TEETH!

Ava has been drooling, biting, fussing, chewing, and making funny faces for a LOOOOONG time! This week she showed some fruits of her labor -- on Monday I saw and felt the glistening edge of her first (left) bottom front tooth, and Tuesday the one next to it popped through! I'll miss that gum grin, but here's to new smiles!



If you click on this photo to blow it up and look real hard you can see it!

HUNGRY BEES

So, there are a ton of carpenter bees that live all around my parents house, and they dig tunnels into the wood. My dad HATES them, and has a special net that he catches them with and then steps on them! He will spend hours doing this. Of course he leaves bunches of dead bees all over the back porch or front driveway. One day last week I left Rylan playing outside while I put Ava down for a nap. I came back upstairs to find him doing this...






When I asked him what he was doing he said -- "I'm feeding the bees, they're hungry!"

POTTY TRAINING!

Potty training is in full swing. We are very proud of Rylan. He started on Tuesday, with 8 changes of clothes (all wet) before 2pm, but also 5 pees in the toilet. After nap until bedtime, no more accidents until right before bath! He got a hose down from daddy - but took it really well! Since then, no more accidents and he's doing very well!

THREE!

I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD!!!!

Last Friday, during a terrible storm and tornado watch -- Rylan turned 3!!!! We celebrated his birthday with dinner at Ryan's and I made him a Thomas Train cake! And despite the yucky weather -- we saw a rainbow! Thank you to Sherry, Larry and Nick for the great big Tonka truck! And to Hunter and Sarah for the blocks and going to the aquarium with us last Sunday along with Kim and Hannah, and Laura, Emma and Anna!! Check out the slideshow for more pictures!

Ava Photo Shoot

Another photo shoot of my baby girl -- in her dedication dress borrowed from cousin Addy!