Ava's big Adventure

This was Ava's first adventure to the big Children's Museum as a mobile baby. She is nine months old and I kept having flashbacks to taking her brother here as a crawling baby at 10 months old. They both have the most incredible personalities, but unique in their own way. Carter tore around the museum as a crawling baby and didn't look back to see or care if I was there. Ava was glued to my hip most of the time. It took her awhile to become comfortable and she explored at her own tenative pace.

It's hard to see her face in this picture, but if you look closely you can see she's not very happy.

She enjoyed the baby sized chairs.

Wow, have you seen the lights on this ceiling, Mom?

I walked about ten feet away from her. And this was her reaction.

Ava, I love your sweet hesitant wonderful personality.

You are my "look before you leap" girl.

And your brother is my play first, ask questions later boy.

Carter's Busy Town

Today we went to Carter's Busy town (aka the Cincinnati Children's Museum.) He had a blast and I took a lot of really cute pictures of him hard at work.

Fixing and building.

Doll house time.


Now this is my kind of grocery shopping!

Driving the dump truck.

Constructing a pipe at the water table.

Feeling the water fountain.

Enjoying the sand table.

Sliding.

I took so many cute pictures of the kids today that I decided to break them into two posts. Coming up next, pictures of the Avaroo!

Letter to my son

Dear Carter,

I know that lately you have had a cough and we've put a lot of Vicks vaporub on your chest. I know you like the "lotion" but it does not go in your hair. So in the morning while mommy is in the shower you should leave the "lotion" alone and play with your toys like mommy asked you to do. "Lotion" is very difficult to get out of your hair as you found out the hard way this morning. Even after three hair washings in the bathtub you still walked away with greasy hair. I hope everyone at the museum today thought that your hair was gelled (if they got too close they would have smelled the truth.) Note to daddy: All vaporub needs to go up on a high shelf away from little hands!!!! Thanks and stay away from the vaporub.

Love you,
Mommy

Texture

Today I learned to add texture to photos in photo explosion (thanks again, Grandma and Bo!)
Here are the results:

Photo 1

Photo 2


Photo 3

Which one is your favorite?

My new favorite picture

This is my new favorite picture of Avaroo. I might just have to frame this one.

Life here has been pretty slow. Carter was sick with a stomach bug, but he started feeling much better yesterday afternoon. We are staying home today as well to make sure he is 100% on the mend. A little funny: I had asked Carter if he wanted to go to the children's museum tomorrow and play with the toys, sand table and water table. Carter told me "no, go Wal-mart play toys." Boy, he has been to wal-mart one too many times. I think he may not get his way, though. We all need to get out of the house for awhile and the children's museum may be just the ticket.

Laying low

Grandma and Grandbo came to visit this weekend. What did we do? Laid low and enjoyed each other's company. Played toys, watched tv and of course cuddled.





Carter and Bo laying on the floor in the playroom.

Cuddling on the couch. Bo, we're hoping your back feels better really soon.

What did Mommy do?

Went shopping with Grandma.

Thank you sooooo much Grandma! I'm going to be the best dressed girl this season. Hope everyone else had a great weekend.

Carter love it.

Chocolate pudding. Carter love it.