Playtime in the funniest places..

A couple of months ago Ellie started helping me do the laundry. As soon I start unloading clothes from the washer to the dryer she says "I help, I help". So I hand her the clothes and she puts them in. Well the other night she was asking to get in the dryer. Of course she said this to Thad and he helped her in. She was happy as could be... She drank her milk and sat there. Ava, wanting to do everything her sister does, wanted to get in. She LOVED it! She giggled the whole time she was in there. Like a lot of things the fun wore off quickly and they wanted to get out.

BUBBLES!!!!

Just about every day the girls and I take a trip and go get the mail. It's always fun b/c we never know what we're going to get. Today we got a package from my mom. In this package was a bubble blower!!! Instead of wearing ourselves out blowing bubbles now we just dip the bubble blower in the dish and pull the trigger. Let me tell you that the girls were beside themselves!!!

Ellie was running around screaming and giggling and Ava was just going in circles laughing and trying to catch them but wasn't very successful. :( They had a great time and are still asking for bubbles...

Second Wind...

Yesterday Ellie was all but refusing to take a nap. She ran on her second wind for about 4 hours!!! Usually after church she's ready to take a nap but that wasn't the case yesterday. She ran around playing for a good part of the afternoon and evening. Finally about 6:30 she zonked out. I sat her down to eat dinner and about 5 minutes later I heard her snoring! She finally got some rest and got enough energy to give it another go a couple of hours later...

Already a year!

Ava had her 12 month check up today and did great! It's a month late b/c the holiday season was crazy... She weighed 22.8 pounds and is 29.75 inches long! She's growing so fast! She's in the 75th percentile for both height and weight. She did great at the doctor. Though he did say that there is nothing we can do about her mean streak... Haha!

Peek-A-Boo!

So far Ava's favorite game is Peek-A-Boo. She will play with anything... A towel, blanket, clothes, her hands... Whatever is close when she's in the mood. It's so funny hearing her say "Boo" and then cackling about it. Here are a few pictures of her playing the other night.

Baby it's cold outside!

Today Ellie really wanted to go outside and swing. It's been pretty cold outside the past few days but I couldn't say "no" b/c she's just so cute. :) So we all bundled up and went outside to swing. Ava was tired when we went out and ended up falling asleep. They managed to stay warm and ended up swinging for about 30 minutes... Here are a few pics of them all wrapped up.

Happy Birthday Ava!!!!

I am amazed at how fast this past year has gone by! It's hard to believe that a year ago we brought her home from the hospital! It has been so much fun watching Ava grow and develop such a personality. We had her party on Saturday night and had a great time! She got more toys then she knows what to do with and before she ran around shirtless she had some cake. :) She finally said her first word this past week which is "Boo!" She LOVES to play peek a boo with everyone! We're looking forward to what the next year has in store...