Freebies

A few weeks ago Josh was helping a family in our ward move and came home with this gem.


This little girl has been busy driving to the grocery store, delivering the mail, and taking baby for a drive.


The same weekend one of our friends was cleaning out their garage and gave us this gem for Reid. Their oldest is 8 years old. So this toy has been around since my Freshman year of college. But I actually really like how big the shelf part of the toy is. It's actually big enough we can put stuff on it. and plus, it was FREE! As you can tell, Reid is a fan too!


Reid continues to use his rolling skills on a daily basis.


I've seen him roll from his stomach to his back a few times. But he hasn't made the connection to roll consecutively yet. Ava better enjoy it while she can because soon enough he'll be going after her toys.


Ava loves to hold her "small brother" (as she puts it). She was looking at our Bunting family picture that we took at Christmas and asked, "Where's Reidy? Is Daddy holding Reidy?" I don't think this girlie even remembers life without her little "Buddy" (another name Ava calls him).


This kid is a drooler. My pants, shirt, arm, fingers, the floor, his clothes, his socks, all his toys, pillows, and blankets are completely drenched.


Not only can he drool he can do this with his mouth. Add toes to the list of things he sucks on.


How can that possibly be fun? Ava and I tried it. Ava was shocked that there was something Reid could do that she couldn't.


This pic is a little blurry but I just had to post it. This is what Reid does every time he sees his sister.


I don't get it. This girl pokes him, takes his binky away, hugs him nonstop, steals all of his toys, and he still can't get enough. But I guess Ava is pretty sweet with him too. Like today he dropped his toy while playing in the above mentioned toy, and she ran over and picked it up and gave it back to Reidy. She always wants to make sure that he's happy.


I didn't realize just how much of a big helper Ava is with Reid until she took that 2.5 hour nap today. Entertaining Reid by myself for that period of time was exhausting. I couldn't wait for the little buggy to wake up!

Nap or no nap

Josh and I always thought we had dodged the bullet when it came to sleeping with Ava. That was all before she decided to go on a nap time strike. Every afternoon when nap time rolls around Ava protests saying, "Mom, I sleep last night!" Ava is quite the little negotiator.

Last week I went to check on Ava and found her like this.


It didn't surprise me that she was on the dresser. This girl can get onto anything. Notice the changing pad hanging off the side of the crib. It was strapped on vertically to stop Ava from climbing into the crib. Sidenote, she discovered that she could climb into the crib without getting on the dresser. Another sidenote, Reid will not be sharing a room with Ava until he is a little more sturdy!

Doesn't Ava look so peaceful in this picture? It didn't last long. After snapping the picture I decided it was not safe for my little princess to sleep up so high, so I gently and slowly moved her into her bed. And that's when the dragon was released from inside and she had a full blown tantrum for an ENTIRE hour. To the extent she screamed so hard she threw up. Ugh.


This is how I found her today. This child does have a bed! I guess she just doesn't realize how tired she really is and just conks out while playing.


Today Ava took a 2.5 hour nap. Yay right?! But that meant that instead of falling asleep around 8:30 pm, she fell asleep around 11 pm. So here's the real question. Is it even worth having her take a nap if she doesn't fall asleep until 11 pm? Don't get me wrong, she will definitely still be going into her room for quiet time. But naps just seem more of a hassle than they are worth.

Starring Reid

If you haven't noticed, this will be my 7th post this week. It might have something to do with that fact that Josh has been working every night. Just maybe :) I was able to edit two more movies tonight. The first one is of Reid giggling. We think. Either he's giggling or screaming for help. You be the judge.

The second flick is show casing my sons new found ability of rolling over. We didn't know if Reid could roll over on his own for about a week because every time we would find him on his stomach, Ava would be suspiciously nearby.

Goodnight Reidy

There is nothing cuter than seeing siblings helping each other. Ava has really taken on the big sister role. She's such a good little helper.

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Where's Ava?

Books are strewn across the entire floor, clothes have been taken off their hangers and thrown on the ground, and the clothes are no longer nicely folder in her drawers (you'll just have to trust me on that one!). But I'm ecstatic because little Missy decided to take a nap TODAY! Can you find her?


Can you believe she actually took a nap in that position?


Ava has been trying to give up her naps all summer. I could probably count on both hands how many naps she's taken. If any of you have any suggestions on how to get the wee ones to take a nap, please tell. My sanity depends on it!

Just because

The following pictures are just because I took some cute pics of the kiddos. And personally, I can never get enough of these cutie pies.

Mom, I want to help

As I was busily putting dishes away into the dishwasher Ava came running over screaming "Mom, I want to help!" Hmmmm. A toddler, sharp knives, glasses, and a cutting board recently used for cutting raw meat. One of those things just doesn't belong! Not wanting to miss out on this opportunity for having help I asked Ava to go help Reid who I could hear crying in the next room. My little helper went to fulfill her task. Surprisingly his crying stopped almost immediately. After finishing the dishes I walked into the other room to find this.


A head pillow, A toy dog, a huge red ball, a container of Quaker Oats, a rattle, a vibrating elephant, her stuffed monkey, her stuffed elephant, her stuffed tiger, 5 plastic fish, a duck rattle, a rattle chew toy, his blanket and his binky.


I guess Ava knew what she was doing because this little boy doesn't look sad anymore.

Sharing is Caring

I have the best daughter ever. Just look at what she gave me!


Here's a closer shot.


I asked Ava if I could have a piece of her graham cracker and she kindly obliged. I'm glad she could spare a mere morsel for her dear mother!