The Polar Express

Yesterday we all went to the "Polar Express." Ava got to ride a train, eat cookies, sing songs, and go to the "North Pole." She LOVED the train ride. Santa on the other hand....not so much. She seems to love Santa in books, ornaments, or dolls....but the real thing is another story. She was a trooper though and managed to get past Santa without absolutely freaking out..... and at the end she got a bell. That made it all better :)

The Tree

Last weekend we went to pick out our Christmas tree. Once we put it up, we were a little worried as Ava tried to grab each ornament off the tree. She was in heaven, pointing at the tree saying "balls, balls!" Her favorite ornament is Santa...she has even wanted to kiss it, and a few times before bed she has to go and say "bye" to Santa. She has gotten much better with the tree and the novelty has worn off..... and the ornaments remain on the tree:)

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Feeding her friends

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Ava's American Idol performance

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Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween weekend. Ava loved wearing her costume. She was so proud of it :) On Sunday Ava went trick or treating with Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Gary at Shelburne Museum. She also saw a parade and then went to a party at the town hall where she played some games. On Halloween she had yoga class, and dressed up in her costume again. She had a lot of fun!!

"Mom, I am just trying to see out the window better!"

This was only a fraction of what Ava got into the other day. She was climbing on everything, moving furniture, getting into the pots and pans..... "exploring" ( driving me crazy!) :)

Daddy's helper

Mat has been doing some projects around the house and Ava has been enjoying several trips to Lowes

She loves walking around the store and pushing the carts around!


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Tractor Parade

We went to a tractor parade a few weeks ago. Ava had fun waving her flags, playing in the corn box and watching all of the tractors go by!

Being SIlly with Mommy

Peas!

Ava doesn't eat a lot of veggies but she sure does love her peas! Is there a pea eating contest?

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New Boots!

With winter around the corner Ava got a pair of winter boots. They are a little big, but she loves walking around in them!

An Artist?

Ava had fun painting her first picture today. As you can see from the last photo, I don't think she wanted painting time to end. What she really wanted was to walk around with her paint brush :)

Snuggle Time

Mat and I were in the kitchen and we looked over to find Ava cuddling with her bear:)

Fall

When mommy asked me where the pumpkin was, I knew exactly where to go.

Feeding myself!

So much fun!

Things got a bit messy....

Naked!

A Beautiful Day

On Sunday we went to Shelburne Museum for "Day with the Dogs." There were a ton of dogs dressed in costumes and fun events. Ava loved it!!! We also explored around the museum a bit. We had a great weekend!