What we've been up to

Here's a little recap of what we've been up to these past few weeks. I can't believe how fast summer is whizzing by. Maybe it is because the weather has been really unseasonably cool. The high for tomorrow is 79 degrees. Seriously, is it summer? But we did get one day where the temps jumped up into the 90's. So we totally took advantage of it and went to the pool. Hopefully August will warm up a bit more. Hope you enjoy the slideshow.

Missed us?

In my defense our camera's battery died a few days ago and I have not been able to find the charger. By the end of our move we were just throwing random crap into boxes. And uh, those boxes are still unpacked. But luckily today was the day that I found the charger! Here's a pic to tide you* over until I can upload more pics. Arrrrright! Gotta love Ava's squinty eyed smile.


*meaning my grandbaby hungry Mother who asks multiple times a day for new pictures.

Go America!

Nothing beats a hometown parade, yummy bbq with friends, and a good fireworks show. Gosh, I really do love the 4th. It's really nice getting together with everyone from your community and just celebrate the awesome country that we live in.

I was a little worried at first because Ava woke up in a funk. Seriously though, attitude at age 2. The teenage years are going to be hard on all of us!


Thankfully once the parade started and the candy started flowing that frown turned completely upside down.


Ava loved that little flag. She waved it in the store when we bought it and she couldn't stop waving it at the parade. But sadly, the little flad met it's demise seconds after returning home from the parade. Sidenote, you can't see it in the picture, but Ava is actually applauding the people in the parade. Super cuteness.


The loot. Hmmm...that tootsie roll is looking mighty tasty.


Here's the cutest baby at the entire parade.


And proof that I was also in attendance. Notice the medalian around my neck? A girl in the parade handed Ava a soccer medal. Weird. Upon closer expection, it was a 1st place medal for the boys 9/10 year olds from 2006. I think I'm working it pretty well.


And then the finale of the night was of course the fireworks. I was pretty nervous how Ava would handle staying up so late, especially since she totally objected to taking her nap earlier that afternoon. But she did amazingly well. Here are Ava and Josh taking a break from throwing snaps.


Reid's first fireworks show. By the time the show started the little guy was already passed out.


I think Ava enjoyed the show enough for the both of them.


Thanks Melissa for the pics. I especially love the next pic. Ava sure got into the fireworks this year. She was pretty disappointed that they only happen once a year.

I'm working

A few days ago Josh decided to work from home. Ava decided that she wanted to work from home too. She walked over and pulled out her laptop and told me "I'm working". After a few minutes of wildly typing away, Ava shut her computer, walked over to her play kitchen and dumped out all of her food. When I asked what she was doing she replied, "I'm working". Gotta love this little girl!

Birthday boy

Happy birthday babe! We love you and can't wait to celebrate once you get home from work. Hopefully your boss will let you come home early...hint hint :)

Binky broke

My little girl is all grown up. It was time for the binky to say goodbye to Ava. So we decided when we moved to the new apartment (oh, have I failed to mention we're moving this Sat) that the binky wasn't coming with us. Ava wasn't too keen on that idea and all of the sudden was wanting to have her binky all day long. Which I can't remember the last time we let her have it outside of naps and bedtime. So I took a cue from one of my wonderful sister-in-laws and snipped off the tip of the pacifier. So while she wasn't looking I quietly took her binky from her room, cut of the top and even quieter placed it back in her room.

When it came time for naptime Ava scurried up to her room and went to retrieve her binky. Immediately after picking it up she knew something was terriblely wrong. She stuck it in her mouth, pulled it out, and then with a confused look on her face told me...

Ava: Binky broke.
Korey: Yep. It sure looks like it's broken.
Ava: Fix it.
Korey: I'm sorry honey. I can't fix it.
Ava: Get another one.
Korey: Honey, that's the only one we have. (Which I felt bad telling her a lie because we have an extra binky hidden in a secure location)
Ava: Buy a new one.
Korey: Sorry babe, I can't right now.

So naptime didn't go as planned. She didn't cry over her broken binky, even though she kept trying to suck on it with no success, but she didn't end up sleeping at all. Once naptime was "over", I asked her if she wanted to keep her binky or throw it away. She opted to throw it away. I was completely shocked she would even say that. She took the broken binky, walked over to the kitchen and threw it away. And that was the end of that. By bedtime the little girl was exhausted. And after her bath she just crawled into bed and fell asleep without even a word about her binky.

Sorry for the play by play, but I'm just so proud of my little girl. It is so fun watching Ava start to really understand what is going on around. I can't believe how smart and sassy little girl she is becoming. Hopefully Ava bug will take a nap this afternoon. I definitely don't want to see her also getting rid of her afternoon naps.

Buffy + Edward = Not Forever

I know you all miss watching Buffy. A few days ago I was telling Josh how excited I was that the director of Buffy was also filming New Moon. Hopefully he won't have as many close up staring contests as Twilight did :) So when my dear husband stumbled upon this video, he knew he hit the jackpot. Enjoy. And if anyone wants to have a Buffy watching marathon, I'm totally in!

Reid's Twin Brother

Didn't know that Reid has a twin. Well take a look and judge for yourself...


Not only did Ava pick out Reid's outfit she also picked out an outfit for her own baby. She must of been in a blue and khaki mood. I think little Miss Ava is going to be a fashionista or at least someone who always has to match.


I'm glad that Reid doesn't have a twin though because I don't know if I could handle having two of these at the same time...


I must admit that Ava really isn't having a tantrum. I asked her to smile and this is what she gave me. But I did finally catch one of Reid's contagious smiles on camera. He is so stinkin' adorable!