Monday, February 28, 2011

Happy Birthday My Baby Girl!

Today you turned two. I remember the day you were born. 


Your dad and I were not really sure what to do with you, and to be honest, we still aren't!

You are such and amazing girl. You are so smart and I love watching you learn new things every day. I love that you wake up in the morning so happy and I love that you always give me hugs at just the right time. You are so independent and you are growing up to be such a wonderful little girl. I am extremely proud of you and everything you have accomplished in such a short two years. I cant wait to continue to watch you grow up to become and beautiful and smart young woman. Me and your daddy love you so much.

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea! 




Cookies and Milk

FOR A PRINCESS! 


We had a great time! The kids played outside 


Ohh and don't forget the Cookies 


She blew out her candles! 



I think she has a great time!


Happy Birthday My Princess! 



Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Accomplishments

It amazes me how much a child can accomplish in such a short amount of time. Little Ava has only lived for a short two years (on monday) but I cant believe how much she has done already. I know in the long run, things like walking and blowing kisses aren't really known as big ta-da's, but from a moms point of view, I am so proud of everything she has done. Some of our loved ones don't get to spend tons of time with Ava, Daddy included right now, so I thought I would just do a little post on everything she is up to....it's a lot so just bare with me and skip over any parts that may be boring to you! :)

The biggest thing Ava has done this past year is move across the country with us. She is a great traveler! Since she has been born she has moved like 4 times and been on a good 9 flights. She adapted very well. She loves the ocean and playing in the sand.

She is amazingly good at feeding herself with a spoon and fork now. I cant believe how much control she has gained in the last year. Makes for a lot less messes at meal times!

She has been to a ton of really cool places this year. We took her to her first fair. Her favorite part was not the rides or the games but the roasted corn! She has been to the Dole Pineapple Plantation, All the famous surf spots on the North Shore, The Georgia Aquarium, The Jacksonville Zoo, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, Panama City Beach, and lots of other exciting places. We hope to take her to Disney World when Daddy gets home!

She has totally forgotten about her PACI!! I know, it shocks me too. I seriously thought she would be the one child that went to kindergarden with it! She was so big through the whole thing, and really kind of gave it up on her own. It was sort of sad for me :(

Right now we are potty training. She has done remarkable. She still has some accidents every once in a while but we have been diaper free for quite a while and I am so happy and so is she. You can tell she is very proud of herself. She loves to pick out her panties every morning and always reminds me when she has kept the same ones on all day!

Just a little list of things she can do now :
* Climb on anything!
* Unlock my phone and get to the camera to take pictures
* Dress herself. Shirt, Panties, Pants, Socks, and Shoes.
* Sing lots of songs
* Open the refrigerator
* Lay down in the bath tub to wash her hair
* Brush her own teeth and hair
* Point out a few letters in the alphabet
* Knows a few colors
* What red lights and green lights mean
* Count with you


We are very proud of her and all that she is doing. She loves to learn new things and I cant wait to continue to watch her grow. I cant believe she is almost 2. My baby girl is growing up!

Sunday, February 20, 2011

You don't have days like this in Hawaii

ok, ok, Im trying to make myself feel better there. But days like today make me so happy, actually the whole weekend was amazing. In hawaii every day is warm and beautiful. We left there to come home to freezing weather!! Seriously I was freezing. It was in the mid 70's and sunny all weekend. I was so grateful, Ava and I really needed to play outside! After so much cold weather we really appreciated it! Now in 3 more months it will be 100 degrees and so humid that you cant breath and we will all be wishing it was cold again. Thats the sound for ya! With the warm weather comes planting watermelons! Today my Dad got on the tractor for the first time this year. I could tell he was excited, and so was Ava.

She loved playing around while Papa worked! This girl is going to be in Heaven this summer, there is no doubt about that. Now don't get me wrong, living just a short walk from the beach is amazing, but there is something about those amazing days right before winter leaves and summer comes in at home! We may pretend like we are Island Girls, but deep down, we are really just two Georgia Peaches!