A video from last month of Ava swimming on vacation. This is her voice and this is how loud she is most of the time!
2.18.2011- Ava 9 months old
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Daddy date
Last Saturday Andrew & Daddy got to spend a little quality time together. Nate had to go to Home Depot so he took Andrew. What was going to be a quick trip turned into a fun little outing for the two of them. Andrew "rode" on the tractor and even got to make a wooden race car. He was so proud of it and ran to show me it as soon as he got home. We don't get much one on one time with the kids so it was nice for Andrew & Daddy to spend time together, just the two of them.
I just love how he got his own Home Depot apron with his name on it :)
3.5.2011- Andrew 3.5 years old
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Fake out
Ava is a total momma's girl. If I'm in the room, she only wants me. If someone else tries to hold her she cries and reaches out for me. So far, I'm the only one she actually reaches for.
On Tuesdays Nate & I try to have a mini date with Ava at Starbucks while Andrew is at school. It doesn't happen every week, but we try to do it as often as we can. Last Tuesday when we were at Starbucks Ava and I were waiting in line when in walks Nate. Ava immediately noticed him and started getting really excited. She immediately reached for him, which never happens, and he held her for a second when she turned and reached back for me. Once I'm holding her, she turned back to Nate and reached out to him, then back to me. It was pretty funny. She just couldn't decide if she wanted Mommy or Daddy. Ultimately Mommy was her preference.....big surprise! She is such a momma's girl!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Vacation-Disneyland!
We spent the last 2 days of our vacation at Disneyland. We were lucky enough to have my in-laws join us and we all had a great time, despite the cooler than usual temperatures and the huge crowds (because of winter break, we think). Andrew was excited to have his grandparents with him. First ride was Autopia. He went on it twice while we were there as well as Dumbo, the carousel, the jungle cruise and of course saw lots of the characters. We were able to convince him to go on a couple of new rides this time too. We took him on Pirates of the Caribbean. He didn't love it and ducked his head for a lot of the ride, but he didn't seem too scared either. He also went on Soarin' California and liked the ride until the end when there are fireworks. After the ride he kept telling us that he didn't want to go on the small airplane anymore. The other new "ride" he went on was the boat that goes around Tom Sawyers island and he really enjoyed it. Nate and I were able to go on a few rides by ourselves too: California Screamin' and Big Thunder Mountain- two of our favorites! And while we were there, Andrew built a new car at Ridemakerz. He picked out the Jeff Gordon car all on his own and Daddy & Papa were so proud!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Vacation- bff's
We were lucky enough to get to see the Riedel family during our time in California. We spent Saturday at their house just hanging out. It was so nice to just sit and talk with our friends while the kids ran around playing together. Andrew loves their girls and is always asking about them, so he was very excited to spend the day with them. And we got to meet Miss Riley! I just love her. She's the sweetest, cuddliest little thing and I wanted to hold her all day. Andrew did not like that idea and was afraid that I was going to switch Ava with Riley, I think. He seemed very concerned the whole time I was holding her. Our evening ended a little crazy....we went to have an early dinner at Cheesecake Factory. After finding out that it was a 90 minute wait and we were in a hurry since we still had to drive a few hours back to Palm Springs, we decided to have dinner at the mall (next to Cheesecake) in the food court. It was kind of funny watching all of the people look at Daphne & I walk through the mall with 5 kids while the boys parked the car in the pouring down rain. Andrew HAD to hold both girls hands through out the mall.
Thank you Riedels for letting us spend the day with you!
The kids playing hide and seek. I think it was Andrew's first time playing and he didn't understand the concept of hiding and being quiet. He screamed with excitement most of the time!
Andrew & the girls. Every we see the Riedels Andrew becomes obsessed with one of their toys, and that day was no exception. He LOVED their Einsteins rocket and wanted to play with it the whole time.
The kids holding hands while walking through the mall :)
The kids holding hands while walking through the mall :)
2.19.2011
Vacation-nights
Most of our evenings on vacation spent going out to dinner or grabbing some ice cream at our favorite place Golden Spoon. One evening we walked around downtown at the local street fair, another night we went to Palm Desert and hung out at El Paseo. A few times Nate and I were lucky enough to sneak away for a few dates. Thank you Bud & Twyla! Our 1st date was at a little delicatessen that had tons of desserts. My eyes got pretty wide when I walked in and saw all of the yummy desserts. Too bad they weren't as good as they looked, but Nate & I still had fun just the two of us. Date 2 consisted of dinner at a really cool restaurant downtown Palm Springs, Spencers. It had such great atmosphere. We sat outside, under these amazing trees with heaters all over the place. It was so nice to go on two dates in a week!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Vacation-golfin'
Since my in-laws have a place on the golf course, Nathan was able to golf a lot on this trip. One time I tagged along with him and his dad. Unfortunately it poured down rain at about hole 4 or 5. I still enjoyed riding around in the cart with Nate and checking out all of the cool houses. It's the first time I've ever gone with Nate golfing. I was just a spectator, but I can see why he really likes it. It is quiet and peaceful. Andrew really enjoyed some golf this time too. My parents bought him some (right handed) golf clubs this year for Christmas. A couple of days we took him to the hole in the backyard of their house (hole 9, I think) and Andrew had fun hitting the ball. Daddy tried to teach him how, but he really had his own way of doing it. He wanted to swing with his left hand instead of his right. I wonder if that will change in the future.
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