July 18, 2010

A Date With Daddy and a Little Lady

Today Ava had a very special "date" with her daddy. Since the day we found out we were expecting a baby girl, Anthony has always talked about taking her shopping. I knew this date would include a little retail therapy! We all went to the mall together. Daddy started the date by taking Ava to Build A Bear Workshop while Aubrey and I went sight seeing around the mall.
 
  
Ava picked out a camo bear much to her daddy's delight!


Here she is making a wish as she they put the "heart" inside of the bear!


She is brushing her bear to make her soft.


She picked out a swim outfit for her bear. She has been asking for a swim shirt all summer because her Papa wears one.


She wanted bunny slippers to finish off the product.

She named the bear "Alex the Girl Bear." Here she is completing Alex's birth certificate!



Aubrey hung out with mommy while they were on their date! We visited the ducks and turtles! Aubrey enjoyed herself by spitting bubbles for 45 minutes straight! Notice how red her cheeks are!


Afterwards, we all met up for pizza and ice cream. Aubrey decided she would feed herself!


Aubrey had her first taste of pineapple orange sorbet. I think the cold was a bit much for her! Check out this face......and no, she isn't crying, just making a sour face!



She decided she would rather eat her foot instead!


We then went shopping for some crocs and clothes! Ava also got a small cow to add to her animal collection.



  
Aubrey missed two naps, but handled the "date" like a champ! Here she is snuggling with mommy after a very long day!



 Build A Bear Workshop -$45


Pizza & Ice cream -$20



Shopping for clothes - $$$



A special day for daddy and his daughter ~ PRICELESS!


July 10, 2010

Birthday Party Fun at the Spray Park

Today Ava and I went the spray park for three very special one year old birthday celebrations! Ava had a blast!
Fun at the spray park!  
A little dancing
I forsee this look in my future!



Happy Birthday Ethan, Reid & Keller! We had fun celebrating your birthday!

July 6, 2010

~ALOHA~



Anthony and I got to have 8 days of heaven in beautiful Maui! We went with Cam & Jill and Ben & Nikki! We had a wonderful time and became reacquainted with each other. :-) Here are some highlights!
Our first morning we saw a gorgeous sunrise at Haleakala summit. It was gorgeous! We got up at 2:00 a.m. to see this!
Then we biked down 28 miles and ended up at North Shore Beach.
First beach pic! This is totally us! Love to be silly!
Anthony's 37 lb Ono pictured with Captain Kevin. We spent 8 hours deep sea fishing!
Getting ready to snorkel Molokani
This was taken from the balcony of our condo
Sunset Dinner Cruise
Gorgeous Tree in Lahanai Bayan Tree
Luau on our 9 year anniversary
Special anniversary desert
Road to Hana-Eucalyptus Tree
Road to Hana
Black Sand Beach




Our two Hawaiian beauties in their dresses from Hawaii!


MAHALO HAWAII!

We will be back!

Sister Time

I love watching my girls play. Actually, I love watching Aubrey watch Ava's every move!
Aubrey:
Sissy is playing with the ball, I'll play with the ball.....


Aubrey:
Sissy stopped, so I'll stop.....

Aubrey:
Sissy's hands are up again, so I'll put my hand up again....

Aubrey:
I love my sissy and her hair!

Sweet sister hugs! I love my girls!

July 5, 2010

8 month old cottonball head

Little Miss Sunshine is 8 months old! WOW! I can't believe it! She has added so much joy to our little family. It is so neat to see the differences in your children. I have always heard that your children are totally opposite from each other. This is so true for Ava and Aubrey. Ava said her first words by the end of her 7 months and was such a jabber. Aubrey is much quieter and does not jabber. Ava cried when she fell over from a sitting position; Aubrey giggles when she falls over. Ava was content with mommy carrying her everywhere; Aubrey is miss independent and wants to go everywhere. Ava loved to look at books by this age.; Aubrey loves to eat them! Ava never put anything in her mouth; Aubrey puts everything in hers.One thing they both have in common, they both love their bed!

Aubrey is very close to crawling, although she prefers me to hold her hands while she "walks". She turns from front to back to back to front to circles on her belly. She eats well and loves toys! She has three teeth, her bottom two and top right with the top left coming in. She has some periods of separation anxiety and does not really let strangers hold her. Her favorite song is "5 little monkeys!" She loves to watch and pet Mr. Bay as she squeals with delight when she sees him!

Anthony and I call her cotton ball head because her hair is truly several different lengths and stands straight up. Hilarious!


Check out the cottonball head riding Mr. Bay!