We love to Wii!

Here are some pics from a couple of weeks ago when Bradley went and got the Wii. If you haven't heard, Bradley won a Hoops Challenge Contest on News Channel 6. He was filmed for a commercial which has aired several times (including 2 times during SNL the other night!). Anyway, he won a whole Wii system. After the initial soreness from the first few games wore off, it got a little easier. We love to bowl and box, and Bradley loves the baseball game. As you can see from the pics, I whooped his tail in bowling that first night. We have had fun playing with it, but have been too busy and having too much fun with the new computer lately! Anyway, thanks to all who have called or messaged us about the commercial. It was so fun to see Bradley on TV!

The Book Fair was in town!

I love it when the book fair comes to school. For me, it rates right up there with getting the new Scholastic order forms every month. (Sidenote- I don't think I ever thanked my mom and dad for enrolling me in the Scholastic reading program one summer and having books delivered to the house throughout the summer. I loved that and it was really fantastic!) I can remember growing up and getting so excited when it was book fair time at school. It is no exception nowadays. I still love the book fair, especially since our librarian caters to all ages in an effort to include teachers' kids. This time books were 50% off and I racked up some great books for $25. Ava got several books and I got a new Rachael Ray cookbook and a ghost story that I enjoyed when I was in middle school. Additions to Ava's library were:

Goodnight Gorilla

Alice the Fairy (this one is funny!)

The Wheels on the School Bus

and

When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry

We have already spent a lot of time reading and Ava loves books. Here are some pics to celebrate the book fair and Ava's love of reading.

FYI

Not sure when my next blog post will be. Bradley and I have purchased a new computer and have to get it installed and get our info transferred over. My computer time at home is being spent burning my info onto disk and preparing for the move from our old dino onto our new computer. Not that anything is horribly wrong with our old computer, but with all my photos and photo programs, we needed a newer, faster computer.

So, I haven't forgotten about you, it just may be a couple of days!

Flashback Friday

Sorry to disappoint, but this week's Flashback Friday does not have pics of Ava. So if that's what you are looking for, stop right here! ;)

This week's Flashback goes back to April 24, 1998 when my Aunt Bo married her hubby, Mike. I was honored to be the maid of honor in this wedding (just like she was matron of honor in mine) and I love looking back at these photos.

So, here's to 10 years of marriage! Like we said, in these days, that's golden!

Happy Birthday, Mom! (aka, Grammy/Mammy)

Happy Birthday to my beautiful mother! I won't tell you how old she is, but she shouldn't look a day over 49... yet! I couldn't decide whether to post nice pictures or embarrass her a little, so I decided to be nice and post nice pictures. Bur don't worry, the big 5-0 is coming and with it will come the embarrassment. So, check back on April 24th in 1 year for some embarrassing stuff (and hopefully Ava will appreciate funny pictures by then)! Love you Mom! Hope you have a fantastic birthday!

Recent Photos by Nana

Here are some recent photos of Ava. These were taken by Nana. As you can see, Ava should not be left unattended with an ink pen! ;)

I call this, "Ava Hollywood."

Really Bummed about Idol...

I am so bummed that Carly got voted off tonight. Yeah, I thought she was a little fakey the way she would cover up her tattoos anytime it was performance night, but sport them on results night, but still, I enjoyed her. Guess I shouldn't complain too much since I didn't get off my tail and vote, but for goodness sake, who is still voting for Jason Castro?

Ava at the Ag Barn

Here are pictures from Ava's first visit to the Ag Barn at the High School. Ava loves animals and lately she has been just obsessed with them. She can make most animal sounds and loves watching cartoon animals and seeing animals when we are in the car.

Ava loved the goats, but didn't care so much for the pigs. The pigs were loud and would all take off running and squealing at the same time which scared her. She thought the goats were funny and petted a couple, she liked the puppies and cats too.

It was fun to see her watch them and hopefully we can make some more trips later this spring.