I heart Crocs

I am a girl who loves a good deal. So Ava and I headed out to the outlet mall today to use up my coupons at Carters and OshKosh. On the way out I noticed that they had a Crocs outlet. Ava's feet have finally grown big enough to fit their 4/5 shoes (which are the smallest they come in). We picked up this cute little Mary Jane Crocs for half off.


On the way out of the store I fell in love with these beauties and just had to buy them. It's a totally brand new style, but for some reason the store had them for 60% off. They are the most comfortable shoes ever. And the best part is the clerk said you can throw them in the washer when they get dirty. I think I need these shoes in every color!

How did that get there?

Am I imaging things, because I swear that box was across the room a second ago.


Now the giggling coming from the box makes sense.


I don't think we've laughed this hard in a really long time. She always seems to surprise us with the things she says or does. Gotta love the toddler age.

Candy, candy, and MORE candy

After reading the title you might have a little guess as to why Ava is so happy. This past week we took a little trip to one of Ava's favorite candy factories.


The Jelly Belly Factory! Thanks to her Grandpa Bunting Ava has a huge spot in her stomach for those delicious little morsels of yumminess :)


The factory is a fully functioning candy making factory. So we were not allowed to take any pictures once on the tour. Total bummer! I wish you were all there to see Ava and her little buddy peering through the windows mesmorized by all the candy and machines. Once we got outside we had to take a picture of the girls in their Jelly Belly hats. (Ava loved hers so much she insisted on wearing her hat all through lunch)


Besides getting to see how they make Jelly Bellies, the best part was all of the free samples they let you try. Here's Ava trying to open up her free bag of Jelly Bellies. This girl is addicted to these things!


Ha! I thought it was funny how eventually she resorted to trying to eat the Jelly Belly through the plastic.


Ever heard of Belly Flops? They are the jelly beans that don't make the cut when it comes to being the "perfect" Jelly Belly. So Jelly Belly packages them up and sells them all for half price. Who cares what they look like! They still taste as yummy!


I think I'll go eat one of those reject Jelly Bellies right now.

I'll do anything for...

...an M&M! From sunrise to sunset all our little girl wants to eat are M&M's. Since I personally don't enjoy being around a sugar high child all day. We usually only give her a few of these delicacies after dinner. Which means most of the time I am having to tell my child no. Which has made her resort to calling and asking her grandparents on the phone for a few M&M's. It's actually pretty funny.

One day she actually came up to me and said "Mommy, baby need M&M." (talking about her baby doll). And then Ava proceeded to place her baby in her stroller. Look her straight in the eyes and then say over and over "No M&M" while shaking her head back and forth.

One day I was in a generous mood and decided to let Ava take a handful. Her reaction was priceless!


It went from shock, to frantically trying to open the bag, to saying "Mmmmm. M&M" over and over. I think her color dyed face says it all.


Have you had an M&M today?

34 weeks and counting

I have finally gotten around to taking a belly picture! I can't believe we only have a month and a half left until we will be a family of four. I hope we're ready for this! We pretty much have everything in order. It's been nice the second time around because you still have everything from the first child.

But we do need your help! We've picked a first name, but have no clue when it comes to the middle name. We decided to name our little boy Reid, after Josh's grandfather. So we were thinking of choosing David as a middle name because it is the name of one of my grandfathers (which just happens to be Josh's middle name also). But do you think Reid David would be too many D's? I'm totally dying to know what you guys think. So don't be shy, leave a comment!