It finally happened. Maya and Ava made friends. They've always gotten along but Maya has kept her distance and rightfully so...Ava can be a little rough at this age. The other day I caught Maya climbing onto Ava's little couch and making herself a little snuggle spot. Chris longs for the day when we find the doggies snuggling with Ava in her bed at night. (they currently sleep in bed with Chris and me - thank heavens for King-sized beds.)
Here's Ava wearing her stinker-face. She's really got loads of personality. It's fun to watch.
Ava LOVED looking at the Christmas lights. She kept saying "WOW!" and "COOL!" - her new words for describing neat stuff. We put up a tree of her very own in her room, complete with Elmo and friends ornaments.
We gave Ava her first bubble-bath the other night. She still tried to drink the water though. I thought she'd learn pretty quick that bubbles didn't taste good - but nope she kept putting her face in it. The bubbles were a hit though as far as entertainment was concerned.
Check out this cute new dress my mom, Ava's grandmother, made Ava! It's actually a little knitted sleeveless dress and jacket set.
Here's the back view - she even added trim to the jacket so it stood out and did some cool detail work along the cuffs and hem of the dress.
Ava apparently likes her new dress too. THANKS GRANDMA!
We went to the Christmas Party at LMH, Chris' new employer, this week. Santa was there so your child could get their picture taken with him. We thought we'd see how Ava would do. I knew I'd have to sit by her but wasn't sure how she'd react to the man in the big red suit. The picture explains her feelings.
NOT A HAPPY CAMPER! :o( She was only with Santa for less than a minute but that was long enough for the pouty face. We completely understand her fears and just snapped a few shots and were on our way.
We moved on to the Children's Room where Ava (with help from Mommy) made a set of reindeer antlers. She was a little happier with this.
It finally happened. Maya and Ava made friends. They've always gotten along but Maya has kept her distance and rightfully so...Ava can be a little rough at this age. The other day I caught Maya climbing onto Ava's little couch and making herself a little snuggle spot. Chris longs for the day when we find the doggies snuggling with Ava in her bed at night. (they currently sleep in bed with Chris and me - thank heavens for King-sized beds.)
Here's Ava wearing her stinker-face. She's really got loads of personality. It's fun to watch.
Ava LOVED looking at the Christmas lights. She kept saying "WOW!" and "COOL!" - her new words for describing neat stuff. We put up a tree of her very own in her room, complete with Elmo and friends ornaments.
We gave Ava her first bubble-bath the other night. She still tried to drink the water though. I thought she'd learn pretty quick that bubbles didn't taste good - but nope she kept putting her face in it. The bubbles were a hit though as far as entertainment was concerned.
