In case you're wondering....

If your 16 month old can handle a drive thru ice cream cone in the car...




The answer is: not really.

Ava was having fun too. Kept jumping in front of my camera and laughing at me. Silly girl.

Happy Mother's Day and Pictures from Our Weekend

Happy Mother's Day!




Here is the card and the gift that Ava made for me for Mother's Day. So cute! I even got breakfast in bed this morning- an Egg McMuffin and flowers to start my day.

Yesterday we played in the yard and planted some flowers. Or I should say, I planted flowers, Ava dug through the soil and hunted for worms for her "farm" and Emily sampled rocks, dandeloins, and mulch to see which tasted the best. Still, a good time was had by all! The montage below has some pictures and video clips from our day.

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Ava's Spring Pre-School Program

This week will be Ava's last week of school until August. You may remember her first day, it sure doesn't seem like 9 months ago! She loves to learn and it was exciting to see all of the new concepts and ideas forming in her little mind this year. Some of the children in her class will be moving on to kindegarten next year, so the class participated in a graduation program. Ava will be attending a pre-kindergarten class for 5 year olds in the fall. Her birthday is 10 days before the cut-off. Which means that she'd still be 4 when the school year begins. Mike and I have agreed to have her wait another year. This way she'll be one of the oldest in her class, rather than the youngest, and I will get another year with my baby (who's not so much of a baby anymore)! Mike took some pictures of the program. I am sorry to say that I missed the whole thing. I got stuck at home with a flu bug. Thank goodness for the digital camera! You can check out Ava's big night below.

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Emily's Antics

Bye, mom! I'm off to the gym.


Emily turned 16 months last week. I love this age! It's all about exploring and imitation and independence. As she walks, or rather runs, through the house, she always has a purse, a bag, or a baby doll on her arm. She's usually fully accessorized as well. Hats, borrowed shoes, bracelets, whatever she can find from the dress up bin. I'm pretty sure she gets her flare for fashion from Miss Ava.

She'd rather be outdoors than anywhere else right now. She jets for every open door to go out or presses her nose against the glass and begs like a puppy. When we are outside playing, she's capable of prize winning tantrums in protest of going indoors.

Speaking of indoors, she's turned our family room into a playground; with the sofa, table, and chairs as her jungle gym. She climbs, jumps on, and rolls across everything! Ava calls her our "crazy baby". It's a pretty accurate description. She's definitely got a mischievous streak, just this week she emptied a bottle of maple syrup all over the kitchen floor, raided the Easter candy, and most recently she broke through the fireplace barricade while I was making dinner and rubbed herself head to toe with soot.





Here are some random video clips of Emily at the end of her 15th month.

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