Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Grandma and Grandpa Visit


A couple weeks ago my parents came to visit!
Like every visit with them, it went by way too fast.
We spent our time going to parks, going for walks, shopping, and eating yummy food.



How cute are my parents? They're the best.


 Ava loved trying on shoes! 
We found a few pairs that I liked for her - it's a good thing she has shoes now that she's a pro at walking. We were also able to find her some cute summer clothes and a few toys. Lucky girl. 


My happy babe :)



Still rocks the bath towel 




Loving the swings. 
My parents were just so cute with her.




My favorite picture :)



and then I blinked and the week was over. 
Come back!

Monday, April 7, 2014

iphone dump

The pictures on my phone are backing up- 
Here are some of my favorites :)


I love her in overalls. So cute.




We always sometimes take mother/daughter pics


Ava and Jonah. 
Out. 
Getting strolled around is exhausting.


Ava was sick for a week after we got back from Oklahoma. 
It was gross/sad/tiring. 
Glad that week is over!


Back to feeling like herself
Ava has 7 teeth now




While I teach my lesson, Ava hangs out in priesthood with Jeff. 
She's a real lady.


Jeff was actually home this evening, so we had a family park date!


Happy girl, happy dad.




  
This was taken on the day after I shattered my phone, burned dinner so badly the smoke alarm went off, and then accidentally threw my keys in the dumpster while I was taking out the trash at 10:30 at night. Those yellow flowers were ones I bought myself the next morning to ensure I had a better day :)


Monday, March 31, 2014

Oklahoma City

A couple weeks ago we went up to Oklahoma City for a Jeff's cousin's wedding. 
Caroline flew in to Dallas and we all drove up together. It was so nice of her to let us tag along! 
Ann and her family we're already up there and we all met up at the hotel. It was a really fun weekend, and Ava was in heaven with all of the attention she was getting from her cousins. Logan and Taylor were so nice and so good to her.



They made a crawling train. Up and down the hallway all afternoon. 
Ava thought this was just so funny.



Taylor showing off her breakfast masterpiece 


Ava photo-bombing at the recpetion


How cute is this picture?!


Ava and Aunt Ann


Family selfie


Jeff and his mom dancing- Logan and Ava dancing in the background


Cutie cousins


Me and my girl outside the temple



We also took Ava swimming at the hotel pool. 
She loved it, and I can't wait for pool days pretty much every day this Summer.




Before we drove home on the last day, we stopped at the OKC memorial- it was freezing, so we didn't stay long, but it was cool to see. It really is a nice memorial. 



All in all it was was a very fun weekend. Thanks for the good times OKC! and thanks to Jeff's mom for getting us all together.

Baby in a Box

This was our entertainment the other morning.




and now I'm looking for a bigger box :)

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

*Ava Rees* 10 Months

So late with this! Oh well. At least I'm doing it now, right?
Alright. 
My girl is 10 months!
Ava is so much fun these days. She's so full of personality and has really developed a real sense of what she wants and what she does not! 
Now, when I pick her up while she's playing with a toy she likes, or playing with something she shouldn't- she cries, throws her head back and stiffens her body and is basically so dramatic that I won't let her play with the toilet. Fun stuff. It is a little funny, and a little worrying- I thought tantrums were a thing that older kids did? Isn't she still just my babe? 
Overall though, she really is a sweetheart. She still loves to cuddle and her face still breaks out into the biggest grin every time I come back into the room. 


That face kills me. 


This last month Ava has had three new teeth come in- in total, she has 7.
Sometimes she bites my toes when I'm sitting on the floor. It always makes me jump, and that cracks her up. 

 ^^don't worry, we're going shoe shopping this weekend^^

Right before she turned ten months she took her first steps! She still prefers crawling, but every now and then she'll just stand up on her own and walk across the room. 


For the most part, she really is a good eater. 
She likes bananas, bread, yogurt, cheese, spaghetti, tortillas, and spinach smoothies. However, when she is done eating, she lets me know by flinging the leftover food across the room. 
She also loves her sippy cup! 


Ava loves to clap, and give high-fives. If she's in a good mood, she'll wave bye bye. She's still a little shy around people she doesn't know, but once she warms up she's all smiles and cuddles.


Our typical day starts out with a breakfast of oatmeal and fruit, followed by playing hard with her toys. After playtime, we read books and have a snack- usually yogurt- and then we'll head out to a park, or to meet up with friends. Ava will sometimes take a long nap after lunch. For lunch, she usually eats some cut up cheese and a spinach smoothie with some pieces of bread. Once Ava wakes up from her nap, she gets another snack-usually dry cereal- and then we go on a looooong walk. We break up the walk by stopping at the swings or stopping at the dog park. After we get home, she plays with her toys while I clean up and then she gets dinner- which is basically whatever I'm eating, just cut up in little pieces. After dinner, she gets a bath and pjs and some more book time and snuggles until its time for bed. 
Can't believe I only have two more of these to do! This year is going by so fast!
Love you Ava sweetheart and love our days together!