078386" border="0" /></a>of course she kept losing her pants!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0MCCWVlI/AAAAAAAADIk/zSM3aIlns-A/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+197.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0MCCWVlI/AAAAAAAADIk/zSM3aIlns-A/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+197.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571139930150482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0L6om8bI/AAAAAAAADIc/1GUnYa39JTQ/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+198.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0L6om8bI/AAAAAAAADIc/1GUnYa39JTQ/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+198.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571137943138738" border="0" /></a>Ava potato head!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0LqOqyBI/AAAAAAAADIU/Xg_eX13m6js/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0LqOqyBI/AAAAAAAADIU/Xg_eX13m6js/s320/avamay2009mothersday+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334571133539371026" border="0" /></a>This is the most I have blogged in a long time! Mother's day was nice although a bit cold. I was happy to finally be able to have people sit around our chiminea though. We had a good day and Ava had a blast with her cousins. She likes when we have "parties". She did not take a nap and fell asleep around 5:45. I thought she would be up all night but she slept until this morning. Poor little monkey was all worn out.<br /><br />So we are taking down Ava's crib and putting in a twin size bed...sad. I do not like the idea that she is getting so old! I know I have to do it though so she can sleep better.<br /><br />School is almost over! I cannot wait to stay home with Ava everyday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sgg0LbXWw1I/AAAAAAAADIM/nql2MKQzAvo/s1600-h/avamay2009mothersday+021.jpg"> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-916375155272415976?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-77631659666919704932009-05-08T09:00:00.000-07:002009-05-08T09:26:43.055-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbw7d6O9I/AAAAAAAADIE/If4502VF4Us/s1600-h/avamason+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbw7d6O9I/AAAAAAAADIE/If4502VF4Us/s320/avamason+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333488754868501458" border="0" /></a>Ava admiring the flowers she helped plant<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbwf3UtKI/AAAAAAAADH0/c7pVsal9hAM/s1600-h/avamason+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbwf3UtKI/AAAAAAAADH0/c7pVsal9hAM/s320/avamason+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333488747458901154" border="0" /></a>Ava uses the fountain to wash off her toys...whatever works!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbH8GeBOI/AAAAAAAADHs/-JnMEgXvDZU/s1600-h/avamason+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbH8GeBOI/AAAAAAAADHs/-JnMEgXvDZU/s320/avamason+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333488050663982306" border="0" /></a> Being silly for the camera...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHu2pCvI/AAAAAAAADHk/Z9THi1GKSEw/s1600-h/avamason+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHu2pCvI/AAAAAAAADHk/Z9THi1GKSEw/s320/avamason+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333488047107934962" border="0" /></a>A new pair of converse...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHU0kQDI/AAAAAAAADHc/v2KerDEXw6U/s1600-h/avamason+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHU0kQDI/AAAAAAAADHc/v2KerDEXw6U/s320/avamason+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333488040119910450" border="0" /></a>Welcome Baby Mason....Ava wanted to take him home!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHPEZfGI/AAAAAAAADHU/IGUCQQkVDDE/s1600-h/avamason+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHPEZfGI/AAAAAAAADHU/IGUCQQkVDDE/s320/avamason+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333488038575701090" border="0" /></a>Congrats to our friends on their new arrival...look how sweet Ava is touching his head...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHA5O0rI/AAAAAAAADHM/bVWfT3IyOU8/s1600-h/avamason+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRbHA5O0rI/AAAAAAAADHM/bVWfT3IyOU8/s320/avamason+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333488034770768562" border="0" /></a>and this is when she has had it with the camera!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRaqDxpZkI/AAAAAAAADHE/7_a0Qwwe5Qk/s1600-h/avamason+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRaqDxpZkI/AAAAAAAADHE/7_a0Qwwe5Qk/s320/avamason+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487537328055874" border="0" /></a>this is Ava's supergirl pose...not even sure where it came from!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRaap-FkKI/AAAAAAAADG8/zG2UbhOi-2A/s1600-h/prom2009+023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRaap-FkKI/AAAAAAAADG8/zG2UbhOi-2A/s320/prom2009+023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333487272702873762" border="0" /></a>Mommy and Ava at the prom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZZNqA_II/AAAAAAAADG0/IrJdoPO5zzo/s1600-h/prom2009+138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZZNqA_II/AAAAAAAADG0/IrJdoPO5zzo/s320/prom2009+138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333486148410997890" border="0" /></a>Ava shaking her "oove" thing...she sings shake your oove thing instead of groove...so funny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZY_1jpeI/AAAAAAAADGs/luD6Khe8B2k/s1600-h/prom2009+142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZY_1jpeI/AAAAAAAADGs/luD6Khe8B2k/s320/prom2009+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333486144701310434" border="0" /></a>showing off her moves<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZYjqDFTI/AAAAAAAADGk/fIVMNmr1ygc/s1600-h/prom2009+137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZYjqDFTI/AAAAAAAADGk/fIVMNmr1ygc/s320/prom2009+137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333486137136846130" border="0" /></a>she was actually bending over putting her butt in the air and shaking it! Scary....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZYZWnZWI/AAAAAAAADGc/ZdxIYQL1Bw8/s1600-h/prom2009+139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZYZWnZWI/AAAAAAAADGc/ZdxIYQL1Bw8/s320/prom2009+139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333486134370985314" border="0" /></a>The older kids did not intimidate her!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZYPeHlyI/AAAAAAAADGU/3MpDqgqocE4/s1600-h/prom2009+132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRZYPeHlyI/AAAAAAAADGU/3MpDqgqocE4/s320/prom2009+132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333486131718100770" border="0" /></a>I love this shot of her from behind<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXn9HTr1I/AAAAAAAADGM/Pm3G3TKTakM/s1600-h/prom2009+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXn9HTr1I/AAAAAAAADGM/Pm3G3TKTakM/s320/prom2009+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484202645237586" border="0" /></a>Not so cooperative...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXntDDOPI/AAAAAAAADGE/XxQneJVeR9U/s1600-h/prom2009+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXntDDOPI/AAAAAAAADGE/XxQneJVeR9U/s320/prom2009+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484198332414194" border="0" /></a>downright mad!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXnSTxsNI/AAAAAAAADF8/k2gzKZOl_QE/s1600-h/prom2009+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXnSTxsNI/AAAAAAAADF8/k2gzKZOl_QE/s320/prom2009+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484191154811090" border="0" /></a>flirty with the camera<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXnCMC40I/AAAAAAAADF0/CHIZkdvykPg/s1600-h/prom2009+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXnCMC40I/AAAAAAAADF0/CHIZkdvykPg/s320/prom2009+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484186827416386" border="0" /></a>full attitude shot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXm_GvfyI/AAAAAAAADFs/xC4LsuBM7qo/s1600-h/prom2009+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SgRXm_GvfyI/AAAAAAAADFs/xC4LsuBM7qo/s320/prom2009+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484185999867682" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-7763165966691970493?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-67633600633222991102009-04-15T18:54:00.001-07:002009-04-28T18:32:06.595-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfetifqNlwI/AAAAAAAADFk/HQu1FNrqO4I/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfetifqNlwI/AAAAAAAADFk/HQu1FNrqO4I/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329919492141979394" border="0" /></a> zonked out on the way home from "Dora Live"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfetiLae7xI/AAAAAAAADFc/3yOB3lqAmKU/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfetiLae7xI/AAAAAAAADFc/3yOB3lqAmKU/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329919486707298066" border="0" /></a>Ava and her best friend Naffi showing off their souvenirs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfeth0uf_uI/AAAAAAAADFU/xvvv5bLOVus/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfeth0uf_uI/AAAAAAAADFU/xvvv5bLOVus/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329919480617238242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfethsrSp3I/AAAAAAAADFM/OmvG-CUtJHs/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfethsrSp3I/AAAAAAAADFM/OmvG-CUtJHs/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329919478456297330" border="0" /></a>Nothing fun about two pre-schoolers in NYC in the rain...with umbrellas<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfethZsxZeI/AAAAAAAADFE/LCk8CFRfLzs/s1600-h/avafebmarchapril2009+125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SfethZsxZeI/AAAAAAAADFE/LCk8CFRfLzs/s320/avafebmarchapril2009+125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329919473362232802" border="0" /></a> All excited on the way to the show<br /><br /><br />Ava at the Habitat for Humanity Walk....<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9_CieKeI/AAAAAAAADE0/u94KlGsgfvc/s1600-h/habwalkavadancing+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329796837238778338" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9_CieKeI/AAAAAAAADE0/u94KlGsgfvc/s320/habwalkavadancing+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Asleep 15 minutes into the walk....<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-yn7-yI/AAAAAAAADEs/B4-vSh2RS_I/s1600-h/habwalkavadancing+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329796832966736674" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-yn7-yI/AAAAAAAADEs/B4-vSh2RS_I/s320/habwalkavadancing+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />It was way too hot for this walk but it was a good cause!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-4_joeI/AAAAAAAADEk/g8-hzVVuSjo/s1600-h/habwalkavadancing+017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329796834676416994" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-4_joeI/AAAAAAAADEk/g8-hzVVuSjo/s320/habwalkavadancing+017.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />She surprisingly stayed in her stroller a lot longer than usual!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-kRHWRI/AAAAAAAADEc/nHVfU51rU_s/s1600-h/habwalkavadancing+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329796829112916242" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-kRHWRI/AAAAAAAADEc/nHVfU51rU_s/s320/habwalkavadancing+001.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is Ava who took the stage at a local restaurant--dancing all by herself!</div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-cYmY0I/AAAAAAAADEU/SPm8E0PHavc/s1600-h/habwalkavadancing+023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329796826996826946" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc9-cYmY0I/AAAAAAAADEU/SPm8E0PHavc/s320/habwalkavadancing+023.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava in her Easter Dress...look at her dimples which have appeared since her cheeks have gone down some<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc8nnkHSRI/AAAAAAAADEM/7FygBhMLwMo/s1600-h/habwalkavadancing+029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329795335349291282" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sfc8nnkHSRI/AAAAAAAADEM/7FygBhMLwMo/s320/habwalkavadancing+029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My little Diva wearing my lipstick which she applied by herself quite neatly I might add!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaYtAjGoUI/AAAAAAAADEA/gsK4d8U2Tc8/s1600-h/newcameraeaster2009+148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325111508420960578" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaYtAjGoUI/AAAAAAAADEA/gsK4d8U2Tc8/s320/newcameraeaster2009+148.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Little Miss Hollywood<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaYb8uLjWI/AAAAAAAADD4/__glf3er_30/s1600-h/newcameraeaster2009+147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325111215335902562" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaYb8uLjWI/AAAAAAAADD4/__glf3er_30/s320/newcameraeaster2009+147.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ava and her light up fairy wings which comes with a microphone...she likes to entertain<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaYJk8L2oI/AAAAAAAADDw/xpFtSPlQZPk/s1600-h/newcameraeaster2009+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325110899714546306" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 214px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaYJk8L2oI/AAAAAAAADDw/xpFtSPlQZPk/s320/newcameraeaster2009+018.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is the "I am going to do something bad" look<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaU9UV7JmI/AAAAAAAADDo/1xXIimy_Hbk/s1600-h/newcameraeaster2009+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325107390565787234" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaU9UV7JmI/AAAAAAAADDo/1xXIimy_Hbk/s320/newcameraeaster2009+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaU9D3hn_I/AAAAAAAADDg/cWyakPXkehI/s1600-h/newcameraeaster2009+016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325107386143318002" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 214px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaU9D3hn_I/AAAAAAAADDg/cWyakPXkehI/s320/newcameraeaster2009+016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She insisted we were going to buy this dress--I am sure it was because of the tutu<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaU86o9kfI/AAAAAAAADDQ/0oPl4MDTqYM/s1600-h/newcameraeaster2009+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325107383666315762" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 214px; height: 320px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SeaU86o9kfI/AAAAAAAADDQ/0oPl4MDTqYM/s320/newcameraeaster2009+014.JPG" border="0" /></a> Things are hopping around our home lately! We saw Dora Live in NY and Ava loved it. Her daycare provider wanted to bring her so we all went...it was fun. My poor little bean has been sick for over 4 weeks. First it was an ear infection and pink eye in both eyes. Then one night we ended up in the ER because she couldn't breathe, stuff was blocking her ability to get air in! Scary evening that I do not want to relive. Now she has been coughing so hard in her sleep that she vomits so I'm constantly worried she will choke again. We went back to the doctor who said she has another ear infection and gave her stronger <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">meds</span> and something to keep her asleep. I have felt so bad for her--she lost 3 lbs. but it gaining it back.</div><div></div><div>Easter was nice and she looked so cute. I don't have more than one picture though because I got a new fancy Nikon and blogger will not accept the pictures! Anyone know how to fix this? </div><div></div><div>We went to the prom on Friday and Ava boogied on down with the big kids. I'll post pix later. Last weekend we were out at a restaurant where the kids play in this giant sand area and the parents can actually talk and eat. Well at one point I couldn't find her--heart attack moment-yet I knew she could not escape or get by me. So I start to walk around only to find Ava on the stage dancing in front of a lot of people all by herself happy as can be. The woman next to me said "Brittney Spears is nervous". She is such a performer. Lately she sings into the mirror making up dance routines that she teaches me. I apparently never do it right! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LOL</span>.</div><div></div><div>Ava is getting so big. She talks in real sentences and makes sense! It's amazing. I have to say that 2 is my favorite age so far. She continues to be my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">snuggly</span> bug. She constantly offers words of wisdom like "mommy, don't put <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">poopies</span> in your mouth". Yikes! She will tell me to be careful when I am going to work, it's so cute. She hugs me and says "your my best friend mommy"...that is until she gets to her peers and then I get bumped out of first position. She was sitting in her car seat this morning watching the wiggles and she said to me "mommy I need to get out, I cannot shake my hips when I sit". <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">LOL</span>. At almost two years since her homecoming there are still those emotional moments that take me by surprise that she is actually here and is my child. I am so lucky to have her in my life.</div><div></div><div>I'm going out of town to Washington D.C. for a couple of days. I hope she is well when I'm away! Not that I am much good--I absolutely panic when I think she is in true distress!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-6763360063322299110?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-91330171657850438622009-03-17T08:33:00.001-07:002009-03-17T10:15:39.782-07:00Ava is resistant to giving me any smiles these days once the camera comes out!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_INpgLC4I/AAAAAAAADDA/N5NcnV9o_kM/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314186222125124482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_INpgLC4I/AAAAAAAADDA/N5NcnV9o_kM/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+105.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Potty training now consists of needing books and then she kicks me out, which I am glad for!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_INNjRoaI/AAAAAAAADC4/T5JOkX6bY40/s1600-h/avapotty.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314186214621946274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_INNjRoaI/AAAAAAAADC4/T5JOkX6bY40/s320/avapotty.jpg" border="0" /></a> On February 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, Tricia and Jamison came to visit!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gx_qZrOI/AAAAAAAADCw/c-WZYmjAdgA/s1600-h/tricia+113.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314184647525641442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gx_qZrOI/AAAAAAAADCw/c-WZYmjAdgA/s320/tricia+113.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We have not seen each other in two years...since our kids were little peanuts in Guatemala<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_GxpEJvzI/AAAAAAAADCo/IuNbCq70Rww/s1600-h/tricia+192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314184641459633970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_GxpEJvzI/AAAAAAAADCo/IuNbCq70Rww/s320/tricia+192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Eating breakfast...<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gd-Q52aI/AAAAAAAADCg/_PFy0RlZlNU/s1600-h/tricia+166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314184303552879010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gd-Q52aI/AAAAAAAADCg/_PFy0RlZlNU/s320/tricia+166.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />A day at "Jumping <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Jakes</span>" where Kristen and Bianca joined us! 3 of our gifts together<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gdng5x5I/AAAAAAAADCY/XMpHeQ1WJac/s1600-h/tricia+152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314184297445967762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gdng5x5I/AAAAAAAADCY/XMpHeQ1WJac/s320/tricia+152.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Bianca &amp; Jamison playing videos games<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_GdZ16b-I/AAAAAAAADCQ/lkwGM3VLmJ8/s1600-h/tricia+153.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314184293775994850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_GdZ16b-I/AAAAAAAADCQ/lkwGM3VLmJ8/s320/tricia+153.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Eating "chocolate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">icey</span> pops" which Ava asks me to make warm!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gc69sH7I/AAAAAAAADCI/BrdNvJ9xTAw/s1600-h/tricia+125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314184285487112114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Gc69sH7I/AAAAAAAADCI/BrdNvJ9xTAw/s320/tricia+125.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Chilling out watching some Wiggles...lots of Wiggles actually!<br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_GasWgMrI/AAAAAAAADCA/0HHLw6WOeoI/s1600-h/tricia+121.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314184247204917938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_GasWgMrI/AAAAAAAADCA/0HHLw6WOeoI/s320/tricia+121.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bath time! They were so cute together...both of them scream like you are pouring acid on their heads when you put shampoo on them<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FzU0O9tI/AAAAAAAADB4/yOTXX1dGOxU/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183570872268498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FzU0O9tI/AAAAAAAADB4/yOTXX1dGOxU/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cutest little duckies ever!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FzML3sWI/AAAAAAAADBw/A9QIY5p_bmM/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183568555487586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FzML3sWI/AAAAAAAADBw/A9QIY5p_bmM/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+065.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One happy duckling...and one not so much! This is Ava's mad face<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FzHBGWjI/AAAAAAAADBo/hyVwaMxh_r0/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183567168133682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FzHBGWjI/AAAAAAAADBo/hyVwaMxh_r0/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+061.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Visiting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Grandma</span> and Toby....poor dog dealing with two toddlers and a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">leprachaun</span> hat!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Fyr4tseI/AAAAAAAADBg/QBG4RdiSABY/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183559885205986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_Fyr4tseI/AAAAAAAADBg/QBG4RdiSABY/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Miss <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Cheesey</span>....when she wants to be<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FyQVe3fI/AAAAAAAADBY/5ywM9JLvO9Q/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183552489676274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FyQVe3fI/AAAAAAAADBY/5ywM9JLvO9Q/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FYZCpuvI/AAAAAAAADBQ/45Chh3PVnuI/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183108150016754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 242px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FYZCpuvI/AAAAAAAADBQ/45Chh3PVnuI/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FYXrhkLI/AAAAAAAADBI/LvIvB7nUAwU/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183107784577202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FYXrhkLI/AAAAAAAADBI/LvIvB7nUAwU/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />All bundled up in NYC<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FXz-GVVI/AAAAAAAADBA/fUdzmcj6Qo8/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183098198807890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FXz-GVVI/AAAAAAAADBA/fUdzmcj6Qo8/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We ate at Mars in Manhattan...it was definitely different<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FX_TbCmI/AAAAAAAADA4/mRopLCaNZIk/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183101241035362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FX_TbCmI/AAAAAAAADA4/mRopLCaNZIk/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />How handsome is this boy?!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FXLDDbRI/AAAAAAAADAw/L13ieqo78o8/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314183087213735186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_FXLDDbRI/AAAAAAAADAw/L13ieqo78o8/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />They loved jumping on the bed<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E9VYY2RI/AAAAAAAADAo/ZmA-e35chwQ/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009cont+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314182643310975250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E9VYY2RI/AAAAAAAADAo/ZmA-e35chwQ/s320/avajamisonfeb2009cont+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Visiting Orange County Choppers<br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E83XowbI/AAAAAAAADAg/K7W8BV1p1UI/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314182635254759858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E83XowbI/AAAAAAAADAg/K7W8BV1p1UI/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E8Tplv9I/AAAAAAAADAY/tHdVVhSxlsI/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314182625666383826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E8Tplv9I/AAAAAAAADAY/tHdVVhSxlsI/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This is the "I'm about to sob if you don't put that camera away" look<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E8I-cTqI/AAAAAAAADAQ/K8n83XyFys8/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314182622801055394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E8I-cTqI/AAAAAAAADAQ/K8n83XyFys8/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+061.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Running all over the mall<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E7oFWX0I/AAAAAAAADAI/B_MzV55L-0U/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314182613971656514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_E7oFWX0I/AAAAAAAADAI/B_MzV55L-0U/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Bribery pops to keep them in their strollers, clearly as evidenced by the above picture, it didn't work! It just revved them up<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EV-XRToI/AAAAAAAADAA/CleB46snjnQ/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+046.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181967117373058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EV-XRToI/AAAAAAAADAA/CleB46snjnQ/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+046.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />More "tubby" as Jamison calls it<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVlzl3EI/AAAAAAAAC_4/FXp7RrCtGlA/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181960525274178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVlzl3EI/AAAAAAAAC_4/FXp7RrCtGlA/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+036.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tricia and Jamison contemplating dinner choices<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVcR0rbI/AAAAAAAAC_w/zQIIoEzSRZQ/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181957967719858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVcR0rbI/AAAAAAAAC_w/zQIIoEzSRZQ/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVObtk_I/AAAAAAAAC_o/0C5ONaODLJw/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181954251101170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVObtk_I/AAAAAAAAC_o/0C5ONaODLJw/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+019.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVNNQBKI/AAAAAAAAC_g/EyJ0yGYbP6A/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181953922008226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_EVNNQBKI/AAAAAAAAC_g/EyJ0yGYbP6A/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Valentine's Day<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D2C00cJI/AAAAAAAAC_Y/Rwq4Tsz28bg/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+081.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181418559238290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D2C00cJI/AAAAAAAAC_Y/Rwq4Tsz28bg/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+081.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She looks even older :( with her hair up!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1461KeI/AAAAAAAAC_Q/nXE0Q0Hj1d8/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+075.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181415900096994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1461KeI/AAAAAAAAC_Q/nXE0Q0Hj1d8/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+075.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ava and the other man in her life, Ben. They had their own little dining experience for Valentine's Day<br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1u5rWYI/AAAAAAAAC_I/cuZ2bzDShqg/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181413210904962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1u5rWYI/AAAAAAAAC_I/cuZ2bzDShqg/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+090.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1gicKDI/AAAAAAAAC_A/ZBI16gS76JY/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181409355343922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1gicKDI/AAAAAAAAC_A/ZBI16gS76JY/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Notice the little finger that was pointed at me seconds later saying "no pictures"<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1SwAEGI/AAAAAAAAC-4/Ga-HB9vd7NE/s1600-h/avajamisonfeb2009+064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314181405654126690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/Sb_D1SwAEGI/AAAAAAAAC-4/Ga-HB9vd7NE/s320/avajamisonfeb2009+064.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Things as usual have been crazy busy! Ava continues to be her funny little self, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">independent</span> self I should say. Everything is "I do it myself". She is so entertaining and helpful too. She loves to help cook dinner and to clean. We finally got outside for a full day and she loved it. She threw dirt on me and said "I told you you were dirty". That's a new phrase, "I told you". It's not in a mean way, it's so cute. I think she gets it because when I pick her up from daycare I'll say "I told you mommy was coming back". So everything now is "I told you". She has been very clingy lately. She says "I want you" and it breaks my heart when I have to leave her. When I come back from working in my home office she will say "mommy I lost you". She is old enough now to know when I'm leaving for work and she will literally wrap her legs around my waist and beg me not to go. I am getting used to it but it is not fun. She is in full mommy mode. I try to enjoy it now before the years come that she wants nothing to do with me!</div><div></div><div>She enjoys playing with her image in the mirror. She dances and sings and finds herself quite funny. Last night she was singing "shake your groove thing" and she was! She loves make up and nail polish. One night several of us let her do our make up. It was so funny. We looked like some rejects from clown college although she said we looked "beautiful". She is obsessed with polishing her toe nails and finger nails...and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">tattoo's</span>. She wants them on her stomach all the time. Today she went off to daycare with a mermaid adorning her belly button. </div><div></div><div>Ava's little attitude is so apparent. I have to look away to not laugh sometimes. She rolls her eyes, stamps her foot and yells "not me" whenever I tell her no or something she doesn't like. That whole time out thing, she is not getting it! She doesn't care. On a positive note she is quick to apologize. She has learned the fine art of manipulation too. One day at daycare she wanted what her babysitter was eating. So she turned to her and gave her a hug and said "you're my favorite". I am in for it with this one! She also is beginning to tell stories and have lengthy conversations. It's just so fun. Her dolls are now engaged in conversations too that are so cute to watch.</div><div> </div><div>Tricia and Jamison came to visit and it was so fun. We met on our visit trip in Feb. of 2007. To watch the kids together was so amazing. After all the frustration that we shared trying to get them home it was so special to actually watch them play in person years later. We miss them! I also realize that having twins much be interesting! It was a nice change to have a boy in the house. There were some toddler wars but for the most part they did great. Ava kept calling him "boy". She would say "the boy is awake", "the boy is crying". Now she points to where his carseat was and says "the boy went bye bye".</div><div> </div><div></div><div>I love 2 1/2. It's a great age. I cannot wait until summer so we can spend all day together. </div><div></div><div> </div><div>p.s.--I am well aware that she will not be happy about the potty picture one day but I couldn't help it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-9133017165785043862?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-47106495331444867952009-02-13T07:58:00.000-08:002009-02-13T08:32:16.581-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd9KNxKZI/AAAAAAAAC-s/dTqhYSHHZFk/s1600-h/janfeb2009+098.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd9KNxKZI/AAAAAAAAC-s/dTqhYSHHZFk/s320/janfeb2009+098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302317810338310546" border="0" /></a> I am so jealous of this girls hair!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd9M0hESI/AAAAAAAAC-k/0GBM_VDWO3s/s1600-h/janfeb2009+100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd9M0hESI/AAAAAAAAC-k/0GBM_VDWO3s/s320/janfeb2009+100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302317811037704482" border="0" /></a> Ava's valentine's cards<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd81ESPTI/AAAAAAAAC-c/EOjKdXFOmjg/s1600-h/janfeb2009+096.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd81ESPTI/AAAAAAAAC-c/EOjKdXFOmjg/s320/janfeb2009+096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302317804661390642" border="0" /></a> Lots of Ava hands...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd8svIOMI/AAAAAAAAC-U/LBKRJJLDEKQ/s1600-h/janfeb2009+093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd8svIOMI/AAAAAAAAC-U/LBKRJJLDEKQ/s320/janfeb2009+093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302317802425170114" border="0" /></a> messy but fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd79KB8CI/AAAAAAAAC-M/YYAosHi7054/s1600-h/janfeb2009+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWd79KB8CI/AAAAAAAAC-M/YYAosHi7054/s320/janfeb2009+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302317789653102626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdDmwzqdI/AAAAAAAAC-E/DuNj94XGKXU/s1600-h/janfeb2009+095.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdDmwzqdI/AAAAAAAAC-E/DuNj94XGKXU/s320/janfeb2009+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316821569055186" border="0" /></a> silly girl!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdDisF-NI/AAAAAAAAC98/JcZVAhJyH0E/s1600-h/janfeb2009+087.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdDisF-NI/AAAAAAAAC98/JcZVAhJyH0E/s320/janfeb2009+087.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316820475541714" border="0" /></a> Opening presents from Aunt Jenn, Uncle Kevan and Kaylie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdDBuNqVI/AAAAAAAAC90/zWwNdMVhgiE/s1600-h/janfeb2009+085.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdDBuNqVI/AAAAAAAAC90/zWwNdMVhgiE/s320/janfeb2009+085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316811626064210" border="0" /></a> She was so excited...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdC0dwC_I/AAAAAAAAC9s/12YeGTfyF0M/s1600-h/janfeb2009+074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdC0dwC_I/AAAAAAAAC9s/12YeGTfyF0M/s320/janfeb2009+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316808067353586" border="0" /> </a><br /> Ava's first real Barbie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdCmgAKgI/AAAAAAAAC9k/cm5BsDsrfn4/s1600-h/janfeb2009+071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWdCmgAKgI/AAAAAAAAC9k/cm5BsDsrfn4/s320/janfeb2009+071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316804318702082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcVHvDa8I/AAAAAAAAC9c/bcAcEqQFqOg/s1600-h/janfeb2009+106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcVHvDa8I/AAAAAAAAC9c/bcAcEqQFqOg/s320/janfeb2009+106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316022966217666" border="0" /></a> Future librarian! She is wearing my shoes<br /> 2 different ones though<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcUyezJjI/AAAAAAAAC9U/qHVwlxYI2NM/s1600-h/janfeb2009+103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcUyezJjI/AAAAAAAAC9U/qHVwlxYI2NM/s320/janfeb2009+103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316017260897842" border="0" /></a> Ava, so excited about her card from Aunt Kim, Uncle Rob<br /> and Dylan and Austin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcUotgMVI/AAAAAAAAC9M/w6aRYNAa__k/s1600-h/janfeb2009+067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcUotgMVI/AAAAAAAAC9M/w6aRYNAa__k/s320/janfeb2009+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316014638215506" border="0" /></a> Introducing Max! Our new lop bunny. Clearly he endures<br /> a lot living with a toddler<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcUdx2vwI/AAAAAAAAC88/J8pmrxih1xU/s1600-h/janfeb2009+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWcUdx2vwI/AAAAAAAAC88/J8pmrxih1xU/s320/janfeb2009+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302316011703680770" border="0" /></a> You cannot see it in this picture, not only is she in her undies but she has black mary janes on!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbwLRsRLI/AAAAAAAAC80/Kep656wRbkI/s1600-h/janfeb2009+056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbwLRsRLI/AAAAAAAAC80/Kep656wRbkI/s320/janfeb2009+056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302315388261647538" border="0" /></a> Ava loves her bunny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbv8Sj2fI/AAAAAAAAC8s/enSLODagqFI/s1600-h/janfeb2009+050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbv8Sj2fI/AAAAAAAAC8s/enSLODagqFI/s320/janfeb2009+050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302315384238758386" border="0" /></a> Max watching Ava play with her legos<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbvuRkF9I/AAAAAAAAC8k/KhHmYo00Hf4/s1600-h/janfeb2009+046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbvuRkF9I/AAAAAAAAC8k/KhHmYo00Hf4/s320/janfeb2009+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302315380476483538" border="0" /></a> He is such a cute little fella<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbvv1BACI/AAAAAAAAC8c/rno-CSPCJSM/s1600-h/february2009+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbvv1BACI/AAAAAAAAC8c/rno-CSPCJSM/s320/february2009+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302315380893614114" border="0" /></a> This is the day I returned home from 4 days in Phillie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbveoIL8I/AAAAAAAAC8U/FAKNZBIiljk/s1600-h/february2009+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbveoIL8I/AAAAAAAAC8U/FAKNZBIiljk/s320/february2009+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302315376276156354" border="0" /></a> Ava surprised me with flowers and a picture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHqltcxI/AAAAAAAAC8M/uCyGo0ByRkc/s1600-h/february2009+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHqltcxI/AAAAAAAAC8M/uCyGo0ByRkc/s320/february2009+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314692292473618" border="0" /></a> loving on her Max<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHYfVXiI/AAAAAAAAC8E/GMy9lh6JS4Q/s1600-h/february2009+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHYfVXiI/AAAAAAAAC8E/GMy9lh6JS4Q/s320/february2009+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314687433891362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHdGJLZI/AAAAAAAAC78/-t0oaSjGUAU/s1600-h/february2009+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHdGJLZI/AAAAAAAAC78/-t0oaSjGUAU/s320/february2009+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314688670412178" border="0" /></a> Ava is very into the Princess world...thanks Kaylie for the hand me downs!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHJQT6KI/AAAAAAAAC70/M1VFK47lXfA/s1600-h/february2009+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbHJQT6KI/AAAAAAAAC70/M1VFK47lXfA/s320/february2009+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314683344349346" border="0" /></a> How sweet is this picture!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbG7a58RI/AAAAAAAAC7s/x2ITwzxLL-c/s1600-h/february2009+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWbG7a58RI/AAAAAAAAC7s/x2ITwzxLL-c/s320/february2009+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314679630688530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWaicKsUNI/AAAAAAAAC7k/rlaZlRcQ_Wo/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWaicKsUNI/AAAAAAAAC7k/rlaZlRcQ_Wo/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314052765896914" border="0" /></a> Ava and cousin Kaylie sharing some Chinese food<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWahzq9jzI/AAAAAAAAC7c/ZkRzAK4ThY4/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWahzq9jzI/AAAAAAAAC7c/ZkRzAK4ThY4/s320/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314041895391026" border="0" /></a> Ava--decorating herself with stickers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWahvebDAI/AAAAAAAAC7U/Xciwk7cCBiY/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWahvebDAI/AAAAAAAAC7U/Xciwk7cCBiY/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302314040769055746" border="0" /></a> Ava with her "raff"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ-Vr9q3I/AAAAAAAAC7M/54nInbB0aQ4/s1600-h/042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ-Vr9q3I/AAAAAAAAC7M/54nInbB0aQ4/s320/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302313432551107442" border="0" /></a> Princess nightgown....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ8_wXbMI/AAAAAAAAC7E/TPG_Qo50Mnc/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ8_wXbMI/AAAAAAAAC7E/TPG_Qo50Mnc/s320/041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302313409484123330" border="0" /></a> She just cracks me up...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ1-teJZI/AAAAAAAAC68/M3-S7GY-t24/s1600-h/040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ1-teJZI/AAAAAAAAC68/M3-S7GY-t24/s320/040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302313288944461202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ1yiiyvI/AAAAAAAAC60/t6M505jkcbs/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ1yiiyvI/AAAAAAAAC60/t6M505jkcbs/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302313285677402866" border="0" /></a> "Hold everything"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ138Cr2I/AAAAAAAAC6s/MISgROZR0Ek/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZ138Cr2I/AAAAAAAAC6s/MISgROZR0Ek/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302313287126527842" border="0" /></a> Ava's new dress from Aunt Leslie..it's for spring but she insisted on putting it on<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZo3ZfnI/AAAAAAAAC6k/uSxYNyZ05qY/s1600-h/033.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZo3ZfnI/AAAAAAAAC6k/uSxYNyZ05qY/s320/033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302312802044182130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZQIEANI/AAAAAAAAC6c/ZrOuQaU3APY/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZQIEANI/AAAAAAAAC6c/ZrOuQaU3APY/s320/032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302312795403190482" border="0" /></a> Ava is obsessed with pjs so I dress her and have to put them back on over her clothes just to get her to daycare in the morning<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZUgj_HI/AAAAAAAAC6U/4D673GZw5C4/s1600-h/035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZUgj_HI/AAAAAAAAC6U/4D673GZw5C4/s320/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302312796579691634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZKU_uVI/AAAAAAAAC6M/ZT4DwSGbx6I/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZZKU_uVI/AAAAAAAAC6M/ZT4DwSGbx6I/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302312793846823250" border="0" /></a> Adjusting to the snowy weather we have had<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZYhkmPyI/AAAAAAAAC6E/34S8lrRajHs/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SZWZYhkmPyI/AAAAAAAAC6E/34S8lrRajHs/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302312782906408738" border="0" /></a> Ava's first attempt at snow angels<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-4710649533144486795?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-84022995928284116132009-01-30T13:50:00.000-08:002009-02-01T16:11:12.282-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSIXQtiyxI/AAAAAAAAC54/F6_eCEgz-q0/s1600-h/ava3months10days4a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSIXQtiyxI/AAAAAAAAC54/F6_eCEgz-q0/s320/ava3months10days4a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297508994898905874" border="0" /></a> Two years ago, February 1st, 2007, we boarded a plane to finally hold and touch this face!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSIMZ1ZU8I/AAAAAAAAC5w/h3yytfYHaZk/s1600-h/DSC00527.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSIMZ1ZU8I/AAAAAAAAC5w/h3yytfYHaZk/s320/DSC00527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297508808369198018" border="0" /></a> February 2nd, 2007....our first moments. I can still feel the weight of her in the carrier when I look at this picture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSHidCmvpI/AAAAAAAAC5k/F6UfRoB9f0A/s1600-h/DSC00574.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSHidCmvpI/AAAAAAAAC5k/F6UfRoB9f0A/s320/DSC00574.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297508087675403922" border="0" /></a> Grandpa and his girl, he loved her so much that it was amazing to witness<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSHiORYnyI/AAAAAAAAC5M/Qq5bSlWQG64/s1600-h/DSC00520.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSHiORYnyI/AAAAAAAAC5M/Qq5bSlWQG64/s320/DSC00520.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297508083710861090" border="0" /></a> The first time I ever had her in my arms...I was so overwhelmed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSHiNG5jII/AAAAAAAAC5A/V3L_8s07qPc/s1600-h/DSC00519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYSHiNG5jII/AAAAAAAAC5A/V3L_8s07qPc/s320/DSC00519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297508083398446210" border="0" /></a> Blanca had her dressed so sweet...she made her outfit<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN4XPeL_BI/AAAAAAAAC4s/sVvjNUUOsD4/s1600-h/DSC00802.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN4XPeL_BI/AAAAAAAAC4s/sVvjNUUOsD4/s320/DSC00802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297209927403306002" border="0" /></a> Sarah, now referred to as "Za-Za" and her little monkey<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN4WQNKASI/AAAAAAAAC4k/F7aAynKhGls/s1600-h/DSC00621a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN4WQNKASI/AAAAAAAAC4k/F7aAynKhGls/s320/DSC00621a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297209910420439330" border="0" /></a> Grandpa comforting Ava<br /> I loved every moment of the visit trip despite the tears that flowed when it was over<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN4VhF80fI/AAAAAAAAC4U/_IsgebfAroo/s1600-h/DSC00738b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN4VhF80fI/AAAAAAAAC4U/_IsgebfAroo/s320/DSC00738b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297209897773748722" border="0" /></a><br /> From this trip on the wait to hold this baby again was agonizing<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN2mx-05dI/AAAAAAAAC4M/WDsLpECz8Mg/s1600-h/DSC00619c.JPG"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN2mx-05dI/AAAAAAAAC4M/WDsLpECz8Mg/s1600-h/DSC00619c.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYN2mx-05dI/AAAAAAAAC4M/WDsLpECz8Mg/s320/DSC00619c.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297207995341792722" border="0" /></a> My sweet smiley baby!<br /><br /><br />I remember it so well! My dad, Sarah and I boarded an early morning plane and we were off. My mom was sad that she could not come but a severe fear of flying kept her back. I was so nervous and so excited at the same time. We got to Guatemala on a Thursday and with our agency you travel by group so all of our babies would arrive on Friday morning. I met my daughter for the first time on the street corner! Blanca, her foster mother, was lost and I saw her from my hotel room and I ran out to greet her. I will never forget her pulling back the blanket to finally reveal my daughter's face to me in the flesh versus a picture. And there she was, full head of hair beautiful as can be!<br /><br />This year's Metcha Day is very bittersweet for me. With my dad's recent passing anything related to Ava's adoption is very painful. He was part of of every step and it's just too hard for me right now. I know that in time the fact that he was with me will be a blessing and a gift but now it's just sad.<br /><br />P.S.--Happy Metcha Day to Jamison's family too! They are coming to visit in two and a half weeks and we haven't seen each other since this trip. We cannot wait!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8402299592828411613?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-79704461121655260352009-01-30T11:09:00.000-08:002009-01-30T11:42:32.822-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSVFEzyZI/AAAAAAAAC4E/hPUGYurWfQ0/s1600-h/jan2009+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSVFEzyZI/AAAAAAAAC4E/hPUGYurWfQ0/s320/jan2009+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297168108810914194" border="0" /></a><br />Ava is totally obsessed with "Yo Gabba Gabba", we now have all the little critters and she wants them in her jammies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSFZ9RZOI/AAAAAAAAC38/Uq2V10NfnbE/s1600-h/jan2009+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSFZ9RZOI/AAAAAAAAC38/Uq2V10NfnbE/s320/jan2009+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167839538537698" border="0" /></a> My little elephant at Lauryn's birthday party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSFcmrykI/AAAAAAAAC30/OoiTy_5U7_A/s1600-h/jan2009+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSFcmrykI/AAAAAAAAC30/OoiTy_5U7_A/s320/jan2009+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167840249104962" border="0" /></a>This picture just cracks me up<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSE_t-YDI/AAAAAAAAC3s/4NBN54mvpZM/s1600-h/jan2009+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSE_t-YDI/AAAAAAAAC3s/4NBN54mvpZM/s320/jan2009+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167832495054898" border="0" /></a>Ava loves costumes so this birthday party was a hit<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSE72NyfI/AAAAAAAAC3k/AaQ-3lYcXvE/s1600-h/jan2009+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSE72NyfI/AAAAAAAAC3k/AaQ-3lYcXvE/s320/jan2009+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167831455877618" border="0" /></a>onto being Tigger...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSEelE8fI/AAAAAAAAC3c/KKbUaMxKNTA/s1600-h/jan2009+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNSEelE8fI/AAAAAAAAC3c/KKbUaMxKNTA/s320/jan2009+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167823599366642" border="0" /></a> So cute<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjg4am7I/AAAAAAAAC3U/uSVCf5oPCHg/s1600-h/jan2009+046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjg4am7I/AAAAAAAAC3U/uSVCf5oPCHg/s320/jan2009+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167257281665970" border="0" /></a> My little sweet tooth enjoying birthday cake<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjQ1VDLI/AAAAAAAAC3M/-AHzvFx4lUg/s1600-h/jan2009+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjQ1VDLI/AAAAAAAAC3M/-AHzvFx4lUg/s320/jan2009+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167252973751474" border="0" /></a> Ava and the birthday girl, Happy 2nd Birthday Lauryn!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjCtbUQI/AAAAAAAAC3E/0-fzkEJvYKM/s1600-h/jan2009+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjCtbUQI/AAAAAAAAC3E/0-fzkEJvYKM/s320/jan2009+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167249182511362" border="0" /></a> Balloon chasing...always fun until they pop!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjNZjOyI/AAAAAAAAC28/qCpE6-HEMCM/s1600-h/jan2009+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRjNZjOyI/AAAAAAAAC28/qCpE6-HEMCM/s320/jan2009+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167252051933986" border="0" /></a> My girl sure loves shoes...especially boots!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRi2U6oaI/AAAAAAAAC20/aiM8iScpDQ4/s1600-h/jan2009+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRi2U6oaI/AAAAAAAAC20/aiM8iScpDQ4/s320/jan2009+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297167245858480546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNREflBUYI/AAAAAAAAC2s/zCS_OJfyEFU/s1600-h/jan2009+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNREflBUYI/AAAAAAAAC2s/zCS_OJfyEFU/s320/jan2009+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166724355936642" border="0" /></a> Wearing a fudge pop...she calls them "icey chocolate pops"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNREPjDCWI/AAAAAAAAC2k/VxAXEhlqIUo/s1600-h/jan2009+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNREPjDCWI/AAAAAAAAC2k/VxAXEhlqIUo/s320/jan2009+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166720052693346" border="0" /></a> "all done"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRDwrWiZI/AAAAAAAAC2c/2jkpfr7ZOGw/s1600-h/jan2009+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRDwrWiZI/AAAAAAAAC2c/2jkpfr7ZOGw/s320/jan2009+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166711766026642" border="0" /></a> Ava loves her new drum set, she plays them whenever people play guitar hero<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRD119b9I/AAAAAAAAC2U/9eDvVYDvH3I/s1600-h/jan2009+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRD119b9I/AAAAAAAAC2U/9eDvVYDvH3I/s320/jan2009+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166713152696274" border="0" /></a>she shakes her head to the music and she turns to me and says "momma, do your head"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRDridGKI/AAAAAAAAC2M/9cg6q34My0s/s1600-h/jan2009+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SYNRDridGKI/AAAAAAAAC2M/9cg6q34My0s/s320/jan2009+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297166710386530466" border="0" /></a><br />Ava is doing so much these days! She is definitely a little girl and not a baby. We are almost done potty training--during the day is easy. The sleeping hours are the next challenge. Ava pretty much potty trained herself in one day. We had a snow day so I kept her without a diaper and she just got it. She likes all of her character underwear so she remembers to "not pee pee on Dora". Number two took about a week for her to get comfortable with. You know your kid sees you take too many pictures when she looks at her poopies in the potty and says "mommy take a picture!". Don't worry, I didn't! <br /><br />She continues to talk up a storm. She learns things in daycare that while are amusing to hear are not great. Her new one is to tell me "it's not funny" to everything even when no one is laughing. She crossed her arms the other day and said "not fair". She got mad at me one day and said something in what we call her hexing voice and it ended in a loud "ever and ever and ever!". Pretend play is big, she takes all of the yo gabba gabba guys and has them talk to each other. Each time we got a new one she would run in the house to show them their "friends" We couldn't find Muno in any local Targets so I told her we would buy him. Thank goodness for e-bay. She was so excited to get him in the mail. Everyday she would say "muno, I want to buy him". I splurged on some yo gabba gabba undies...keep the motivation alive!<br /><br />I can say pretty much that Ava is finally sleeping through the night. She is attempting to give up nap time so we are locking horns on this one. I love how much she can understand now too. She quickly says "I'm sorry" when she knows she was not being nice. The only problem is she says it for things she doesn't need to. If I drop something, she says "I'm sorry momma". If I say I'm tired, same thing. I'm sure she will get it. The funniest thing to me is how honest she is because she doesn't know better yet! If she gets a time-out I'll ask her what happened and she will tell me blow by blow "I took toy from Danielle, she took it so I hit her and she cried" with an imitation of this poor toddler crying. If something is a mess on the floor she says "Ava did it". If I call her my baby she says "No, I Ava". She finally likes to be called a big girl and remains super independent. One night I was busy and she wanted her pjs on. I turn around she put them on, top , bottom and socks all by herself. I was very impressed! <br /><br />Ava continues to be very social and friendly. I am so thankful for this. She loves talking on the phone and anything to do with music. She has been painting a lot too. The other night she painted her face, arms and hands and came running into the kitchen making monster sounds and gestures. Too funny! She makes me laugh every single day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-7970446112165526035?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-53615163401567008042009-01-21T17:23:00.001-08:002009-01-21T17:25:54.518-08:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e7a45344e7a4d314f413d3d0d0a&campaign=blog_playback_link&blogview=true" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play Holidays 2008" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e7a45344e7a4d314f413d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=google&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />I know I've been a bad blogger...here are some belated holiday photos! Tanya after all of your harassment you better leave a comment! LOL<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-5361516340156700804?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-7070952029562392242008-12-15T05:59:00.001-08:002008-12-15T06:25:21.180-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZmHZ4jrbI/AAAAAAAACyU/6UB-KSAlYBI/s1600-h/DSC00043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZmHZ4jrbI/AAAAAAAACyU/6UB-KSAlYBI/s320/DSC00043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280019890531708338" border="0" /></a>Getting ready...check out her fancy shoes with her Dora socks. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlzqCTcPI/AAAAAAAACyM/GMu3XS0pj1o/s1600-h/DSC00054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlzqCTcPI/AAAAAAAACyM/GMu3XS0pj1o/s320/DSC00054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280019551270170866" border="0" /></a> Despite the look on her face, she didn't fuss at all....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlzTNT6bI/AAAAAAAACyE/0R2VtUpVoAM/s1600-h/DSC00047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlzTNT6bI/AAAAAAAACyE/0R2VtUpVoAM/s320/DSC00047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280019545142323634" border="0" /></a>By the end she looked at me and said "I don't like it"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZly16rPaI/AAAAAAAACx8/AFX08lhIuiQ/s1600-h/DSC00044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZly16rPaI/AAAAAAAACx8/AFX08lhIuiQ/s320/DSC00044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280019537279532450" border="0" /></a><br />My big kid! I cannot believe how old she seems to me now.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLyzya3I/AAAAAAAACxk/mAiSRJ_hZq0/s1600-h/DSC00058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLyzya3I/AAAAAAAACxk/mAiSRJ_hZq0/s320/DSC00058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018866430438258" border="0" /></a>Ava is obsessed with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pjs</span>...and shoes...and both together. These are are frog boots which she calls ducks, don't quite know why<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLpch9yI/AAAAAAAACxc/RpOiWezyQkI/s1600-h/DSC00060.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLpch9yI/AAAAAAAACxc/RpOiWezyQkI/s320/DSC00060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018863916971810" border="0" /></a>Ava climbed in baby Grace's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">carseat</span> and said "carry me"...not at almost 30 pounds!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLWbXmdI/AAAAAAAACxU/nbH4GYCn3M8/s1600-h/DSC00061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLWbXmdI/AAAAAAAACxU/nbH4GYCn3M8/s320/DSC00061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018858811824594" border="0" /></a>Ava, Ben and the newest addition...baby Gracie. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLEzhi5I/AAAAAAAACxM/1922jteFA3Y/s1600-h/DSC00059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlLEzhi5I/AAAAAAAACxM/1922jteFA3Y/s320/DSC00059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018854081301394" border="0" /></a>Look how cute these two are...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlKzEYXVI/AAAAAAAACxE/sAFaUWFsGac/s1600-h/DSC00056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZlKzEYXVI/AAAAAAAACxE/sAFaUWFsGac/s320/DSC00056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018849320164690" border="0" /></a>Gracie is so beautiful and such an easy baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkq-SnK6I/AAAAAAAACw8/tUeCkn4AiOQ/s1600-h/DSC00064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkq-SnK6I/AAAAAAAACw8/tUeCkn4AiOQ/s320/DSC00064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018302576831394" border="0" /></a>Ava sporting some of her holiday wear<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkcRg3_sI/AAAAAAAACw0/ZflMpBXmoxw/s1600-h/DSC00066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkcRg3_sI/AAAAAAAACw0/ZflMpBXmoxw/s320/DSC00066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018050038890178" border="0" /></a>Her hair is still long but it's not so jungle book looking now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkbsDM3CI/AAAAAAAACws/zpNPwoKX1XM/s1600-h/DSC00075.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkbsDM3CI/AAAAAAAACws/zpNPwoKX1XM/s320/DSC00075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018039982316578" border="0" /></a>Ava is back to cooperating with the camera but her newest thing is to strike little poses when she says cheese<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkbfRjhUI/AAAAAAAACwk/FlSEloy0CSc/s1600-h/DSC00081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkbfRjhUI/AAAAAAAACwk/FlSEloy0CSc/s320/DSC00081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018036552860994" border="0" /></a>We went to a local store where Santa pictures are actually free! So she sat on his lap for at least the 8<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZka6msSOI/AAAAAAAACwc/0G3wAFcIXmI/s1600-h/DSC00082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZka6msSOI/AAAAAAAACwc/0G3wAFcIXmI/s320/DSC00082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018026709403874" border="0" /></a>Santa handed Ava a candy cane and she turned to him and said "I don't like it"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkajV1IDI/AAAAAAAACwU/DTGbl6gVrkM/s1600-h/DSC00083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZkajV1IDI/AAAAAAAACwU/DTGbl6gVrkM/s320/DSC00083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280018020464664626" border="0" /></a>Ava's first shopping expedition with her own cart...very cute despite the fact that several people were almost taken out and it took quadruple the time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjmSgn9wI/AAAAAAAACwM/1shHptNvaGc/s1600-h/DSC00110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjmSgn9wI/AAAAAAAACwM/1shHptNvaGc/s320/DSC00110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280017122593339138" border="0" /></a>when we got home there was a mysterious apple in our asparagus bag!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjmMDz7VI/AAAAAAAACwE/5okhxYyKJm4/s1600-h/DSC00108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjmMDz7VI/AAAAAAAACwE/5okhxYyKJm4/s320/DSC00108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280017120861875538" border="0" /></a>Ava was mimicking the carolers, it was very funny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjlmz5niI/AAAAAAAACv8/sre3kHc7dVM/s1600-h/DSC00106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjlmz5niI/AAAAAAAACv8/sre3kHc7dVM/s320/DSC00106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280017110863027746" border="0" /></a>She attempted to get me to purchase this penguin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjlAbTnuI/AAAAAAAACv0/xoJyGbWFofs/s1600-h/DSC00104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjlAbTnuI/AAAAAAAACv0/xoJyGbWFofs/s320/DSC00104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280017100559326946" border="0" /></a>another one of Ava's new photo poses, I think it's too cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjk09AD8I/AAAAAAAACvs/IwDB9EPUmK8/s1600-h/DSC00097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUZjk09AD8I/AAAAAAAACvs/IwDB9EPUmK8/s320/DSC00097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280017097479425986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ava had her first professional haircut on Saturday. I kept putting it off for fear that they would cut it short. She marched right in and climbed into the seat without a problem. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Afterwards</span> I got my hair cut and she kept saying "mommy's turn". She saw me pick up some of her hair as it fell to the floor for her keepsake book so she attempted to hand me mine when it was my turn! <br /><br />We have had a lot of holiday happenings lately. We got together with friends and Ava loved being with her buddy Ben and baby Gracie. She is on a baby kick. She does not get jealous anymore when I hold them but she always wants to hold them to. She is so sweet with Gracie, she kisses her head and rocks her. One day at church she gave her a bottle. My baby girl is growing too quickly! Speaking of church, Ava is going to be an angel in the Christmas pageant next Sunday. We will see how she does...my secret fear is that she will abduct baby Jesus! She is a bit possessive over dolls. Regardless, she will be one cute angel!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-707095202956239224?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-39116133683293458662008-12-05T11:39:00.000-08:002008-12-10T11:00:12.802-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAMmABRfhI/AAAAAAAACvk/2qTIGbwuVb8/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAMmABRfhI/AAAAAAAACvk/2qTIGbwuVb8/s320/thanksgiving2008+078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278232610258124306" border="0" /> </a><br /><br /> Thanksgiving Weekend<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAMl0hD-DI/AAAAAAAACvc/tm9uav3U1vg/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAMl0hD-DI/AAAAAAAACvc/tm9uav3U1vg/s320/thanksgiving2008+086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278232607170230322" border="0" /></a> Eating her first full taco on her own<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAMlXk0xxI/AAAAAAAACvU/6l0_UYTgKEs/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAMlXk0xxI/AAAAAAAACvU/6l0_UYTgKEs/s320/thanksgiving2008+080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278232599401383698" border="0" /></a> Ava loves dogs and loves to walk them. This is her cousin "Daisy" who took several days of abuse from a toddler. Poor thing!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKdpaMlgI/AAAAAAAACus/J0h678XPX2w/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKdpaMlgI/AAAAAAAACus/J0h678XPX2w/s320/thanksgiving2008+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278230267726435842" border="0" /></a> On the beach in Cape May Point: As soon as we got there she said "shoes off". It amazes me how they remember things like that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKdbzcWmI/AAAAAAAACuk/vktMuruytSE/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKdbzcWmI/AAAAAAAACuk/vktMuruytSE/s320/thanksgiving2008+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278230264074230370" border="0" /></a> Digging in the sand with cousin Faith<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKdDQI2II/AAAAAAAACuc/Uf3m4X0AAE4/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKdDQI2II/AAAAAAAACuc/Uf3m4X0AAE4/s320/thanksgiving2008+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278230257483700354" border="0" /></a> Taking a little break....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKcsMfTJI/AAAAAAAACuU/XpjZ2haFsOI/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKcsMfTJI/AAAAAAAACuU/XpjZ2haFsOI/s320/thanksgiving2008+092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278230251294379154" border="0" /></a> and a little taunting for her silly hat!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKcQB73BI/AAAAAAAACuM/WIO3WldmsxM/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SUAKcQB73BI/AAAAAAAACuM/WIO3WldmsxM/s320/thanksgiving2008+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278230243733920786" border="0" /></a> Cousin Austin at Grandma's house....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmGgwS0grI/AAAAAAAACtc/89A23s1cjqI/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmGgwS0grI/AAAAAAAACtc/89A23s1cjqI/s320/thanksgiving2008+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276396335719023282" border="0" /></a>One day I picked up Ava at daycare and she had these on, she is such a character<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmGgaaLGnI/AAAAAAAACtU/CgtLEMU2ANU/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmGgaaLGnI/AAAAAAAACtU/CgtLEMU2ANU/s320/thanksgiving2008+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276396329844284018" border="0" /></a>My little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Wii</span> girl! She thinks she is playing as long as you give her a paddle. Here she is with cousins Danielle and Morgan<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmGgKajfWI/AAAAAAAACtM/Gk_ey9U29JY/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmGgKajfWI/AAAAAAAACtM/Gk_ey9U29JY/s320/thanksgiving2008+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276396325550914914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Austin is so good to Ava, he always shares his toys...she loves him!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFjV-0NJI/AAAAAAAACs0/H8zvfKxZk78/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFjV-0NJI/AAAAAAAACs0/H8zvfKxZk78/s320/thanksgiving2008+063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276395280683775122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And she still loves to eat! Check out her tongue in this picture. Too funny!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFjGMAGsI/AAAAAAAACsk/1JX6qCh1yBg/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFjGMAGsI/AAAAAAAACsk/1JX6qCh1yBg/s320/thanksgiving2008+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276395276444113602" border="0" /></a>She was mixing up come concoction...she does this often and it makes you nauseous to watch!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFiqN9hjI/AAAAAAAACsc/m8hpNnRwp-s/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFiqN9hjI/AAAAAAAACsc/m8hpNnRwp-s/s320/thanksgiving2008+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276395268936140338" border="0" /></a>Dancing to Barney..."Elephant" is and has been a favorite of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Avas</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFiAhXyRI/AAAAAAAACsU/hFdofk1UVfM/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmFiAhXyRI/AAAAAAAACsU/hFdofk1UVfM/s320/thanksgiving2008+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276395257743264018" border="0" /></a>Playing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wii</span> with cousin <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kaylie</span>. They were so cute together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEkYO3KAI/AAAAAAAACsM/wgub_ik_bRg/s1600-h/cruisehalloweenthanksgiving2008+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEkYO3KAI/AAAAAAAACsM/wgub_ik_bRg/s320/cruisehalloweenthanksgiving2008+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276394198956189698" border="0" /></a> "skiing" with Sarah--Ava has got the ski stance down. Whenever I would crash, which was often, she would say "mama, big b00-boo, you need medicine?"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEkMBYEwI/AAAAAAAACsE/i69_odSysTk/s1600-h/cruisehalloweenthanksgiving2008+088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEkMBYEwI/AAAAAAAACsE/i69_odSysTk/s320/cruisehalloweenthanksgiving2008+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276394195678401282" border="0" /></a>Ava and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Kaylie</span> excited again about the game<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEjxpqH2I/AAAAAAAACr8/BTenRh9L2Xc/s1600-h/cruisehalloweenthanksgiving2008+104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEjxpqH2I/AAAAAAAACr8/BTenRh9L2Xc/s320/cruisehalloweenthanksgiving2008+104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276394188599598946" border="0" /></a>showing big cousin Tony how to ski jump<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEjTwCU5I/AAAAAAAACr0/SmKVQkwlSrs/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEjTwCU5I/AAAAAAAACr0/SmKVQkwlSrs/s320/thanksgiving2008+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276394180573287314" border="0" /></a>helping Dylan and Austin with their cow racing<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEiwxPklI/AAAAAAAACrs/mfkdfZxEfD4/s1600-h/thanksgiving2008+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/STmEiwxPklI/AAAAAAAACrs/mfkdfZxEfD4/s320/thanksgiving2008+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276394171183108690" border="0" /></a><br />I know I've been a slacker. Too much going on! Thanksgiving was different of course but we were all together and that was helpful. It's such a different feeling to go home now although I can feel my father's presence there really strongly. Ava continues to ask for him and when she sees his pictures there she walks around with them. It is so sweet and so painful all at the same time. We all got through the day not pointing out the obvious, we didn't need to. Christmas will be hard and if it weren't for Ava I'm not sure how much celebrating I would be up to. As a family we are all so glad to have kids that remind us that life keeps going. My dad always used to say that you have to go on because life is for the living. He said a lot of things that I find very helpful during this still surreal time. <br /><br />After spending some time at my mom's house we headed to Cape May Point. Ava is such the little traveler although the car is still sometimes an issue. I finally got my car back, the same horrific week in October began with someone <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">rear ending</span> me pretty severely-my new car was a mess! Thank God Ava was not with me. She does far better in the mini-van with the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">dvd</span> player than the small tin can rental I had for a month. She has never liked any kind of containment device.<br /><br />Ava continues to amaze me everyday. She is so bright. She is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">fiercely</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">independent</span> which I think is great. She can pretty much get dressed by herself including her shoes. One night she wanted to put her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">pjs</span> on and she kept putting the shirt on backwards. She would come to me when she was tangled but then insisted on starting it again until she got it right. It took her 45 minutes and she was so proud of herself. Every time she puts her shoes on she says "it fit me". When she likes something she will ask for "more again". It makes me laugh every time. She is obsessed with make up and if I don't hide mine it's all over! She sings all the time and has recently discovered microphones. She was singing into the mike, her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">abc's</span>, and in the middle she stopped and said "it's loud". She then proceeded to sing "shake shake booty" while doing exactly that. I am in for it with this one!<br /><br />Whenever Ava re-enters a room she puts her arms out and says "I back". So cute. She puts me to bed now, she pats my back, gives me a kiss and says night night momma. Of course putting her to sleep is not that simple! She is such a night owl--if I get her to sleep by 9:15 I'm thankful. She is into helping me cook and clean. She helped with the Christmas decorations but was really not impressed! I was a little bummed. She is, however, loving the chocolate advent calendar. She still loves Santa and visits him regularly. The other day she was carrying my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">CVS</span> bag through the mall when she <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">approached</span> him. Before I knew it she reached in and handed him a package of razor blades! I was a bit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">embarrassed</span> although realize it could have been worse! He just cracked up.<br /><br />Life has been difficult lately and without this little cutie I would be lost. No matter what happens you cannot help but be happy when you get home and this little person wraps her arms around you and says "love you momma".<br /><br />I finally got around to holiday cards, some of you getting cards done and sent before December 1st stressed me all out! If anyone wants one, please e-mail me addresses again.<br /><br />Take care<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-3911613368329345866?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-83792638353536934912008-11-19T06:41:00.000-08:002008-11-23T10:20:26.638-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdoDDHuMI/AAAAAAAACrk/iEsYd5XYYRQ/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdoDDHuMI/AAAAAAAACrk/iEsYd5XYYRQ/s320/avaoctober2008+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271918150152599746" border="0" /></a> Ava putting together her potato head pumpkin--thanks Aunt Jenn!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdnmgpawI/AAAAAAAACrc/Ce48CXEJFK0/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdnmgpawI/AAAAAAAACrc/Ce48CXEJFK0/s320/avaoctober2008+065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271918142491814658" border="0" /></a> At the pumpkin patch with Ben<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdnD5m3CI/AAAAAAAACrU/C9J79FDJQ5U/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdnD5m3CI/AAAAAAAACrU/C9J79FDJQ5U/s320/avaoctober2008+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271918133201263650" border="0" /></a>Check out Ben's pose, how cute is he!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdmsfJ38I/AAAAAAAACrM/AFAMTdNa0d0/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdmsfJ38I/AAAAAAAACrM/AFAMTdNa0d0/s320/avaoctober2008+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271918126916296642" border="0" /></a>patiently waiting for the tractor ride<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdl1akGkI/AAAAAAAACrE/XmP8PkO8K8o/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmdl1akGkI/AAAAAAAACrE/XmP8PkO8K8o/s320/avaoctober2008+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271918112133093954" border="0" /></a> kissing her boyfriend good-bye<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcJCAOa-I/AAAAAAAACq8/PIv1wxixAkQ/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcJCAOa-I/AAAAAAAACq8/PIv1wxixAkQ/s320/avaoctober2008+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271916517784447970" border="0" /></a>We went to a fall festival and Bob Bob was there, she loves him and I don't know why!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcIviWL3I/AAAAAAAACq0/vMfR3sfp5n0/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcIviWL3I/AAAAAAAACq0/vMfR3sfp5n0/s320/avaoctober2008+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271916512827289458" border="0" /></a> Her other passion, riding horses. She won't go on a carousel but the real one is fine<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcIN_qXsI/AAAAAAAACqs/pnNqGGPdHXI/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcIN_qXsI/AAAAAAAACqs/pnNqGGPdHXI/s320/avaoctober2008+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271916503823441602" border="0" /></a> Ava was pretty convinced she could carry any pumpkin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcHmrmg9I/AAAAAAAACqk/kmviPImehTk/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcHmrmg9I/AAAAAAAACqk/kmviPImehTk/s320/avaoctober2008+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271916493270320082" border="0" /></a> Checking out her witch hat in the mirror...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcGxRvr6I/AAAAAAAACqc/IIbMEE_C8fI/s1600-h/avaoctober2008+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSmcGxRvr6I/AAAAAAAACqc/IIbMEE_C8fI/s320/avaoctober2008+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271916478934790050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpODTGPqI/AAAAAAAACqU/DLIESKNAtcY/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpODTGPqI/AAAAAAAACqU/DLIESKNAtcY/s320/oct2008halloween+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270382785310637730" border="0" /></a> My little Abby <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cadabby</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpN0s_U7I/AAAAAAAACqM/2moe7mPJD9w/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpN0s_U7I/AAAAAAAACqM/2moe7mPJD9w/s320/oct2008halloween+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270382781392704434" border="0" /></a> Trick or Treating--I cannot believe she is big enough to do this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpNzUKQiI/AAAAAAAACqE/yJ-ggKKhzyo/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpNzUKQiI/AAAAAAAACqE/yJ-ggKKhzyo/s320/oct2008halloween+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270382781020127778" border="0" /></a> Out and about with the big kids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpNeX97JI/AAAAAAAACp8/oZhX403jWhA/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpNeX97JI/AAAAAAAACp8/oZhX403jWhA/s320/oct2008halloween+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270382775398952082" border="0" /></a> Ava with her buddy Mia and friends<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpNNKCGSI/AAAAAAAACp0/rMLJZtd20pY/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQpNNKCGSI/AAAAAAAACp0/rMLJZtd20pY/s320/oct2008halloween+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270382770777102626" border="0" /></a> Ava was so cute, she would thank people for the candy so they would give her more!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQofx0UERI/AAAAAAAACps/UuKfVFXTyzI/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQofx0UERI/AAAAAAAACps/UuKfVFXTyzI/s320/oct2008halloween+024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381990344134930" border="0" /></a> She loved looking at other kids in costume, at one point there was a moment when she tried to rip her Abby dress off to be a dragon that she saw passing by<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQof_UD5nI/AAAAAAAACpk/1Uh46qSzw1g/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQof_UD5nI/AAAAAAAACpk/1Uh46qSzw1g/s320/oct2008halloween+061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381993966954098" border="0" /></a> "Come on you all, we have plenty more houses to hit!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQoe-AC89I/AAAAAAAACpc/OUAhIw0RerI/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQoe-AC89I/AAAAAAAACpc/OUAhIw0RerI/s320/oct2008halloween+062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381976434701266" border="0" /></a> Taking a break...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQoeynuZ3I/AAAAAAAACpU/dkpc5nvoW_w/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQoeynuZ3I/AAAAAAAACpU/dkpc5nvoW_w/s320/oct2008halloween+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381973379901298" border="0" /></a> and we're off again...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQoekBj2II/AAAAAAAACpM/1pJxjYnmJyM/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQoekBj2II/AAAAAAAACpM/1pJxjYnmJyM/s320/oct2008halloween+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381969461729410" border="0" /></a> Ava loves pumpkins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnppYleeI/AAAAAAAACpE/-BhQwIhpIEY/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnppYleeI/AAAAAAAACpE/-BhQwIhpIEY/s320/oct2008halloween+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381060367415778" border="0" /></a> Starting to get the zone look, she was spent!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnpkJs10I/AAAAAAAACo8/z2oqRFL38dY/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnpkJs10I/AAAAAAAACo8/z2oqRFL38dY/s320/oct2008halloween+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381058962806594" border="0" /></a> Second wind back at Mia's house, she loves this horse! Santa needs to make more $$$!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnpWRiV6I/AAAAAAAACo0/2oPPP2lSnQc/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnpWRiV6I/AAAAAAAACo0/2oPPP2lSnQc/s320/oct2008halloween+072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381055237576610" border="0" /></a> Too tired to walk<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnpNxRe2I/AAAAAAAACos/Rm-N9II-KH4/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnpNxRe2I/AAAAAAAACos/Rm-N9II-KH4/s320/oct2008halloween+083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381052954770274" border="0" /></a> Ava did not want to take her costume off so we compromised--she kept the Abby <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">doo</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnovZvIHI/AAAAAAAACok/Q_K3ASnIm9o/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQnovZvIHI/AAAAAAAACok/Q_K3ASnIm9o/s320/oct2008halloween+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270381044802986098" border="0" /></a> Out in a flash with Roby on the way home<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm5YT2EoI/AAAAAAAACoc/ZyGj1C8d4Oc/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm5YT2EoI/AAAAAAAACoc/ZyGj1C8d4Oc/s320/oct2008halloween+101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270380231150408322" border="0" /></a> lounging around with the pilgrims<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm5COiw9I/AAAAAAAACoU/VOJzA8uYra0/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm5COiw9I/AAAAAAAACoU/VOJzA8uYra0/s320/oct2008halloween+100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270380225222591442" border="0" /></a> Quite a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">sinister</span> look in her "Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Potato</span> Head" glasses!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm4youBNI/AAAAAAAACoM/WXUhdEMRGSc/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm4youBNI/AAAAAAAACoM/WXUhdEMRGSc/s320/oct2008halloween+095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270380221037413586" border="0" /></a> Reading to our friend, Susan<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm4fB7mBI/AAAAAAAACoE/-japx2wD4VY/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm4fB7mBI/AAAAAAAACoE/-japx2wD4VY/s320/oct2008halloween+106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270380215774451730" border="0" /></a> "mom, don't make me wear this marshmallow fluff jacket!"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm4HBLYLI/AAAAAAAACn8/2KmeS2Ez154/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQm4HBLYLI/AAAAAAAACn8/2KmeS2Ez154/s320/oct2008halloween+088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270380209328840882" border="0" /></a> Ava with her fairy wings and skirt...a birthday present that she feels goes with everything!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmRacsfBI/AAAAAAAACns/SN8ZWp8TgVA/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmRacsfBI/AAAAAAAACns/SN8ZWp8TgVA/s320/oct2008halloween+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270379544529632274" border="0" /></a> If you look closely there is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">parmesan</span> cheese all over her face! She eats it right out of a bowl<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmRC9ZESI/AAAAAAAACnk/IpeEJI7dAV4/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmRC9ZESI/AAAAAAAACnk/IpeEJI7dAV4/s320/oct2008halloween+116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270379538224320802" border="0" /></a> Ava's new obsession, yo <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">gabba</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">gabba</span>, especially her Roby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmQlKn2FI/AAAAAAAACnc/EVZoosJpCuM/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmQlKn2FI/AAAAAAAACnc/EVZoosJpCuM/s320/oct2008halloween+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270379530226751570" border="0" /></a> one day she was talking to Roby and I heard her say "you my friend, I love you"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmQVH-U4I/AAAAAAAACnU/GJmA-dKiKUo/s1600-h/oct2008halloween+105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SSQmQVH-U4I/AAAAAAAACnU/GJmA-dKiKUo/s320/oct2008halloween+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270379525920674690" border="0" /></a><br /> looking spiffy for Church!<br /><br /><br />Ava loved Halloween. She got to run around with her big friend Mia. She was so cute and it was so fun to do this with her. She did not really care much for the candy, she liked seeing people more.<br /><br />My baby is so not a baby anymore! She is two and very much two...making mommy nuts at times. Doing what she is supposed to be doing I guess. She is so funny at times when she is being bossy that I have to hide the fact that I want to laugh out loud. She is definitely her own person! Her favorite thing to do is to put her little hands up to her mouth, bend at the waist and yell "no" over and over again. Or she won't like when you tell her no so she will calmly walk over and swat you. Or she will bite and snap into the air towards you if she doesn't like what you have to say...lovely! Now she is not always being this way--she has her sweet moments to that make all the above worth it. She is so in tune with people emotions for her age. It amazes me. She will point out people and tell me that they are sad or happy. If anyone says anything that she perceives to be distressing she says "Are you okay?". It is so sweet. If she thinks you are hurt she will say "You need medicine?" and she will put some on you (it's really hand cream!) and then she says "All better?" and she will kiss your boo-boos. She also constantly says "loves you". She is getting such a sense of humor. She often throws her head back in laughter and says "that's funny" or she'll gesture with her hands when I do something silly and she says "momma" as if I'm being totally ridiculous!<br /><br />Ava did not walk until she was good and ready at almost 18 months old. Well the potty will be on her time too. I had started putting her on and keeping her busy, painting her nails, she painting mine, etc. and nothing. Then one day she announced she was going to go potty, she unzipped her sleeper and she did just that! It was on November 9<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">th</span> to be exact. She was so excited, she looked at me and put her hand to her ear and said "momma listen". She also when trying yells "come out pee-pees, hurry up". She has gone several times now. I don't push it, it is more following her lead.<br /><br />We saw Santa the other day. I cannot believe he is out already! She loved him last year but I thought she would be scared this year. Nope, not her. She started yelling "ho ho ho" from the parking lot. When she saw him in the mall she literally ran to him yelling and waving. Even he was shocked! He asked her if she wanted to sit on his lap and she said yes. She grabbed his finger and walked with him, I wish I had my video camera. She sat on his lap and told him that she wanted toys and surprises. She skipped happily out of the mall showing off the coloring book that he gave her. A couple of days before he arrived she saw his seat and she sat down and said "I wait for ho ho". She is a character!<br /><br />Ava is chatting away like crazy and singing too. Still the dancer and performer. She loves to make people laugh. I am always thankful for her but in the recent <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">sadness</span> in our family she brings such happiness and I am even more thankful for her . She is so opposite of grief and death, she is so much life! She asks for Grandpa and looks at his pictures. It always breaks my heart when she calls for him but at the same time I am so glad she has a memory of him. It is hard for me right now to look at pictures but I do it with Ava because I don't want her to ever forget him. I have to believe that he can see her even though she cannot see him.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8379263835353693491?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-34988078925817281922008-10-27T07:00:00.001-07:002008-10-27T07:23:39.291-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXMnHedI8I/AAAAAAAAB9o/krmfEdCrl3U/s1600-h/Untitled2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXMnHedI8I/AAAAAAAAB9o/krmfEdCrl3U/s320/Untitled2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261836712046044098" border="0" /> </a>June 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXMZ8tYyCI/AAAAAAAAB9g/lXhi9W7_jXw/s1600-h/Untitled2.jpg"> </a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXMZr5ZrGI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/KmHkZ8ABwD8/s1600-h/Untitled5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXMZr5ZrGI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/KmHkZ8ABwD8/s320/Untitled5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261836481304570978" border="0" /></a> August 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLvanYTII/AAAAAAAAB9Q/j5Az1I5Pgnk/s1600-h/Untitled3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLvanYTII/AAAAAAAAB9Q/j5Az1I5Pgnk/s320/Untitled3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261835755111074946" border="0" /></a> August 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLu0ys4JI/AAAAAAAAB9I/Sjv18nfZh5o/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLu0ys4JI/AAAAAAAAB9I/Sjv18nfZh5o/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261835744958013586" border="0" /></a> Ava's 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span> Birthday Party<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLuiadJ2I/AAAAAAAAB9A/OM3-zHkF4oc/s1600-h/DSC02262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLuiadJ2I/AAAAAAAAB9A/OM3-zHkF4oc/s320/DSC02262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261835740024481634" border="0" /></a> Sharing an ice cream cone on Ava's 1st Birthday<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLuXJZGPI/AAAAAAAAB84/QLi3jHmn-jM/s1600-h/DSC01307a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLuXJZGPI/AAAAAAAAB84/QLi3jHmn-jM/s320/DSC01307a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261835737000122610" border="0" /></a> Embassy Day, July 2007<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLuQPRYzI/AAAAAAAAB8w/oda0hUoW63Q/s1600-h/DSC01308.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXLuQPRYzI/AAAAAAAAB8w/oda0hUoW63Q/s320/DSC01308.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261835735145734962" border="0" /></a> July 2007<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKmLQpwgI/AAAAAAAAB8o/QVenZ-c_CL0/s1600-h/DSC01302a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKmLQpwgI/AAAAAAAAB8o/QVenZ-c_CL0/s320/DSC01302a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261834496858767874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKl6ZCcQI/AAAAAAAAB8g/BgnNCtYvX20/s1600-h/DSC01233b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKl6ZCcQI/AAAAAAAAB8g/BgnNCtYvX20/s320/DSC01233b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261834492330537218" border="0" /></a> Pick up trip<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKlHjzmZI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/V1Nah5uT4zs/s1600-h/DSC01183b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKlHjzmZI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/V1Nah5uT4zs/s320/DSC01183b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261834478685493650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKkwfxlGI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/sYYwvTwVqqM/s1600-h/DSC00518.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKkwfxlGI/AAAAAAAAB8Q/sYYwvTwVqqM/s320/DSC00518.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261834472494568546" border="0" /></a> Visit Trip, February 2007<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKkqWE2BI/AAAAAAAAB8I/8UW51F5ZUC0/s1600-h/DSC00814b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SQXKkqWE2BI/AAAAAAAAB8I/8UW51F5ZUC0/s320/DSC00814b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261834470843275282" border="0" /></a> Watching the Super Bowl, Feb. 2007<br /><br /><br />My father, Bob, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, October 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>. He was a crucial part of all of our lives and we are shocked and deeply saddened. He was 68 years old. He and my mom have been together since she was 13.<br /><br />There was not a prouder husband, father or grandfather in this world. I am thankful that he joined me on my journey to visit Ava and then to bring her home. He beamed when he was with her. He would just stare at her and smile always saying "This one is so special". One of the hardest parts is knowing the great man that she will not get to know in life--she will know him though. I promise that.<br /><br />I have <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">received</span> numerous calls, e-mails, etc. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support. I would really appreciate it if those of you who knew him would leave a message on Ava's blog for her about her grandpa that she could read when she is older. He was a huge advocate for adoption. We asked for donations to global orphan team in lieu of flowers.<br /><br />Please say a prayer for my dad and my family.<br /><br />Love,<br />Donna<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-3498807892581728192?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-85456514405955687352008-10-01T15:34:00.000-07:002008-10-02T06:50:32.158-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ9aiDsfPI/AAAAAAAAB7s/c-Z7UZevYuk/s1600-h/100_0137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ9aiDsfPI/AAAAAAAAB7s/c-Z7UZevYuk/s320/100_0137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252390591449038066" border="0" /></a> This is my funny face!<br /><br /><br />I love shoes and slippers, these are my new giraffes...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ9a6mCp-I/AAAAAAAAB70/4qUjhzRQk2o/s1600-h/100_0156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ9a6mCp-I/AAAAAAAAB70/4qUjhzRQk2o/s320/100_0156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252390598035548130" border="0" /></a><br />These are my mommies shoes, I love them! I put them on in the store and hid under the table because I did not want to give them back. Now I cook in them...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6nEATYKI/AAAAAAAAB7M/UASopxKTXUo/s1600-h/100_0142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6nEATYKI/AAAAAAAAB7M/UASopxKTXUo/s320/100_0142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252387508185161890" border="0" /></a><br />Mommy says I walk better in them than she does....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6nbzR-4I/AAAAAAAAB7U/DDdVgq1IvPU/s1600-h/100_0143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6nbzR-4I/AAAAAAAAB7U/DDdVgq1IvPU/s320/100_0143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252387514572995458" border="0" /></a>These are my Dorothy shoes that Grandma gave me. I wear them with everything...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6ncPBB5I/AAAAAAAAB7c/c5BbsNdfXIo/s1600-h/100_0120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6ncPBB5I/AAAAAAAAB7c/c5BbsNdfXIo/s320/100_0120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252387514689324946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my Abby costume which I need to wear whenever I see it! I thought my giraffes gave it a nice touch...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6ni5Rh4I/AAAAAAAAB7k/StiBgt-sLGw/s1600-h/100_0153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ6ni5Rh4I/AAAAAAAAB7k/StiBgt-sLGw/s320/100_0153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252387516477179778" border="0" /></a>And my favorite thing to wear...<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">jammies</span>! Some mornings I refuse to take them off...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5d0ucq6I/AAAAAAAAB68/hkqlAXHa52E/s1600-h/100_0140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5d0ucq6I/AAAAAAAAB68/hkqlAXHa52E/s320/100_0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252386249953291170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Me and my birdies...I cry whenever they fly off of me. I just don't get why they leave after I hug them so tightly that their feathers come out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5Kb6JxUI/AAAAAAAAB6U/NuP8Ye5u-qc/s1600-h/100_0102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5Kb6JxUI/AAAAAAAAB6U/NuP8Ye5u-qc/s320/100_0102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252385916873983298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5KroyHpI/AAAAAAAAB6c/-2ygHWj05H8/s1600-h/100_0100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5KroyHpI/AAAAAAAAB6c/-2ygHWj05H8/s320/100_0100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252385921096097426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have a lot of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Abbys</span>! They are all over the place<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5Kqwx0vI/AAAAAAAAB6k/tHcW0IvCorg/s1600-h/100_0103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5Kqwx0vI/AAAAAAAAB6k/tHcW0IvCorg/s320/100_0103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252385920861197042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See...this one even talks to me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5K_b1a3I/AAAAAAAAB6s/JKdtcF8wTx0/s1600-h/100_0104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5K_b1a3I/AAAAAAAAB6s/JKdtcF8wTx0/s320/100_0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252385926410496882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I do some of my best art in my diaper...mommy doesn't like it when I color the walls though<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5LOJqL7I/AAAAAAAAB60/gI09Bh2aniA/s1600-h/100_0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ5LOJqL7I/AAAAAAAAB60/gI09Bh2aniA/s320/100_0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252385930360795058" border="0" /></a>Me and my buddy Ben jamming on our guitars (mommy says we make a huge mess)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ4GtkUnyI/AAAAAAAAB6E/WUqk6YmBL78/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ4GtkUnyI/AAAAAAAAB6E/WUqk6YmBL78/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252384753383153442" border="0" /></a>This is my new coat that I just had to have! I wore it for my dinner date with Ben<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ4G3mgn8I/AAAAAAAAB6M/aOBM-4IrnbU/s1600-h/100_0147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOQ4G3mgn8I/AAAAAAAAB6M/aOBM-4IrnbU/s320/100_0147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252384756076683202" border="0" /></a>Ben played the keyboard when I performed on my zebra<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9USAwgRI/AAAAAAAAB5c/D0McbQnG3hc/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9USAwgRI/AAAAAAAAB5c/D0McbQnG3hc/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252320115318358290" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">PJ</span> time! We are so cute together, don't you think?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9UytGfdI/AAAAAAAAB5k/6GU-Bz8fl9k/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9UytGfdI/AAAAAAAAB5k/6GU-Bz8fl9k/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252320124094283218" border="0" /></a>Taking a break from destroying the house...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9VLHDFmI/AAAAAAAAB5s/9OeBH4haDrM/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9VLHDFmI/AAAAAAAAB5s/9OeBH4haDrM/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252320130645562978" border="0" /></a>One night I discovered where all these stuffed toys live and set them all free...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9VemYl9I/AAAAAAAAB50/FsmImormyAc/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9VemYl9I/AAAAAAAAB50/FsmImormyAc/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252320135877269458" border="0" /></a>and there were lots of them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9VnimjQI/AAAAAAAAB58/7aaQ9WluDQY/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP9VnimjQI/AAAAAAAAB58/7aaQ9WluDQY/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252320138277326082" border="0" /></a>My new trick...wearing my bloomers on my head...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8qXQ-pcI/AAAAAAAAB5U/BaXrxU5ksoM/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8qXQ-pcI/AAAAAAAAB5U/BaXrxU5ksoM/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252319395174065602" border="0" /></a><br />here I am!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8W-IpKaI/AAAAAAAAB48/kcqbMRb7j-A/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8W-IpKaI/AAAAAAAAB48/kcqbMRb7j-A/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252319062010702242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and there I go, down the hall running away from mommy so she couldn't take them off my head<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8a_1pycI/AAAAAAAAB5E/DVCqLXO7Yc0/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8a_1pycI/AAAAAAAAB5E/DVCqLXO7Yc0/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252319131187399106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8bd1dCvI/AAAAAAAAB5M/DtQ49GjVFz8/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP8bd1dCvI/AAAAAAAAB5M/DtQ49GjVFz8/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252319139239627506" border="0" /></a><br />Admiring my new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tatoo</span>...I love to have at least 4 on per day<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7vwA4qqI/AAAAAAAAB4M/8eO0YLlmdRk/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7vwA4qqI/AAAAAAAAB4M/8eO0YLlmdRk/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252318388205169314" border="0" /></a>Why do you always take my picture?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7wEN73jI/AAAAAAAAB4U/iTjJULjaRco/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7wEN73jI/AAAAAAAAB4U/iTjJULjaRco/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252318393628614194" border="0" /></a>My new game...riding on my books...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7wg1lTKI/AAAAAAAAB4c/y6JFSISur3M/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7wg1lTKI/AAAAAAAAB4c/y6JFSISur3M/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252318401311100066" border="0" /></a>Brushing time...check out this outfit...overalls with a nightgown on top. I chose my own outfit this day...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7xC0exTI/AAAAAAAAB4k/1Gb9CpAzJmI/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7xC0exTI/AAAAAAAAB4k/1Gb9CpAzJmI/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252318410433283378" border="0" /></a>That's all....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7xD--ZtI/AAAAAAAAB4s/muO2tt2Jhi0/s1600-h/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SOP7xD--ZtI/AAAAAAAAB4s/muO2tt2Jhi0/s320/avasparty2008houserenovationmmweddingsept+056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252318410745734866" border="0" /></a><br />I know, long time no post! We have been busy as usual. Ava is so funny now that she talks. One of my new favorites is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">da</span>-ta (ta-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">da</span>), whenever she wants to show you something she yells it. She also cannot say the w-i sound. So we are in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Lowes</span> and she asks what the witch was. I said "That's a witch" to which Ava yells "Hi Bitch". Now if you know Ava, you know that she is loud! So it was quite attention getting. On the way out she was yelling "Bye _itch" and everyone was cracking up. Now we have decorated for Halloween so it has become a household word. It's innocent enough since she is not using the actual word. I had to warn her day care provider now that they are beginning to read Halloween books. She says so many things now. If I drop something or stub my toe she comes running over and says "Are you okay momma". It's too cute. She is also obsessed with medicine. She drops a block on her foot and says "I need medicine". So I give her hand lotion on a cotton ball and she is satisfied. When I was vacuuming one day she came running over covering her ears yelling "momma, too loud, okay?". Sometimes I call her the little tyrant! She has become my little helper with everything, laundry, cooking, etc...unfortunately she also has become the interior decorator! She has colored the walls and kitchen cabinets with crayon, thank God for the magic eraser. She got a pen (my fault for leaving it out) and drew all over my couch. That is bad but I'll just flip the cushions for special <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">occasions</span>!<br /><br />Ava continues to dance and sing up a storm. She was at daycare one morning eating breakfast and apparently began singing "shake, shake your <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">bootie</span>". I have no idea where she learned that! I think it's funny. We were shopping and she stopped in the dressing room in front of the 3-way mirror and she started posing. I was in shock, where did she get that from? Answer, daycare! She said they "model" all the time. The "fur" coat she is wearing was all her. We were in Macy's and she saw it and kept saying "on". Then she refused to take it off! I don't typically cave but she has gift cards so we got it. She wore it in the mall despite the fact that it was hot as heck. I don't particularly like the coat but she does and so it begins...She just cracks me up every single day! If she gets mad at me she yells "stay momma" and often tells me "don't touch" to anything that is hers. She does this new thing now where she chomps her teeth like she is biting the air when I tell her no. Don't know where that came from either!<br /><br />I am going out of town for a week without Ava :{. It is very hard but she will be in good hands with friends and family. It makes me sad but I think it's healthy too to have some adult time! So I won't be at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Guatoberfest</span>, I'll be in the Mexican Riviera. I hope it goes well for all the families going, it was great last year!<br /><br />Take care!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8545651440595568735?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-86387105750766931272008-09-08T09:43:00.001-07:002008-09-08T10:30:37.572-07:00Everyone just relaxing, the weather was beautiful!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaQ_ZDrZI/AAAAAAAAB3o/ZfalVlAkcrA/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaQ_ZDrZI/AAAAAAAAB3o/ZfalVlAkcrA/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243696589083749778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Some of our family..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaRPFw-xI/AAAAAAAAB3w/WZj64-riZMk/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaRPFw-xI/AAAAAAAAB3w/WZj64-riZMk/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243696593297799954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The birthday girl on her way outside, she was asleep at the beginning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaRpdA_oI/AAAAAAAAB34/SvO3LeDHK8U/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaRpdA_oI/AAAAAAAAB34/SvO3LeDHK8U/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243696600374640258" border="0" /></a>Ava in her Abby Costume loving it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaRw8BOEI/AAAAAAAAB4A/gLi5Lwt2epk/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVaRw8BOEI/AAAAAAAAB4A/gLi5Lwt2epk/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243696602383726658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY4W-ccUI/AAAAAAAAB24/X-ntTXkIQpU/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY4W-ccUI/AAAAAAAAB24/X-ntTXkIQpU/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243695066406220098" border="0" /></a>snow cones and popcorn, who needed real food! A huge thank you to Marcy and Mystery who worked the machine and helped with countless other things yesterday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY4nn2gZI/AAAAAAAAB3A/mfP-SYEFNZc/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY4nn2gZI/AAAAAAAAB3A/mfP-SYEFNZc/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243695070874861970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY41r00_I/AAAAAAAAB3I/XzueylCbHBU/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY41r00_I/AAAAAAAAB3I/XzueylCbHBU/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243695074649625586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY5mO2A0I/AAAAAAAAB3Q/L-16IgHweUU/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY5mO2A0I/AAAAAAAAB3Q/L-16IgHweUU/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243695087681405762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava chatting with Kaylie and Aunt Jenn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY542XNhI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/oso2C8s02CE/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVY542XNhI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/oso2C8s02CE/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243695092678997522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Peter and Amanda in the sandbox<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYHWl4txI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/0mePJrBnVFw/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYHWl4txI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/0mePJrBnVFw/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243694224489625362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYHihLIQI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/UIFxERdBjMw/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYHihLIQI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/UIFxERdBjMw/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243694227691086082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYH4J6f3I/AAAAAAAAB2g/ArGwC_Zkdew/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYH4J6f3I/AAAAAAAAB2g/ArGwC_Zkdew/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243694233499107186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Opening presents, she loved the chair she got that she is sitting in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYILiNTWI/AAAAAAAAB2o/llQJvyDpYWw/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYILiNTWI/AAAAAAAAB2o/llQJvyDpYWw/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243694238701276514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The new toddler ATV from Grandma and Grandpa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYIneRJNI/AAAAAAAAB2w/VD-jzo1CtSM/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVYIneRJNI/AAAAAAAAB2w/VD-jzo1CtSM/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243694246200943826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Miss Thing in her new shades<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXUzk0W8I/AAAAAAAAB1o/fLHailZK3vc/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXUzk0W8I/AAAAAAAAB1o/fLHailZK3vc/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243693356096445378" border="0" /></a><br />How cool are these Elmo cupcakes? Mia and Tanya made them...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXVJfLaFI/AAAAAAAAB1w/Ns-YT9GGw6g/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXVJfLaFI/AAAAAAAAB1w/Ns-YT9GGw6g/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243693361978370130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXVSvwavI/AAAAAAAAB14/acWUa1j7v4g/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXVSvwavI/AAAAAAAAB14/acWUa1j7v4g/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243693364463823602" border="0" /></a><br />Ava clapped as everyone was singing to her<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXV62-iaI/AAAAAAAAB2A/nsP2Rj1Kn-Q/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXV62-iaI/AAAAAAAAB2A/nsP2Rj1Kn-Q/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243693375231527330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A little pool time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXWFVzjyI/AAAAAAAAB2I/q0KH_I-iKp0/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVXWFVzjyI/AAAAAAAAB2I/q0KH_I-iKp0/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243693378045185826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Pinata time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWrvlCJuI/AAAAAAAAB1A/97o-JkS9sXU/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWrvlCJuI/AAAAAAAAB1A/97o-JkS9sXU/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243692650648970978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWr4idTzI/AAAAAAAAB1I/KXxdtqHp_ew/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWr4idTzI/AAAAAAAAB1I/KXxdtqHp_ew/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243692653054086962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Grandma, Grandpa and their grandchildren<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWsQFDMaI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/40UQxkae5zI/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWsQFDMaI/AAAAAAAAB1Q/40UQxkae5zI/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243692659373191586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She pushes this with her feet, the button scares her for right now<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWtCNFq_I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/Ec-wR4TNr1Y/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWtCNFq_I/AAAAAAAAB1Y/Ec-wR4TNr1Y/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243692672828681202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After the party, the princess lounged in her new chair...not nearly as exhausted as mommy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWtdtp_fI/AAAAAAAAB1g/mZx12SuF4ek/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthdayparty+098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMVWtdtp_fI/AAAAAAAAB1g/mZx12SuF4ek/s320/avas2ndbirthdayparty+098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243692680213036530" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great day for Ava's party. It was supposed to be on Saturday but with all the reports of rain we moved it to Sunday. Thank goodness, it would have been a mess otherwise. I woke up Ava really early so she would nap before her party and it worked. She went to bed and the backyard was normal and then she woke up and there was everyone she knows and balloons, etc. poor little thing was so confused.<br /><br />Ava was not into opening presents, I'm sure next year will be a different story. She was quite content with her popcorn and snow cones. I was impressed that she allowed so many little kids to play with her things. It's not usually how she rolls!<br /><br />It was so nice for so many people to celebrate with us! Tomorrow is Ava's 2 year check up. At 18 months she was 23 lbs, we'll see where she is now...<br /><br />It was two years ago today that I got my referral call about Ava.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8638710575076693127?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-35126926158996641782008-09-04T12:02:00.000-07:002008-09-04T12:30:38.083-07:00Ava, September 3, 2006<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyfGbx8II/AAAAAAAAB0w/JjXjpyMzPP0/s1600-h/ava5.t.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyfGbx8II/AAAAAAAAB0w/JjXjpyMzPP0/s320/ava5.t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242245476143722626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ava, September 3rd, 2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyo0SvIsI/AAAAAAAAB04/js2Ubv2DhFI/s1600-h/DSC02170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyo0SvIsI/AAAAAAAAB04/js2Ubv2DhFI/s320/DSC02170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242245643072643778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and September 3rd, 2008<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyVmb5TxI/AAAAAAAAB0I/jPUSXthE2x0/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyVmb5TxI/AAAAAAAAB0I/jPUSXthE2x0/s320/avas2ndbirthday+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242245312935448338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Poor Ava was forced to wake up and get moving and mommy insisted on taking pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyWEaHX_I/AAAAAAAAB0Q/WQnFst0xfpg/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyWEaHX_I/AAAAAAAAB0Q/WQnFst0xfpg/s320/avas2ndbirthday+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242245320981045234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />She quickly became excited when she got to put on her hat, all week she wanted to wear it. She went into daycare with it on <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyWpBKhvI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/3WP4gWF3MQI/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyWpBKhvI/AAAAAAAAB0Y/3WP4gWF3MQI/s320/avas2ndbirthday+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242245330808506098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava putting her fingers in her ears, refusing to buy into this "big girl" stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyW2B-BWI/AAAAAAAAB0g/Nb0frVRdPts/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyW2B-BWI/AAAAAAAAB0g/Nb0frVRdPts/s320/avas2ndbirthday+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242245334301541730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love her expression in this picture...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyXE5jDtI/AAAAAAAAB0o/fhuKia2Fhts/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAyXE5jDtI/AAAAAAAAB0o/fhuKia2Fhts/s320/avas2ndbirthday+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242245338292752082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava's birthday party at daycare<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5FMxxFI/AAAAAAAABzg/Qp8B7m0UkT4/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5FMxxFI/AAAAAAAABzg/Qp8B7m0UkT4/s320/avas2ndbirthday+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244822977332306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mesmerized by the candles....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5ekiC4I/AAAAAAAABzo/YAMT68Sr9Mw/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5ekiC4I/AAAAAAAABzo/YAMT68Sr9Mw/s320/avas2ndbirthday+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244829787851650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Each time she heard about cupcakes, she would go "mmmmm"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5rMaUwI/AAAAAAAABzw/wOOaKXpmf6Y/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5rMaUwI/AAAAAAAABzw/wOOaKXpmf6Y/s320/avas2ndbirthday+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244833176343298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"Do I have anything on my face?"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5hB8qtI/AAAAAAAABz4/5rwnO3tu_Os/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx5hB8qtI/AAAAAAAABz4/5rwnO3tu_Os/s320/avas2ndbirthday+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244830448102098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The daycare crew...they made her a card with all the handprints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx6BBWm1I/AAAAAAAAB0A/FuN3gHycYYw/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAx6BBWm1I/AAAAAAAAB0A/FuN3gHycYYw/s320/avas2ndbirthday+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244839035542354" border="0" /></a>When Ava got home she got her birthday surprises<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxfq66yVI/AAAAAAAABy4/5bvs04RQ2EM/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxfq66yVI/AAAAAAAABy4/5bvs04RQ2EM/s320/avas2ndbirthday+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244386426374482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Guess what she liked best? The balloons!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxf_aA6GI/AAAAAAAABzA/QgM1BrnYGtQ/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxf_aA6GI/AAAAAAAABzA/QgM1BrnYGtQ/s320/avas2ndbirthday+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244391925508194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Opening up her kitchen...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxgGpAiPI/AAAAAAAABzI/Ny1X4b_77Go/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxgGpAiPI/AAAAAAAABzI/Ny1X4b_77Go/s320/avas2ndbirthday+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244393867446514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxgcBJ5mI/AAAAAAAABzQ/YGLSfB515sM/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxgcBJ5mI/AAAAAAAABzQ/YGLSfB515sM/s320/avas2ndbirthday+039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244399605868130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Back to the balloons...boy I could have saved a lot of $$<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxgityKUI/AAAAAAAABzY/sfUXL35DXkw/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxgityKUI/AAAAAAAABzY/sfUXL35DXkw/s320/avas2ndbirthday+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242244401403668802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Opening presents from Mia (aka Mimi)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxEwWEjyI/AAAAAAAAByQ/_6U-ORoI43g/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxEwWEjyI/AAAAAAAAByQ/_6U-ORoI43g/s320/avas2ndbirthday+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242243924025970466" border="0" /></a><br />Swinging at the park, she would stay in this swing all day if she were allowed to<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxFF6-mjI/AAAAAAAAByY/Q8Be1ss9lmg/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxFF6-mjI/AAAAAAAAByY/Q8Be1ss9lmg/s320/avas2ndbirthday+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242243929817913906" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Round and round with Mimi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxFR-0OFI/AAAAAAAAByg/gjrwA0_RNH8/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxFR-0OFI/AAAAAAAAByg/gjrwA0_RNH8/s320/avas2ndbirthday+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242243933055236178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yummy, ice-cream at DQ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxFjjpeOI/AAAAAAAAByo/jy3YwTU1LWE/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxFjjpeOI/AAAAAAAAByo/jy3YwTU1LWE/s320/avas2ndbirthday+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242243937773123810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anyone who follows this blog may remember her first cone on her birthday last year, she was a mess! Now she's pretty neat...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxF6YMZdI/AAAAAAAAByw/G2u2zSlvA0I/s1600-h/avas2ndbirthday+050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SMAxF6YMZdI/AAAAAAAAByw/G2u2zSlvA0I/s320/avas2ndbirthday+050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242243943899096530" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great day with Ava. She doesn't quite now what her birthday means but she knew something was special about the day. She helped me bake cupcakes for daycare and we would sing "Happy Birthday" so as soon as I walked into daycare at pick up with the cupcakes she yelled out "Happy". So cute! She wore her hat all day. She truly liked the balloons better than her present but I think she will grow into it. If nothing else, the kitchen matches my living room and dining room! Finally a toy that is not in bright primary colors...<br /><br />It was so fun to watch Ava have her little daycare buddies celebrating her birthday. Then Ava's idol Mia came over. The only way I got her to leave daycare was to tell her that her mimi was coming over! We went to the park and they had a McDonald's picnic. Then we went to DQ for dessert.<br /><br />We're having a small little party on Sunday for her. I'll post pictures afterwards.<br /><br />I cannot believe I have a two year old!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-3512692615899664178?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-87231728124721393082008-09-01T18:20:00.001-07:002008-09-02T12:40:39.313-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1m16qH6vI/AAAAAAAABwQ/sZEaaRO6YZM/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1m16qH6vI/AAAAAAAABwQ/sZEaaRO6YZM/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458617794161394" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting for the parade to start with this huge Abby Cadabby Balloon<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1m2IZoalI/AAAAAAAABwY/i6CXf9BOTf4/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+070.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1m2IZoalI/AAAAAAAABwY/i6CXf9BOTf4/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458621483084370" border="0" /></a><br />Dancing to the music!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1m2PgKZUI/AAAAAAAABwg/Gac3z-IxWm4/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+081.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1m2PgKZUI/AAAAAAAABwg/Gac3z-IxWm4/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458623389525314" border="0" /></a><br />Ava loved the parade and shows the best<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mbWotkOI/AAAAAAAABvo/btl08hA40AA/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+043.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mbWotkOI/AAAAAAAABvo/btl08hA40AA/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458161447964898" border="0" /></a><br />No fear of the characters, we saw them all numerous times and all Ava would do was hug them and give high 5s<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mbsPmdxI/AAAAAAAABvw/zqUR6fBhjm8/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+044.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mbsPmdxI/AAAAAAAABvw/zqUR6fBhjm8/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458167248221970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mb8P9XlI/AAAAAAAABv4/bilKWmNGO2g/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+053.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mb8P9XlI/AAAAAAAABv4/bilKWmNGO2g/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458171544690258" border="0" /></a><br />No lollipop could ever be too big<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mcMw1DkI/AAAAAAAABwA/7jEOFm05Fhk/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+055.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mcMw1DkI/AAAAAAAABwA/7jEOFm05Fhk/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458175977524802" border="0" /></a><br />Very messy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mcZS80PI/AAAAAAAABwI/ydeoGUtjSKs/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+059.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mcZS80PI/AAAAAAAABwI/ydeoGUtjSKs/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241458179341865202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1l_1iI2xI/AAAAAAAABvA/cOvGeEJpsvQ/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1l_1iI2xI/AAAAAAAABvA/cOvGeEJpsvQ/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457688705555218" border="0" /></a><br />Ava and Ben taking a rest<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mAEozcdI/AAAAAAAABvI/TU0rp_0tMSA/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mAEozcdI/AAAAAAAABvI/TU0rp_0tMSA/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457692760043986" border="0" /></a><br />Days end at Sesame Place--two toddlers out cold<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mAcnrrBI/AAAAAAAABvQ/-z_dFqs5ewg/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mAcnrrBI/AAAAAAAABvQ/-z_dFqs5ewg/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457699197791250" border="0" /></a><br />nap time<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mAtk7Q9I/AAAAAAAABvY/uj4O1YcBiuY/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+014.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mAtk7Q9I/AAAAAAAABvY/uj4O1YcBiuY/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457703749632978" border="0" /></a><br />watching a DVD since it rained a lot<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mA4htSVI/AAAAAAAABvg/IFlHCkZe_fQ/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+040.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1mA4htSVI/AAAAAAAABvg/IFlHCkZe_fQ/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457706688923986" border="0" /></a><br />strolling down sesame place<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1lhZnf2JI/AAAAAAAABuY/ZnVgqy03oJc/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+034.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1lhZnf2JI/AAAAAAAABuY/ZnVgqy03oJc/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457165815765138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1lhi4FofI/AAAAAAAABug/pw2jDzhQWls/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1lhi4FofI/AAAAAAAABug/pw2jDzhQWls/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457168301269490" border="0" /></a><br />Off we go!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1liPTK5ZI/AAAAAAAABuo/xXro4a6TiI8/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1liPTK5ZI/AAAAAAAABuo/xXro4a6TiI8/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457180226020754" border="0" /></a><br />skee ball...she just liked to hand the balls to whomever was playing<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1liF42J4I/AAAAAAAABuw/swgz7ajDnUU/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+019.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1liF42J4I/AAAAAAAABuw/swgz7ajDnUU/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457177699690370" border="0" /></a><br />Ava hit the jackpot twice on this game and won hundreds of tickets<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1liS4kDHI/AAAAAAAABu4/Ff99nEI6R4U/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+021.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SL1liS4kDHI/AAAAAAAABu4/Ff99nEI6R4U/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241457181188164722" border="0" /></a><br />which got her a giant fish--yet another stuffed animal!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyZSrD3IbI/AAAAAAAABuQ/vM-0lxN4r_Y/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+085.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyZSrD3IbI/AAAAAAAABuQ/vM-0lxN4r_Y/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232612428030386" border="0" /></a><br />bubble bath fun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyZCZ3XPcI/AAAAAAAABuA/hJ5ldzMOD6c/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+090.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyZCZ3XPcI/AAAAAAAABuA/hJ5ldzMOD6c/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232332934299074" border="0" /></a><br />Avoiding having to get dressed!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyZCmVMIRI/AAAAAAAABuI/u-n_neJuDWk/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+105.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyZCmVMIRI/AAAAAAAABuI/u-n_neJuDWk/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241232336280625426" border="0" /></a><br />Aunt Jenn and cousin Kaylie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyYTcA-wLI/AAAAAAAABtw/jiBj6a7NJyU/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+103.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyYTcA-wLI/AAAAAAAABtw/jiBj6a7NJyU/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241231526057656498" border="0" /></a><br />Ava was too quiet too long....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyXyrnInNI/AAAAAAAABtg/LVwS0v2PFD0/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+102.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyXyrnInNI/AAAAAAAABtg/LVwS0v2PFD0/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241230963308534994" border="0" /></a><br />Two cans of coffee and breadcrumbs....she was creative though<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyW0gMfZaI/AAAAAAAABsw/-pvozTLJ_gg/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+099.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyW0gMfZaI/AAAAAAAABsw/-pvozTLJ_gg/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241229895092102562" border="0" /></a><br />The EAC picnic in NY<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyW1NOuy4I/AAAAAAAABtA/dEeXkLCbWZ4/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+106.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyW1NOuy4I/AAAAAAAABtA/dEeXkLCbWZ4/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241229907181095810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alone again...this time with sharpie markers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyW1CAdb3I/AAAAAAAABtI/8qlaz6UFcKo/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyW1CAdb3I/AAAAAAAABtI/8qlaz6UFcKo/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241229904168447858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />chunka munka art!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVuE1oAeI/AAAAAAAABsA/QhRn38TB02I/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+128.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVuE1oAeI/AAAAAAAABsA/QhRn38TB02I/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241228685157597666" border="0" /></a><br />Pool time fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVuaW9EMI/AAAAAAAABsI/ewjAvLr1T80/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+120.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVuaW9EMI/AAAAAAAABsI/ewjAvLr1T80/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241228690934534338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />a preview of Abby Cadabby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVuiB6pHI/AAAAAAAABsQ/S0FSyGLpOPE/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+119.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVuiB6pHI/AAAAAAAABsQ/S0FSyGLpOPE/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241228692993778802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />At the county fair...I bought Ava this hat for the winter but she insisted on wearing it despite the heat!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVu36nPII/AAAAAAAABsY/BfqimVBdvOY/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+117.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVu36nPII/AAAAAAAABsY/BfqimVBdvOY/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241228698868726914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Petting the bunny at the fair<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVvM9AjQI/AAAAAAAABsg/8uFwO-a8TVQ/s1600-h/sesameplaceandaug2008+115.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SLyVvM9AjQI/AAAAAAAABsg/8uFwO-a8TVQ/s320/sesameplaceandaug2008+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241228704515919106" border="0" /></a><br />and the goat which she loved<br /><br /><br />We went to Sesame Place with good friends of ours. We had a great time. Ava did not like any rides but loved the shows and characters. We also saw the Wiggles which was great. She was amazed when they came on stage, it was too cute. We also had the adoption agencies local reunion. Moving, moving, moving...all the time.<br /><br />Things remain hectic. I'm back at work and Ava is adjusting to full time daycare. She is a little more clingy but she seems to love it there. All is well though and Ava is getting so big! She will be 2 tomorrow and I cannot believe it. She is chatting up a storm and it always takes me by surprise. Her favorite things to say are "I want to see" and "I want tea". She is starting to gesture with her hands and is definitely her own little person. She is definitely going on 2--everything is "mine" and "no". She is still so affectionate and sweet though. Ava is really starting to play with her dolls. I catch her kissing them and rocking them. She also likes to hide...not always fun for mommy.<br /><br />She is really into Abby Cadabby which is the theme of her upcoming birthday party. She keeps telling everyone that she is going to be 2. I tell her she is a big girl and she insists she is a baby. It's hysterical. I say big girl and she yells baby! Two years ago I had no idea she was about to enter the world and now I cannot imagine a second without her in it.<br /><br />We are starting potty training this week....yikes, not looking forward to that!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8723172812472139308?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-21139042833003790332008-08-06T10:15:00.000-07:002008-08-06T16:44:22.582-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoyudsJHLI/AAAAAAAABrk/vE8TNev7pnA/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+081.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231549690969398450" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoyudsJHLI/AAAAAAAABrk/vE8TNev7pnA/s320/capemayvac2008+081.jpg" border="0" />sunset at cape may point</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoyulaNXmI/AAAAAAAABrs/T6MSRPSzFEQ/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231549693041663586" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoyulaNXmI/AAAAAAAABrs/T6MSRPSzFEQ/s320/capemayvac2008+054.jpg" border="0" />my little preppy girl!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoyupwv9EI/AAAAAAAABr0/NyAfIKAY1Zw/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+078.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231549694209946690" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoyupwv9EI/AAAAAAAABr0/NyAfIKAY1Zw/s320/capemayvac2008+078.jpg" border="0" />only appropriate to wear your sailor dress on the beach</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouAtaMLII/AAAAAAAABqc/J35Q2JY5n9A/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231544506868575362" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouAtaMLII/AAAAAAAABqc/J35Q2JY5n9A/s320/capemayvac2008+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouAtaMLII/AAAAAAAABqc/J35Q2JY5n9A/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+004.jpg">straight up cream cheese for Ava, the bread is optional</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouAgH3Z1I/AAAAAAAABqk/6ML_VHWejfM/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231544503302055762" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouAgH3Z1I/AAAAAAAABqk/6ML_VHWejfM/s320/capemayvac2008+008.jpg" border="0" />I love this smile</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouA2x6dMI/AAAAAAAABqs/g35tcfaypQI/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+063.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231544509383996610" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouA2x6dMI/AAAAAAAABqs/g35tcfaypQI/s320/capemayvac2008+063.jpg" border="0" />my girl is obsessed with shoes, she loves all the play heels and I have to say she walks quite well in them</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouA7pg3fI/AAAAAAAABq0/1OScYodMByo/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231544510690942450" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouA7pg3fI/AAAAAAAABq0/1OScYodMByo/s320/capemayvac2008+065.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouBBOIE4I/AAAAAAAABq8/Rq0fvsJY8lE/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231544512186684290" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJouBBOIE4I/AAAAAAAABq8/Rq0fvsJY8lE/s320/capemayvac2008+066.jpg" border="0" />dancing with Aunt Melissa and Emily</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoswvjqc0I/AAAAAAAABp0/0FDE1NJgxTw/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231543133055644482" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoswvjqc0I/AAAAAAAABp0/0FDE1NJgxTw/s320/capemayvac2008+051.jpg" border="0" />shopping in Cape May</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJosw0Img_I/AAAAAAAABqE/RQsavv4Oc-Q/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231543134284317682" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJosw0Img_I/AAAAAAAABqE/RQsavv4Oc-Q/s320/capemayvac2008+069.jpg" border="0" /> the 80's chicks!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoswtfCjII/AAAAAAAABp8/2eVeDF1tj-E/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231543132499381378" style="WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoswtfCjII/AAAAAAAABp8/2eVeDF1tj-E/s320/capemayvac2008+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Ava loved these girls. The little one was so cute and told her mother that Ava looked like them</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoswykLOnI/AAAAAAAABqM/pJNa1BW-ohA/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+056.jpg">ava with her new friends, Michelle and Iris</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiL6iTItI/AAAAAAAABpM/vsYy9blDDTg/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231531505231274706" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiL6iTItI/AAAAAAAABpM/vsYy9blDDTg/s320/capemayvac2008+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJosxJgT1_I/AAAAAAAABqU/LK3_gswHTXg/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231543140020901874" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJosxJgT1_I/AAAAAAAABqU/LK3_gswHTXg/s320/capemayvac2008+061.jpg" border="0" />getting on sunblock for the beach</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiLyv3wJI/AAAAAAAABpU/T6ckE4_fnyg/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231531503140716690" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiLyv3wJI/AAAAAAAABpU/T6ckE4_fnyg/s320/capemayvac2008+026.jpg" border="0" />this is the "no" face that I get when I take out the camera</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiMCcg2DI/AAAAAAAABpc/mb0kVmx6cWI/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231531507354490930" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiMCcg2DI/AAAAAAAABpc/mb0kVmx6cWI/s320/capemayvac2008+038.jpg" border="0" />every once in a while she will throw me a bone and cooperate!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiMeuVDaI/AAAAAAAABpk/URYHAh0g-mg/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231531514945408418" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiMeuVDaI/AAAAAAAABpk/URYHAh0g-mg/s320/capemayvac2008+044.jpg" border="0" />my little beach baby</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiMurdqRI/AAAAAAAABps/WJrpv1oYLt8/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231531519228356882" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJoiMurdqRI/AAAAAAAABps/WJrpv1oYLt8/s320/capemayvac2008+045.jpg" border="0" />visiting Cousin Emily</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8bx9pYI/AAAAAAAABok/zTiDBnA_aC4/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231530139765810562" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8bx9pYI/AAAAAAAABok/zTiDBnA_aC4/s320/capemayvac2008+011.jpg" border="0" />looking quite trendy in her orange crocs</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8SGTUYI/AAAAAAAABos/xCjKVBf6nJ0/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231530137166762370" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8SGTUYI/AAAAAAAABos/xCjKVBf6nJ0/s320/capemayvac2008+018.jpg" border="0" />my little rock band girl</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8sK7BgI/AAAAAAAABo0/0zSXc4BImXg/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231530144165463554" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8sK7BgI/AAAAAAAABo0/0zSXc4BImXg/s320/capemayvac2008+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8neG5SI/AAAAAAAABo8/9Z3CvHtFJN0/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231530142903756066" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog8neG5SI/AAAAAAAABo8/9Z3CvHtFJN0/s320/capemayvac2008+033.jpg" border="0" />this will be her look when she is a famous drummer!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog801QbmI/AAAAAAAABpE/JJdjMq2Fvsc/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231530146490510946" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJog801QbmI/AAAAAAAABpE/JJdjMq2Fvsc/s320/capemayvac2008+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncwf42VGI/AAAAAAAABoU/lsu9KwfuL24/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231455167919314018" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncwf42VGI/AAAAAAAABoU/lsu9KwfuL24/s320/capemayvac2008+084.jpg" border="0" />Ava on the beach, jumping all over the place</a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncwjdeNCI/AAAAAAAABoc/RBf7AP9JAJY/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231455168878228514" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncwjdeNCI/AAAAAAAABoc/RBf7AP9JAJY/s320/capemayvac2008+086.jpg" border="0" />this is "eek eek", her buddy</a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncPhjGMpI/AAAAAAAABns/lMEH00w2Hjo/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231454601429267090" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncPhjGMpI/AAAAAAAABns/lMEH00w2Hjo/s320/capemayvac2008+073.jpg" border="0" />all of the sailor pix are from a professional photo shoot on the beach. Ava was so good and the photographers pix came great, I cannot wait to get them!</a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncPuOsrpI/AAAAAAAABn0/bW8Zj-iUvdU/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231454604833369746" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncPuOsrpI/AAAAAAAABn0/bW8Zj-iUvdU/s320/capemayvac2008+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncP2zb3CI/AAAAAAAABn8/xAgzvZc6tUw/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+076.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231454607134940194" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncP2zb3CI/AAAAAAAABn8/xAgzvZc6tUw/s320/capemayvac2008+076.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncP9fJeII/AAAAAAAABoE/5ZSwtlJwKiM/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+079.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231454608928897154" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncP9fJeII/AAAAAAAABoE/5ZSwtlJwKiM/s320/capemayvac2008+079.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncQG4wkaI/AAAAAAAABoM/1wBsypf4tl0/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231454611452236194" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncQG4wkaI/AAAAAAAABoM/1wBsypf4tl0/s320/capemayvac2008+077.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SJncQG4wkaI/AAAAAAAABoM/1wBsypf4tl0/s1600-h/capemayvac2008+077.jpg"></a>We had a great vacation! Ava was so good except for the car ride down...I won't even go into that nightmare. Even the DVD player wasn't helping! She still is not fond of the ocean itself and thinks the sand is "snow". She would walk with me near the water and then when we got to close she would say "bye momma" and run to the blanket...she doesn't like the beach, shopping or amusement park rides...so not like her momma!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Ava continues to be very social which is great. If there are kids anywhere we go she runs off to play with them. It is so cute. At one point I turned around at the beach to see Ava in the middle of a circle of much older girls and teens and she was shaking her little booty! Then we were in the supermarket and she was dancing and the next thing you know another customer joined in, a Grandma type. It was sweet. She has loved music classes so much that I may need to give up my Saturday mornings once I go back to work so she can continue.</div><div> </div><div>Ava went to her first movie--Mamma Mia--she was too funny. She was great through the whole thing. She danced in the aisle to every song and when they were over she would say "more". Now we listen to the soundtrack and she dances all around.We are off to Sesame Place for a couple of days. I think she will love it and her buddy Ben is coming too which will make it even better. Then the weekend after is the Wiggles. Before you know it I'll be going back to school.Ava continues to talk up a storm. My new favorite lines are A)When I say "where did the squirrel go?" and she goes "up in the tree" with the cutest little voice and the all time best one B)When I say "I love you" she says "loves you"! Nothing better than that...<br /></div><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-2113904283300379033?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-84116153565056677312008-07-25T14:03:00.001-07:002008-07-25T14:36:36.971-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpDg4ZHjQI/AAAAAAAABnU/FKaGL538id4/s1600-h/july2008+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227064549689494786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpDg4ZHjQI/AAAAAAAABnU/FKaGL538id4/s320/july2008+054.jpg" border="0" /></a> Toby came to visit for a week<br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpDhFmEMUI/AAAAAAAABnc/iNcYrNeisKE/s1600-h/july2008+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227064553233461570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpDhFmEMUI/AAAAAAAABnc/iNcYrNeisKE/s320/july2008+045.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB-x2HGdI/AAAAAAAABms/V--GCIhM70s/s1600-h/july2008+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227062864304871890" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB-x2HGdI/AAAAAAAABms/V--GCIhM70s/s320/july2008+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB-0Ow_LI/AAAAAAAABm0/VMBH5PDle0M/s1600-h/july2008+077.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227062864945151154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB-0Ow_LI/AAAAAAAABm0/VMBH5PDle0M/s320/july2008+077.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grandma got this dress for Ava in the Amish Country<br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB_F8k-9I/AAAAAAAABm8/EFe__cJYEcg/s1600-h/july2008+067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227062869700705234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB_F8k-9I/AAAAAAAABm8/EFe__cJYEcg/s320/july2008+067.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava thinks Toby is a horse!<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB_XB4AHI/AAAAAAAABnE/ykHXVLfQ_LE/s1600-h/july2008+048.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227062874286325874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB_XB4AHI/AAAAAAAABnE/ykHXVLfQ_LE/s320/july2008+048.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB_puas4I/AAAAAAAABnM/rvepy9FUxqk/s1600-h/july2008+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227062879304987522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpB_puas4I/AAAAAAAABnM/rvepy9FUxqk/s320/july2008+065.jpg" border="0" /></a> Doesn't everyone wear their swimmies on their head?!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_qReBhkI/AAAAAAAABlc/DPY7ED4B1pI/s1600-h/july2008+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227060312993269314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_qReBhkI/AAAAAAAABlc/DPY7ED4B1pI/s320/july2008+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpAqO08aII/AAAAAAAABmM/Fkk5bh-QExg/s1600-h/july2008+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227061411795724418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpAqO08aII/AAAAAAAABmM/Fkk5bh-QExg/s320/july2008+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpAqTQZboI/AAAAAAAABmc/10D8HHo8jAs/s1600-h/july2008+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227061412984614530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpAqTQZboI/AAAAAAAABmc/10D8HHo8jAs/s320/july2008+031.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpApwrhehI/AAAAAAAABmE/ULLBs-VzGcU/s1600-h/july2008+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227061403703147026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpApwrhehI/AAAAAAAABmE/ULLBs-VzGcU/s320/july2008+027.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ava's first pony ride, this girl had no fear at all yet she is petrified on the carousel! <br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpAqtp10iI/AAAAAAAABmk/8NJa0xyf-H0/s1600-h/july2008+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227061420070654498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIpAqtp10iI/AAAAAAAABmk/8NJa0xyf-H0/s320/july2008+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_qkWPUUI/AAAAAAAABls/XGG-H8pC0Do/s1600-h/july2008+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227060318060892482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_qkWPUUI/AAAAAAAABls/XGG-H8pC0Do/s320/july2008+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> She loves all animals<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_q0a-f4I/AAAAAAAABl0/Wn9SM92PXl0/s1600-h/july2008+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227060322375729026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_q0a-f4I/AAAAAAAABl0/Wn9SM92PXl0/s320/july2008+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_rUBujTI/AAAAAAAABl8/F_5kKFsDKiM/s1600-h/july2008+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227060330859760946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SIo_rUBujTI/AAAAAAAABl8/F_5kKFsDKiM/s320/july2008+023.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We're headed out of town for vacation at the beach! Thankfully Ava is much better in the car now since we have a long ride ahead of us. We got a new car today which has a DVD player, this of course helps too. Ava was so confused when I picked her up today in a different car with a new car seat, her old one made me crazy. It had so much padding it would push her off the seat and she could never sleep in it. </div><div> </div><div>We have been busy as ever. The pictures above are from a local little zoo, she loved it. Toby, Grandma and Grandpa's dog, came to visit and she gets sad when he leaves. They shared several meals. I would hear Ava open the snack drawer and say "look woof woof, yum..." She also goes around saying "no no no woof woof" because it steals her food right out of her hands. We have been going to a music class called "musical munchkins" and it has been a lot of fun. She joined right in without hesitation. It amazes me how quickly she catches onto things. We also went to a tumbling class and her favorite was the balance beam. She also liked falling off onto the mats and would do it on purpose.</div><div> </div><div>Ava is talking up a storm all of a sudden, she has about 70 words down and makes up short sentences. Sometimes it is so funny to hear her. I picked her up from the babysitter one day and she said "momma home juice snack lala" which translates to take me home and give me juice, popcorn and put Sesame Street on. She calls all cups "babas" so she will tell me "momma, juice in the baba". Too cute! She is so feisty, she says no and she is not kidding! 2 is so coming and it is not going to be pretty! She will stand her ground though and I see this as a good thing. <br /></div><div>We have some fun stuff coming up even after vacation--a trip to Sesame Place and floor seats to the Wiggles! I cannot believe how much money we spent to go and see these people but to watch Ava makes it worth it!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8411615356505667731?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-68233684545122880632008-07-11T11:17:00.000-07:002008-07-11T12:08:11.770-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHerOBTDzrI/AAAAAAAABlA/m0_lnVuSyFg/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221830550314274482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHerOBTDzrI/AAAAAAAABlA/m0_lnVuSyFg/s320/gotchaday2008+056.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grandpa &amp; Uncle Al at the restaurant<br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHerORx8KSI/AAAAAAAABlI/JLpEI4fBCiA/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+057.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221830554738764066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHerORx8KSI/AAAAAAAABlI/JLpEI4fBCiA/s320/gotchaday2008+057.jpg" border="0" /></a> Aunt Rose &amp; Ava<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHerOkr26-I/AAAAAAAABlQ/euEfKts3FCw/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221830559813528546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHerOkr26-I/AAAAAAAABlQ/euEfKts3FCw/s320/gotchaday2008+053.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqmcuOh-I/AAAAAAAABkY/ywOpnCqH0Ds/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221829870481213410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqmcuOh-I/AAAAAAAABkY/ywOpnCqH0Ds/s320/gotchaday2008+045.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava looked too cute in her Guatemalan-wear!<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqmuD0MFI/AAAAAAAABkg/ZX7zuCKvaP8/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221829875135164498" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqmuD0MFI/AAAAAAAABkg/ZX7zuCKvaP8/s320/gotchaday2008+049.jpg" border="0" /></a> Loving her cheese tortillas<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqm6FVtRI/AAAAAAAABko/q7Bf98b4w48/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221829878362780946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqm6FVtRI/AAAAAAAABko/q7Bf98b4w48/s320/gotchaday2008+052.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grandma &amp; Ava playing...<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqnQ7n-6I/AAAAAAAABkw/cBln8pKibpU/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221829884496051106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqnQ7n-6I/AAAAAAAABkw/cBln8pKibpU/s320/gotchaday2008+074.jpg" border="0" /></a> We had a great time at dinner...<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqnsv4YSI/AAAAAAAABk4/TxeH1w0O2Bo/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221829891962986786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeqnsv4YSI/AAAAAAAABk4/TxeH1w0O2Bo/s320/gotchaday2008+060.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sarah &amp; Ava<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHepoZTTMgI/AAAAAAAABjw/aV56zxzh1Hw/s1600-h/avajune2008+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221828804411077122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHepoZTTMgI/AAAAAAAABjw/aV56zxzh1Hw/s320/avajune2008+089.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is a shirt that Ava's fostermom had sent her for her first birthday<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHepo24L8UI/AAAAAAAABj4/4JDX09pyHbA/s1600-h/avajune2008+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221828812350419266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHepo24L8UI/AAAAAAAABj4/4JDX09pyHbA/s320/avajune2008+088.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeppIm6N9I/AAAAAAAABkA/y4XYeT3PESs/s1600-h/avajune2008+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221828817109792722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeppIm6N9I/AAAAAAAABkA/y4XYeT3PESs/s320/avajune2008+091.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava has had it with the camera, she now yells "no" and turns around!<br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeppdAgEII/AAAAAAAABkI/z-ogREkky84/s1600-h/avajune2008+093.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221828822585839746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeppdAgEII/AAAAAAAABkI/z-ogREkky84/s320/avajune2008+093.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeppgHHN4I/AAAAAAAABkQ/Td9yG7f_7Sc/s1600-h/gotchaday2008+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221828823418877826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeppgHHN4I/AAAAAAAABkQ/Td9yG7f_7Sc/s320/gotchaday2008+044.jpg" border="0" /></a> My cool kid!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeowfOOQ4I/AAAAAAAABjY/9x7lBoCbgfo/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+065.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221827843927720834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeowfOOQ4I/AAAAAAAABjY/9x7lBoCbgfo/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+065.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava's cake on the 4th of July<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeowpusTTI/AAAAAAAABjg/YL87EgtuNoM/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221827846748261682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeowpusTTI/AAAAAAAABjg/YL87EgtuNoM/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+067.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeow_LhSSI/AAAAAAAABjo/cPPU5n-oQok/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221827852506319138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeow_LhSSI/AAAAAAAABjo/cPPU5n-oQok/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+074.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava was excited to feed mommy which is what she was doing here....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoGC6T1cI/AAAAAAAABi4/svILjCiXfVw/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221827114773501378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoGC6T1cI/AAAAAAAABi4/svILjCiXfVw/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+060.jpg" border="0" /></a> My little beach bum....<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoGmhIeYI/AAAAAAAABjA/qEa9FpQxd54/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221827124331575682" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoGmhIeYI/AAAAAAAABjA/qEa9FpQxd54/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+075.jpg" border="0" /></a> People watching....<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoGytR84I/AAAAAAAABjI/0FNebwCPJo0/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221827127603753858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoGytR84I/AAAAAAAABjI/0FNebwCPJo0/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+083.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shopping in Cape May<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoHJG8gVI/AAAAAAAABjQ/yB8bqHI8hT4/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+086.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221827133616980306" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHeoHJG8gVI/AAAAAAAABjQ/yB8bqHI8hT4/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+086.jpg" border="0" /></a> Out cold!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenalMdwJI/AAAAAAAABiY/i8FSxNCvdU4/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221826368062210194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenalMdwJI/AAAAAAAABiY/i8FSxNCvdU4/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+055.jpg" border="0" /></a> Getting ready for the bicycle parade<br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenayeilVI/AAAAAAAABig/xo_ilyjSvVs/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221826371627685202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenayeilVI/AAAAAAAABig/xo_ilyjSvVs/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+050.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava loves being on the bicycle<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenbVgdH4I/AAAAAAAABio/C08FscWbvPg/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221826381030956930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenbVgdH4I/AAAAAAAABio/C08FscWbvPg/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+052.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava &amp; Uncle Sam at the parade<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenb3N_m5I/AAAAAAAABiw/DfEkzpHAixk/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221826390080330642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHenb3N_m5I/AAAAAAAABiw/DfEkzpHAixk/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+054.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava getting a police badge sticker<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemqzXRwSI/AAAAAAAABh4/diP_3_fyxig/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221825547231936802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemqzXRwSI/AAAAAAAABh4/diP_3_fyxig/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+028.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava in 4th of July clothes<br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemrOFJkOI/AAAAAAAABiA/Kz0WauKS7n8/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221825554403660002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemrOFJkOI/AAAAAAAABiA/Kz0WauKS7n8/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+022.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemriAE4KI/AAAAAAAABiI/GOCgQkm3qjA/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221825559751090338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemriAE4KI/AAAAAAAABiI/GOCgQkm3qjA/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+026.jpg" border="0" /></a> Waiting for the parade to start<br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemrwpN5WI/AAAAAAAABiQ/eMubzrMj7m0/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221825563681744226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHemrwpN5WI/AAAAAAAABiQ/eMubzrMj7m0/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Trying on her new bicycle helmet<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHekTAvMBTI/AAAAAAAABhg/V-CN4N-O8l8/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221822939481769266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHekTAvMBTI/AAAAAAAABhg/V-CN4N-O8l8/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava's first time on the beach this year...<br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHekTTk2VoI/AAAAAAAABho/w0eO7RrmRLg/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221822944538678914" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHekTTk2VoI/AAAAAAAABho/w0eO7RrmRLg/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> Building sandcastles...<br /><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHekT2efdYI/AAAAAAAABhw/Ef2oKyA0fps/s1600-h/gotchaday20084thofjuly+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5221822953907254658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SHekT2efdYI/AAAAAAAABhw/Ef2oKyA0fps/s320/gotchaday20084thofjuly+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> Look at this beach body!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We had a terrific gotcha day! We went out for dinner on the first of July which is the day I got Ava. She wore her Guatemala clothes, she looked adorable. Then we went to the beach for the long weekend. We celebrated on the 4th too since it was the day we came home. We also were in a bicycle parade that they hold each year and it was fun. I got a new bike for my birthday with a seat for Ava, she absolutely loves it. I had not been on a bike in years and I was scared I was kill us! We survived. Whenever you say the word bike, Ava points to her head and goes "hat" and is ready to go. The only problem is that Miss Bossy tries to push me out of the way so she can see, not realizing I am her engine! She yells, "momma move". We're headed back to the beach for a week at the end of the month and cannot wait! Unfortunately Miss thing is not so into the actual water. I think she will warm up to it. It's a nice feeling to know that we have been a family for an entire year.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Being home with Ava is fun but boy is she going on two! She is such a feisty one. Everything is "uh-oh"...I keep trying to get her to understand it's not an uh-oh if you do it on purpose! If she gets into a bathroom it is all over! Toilet paper everywhere and anything that fits will be swimming in the toilet. She is learning new words everyday. This week it's "hi buddy" to everyone. It's too cute. She is mommies big helper, she loves to clean and sweep with me. She helps with the laundry and if you tell her what room it goes in she will deliver it, although it won't be folded anymore. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are in a music class and she is loving that. It's very fun to watch her with these other kids and so amazing how she keeps up with it all. Other than that we have just been relaxing which is nice.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-6823368454512288063?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-90146851521625101382008-06-30T07:36:00.000-07:002008-06-30T08:30:41.186-07:00<div>I was on a plane to go and get my girl! I cannot believe it. I am reflecting a lot on last year at this time. I have been looking at the pictures and videos, Ava was so little! Last year I was picking her up and she wasn't mobile at all, today she put on her own shoes...time flies. I actually had Ava placed in my arms on July 1st. On the 30th my dad and I landed in GC and headed to the Crowne Plaza. We ate and swam in the pool, the entire time it was all so surreal. I'm glad I filmed a lot of it because it was overload for me and I don't remember it all. </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Tomorrow evening we're going out to a Mexican restaurant to celebrate "Gotcha Day". We were supposed to go to this Guatemalan restaurant which I waited to go to until this day and it closed! </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>I'll post pix afterwards!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-9014685152162510138?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-35513240900520975232008-06-17T10:07:00.000-07:002008-06-17T10:27:04.496-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwa3etw2I/AAAAAAAABek/sZ9vfcW37Js/s1600-h/DSC05363.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212899438064681826" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwa3etw2I/AAAAAAAABek/sZ9vfcW37Js/s320/DSC05363.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ava on Father's Day at Uncle Joe and Aunt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tiina's</span> house<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwL9eY5MI/AAAAAAAABd8/lzLK-xZoqhA/s1600-h/DSC05365.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212899181975889090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwL9eY5MI/AAAAAAAABd8/lzLK-xZoqhA/s320/DSC05365.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ava loves bees--she constantly goes around saying "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bzzzz</span>" when she wears this.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwMP_orAI/AAAAAAAABeE/4m5GU_mXjSc/s1600-h/DSC05371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212899186947173378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwMP_orAI/AAAAAAAABeE/4m5GU_mXjSc/s320/DSC05371.JPG" border="0" /></a> Swimming with Sarah and Uncle Joey<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwMmbZAfI/AAAAAAAABeM/PwjpSsOdEe0/s1600-h/DSC05376.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212899192969167346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwMmbZAfI/AAAAAAAABeM/PwjpSsOdEe0/s320/DSC05376.JPG" border="0" /></a> Suddenly Miss Ava is too cool for a bathing suit!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwM5NKnRI/AAAAAAAABeU/Hof4FiZyHZQ/s1600-h/DSC05380.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212899198009777426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwM5NKnRI/AAAAAAAABeU/Hof4FiZyHZQ/s320/DSC05380.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ava loving her fish...sometimes she pretends she's a monster and she puts her little hands up to the tank and growls<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwNPZ9mHI/AAAAAAAABec/dbzBXyX61Ec/s1600-h/DSC05382.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212899203969030258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfwNPZ9mHI/AAAAAAAABec/dbzBXyX61Ec/s320/DSC05382.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ava's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">tv</span> seat...<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfvysScKEI/AAAAAAAABdU/cK1sbDRJ-QU/s1600-h/DSC05345.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212898747865638978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfvysScKEI/AAAAAAAABdU/cK1sbDRJ-QU/s320/DSC05345.JPG" border="0" /></a> My little "cheese" waiting for our one year placement visit with the social worker<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfvzfK1qNI/AAAAAAAABdc/MmgQrJ46RDI/s1600-h/DSC05350.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212898761523964114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfvzfK1qNI/AAAAAAAABdc/MmgQrJ46RDI/s320/DSC05350.JPG" border="0" /></a> Ava brushing her teeth and Bear's too!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfvz771MJI/AAAAAAAABdk/sn4HU0lFAc8/s1600-h/DSC05351.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212898769245646994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfvz771MJI/AAAAAAAABdk/sn4HU0lFAc8/s320/DSC05351.JPG" border="0" /></a>My little pig-tailed princess...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfv0fys9LI/AAAAAAAABds/T1kgGnnDMBg/s1600-h/DSC05360.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212898778871035058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfv0fys9LI/AAAAAAAABds/T1kgGnnDMBg/s320/DSC05360.JPG" border="0" /></a> This girl is still obsessed with Sponge Bob, which she still has never seen on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tv</span>!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfv0ohSL5I/AAAAAAAABd0/_PpQxGMrnkE/s1600-h/DSC05362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212898781213896594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SFfv0ohSL5I/AAAAAAAABd0/_PpQxGMrnkE/s320/DSC05362.JPG" border="0" /></a> Sponge Bob <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">jammies</span>, Sponge Bob <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">sippy</span> cups, sunscreen, bubbles...everywhere!</div><div> </div><div>I am so happy to be done with work for a couple of months. I joined Ava up for a Musical Munchkins class and tumbling to keep her around other little ones and to give us some kind of routine. We will be going to the beach a lot, hopefully she will like it this year. Last year she did not.</div><div> </div><div>Ava is so turning into a two year old--"no" and "mine" are constants! Ugh, so difficult sometimes. I keep reminding myself she will grow out of it. Apparently even my car is hers now. Very cute! She is also into taking off her diaper all the time unless she has something on with snaps. My little nudist....</div><div> </div><div>We had our one year post-placement <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">homestudy</span> visit. So you know how well prepared you are for these visits? Well little ones can blow it all in a second! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">LOL</span>. So Ava for whatever reason decided to not take a nap that day. The social worker arrives at 3:00 purposely so she would be napped. So <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">missy</span> has a bit of an attitude. The SW sits down and asks Ava to show her her toys--Ava puts her arms out and yells "NO" and "mine". Then me and the SW are talking and she decides to take off her diaper and run half naked across the room. I was like, yes she is in naked mode lately! We continue to talk and Ava goes to the kitchen and comes out with a marshmallow stuffed in her mouth. Lovely. A little bit later she returns to the kitchen and I hear Ava going "momma, dirty-dirty-dirty". I excuse myself to go and see what she has done--marshmallows everywhere (that's the least of it)--she then points and goes "dirty"--she pooped on the floor! I wanted to die, it was very funny though! I am talking normally to the SW as I am trying to get rid of her "dirties" so she never knew what happened! Thankfully Ava joined us again, climbed into my lap, snuggled in and went to sleep! Oh Ava, she does make me laugh!</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-3551324090052097523?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-84875910364423302412008-06-05T06:02:00.001-07:002008-06-05T06:18:37.757-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkxctb81I/AAAAAAAABcs/9oC46UNIpZ8/s1600-h/avamayjune+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208383032248759122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkxctb81I/AAAAAAAABcs/9oC46UNIpZ8/s320/avamayjune+013.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava's new water playground<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkxkyCTVI/AAAAAAAABc0/ko4Ggovt3Ew/s1600-h/avamayjune+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208383034415533394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkxkyCTVI/AAAAAAAABc0/ko4Ggovt3Ew/s320/avamayjune+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> I just love this little body!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkx-3xXlI/AAAAAAAABc8/XWY8obCk6Kw/s1600-h/avamayjune+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208383041418911314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkx-3xXlI/AAAAAAAABc8/XWY8obCk6Kw/s320/avamayjune+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava is in naked mode....she constantly takes off all her clothes! I give up. I keep the potty around just in case...I know, wishful thinking!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkydUbelI/AAAAAAAABdE/6H9Z00WVm2k/s1600-h/avamayjune+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208383049592175186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkydUbelI/AAAAAAAABdE/6H9Z00WVm2k/s320/avamayjune+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> At least she camoflauged before the picture was taken! She is so done with my camera, when she sees it she yells "no"<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkyj8kUqI/AAAAAAAABdM/niRO4MgvN6g/s1600-h/avamayjune+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208383051371139746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkyj8kUqI/AAAAAAAABdM/niRO4MgvN6g/s320/avamayjune+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is one of Ava's recent professional photos. It's a picture of the picture so it's not too clear.<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkQpXrkkI/AAAAAAAABcE/7i9an236-dg/s1600-h/avamayjune+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208382468711486018" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkQpXrkkI/AAAAAAAABcE/7i9an236-dg/s320/avamayjune+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Grandpa showed Ava how to turn this old plastic Easter egg into a clown nose. She was so funny walking around like this.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkQ1MvxmI/AAAAAAAABcM/6IdHolHHQGM/s1600-h/avamayjune+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208382471886849634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkQ1MvxmI/AAAAAAAABcM/6IdHolHHQGM/s320/avamayjune+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> My silly little girl!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkRLO6JGI/AAAAAAAABcU/53oLVXXegk4/s1600-h/avamayjune+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208382477801497698" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkRLO6JGI/AAAAAAAABcU/53oLVXXegk4/s320/avamayjune+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Poor Toby! He endures so much toddler torture when we visit my parents. He sat for at least 30 minutes as Ava cleaned him with tissues. He is so tolerant!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkRii8NyI/AAAAAAAABcc/k26F-CkRehs/s1600-h/avamayjune+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208382484059535138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkRii8NyI/AAAAAAAABcc/k26F-CkRehs/s320/avamayjune+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> She would switch off and clean herself too...<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkR6iEZPI/AAAAAAAABck/fXP1s4t5fzA/s1600-h/avamayjune+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208382490498327794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SEfkR6iEZPI/AAAAAAAABck/fXP1s4t5fzA/s320/avamayjune+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> Toby is wondering when this child is going home!<br /><br /><div>Ava is now 21 months old, ahhhhh....sounds so old! Yesterday was 11 months that we came home. Saturday is one year since I got the most important phone call ever--that we were OUT of PGN! One year, I cannot believe it. I do remember that the call was late Thursday evening (even though we were out the day before on the 6th!) and it was the best weekend ever. I remember being on cloud 9, it was then that I started taking Ava's toys out of boxes and really getting ready. Two weeks later we were PINK on June 21st and here we are almost one year later and it is still amazing to me that she is here. It just doesn't wear off!</div><div> </div><div>Ava is feeling much better. She went back to daycare yesterday. This is her last full week--yipeee! School is in its final full week too. I cannot wait to just be home with her. Last summer was wonderful with her but she wasn't doing much. This year I am looking so forward to the beach and the parks--she loves to explore everything now. </div><div> </div><div>Sunday is my one year post placement visit with the social worker. I'm glad that will be done. I guess it's finally time for me to apply for a name change and new birth certificate! I am still traumatized by the thought of more paperwork!</div><div> </div><div>Ava's new thing and one of my favorites is when I go to pick her up from daycare she will see me and I can hear her saying "There's my momma, there's my momma". She has the cutest little voice. When she wants me to sit with her she pats the couch and says "here momma". LOVE it!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8487591036442330241?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-88900248666980886432008-06-02T18:42:00.000-07:002008-06-02T18:52:33.402-07:00Sorry, no pictures! Things have been more hectic than usual. We came home from the reunion and two days later we were on the road again. My grandma Rose passed away. She would have been 97 this fall! She was one of the funniest people I have ever met and sadly she never got to know Ava. She would have gone crazy over her. There are so many funny stories that come to mind when I think of her and one day I'll share them with Ava. Rest in peace Grandma, we will all miss you!<br /><br />So little missy went to her first wake and funeral service. She did great. She added humor and entertainment to say the least. She independently went up to the casket and peeked in....she then turned to everyone and brought up her little finger to her face and said "shhhh". She would do this constantly as she saw her as sleeping. It was very sweet. My grandmother would have cracked up, so maybe Ava will take on her humor! Eventually she started saying "up"....didn't know quite what to do with that one! <br /><br />So we came home from the services Saturday evening. When I went to take Ava out of her carseat she was burning up with fever. In the middle of the night it got worse and I contemplated the ER. By morning she was close to 105. Very scary! Turns out she has coxsackie virus. So we were home today. She looks so pathetic. I have not seen her this sick in the almost one year that we are together. Yup, 11 months ago I was in Guatemala....it still amazes me! Ava is now 25 lbs at 21 months. Hopefully she will feel better soon! The only perk is that all she wants to do is snuggle...I love that part!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-8890024866698088643?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-49157323875175778142008-05-28T05:51:00.001-07:002008-05-28T06:50:44.390-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Y0WUVERI/AAAAAAAABa8/kprGkGxBxvc/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205414400677450002" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Y0WUVERI/AAAAAAAABa8/kprGkGxBxvc/s320/eacdayonereunion+032.jpg" border="0" /></a> At the main office in Ohio, where it all began!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Y0mUVESI/AAAAAAAABbE/bvV3w0papU4/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+022.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205414404972417314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Y0mUVESI/AAAAAAAABbE/bvV3w0papU4/s320/eacdayonereunion+022.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava loved this jumping thing...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Y02UVETI/AAAAAAAABbM/rhLxXO8i6AQ/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205414409267384626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Y02UVETI/AAAAAAAABbM/rhLxXO8i6AQ/s320/eacdayonereunion+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> Making new friends....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YXWUVEMI/AAAAAAAABaU/BEFsq3K2NGM/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413902461243586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YXWUVEMI/AAAAAAAABaU/BEFsq3K2NGM/s320/eacdayonereunion+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> And bumping into some old ones! This is Lora and baby Hannah. We were on our visit trip together. Hannah was a peanut compared to Ava then, now she is bigger! It was great to see them again!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YX2UVENI/AAAAAAAABac/ozTQtM8DAJM/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413911051178194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YX2UVENI/AAAAAAAABac/ozTQtM8DAJM/s320/eacdayonereunion+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> We also met "Sunbeam" and her mom Melissa, after months of reading their blog it was nice to see them in person!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YYGUVEOI/AAAAAAAABak/k8AH-4gBa7M/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413915346145506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YYGUVEOI/AAAAAAAABak/k8AH-4gBa7M/s320/eacdayonereunion+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> Together Ava and Sunbeam were attempting to bust into the EAC files, maybe they wanted to find their records!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YY2UVEPI/AAAAAAAABas/gNO4ZbxnOCE/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413928231047410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YY2UVEPI/AAAAAAAABas/gNO4ZbxnOCE/s320/eacdayonereunion+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Margaret Cole, the head of EAC. She is incredible and was very helpful during Ava's process.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YZGUVEQI/AAAAAAAABa0/kwRmpvEqt7o/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413932526014722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1YZGUVEQI/AAAAAAAABa0/kwRmpvEqt7o/s320/eacdayonereunion+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is inside the office. It was very nice looking around in there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X6mUVEII/AAAAAAAABZ0/oZiqKUYxfe0/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413408540004482" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X6mUVEII/AAAAAAAABZ0/oZiqKUYxfe0/s320/eacdayonereunion+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava, all dressed up with her new cheesey smile! We were headed to the meet and greet Friday evening.<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X7GUVEJI/AAAAAAAABZ8/XUIhnb6ZenE/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413417129939090" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X7GUVEJI/AAAAAAAABZ8/XUIhnb6ZenE/s320/eacdayonereunion+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X7WUVEKI/AAAAAAAABaE/uLNvQpqe-Hc/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413421424906402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X7WUVEKI/AAAAAAAABaE/uLNvQpqe-Hc/s320/eacdayonereunion+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hannah...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X7mUVELI/AAAAAAAABaM/3KUk9W2ZRAs/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413425719873714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X7mUVELI/AAAAAAAABaM/3KUk9W2ZRAs/s320/eacdayonereunion+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Hector. He is the EAC facilitator. He came in from GC with his wife and baby. He was the one who takes the videos and pictures of the babies throughout the process. He remembered us and it was great to see him!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1ZJmUVEXI/AAAAAAAABbs/J0v1S6GeKfY/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205414765749670258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1ZJmUVEXI/AAAAAAAABbs/J0v1S6GeKfY/s320/eacdayonereunion+034.jpg" border="0" /></a>By the end of the evening miss thing was wiped out...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1ZJWUVEWI/AAAAAAAABbk/weUmHoLg5HQ/s1600-h/eacdayonereunion+036.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205414761454702946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1ZJWUVEWI/AAAAAAAABbk/weUmHoLg5HQ/s320/eacdayonereunion+036.jpg" border="0" /></a>But she found the energy to go swimming!</div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XdmUVECI/AAAAAAAABZE/LayCuUtRYKY/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+094.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412910323798050" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XdmUVECI/AAAAAAAABZE/LayCuUtRYKY/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+094.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sarah, Ava and Mia at Wagontrail Tours...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Xd2UVEDI/AAAAAAAABZM/Hxfg94EY8Rg/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412914618765362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Xd2UVEDI/AAAAAAAABZM/Hxfg94EY8Rg/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+099.jpg" border="0" /></a> These two are just so cute together! Ava calls her "mimi" and screams for her constantly!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XeGUVEEI/AAAAAAAABZU/o8UReaUjHA4/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412918913732674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XeGUVEEI/AAAAAAAABZU/o8UReaUjHA4/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+110.jpg" border="0" /></a> Getting ready to go on our safari ride!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XeWUVEFI/AAAAAAAABZc/wdV90dMXUgI/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+103.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412923208699986" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XeWUVEFI/AAAAAAAABZc/wdV90dMXUgI/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+103.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava and Tanya...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XemUVEGI/AAAAAAAABZk/TWVX4ECnAmI/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+130.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412927503667298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1XemUVEGI/AAAAAAAABZk/TWVX4ECnAmI/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+130.jpg" border="0" /></a> How sweet is this?!<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X6WUVEHI/AAAAAAAABZs/dxib_Ng1t1k/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+132.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205413404245037170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1X6WUVEHI/AAAAAAAABZs/dxib_Ng1t1k/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+132.jpg" border="0" /></a>Okay, this was hysterical. In the gift shop they had keychains with miniature crocs. Ava loves crocs and has several colors. So she sits on the floor, takes hers off and proceeds to try on the keychains. She tried every color! She would not give up.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1flWUVEYI/AAAAAAAABb0/gYr1gwcLm2g/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+114.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205421839560806786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1flWUVEYI/AAAAAAAABb0/gYr1gwcLm2g/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+114.jpg" border="0" /></a>Some of the critters we fed...Ava kind of pelleted them with their food but it worked<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1fnGUVEZI/AAAAAAAABb8/CM47uisEdP4/s1600-h/avamayandwagontrailseac+115.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205421869625577874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1fnGUVEZI/AAAAAAAABb8/CM47uisEdP4/s320/avamayandwagontrailseac+115.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W6WUVD-I/AAAAAAAABYk/rHlnUzwU9ws/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412304733409250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W6WUVD-I/AAAAAAAABYk/rHlnUzwU9ws/s320/eaczoo2008+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mia at the Cleveland zoo on Saturday<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W6mUVD_I/AAAAAAAABYs/j3Dv-D2S1vk/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412309028376562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W6mUVD_I/AAAAAAAABYs/j3Dv-D2S1vk/s320/eaczoo2008+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava enjoying the EAC picnic doughnuts...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W62UVEAI/AAAAAAAABY0/VpbhIjLF85g/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412313323343874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W62UVEAI/AAAAAAAABY0/VpbhIjLF85g/s320/eaczoo2008+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just strolling along...<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W7GUVEBI/AAAAAAAABY8/0cnee7OPAls/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205412317618311186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1W7GUVEBI/AAAAAAAABY8/0cnee7OPAls/s320/eaczoo2008+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Getting ready to go to the zoo...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1WiWUVD5I/AAAAAAAABX8/qjNdnzzpAKo/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411892416548754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1WiWUVD5I/AAAAAAAABX8/qjNdnzzpAKo/s320/eaczoo2008+034.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava and Devon...we me on our pick up trip and it was great to reconnect!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Wi2UVD6I/AAAAAAAABYE/DGM3exmEHAM/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411901006483362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Wi2UVD6I/AAAAAAAABYE/DGM3exmEHAM/s320/eaczoo2008+033.jpg" border="0" /></a> The Santilli clan!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1WjGUVD7I/AAAAAAAABYM/w5A7tGVstLM/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411905301450674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1WjGUVD7I/AAAAAAAABYM/w5A7tGVstLM/s320/eaczoo2008+032.jpg" border="0" /></a> Tanya, Mia and Sarah<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1WjmUVD8I/AAAAAAAABYU/QjMwDz6SKGY/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411913891385282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1WjmUVD8I/AAAAAAAABYU/QjMwDz6SKGY/s320/eaczoo2008+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mommy and Ava marching in the "Coming to America" parade<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Wj2UVD9I/AAAAAAAABYc/WINf1uyA7gw/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411918186352594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Wj2UVD9I/AAAAAAAABYc/WINf1uyA7gw/s320/eaczoo2008+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> This was wonderful...a couple of thousand people marching by birth country throughout the zoo. As we approached the outdoor theatre you began to here Neil Diamond's "Coming to America". An amazing sight<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1V-GUVD3I/AAAAAAAABXs/r-w4F6cMjoI/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+053.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411269646290802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1V-GUVD3I/AAAAAAAABXs/r-w4F6cMjoI/s320/eaczoo2008+053.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava finally gave into a nap at 4:00!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1V-WUVD4I/AAAAAAAABX0/X8NRBIyAvyc/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411273941258114" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1V-WUVD4I/AAAAAAAABX0/X8NRBIyAvyc/s320/eaczoo2008+050.jpg" border="0" /></a> She was very into these termite constructions!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1V9mUVD2I/AAAAAAAABXk/LNM2VwjdkTo/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205411261056356194" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1V9mUVD2I/AAAAAAAABXk/LNM2VwjdkTo/s320/eaczoo2008+061.jpg" border="0" /></a>Another day at the pool. She wore this suit last summer too except then it was so big you couldn't see her belly!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1VqGUVDzI/AAAAAAAABXM/4lF3noSqfDw/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205410926048907058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1VqGUVDzI/AAAAAAAABXM/4lF3noSqfDw/s320/eaczoo2008+071.jpg" border="0" /></a> Happy Memorial Day!!! We got home late Sun. evening<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1VqmUVD0I/AAAAAAAABXU/QQg7PeT68hA/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+068.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205410934638841666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1VqmUVD0I/AAAAAAAABXU/QQg7PeT68hA/s320/eaczoo2008+068.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Vq2UVD1I/AAAAAAAABXc/lUoxZ9hqPoE/s1600-h/eaczoo2008+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205410938933808978" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SD1Vq2UVD1I/AAAAAAAABXc/lUoxZ9hqPoE/s320/eaczoo2008+069.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We had an absolute great time in Ohio! Well worth the long car ride. We left Thursday evening and drove for about 5 hours. Ava only cried once upon waking up and we had to stop to hold her for a couple of minutes. On Friday we drove a little over an hour and met Tanya and Mia at wagontrail tours. It was incredible! Ava fed elks, zebra, camels, water buffalos...and many more things with large horns. She loves animals and did great. They came right up to your wagon and it was so fun. Then we had about another hour to get to where we were staying. Friday evening there was a reception at the EAC office. It was very nice to see the place in person. At one point I was looking at all of their literature and this once flyer had this cute little girl and as I was looking at it I realized Ava's picture was there too! I was so excited, she is on the cover of there Guatemala packet. It's the picture with her pink Guatemala hat on. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>One of the really neat things that EAC did was invite top officials in the adoption world from Guatemala and they came! They got to witness all of these families and see firsthand how loved they all are. One of the men was the newly appointed person for the civil registry. They had a question and answer time on Friday evening and spoke Saturday. They shared that in their opinion by the end of this year things will be back running full force. Lets pray this is true!</div><div><br /> </div><div>Our hotel had an indoor pool and I was glad to see that Ava still loves the water. Saturday morning we went to the Cleveland Zoo where the reunion was. It was great. The weather was so nice too. It was a wonderful experience to walk around a place and constantly see families formed by adoption from so many different places. When we did the Coming to America parade I kept looking back at all the people, amazing! When the song was playing I kept looking at Ava dancing in the grass to the music and I couldn't have been more thankful for the gift of her and adoption! It is overwhelming, this whole journey! We will definitely be back next year.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>On the way home Sunday I was a bit worried about the ride. We were going straight through. Ava did great! Again only crying when she woke up from her nap. So we stopped at a McDonald's and had a picnic on the grass. She happily greeted everyone and then did fine until we hit NY.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I think we wiped the poor little thing out! Monday we went to a Memorial Day party and on the way home at 6:15 she fell asleep for the night....<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-4915732387517577814?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-307399026045871562008-05-20T06:46:00.000-07:002008-05-20T07:53:52.842-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLi0usxgoI/AAAAAAAABW8/3dgVQNdW-qE/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+083.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202469915083244162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLi0usxgoI/AAAAAAAABW8/3dgVQNdW-qE/s320/avamaymothersday+083.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just looking out the window...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLi1esxgpI/AAAAAAAABXE/M8jZXt7uTT4/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+084.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202469927968146066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLi1esxgpI/AAAAAAAABXE/M8jZXt7uTT4/s320/avamaymothersday+084.jpg" border="0" /></a> A cute smile because she knows she is not supposed to be up there! Now there's a new window and she is not happy because it's flat without a seat...<br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLiZ-sxgkI/AAAAAAAABWc/4B6L1hMOzfg/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202469455521743426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLiZ-sxgkI/AAAAAAAABWc/4B6L1hMOzfg/s320/avamaymothersday+088.jpg" border="0" /></a> So for those of you who ask why her hair is never down or without a clip...this is why!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLiaesxglI/AAAAAAAABWk/0flJOk3LWDA/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202469464111678034" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLiaesxglI/AAAAAAAABWk/0flJOk3LWDA/s320/avamaymothersday+089.jpg" border="0" /></a> She looks like the little kid from Jungle Book...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLiausxgmI/AAAAAAAABWs/3pmYns69sUU/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+090.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202469468406645346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLiausxgmI/AAAAAAAABWs/3pmYns69sUU/s320/avamaymothersday+090.jpg" border="0" /></a> My big girl, she loves to try to dress herself all the time...<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLia-sxgnI/AAAAAAAABW0/2YjzTLJsgiE/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+087.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202469472701612658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLia-sxgnI/AAAAAAAABW0/2YjzTLJsgiE/s320/avamaymothersday+087.jpg" border="0" /></a> A little light reading before bedtime!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZjOsxggI/AAAAAAAABV8/-UZOryloKxM/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+061.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202459718830883330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZjOsxggI/AAAAAAAABV8/-UZOryloKxM/s320/avamaymothersday+061.jpg" border="0" /></a> Sleepy Girl on Mother's Day!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZjesxghI/AAAAAAAABWE/FrGpeiuUlgI/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+069.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202459723125850642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZjesxghI/AAAAAAAABWE/FrGpeiuUlgI/s320/avamaymothersday+069.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava just hanging out with her uncles &amp; Grandpa<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZjusxgiI/AAAAAAAABWM/L4qeefGEUqg/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202459727420817954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZjusxgiI/AAAAAAAABWM/L4qeefGEUqg/s320/avamaymothersday+045.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava helping mommy get ready for our Mother's Day Party<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZkOsxgjI/AAAAAAAABWU/6iWg09UIE-U/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202459736010752562" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLZkOsxgjI/AAAAAAAABWU/6iWg09UIE-U/s320/avamaymothersday+060.jpg" border="0" /></a> Finally, a Mother's Day with a baby in the same house!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLY7usxgdI/AAAAAAAABVk/5g_CpLoV8P4/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+066.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202459040226050514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLY7usxgdI/AAAAAAAABVk/5g_CpLoV8P4/s320/avamaymothersday+066.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava would show everyone her Strawberry Shortcake on her shirt...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLY8OsxgeI/AAAAAAAABVs/GI2QqcNbT34/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+062.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202459048815985122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLY8OsxgeI/AAAAAAAABVs/GI2QqcNbT34/s320/avamaymothersday+062.jpg" border="0" /></a> She also learned "butt" and loves to point out hers and everyone elses!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLY8esxgfI/AAAAAAAABV0/UtW-P36my2M/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202459053110952434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLY8esxgfI/AAAAAAAABV0/UtW-P36my2M/s320/avamaymothersday+064.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYlusxgZI/AAAAAAAABVE/K4TXl1AA0FQ/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202458662268928402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYlusxgZI/AAAAAAAABVE/K4TXl1AA0FQ/s320/avamaymothersday+071.jpg" border="0" /></a> Singing Happy Birthday to a lot of family members....<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYl-sxgaI/AAAAAAAABVM/AhbPN4Pztes/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+074.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202458666563895714" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYl-sxgaI/AAAAAAAABVM/AhbPN4Pztes/s320/avamaymothersday+074.jpg" border="0" /></a> Mother's Day flowers...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYmOsxgbI/AAAAAAAABVU/jJ0Y1bgom0I/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202458670858863026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYmOsxgbI/AAAAAAAABVU/jJ0Y1bgom0I/s320/avamaymothersday+075.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava made this stepping stone for me, so cute!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYm-sxgcI/AAAAAAAABVc/GYQ91Zzdf5M/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202458683743764930" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLYm-sxgcI/AAAAAAAABVc/GYQ91Zzdf5M/s320/avamaymothersday+035.jpg" border="0" /></a> My snug as a bug girl!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLX1OsxgXI/AAAAAAAABU0/BYOvseVHG2s/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457829045272946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLX1OsxgXI/AAAAAAAABU0/BYOvseVHG2s/s320/avamaymothersday+027.jpg" border="0" /></a> "Gone fishing"...this is for our friend Marcy! Ava was so quiet and when we walked in the bathroom this is what we found...Lets hope she doesn't put our real fish in the toilet bowl!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXausxgTI/AAAAAAAABUU/teMXVZNztqM/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457373778739506" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXausxgTI/AAAAAAAABUU/teMXVZNztqM/s320/avamaymothersday+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXbesxgVI/AAAAAAAABUk/XUgSkRDzDyU/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457386663641426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXbesxgVI/AAAAAAAABUk/XUgSkRDzDyU/s320/avamaymothersday+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXH-sxgPI/AAAAAAAABT0/wX8APxRc08M/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457051656192242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXH-sxgPI/AAAAAAAABT0/wX8APxRc08M/s320/avamaymothersday+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> On our way to church...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXIesxgQI/AAAAAAAABT8/4pEZ-DdyJis/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457060246126850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXIesxgQI/AAAAAAAABT8/4pEZ-DdyJis/s320/avamaymothersday+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava zoning out after just waking up...my little pippy longstocking!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXIusxgRI/AAAAAAAABUE/FK6HPiehCLs/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457064541094162" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXIusxgRI/AAAAAAAABUE/FK6HPiehCLs/s320/avamaymothersday+032.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLX-usxgYI/AAAAAAAABU8/0cc4jPzMruo/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457992254030210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLX-usxgYI/AAAAAAAABU8/0cc4jPzMruo/s320/avamaymothersday+041.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava just loved this hat, too cute!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXI-sxgSI/AAAAAAAABUM/N9d0HBaliRE/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202457068836061474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLXI-sxgSI/AAAAAAAABUM/N9d0HBaliRE/s320/avamaymothersday+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWwOsxgKI/AAAAAAAABTM/M2Ta-yTiURo/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202456643634299042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWwOsxgKI/AAAAAAAABTM/M2Ta-yTiURo/s320/avamaymothersday+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava has just recently gotten into her babies and she loves to walk them around....<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWwusxgLI/AAAAAAAABTU/khkX2TZvmSA/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202456652224233650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWwusxgLI/AAAAAAAABTU/khkX2TZvmSA/s320/avamaymothersday+015.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is her new smile when I say cheese...it cracks me up everytime!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWxesxgMI/AAAAAAAABTc/bR0twjLJCNs/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202456665109135554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWxesxgMI/AAAAAAAABTc/bR0twjLJCNs/s320/avamaymothersday+018.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava loves this baby, she sings in spanish...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWxesxgNI/AAAAAAAABTk/g4ing06ojdQ/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202456665109135570" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWxesxgNI/AAAAAAAABTk/g4ing06ojdQ/s320/avamaymothersday+021.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ava discovered the window seat... She kept climbing in and walking around like it was her stage!<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWyesxgOI/AAAAAAAABTs/bjk0ghtqVLg/s1600-h/avamaymothersday+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202456682289004770" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SDLWyesxgOI/AAAAAAAABTs/bjk0ghtqVLg/s320/avamaymothersday+020.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div>Mother's Day was a lot of fun, we had about 20 people over for a bbq and the weather held out thankfully! Two years ago on Mother's Day I had my homestudy done, last year we were stuck in PGN and I found out two days before that we had a previo so this Mother's Day was so special! Ava made so many cute things in daycare and with Sarah for me. Very fun! She was so proud of everything. My mom got one of those cards with music that you record your own voice and when you open it up there is Ava's little voice saying "momma"...I love it! </div><div></div><div>She continues to grow like crazy, pretty much in size 18 months now. I think she is in a growth spurt because she is eating everything in sight. She is talking a lot more too. Her newest obsession..."the butt". An older child at daycare taught her...just lovely! So she points all the time to my backside going "momma the butt". My parents watched her on Sunday because we went to watch a basketball game in Manhattan. They took her shopping and there was a woman who was well endowed in the backside region so Ava started pointing at it and yelling "the butt, the butt". OMG, my parents were horrified. They said they did a quick 180 with the cart and that she didn't hear her. Ava will point out butts in the middle of the night, suddenly I'll hear her going "momma, butt". Ugh...I hope that when she can say other body parts we'll move on!</div><div></div><div>We continue to be a crazy family but loving it! We're off to Ohio on Thursday for the EAC reunion picnic. 8.5 hours in the car, wish us luck! There will be a lot of us to keep her entertained! It's me and Sarah, Aunt Leslie, and our friends Tanya and her daughter Mia. Two years ago when I first started I used to imagine going to this picnic with my baby and now I am! Last year I was so disappointed that she wasn't home in time. I am looking forward to meeting other families, last year they had close to 5,000 people! </div><div></div><div>Hope everyone is doing well!</div><div></div><div>love,</div><div>Donna and Ava<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-30739902604587156?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-57824919114248225862008-05-08T09:37:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:40:56.209-07:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title">Below is a posting from Julia's blog, (www.thejujucrew.blogspot.com) Please visit her blog for recent happenings in Guatemalan adoptions...<br /></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><br /></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://thejujucrew.blogspot.com/2008/05/today-is.html">Today Is.................</a> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >Today Is:</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >National Day Of Prayer</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >For The</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:180%;" >Orphans Of Guatemala</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:180%;" ></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" >PLEASE join with us today as we lift up the children and families caught in the process of adoption and the children that have no families as well.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Please read James 1:27 today.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">No matter who you are, you are called to be a part of the life of orphans. If God sees it as pure and perfect, then how can we not get involved? We are ALL called to love, pray and DO.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thank you for giving your time today to make the difference in the future of the life of a child.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Dear Heavenly Father,</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Thanks for first loving us and adopting us as your own. Thank you for teaching us in your word how you need us to be your hands and feet and care for the orphans of the world.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">God we unite today in this special time of prayer asking for you to reach out and do amazing miracles in the country of Guatemala. We pray you would turn the hearts of the kings (the government) and show them YOUR love and compassion for the children that so desperately need families and to be HOME. We pray that you would touch their hearts and minds and lead and guide them. We bind up the plans of the enemy to keep these children captive and forgotten. We pray that mighty angels would go now to comfort them and protect them. Lord We pray that each child would feel your presence and know your love. We pray that you would touch the hearts of the caregivers and help them to love and care for these children the way you would. We pray that the new process of adoption would be set up quickly and that it would be one of integrity and truth. Father we pray that ALL cases in process would be released and that these children would be allowed to come home to the families that love them QUICKLY.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Father God we thank you that you love us and care for us and that you are faithful to hear our prayers and answer them. Hear our cries today oh Lord and set the children of Guatemala FREE.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Father God with all that we are we cry out to you for the Mommas out there right now that have children in Guatemala. Oh God - we can only imagine what they are feeling right now. We pray that your peace would flood their souls and that your grace would sustain them. Lord God we ask you to meet every need in their lives. If they need financial help - We pray that it would come quickly from places they never dreamed it would. </span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Lord strengthen the waiting families and show us how to encourage them and love them through this difficult time. Father God - you perfectly designed a Mother's heart for her children - so we pray that you would comfort them in the ways that only you can dear Lord.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Teach us ways to help and how to make a difference in the country of Guatemala. Lead us and guide us and NEVER let us forget for a moment the children that still wait for families. Touch the hearts of your people Lord and help them to see the great need in Guatemala. Prick our hearts daily Lord and let our hearts always be broken for things that your heart is broken for.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">We ask these things with GREAT faith - knowing that you are a good and loving Father,</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">In Jesus Name ,</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Amen</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="left"> </div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6294359979560548506-5782491911424822586?l=avaroseisabel.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Donnanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6294359979560548506.post-26132722583777071342008-04-30T10:09:00.001-07:002008-04-30T10:50:31.830-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBirMdyHPII/AAAAAAAABTE/MMXoEudBMN4/s1600-h/avaapril2008+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195090400813464706" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBirMdyHPII/AAAAAAAABTE/MMXoEudBMN4/s320/avaapril2008+043.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wow, we have been together almost a whole year!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiq7tyHPEI/AAAAAAAABSk/DBhEi6RgHCQ/s1600-h/prom2008+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195090113050655810" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiq7tyHPEI/AAAAAAAABSk/DBhEi6RgHCQ/s320/prom2008+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> I went to the prom with my mommy--it was super fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiq79yHPFI/AAAAAAAABSs/oFtvJ5dPVQ4/s1600-h/prom2008+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195090117345623122" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiq79yHPFI/AAAAAAAABSs/oFtvJ5dPVQ4/s320/prom2008+006.jpg" border="0" /></a> Everyone kept taking my picture!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiq8dyHPGI/AAAAAAAABS0/bvioXFiqXiA/s1600-h/prom2008+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195090125935557730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiq8dyHPGI/AAAAAAAABS0/bvioXFiqXiA/s320/prom2008+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> I loved sitting on the floor watching the kids dance! I also would sit by the appetizer table until one of the big kids gave me a mini hot dog--it worked every time!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195090130230525042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiq8tyHPHI/AAAAAAAABS8/5ZlG7hRC_WY/s320/prom2008+022.jpg" border="0" />They were all so nice to me!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipqtyHPAI/AAAAAAAABSE/n3gL7Ef14mw/s1600-h/avaapril2008+080.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195088721481251842" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipqtyHPAI/AAAAAAAABSE/n3gL7Ef14mw/s320/avaapril2008+080.jpg" border="0" /></a> Finally, I get to play in the backyard. I keep picking up the seeds off the grass and putting them back in the feeder!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiprdyHPBI/AAAAAAAABSM/xKib3pN9dVw/s1600-h/avaapril2008+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195088734366153746" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiprdyHPBI/AAAAAAAABSM/xKib3pN9dVw/s320/avaapril2008+088.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love sticks, I collect lots of them in my yard<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiprtyHPCI/AAAAAAAABSU/nNFhhlKXNQY/s1600-h/avaapril2008+095.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195088738661121058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiprtyHPCI/AAAAAAAABSU/nNFhhlKXNQY/s320/avaapril2008+095.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just taking a stroll...<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipsNyHPDI/AAAAAAAABSc/OXW6hASrT4o/s1600-h/avaapril2008+097.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195088747251055666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipsNyHPDI/AAAAAAAABSc/OXW6hASrT4o/s320/avaapril2008+097.jpg" border="0" /></a> I pick the dandelions for my mommy and give her tons each day!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipQtyHO-I/AAAAAAAABR0/U8bT6T55pvw/s1600-h/avaapril2008+071.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195088274804653026" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipQtyHO-I/AAAAAAAABR0/U8bT6T55pvw/s320/avaapril2008+071.jpg" border="0" /></a> Bath time fun!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipRNyHO_I/AAAAAAAABR8/rHJBjB7Xl8w/s1600-h/avaapril2008+073.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195088283394587634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBipRNyHO_I/AAAAAAAABR8/rHJBjB7Xl8w/s320/avaapril2008+073.jpg" border="0" /></a> After my bath I walk around when mommy sings "naked nudey", I really don't like getting dressed!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBio6NyHO7I/AAAAAAAABRc/Xp6yLlBKzJg/s1600-h/avaapril2008+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195087888257596338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBio6NyHO7I/AAAAAAAABRc/Xp6yLlBKzJg/s320/avaapril2008+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> Me and my buddy Ben!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBio7tyHO8I/AAAAAAAABRk/6uDQxAvlAKo/s1600-h/avaapril2008+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195087914027400130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBio7tyHO8I/AAAAAAAABRk/6uDQxAvlAKo/s320/avaapril2008+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ben has already been to Disney world, I can't wait until I can go too! Grandpa has wanted to take me since I got home, mommy says I'm too young.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBio89yHO9I/AAAAAAAABRs/q1QY904KTwg/s1600-h/avaapril2008+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195087935502236626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBio89yHO9I/AAAAAAAABRs/q1QY904KTwg/s320/avaapril2008+023.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the mess we made, mommy said people would laugh really hard since nothing was out of place before I came along!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiodtyHO2I/AAAAAAAABQ0/5lrJYc2JMhE/s1600-h/avaapril2008+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195087398631324514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBiodtyHO2I/AAAAAAAABQ0/5lrJYc2JMhE/s320/avaapril2008+028.jpg" border="0" /></a> I love making up my own outfits...this one consisted of rubber gloves, winter boots and hat and later on I added a fish net to my get up!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBioedyHO3I/AAAAAAAABQ8/2czBHvqENXI/s1600-h/avaapril2008+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195087411516226418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBioedyHO3I/AAAAAAAABQ8/2czBHvqENXI/s320/avaapril2008+054.jpg" border="0" /></a> I was waiting for my mommy to finish getting ready but I just gave up and fell asleep! She sure can take a long time with that whole make up thing!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBioetyHO4I/AAAAAAAABRE/bz-ypvn8WSU/s1600-h/avaapril2008+052.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195087415811193730" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBioetyHO4I/AAAAAAAABRE/bz-ypvn8WSU/s320/avaapril2008+052.jpg" border="0" /></a> I wanted my mommies earrings on but she made me take them off before daycare! I was so sad...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_S_KWa24tYhM/SBioe9yHO5I/AAAAAAAABRM/vvcwvQ-Exh4/s1600-h/avaapril2008+058.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195