A Day in the Life of Ava - 6/16/08

Here is a little timeline of a day in our life. I did this last Monday and just jotted down and took pictures of the little things that occupy our day.

9:30 Ava wakes up, but lays in bed for a few minutes singing Mickey Mouse Clubhouse songs and talking.

9:45 I get Ava up out of bed.

10:00 Ava sits on the potty. And she just sits on the potty.

10:15 Strawberry milk and grapes for breakfast. Ava usually has oatmeal, but since it's so late we just do a lite breakfast. (The other picture is just a close up of her cute pj's that say, "I want to be a Fairy Princess when I grow up...")

10:40 I put a roast in the crockpot for supper.

10:45 Ava colors and munches on grapes.

11:00 As I am doing laundry, Ava gets out some DVD's and wants to watch the "penguins." (Happy Feet)

11:36 Ava crawls up on the couch for a little snuggling and to look at my 'teeth.'

11:52 Potty time again. No success.

12:01 I cut Ava's fingernails and toenails.

12:09 Ava eats lunch of ravioli and baby peas

12:28 Ava tells me she has to go potty but when we get there she does nothing.

1:00 Ava puts on her shoes and says, "Outside Mommy."

1:15 We get dressed and go play outside.

1:40 We come back inside because it is very, very hot and even Ava is ready to go in.

2:20 We finish the movie Happy Feet and Ava gets in her playpen to lay down and watch 'Mrs. Spider's Sunny Patch.'

3:00 Ava gets out of the playpen and plays with her Candyland shapes (we are working on shapes and colors.)

3:25 Juice and a snack. Ava has asked for 'Mermaids' which are Dora fruit chews.

5:30 goes to Potty and sits on potty

6:05 Ava has suspicious brown stuff on feet, but it turns out it is not poop, but chocolate pudding.

6:30 Ava does some more coloring and watches 'Go Diego Go.' Also does a little playing with Barbie.

6:50 Ava plays a little in the kitchen and then she falls off the bottom stair. She does a lot of crying and has a bog knot on her head.

7:00 Daddy comes home.

7:15 Eat supper.

8:00 Just hanging out as a family and watching TV.

8:45 Ava takes a bath.

9:15 Ava goes to bed after a little fit and a look at a book.

Flashback Friday

These are some of my all time favorite photos of Ava. They were from last Memorial Day when this little one was crawling around and practically bald.

Pictures outside at Nana and Pop's

On Father's Day Ava and I went outside and did a few photos. As usual, she wouldn't look at the camera, but here are the pictures anyway. For some reason, I just absolutely adore the first one. It is just so serene and calm looking even though I am sure she was probably running by me. As you can tell, I have been playing and experimenting with these!

Father's Day Recap

Happy Belated Father's Day to all you Daddys (sp?) out there! Bradley enjoyed a pretty low key day for his 2nd Father's Day. Here is a little recap and photos from the day.

• Church




• Sonic for Lunch/Opening Gift




• Naptime




• Supper at Chinese Restauraunt




• Visit with Joe and Anne (aka Nana and Pop) and Wendy's Frosty's




• Phone call to my dad (aka Gramps)




• Ava's cuteness throughout the day hit an all time high with her trying to say "Happy Father's Day." It came out sort of like "Happy Fars Day." Stinking adorable!
  
  
  Ava Hollywood in full effect
  

What does every dad need? Grilling supplies this year.
Excoted about the booster chair at Nana and Pop's.

Can you tell they were bothering the cat and knew better?
Kissing the bunny rabbit on Nana and Pop's porch. This has become a little routine.
Saying bye at the end of the night.

A Budding Artist

Ava has been really into coloring lately and she uses every chance she gets to get out the "colors." Thank God for washable crayons (reminder to self to pick up a new pack today) and just loves to scribble around. As Nana can attest, paper is not the only artist medium that Ava likes; she also likes tables and chairs, especially padded chairs. I have found at our house, she loves to color on tables and herself! In fact, washable crayons can even draw on skin. We are working on this and trying to get Ava to draw only on paper, but if you see her with a crayon, better check where she's heading!

She is saying "cheese" in this picture.

Ava outside

Just a few current pictures of Ava outside. Since it is what she likes to do best, this summer you will be seeing a lot of outdoor shots. To catch you up on what is happening here at our house here is a little review:

• On Friday, Ava turned 22 months old. That means in less than 2 months, my baby girl will be 2 years old. So let the party planning begin...



• I added a little music box to the blog, so turn your speakers on when you come here and listen to some tunes.



• I have ordered a flash for my camera so be expecting to see some test shots over the next couple of weeks.



• I have selected a printer for my photography stuff so if you are seeing any pictures of Ava on here that you would like printed, let me know. I'll probably be testing out some storyboards and collages and stuff like that.



• Father's Day was great, I will be posting pictures.



• Special post coming this week of a full day in Ava's life. It'll be a big post with hourly updates of what Ava does on a typical day.

So I guess that sums up what is happening lately. I have so enjoyed all the comments we have been getting! Thanks to all you loyal readers out there! We love ya!