Monday, June 29, 2009

March Madness!!!

I know I know, I am way behind, but I am determined to catch up!!

Ayden had his first haircut. We figured it was about time. He still had his bald spot in the back that needed to catch up with the rest of his long hair, it was a sad day, but needed to be done.


Ok so this is a Before picture of Ayden's hair, and the other one is just funny to me, and so true. This is Gavin sitting on the couch holding Ava like he always wants to do, and busy Ayden finding something to climb on (it's our cat tree thing)



This is also the before picture and then the as I started cutting picture. I used the scissors the whole time and we didn't hear one complaint from Ayden, that is why the clippers never came out, but because his hair is so curly it's just to hard to get it cut short and compeltly even with out the clippers, so a few weeks later the clippers came out and tears came! But he was really cute and happy with his sucker...



... Unlike Gavin who was freaking out about all the hair that was falling on the floor. He is my funny kid who has a hard time when anything gets on his fingers and is grossed out by anything. He does have his moments when he surprises me though.



Now it is pictures like these that make me want to keep trying to catch up to June (almost July) even though I am so behind....This is Ayden checking him self out after his hair cut...

Right now he is getting a good look...



Yep, I think he likes it...


Success, there is the look of a boy who knows he is handsome!!!



Our three sweet babies


The boys getting outside while it's in the process of warming up. and Ayden as always, the one who likes to push and pull everything, "pushing" and learning to pull the wagon forward with Gavin enjoying the ride.






A typical day outside...
Ayden giving Gavin a stick.....Gavin running with the stick....


...And now Gavin chasing Ayden with the stick.


Ava learing to use her Bumbo



Ava's many sweet faces









Reading with our boys











And the all famous "reading the book upside down" picture I am sure most people have taken of their kids


The boys trying out their new potties




The boys finding joy in not feeling trapped in their high chairs


Gavin sharing his apple with Ayden, I think it is so cute when they share.

The boys eating tomato soup and with their grilled cheese sandwhiches for the first time

BEFORE

AFTER

And our attempt to got out to Mcdonald's for some ice cream for our "Family hoome evening" night


The boys "coloring" in their first coloring books



This is Gavin given Ayden "loves". It is really funny, when Ayden is being mean to Gavin I tell him to go say sorry and give Gavin loves, and Ayden just stands there and Gavin is the when that will come up to Ayden to love him even though Ayden is the one who is supposed to be saying sorry. In the second picture it's pretty typical, Gavin loving Ayden and Ayden protecting his toys.


The boys love this window, and do ALOT of "window watching" from it. Jordan took these of them watching a squirl run around out front.


The boys loving and helping Ava



This is the typical Ayden and why Ava so terrified of Ayden...


But these days this has been more common, he really does love his sister





Jordan seems to have a problem with this, but I think it's funny. The boys see all these bows in her hair and want one it there's as well. I always tell then "Aww so cute, go look in the mirror" whenever they put something like this on and they go running to the mirror, I thin it's pretty funny.


Our Christmas gift to each other finally arrived, I have loved this picture forever so I was excited when we finally got it


Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Projects

Here are some projects I have been working on the past few months starting in Feb. Once Ava came I have been a lot slower at getting things done.

These are some of the bags I have made. I got the rag quilt bag idea from my sister's sister-in-law. She does great work rag quilt projects. She has a website which I have a link for on the side where she sells patterns and other things. I wouldn't have gotten the pattern in time to have the first bag I did done, so I told Jordan what I wanted it to look like and he did the measurements..what a good man!! This one I did for myself, it was the second one I've ever done and I decided to add pockets and I was excited about how it turned out!








Blankets



Towels, binki chains, bibs, and burp cloths



A Tutu


This I was excited about. I couldn't find any blinds to go in Ava's room so Idecided to make some. I have fabric for a curtain for the bathroom that I have had forever, but I got more excited to get Ava's room done first!! This is the first time I've done a curtain like this, I still have another one to do, it's not perfect, things I would change, but I think it turned out alright, I was happy about it anyway.


Our sand box


Now these I really had no time to try and figure out how to do. So when my mom came into town I put her to work on these. I am glad I did too, because I didn't realize how hard it would be to do the striped material, mine would have been nothing like these. She did such a great job, I have been excited about these since she got them done, it makes a a difference. They are the pillow cases that can slip on and off through the slips that over lap in the back, I was really impressed with my moms sewing skills, but I knew she could do them, that's why I saved them for her!!

Before


After

I was really excited about my dressers as well. I got the idea from a girls blog also on the side of my blog called "Homemade by Jill" She has great ideas. I never thought to add paper decorative paper to the front, but I loved the idea. Then in the middle of my project I decided I better do it right the first time and decided to pain them as well, they look a million times better, I was super excited about how they turned out!!

Before

After


Monday, June 8, 2009

We'rehavingababyitsa............

BOY!!!!

We were hoping for a girl for Ava's sake, thinking it would be fun for her to have a sister so close in age. But we are excited for a boy and now Ava will just be the baby girl for even longer and I am sure SPOILED as can be!!! In my first trimester I was always hungry and if I wasn't making sure I was snacking through out the day I would get sick and nauseous. I read in a book that if you find your self always at the fridge like a teenage boy, it's been said that you might be having one. So I should have kept to my first instincts, because that is what I thought I was having since I was eating all the time!
13 Weeks

18 Weeks

Monday, June 1, 2009

Updates on Ava


Here are Ava's stats:

1 Month
Height: 19 3/4 -- 5%
Weight: 8lbs 2.5 oz -- 25%
Headsize: 36.5 --25%

2 Month
Weight: 10 lbs 6.6 oz -- 50%
Height: 21 1/4 in. -- 10%
Headsize: 15" --- 25%

4 months
Weight: 12.1 1/2 ---- 10%
Length: 22 3/4 ------5-10%
Headsize: 16 1/8

Here are Ava's 3 month pictures. The photographer said they usually don't see babies her age smile as much as she does, she did such a good job! We love our little girl!