Happy Day
Our baby girl isn’t such a baby anymore. She turned two at 8:45 this morning. (We toasted, of course, as is tradition, but we didn’t manage to get a photo of that. Our hands were otherwise occupied.)
Just after Ava woke up this morning, we gathered for early morning birthday present opening. She was pretty excited to see the gift Daddy had made for her.
Grammie and Grandad Renfro were here to help us celebrate and they showed up with two big sets of fun. I have a feeling we’ll be playing dress-up for days and days and days in our house.
A couple hours later, we kicked off a celebration of this exciting event at a nearby park. We hosted a ladybug picnic for some family friends and some of Ava’s school friends. We were so glad so many sweet people were able to join us for some playground time and lunch. After the kiddos got all played out, we ate lunch and then cupcakes and ice cream.
Ava was a pro at blowing out her candle and loved having everyone sing happy birthday to her.
Judging by her frosting-smeared face, she also loved her cupcake.
Happy birthday, dear sweet girl. Your mommy and daddy love you so.
TPS Friends (with new babies!)
On their way through town to the airport, our TPS friends, stopped by to share some dinner and playtime before their big airplane adventure.
This was the first time two of these new babies had been met and enjoyed by the whole group. Hard to believe how big all these kiddos are getting.
Every time we have a get-together like this, I find myself yearning for a big 07B reunion. All my Bond girls, the MOTOs and kiddos in one place…just like they belong. Florida girls, want to come visit us yet? We’ll save space for you at the table. 
Where We’ve Been
Two years ago today, our little Peanut was due to arrive. Of course, Ava had other plans and took her time arriving in this world. My, how time flies.
Speaking of time flying, someday, we’re going to have to post a doozy of a post all about the last three weeks and all that we’ve had going on. We’ve taken lots of pictures to share and we always say “Oh, quick! Take a picture! We need to blog that!” But, between doing the things worth blogging and all the other not-so-bloggable things, we’ve just run out of time.
So, until we get around to posting all the fun pictures and videos of the last couple of weeks, here’s a little run-down of what we’re looking forward to in the next couple of weeks.
~Ava’s turning two! That’s right, we blinked and two years went by. Our baby girl is now a walking, talking, big girl sleeping, changing daycare rooms, ready-to-potty-train big girl. She’s grown up so much and we’re just as proud of her as we could be. We’ll be celebrating with friends and family at a park for a ladybug picnic. Very excited!
~Thanksgiving! We’re cooking up some yummy deliciousness to share with friends and family at our house. We love this holiday and are so glad to be hosting!
~Matt and I have been married for five (5!!) years. Holy buckets! We’re grateful my parents and brother will be here to babysit Ava while we hit the town. This will be our first anniversary date in three years…2 out of 5 isn’t bad, I guess.
~Fall 2009 semester ends December 11. And not a moment too soon. One more semester and I’ll get to walk that graduation stage in May. Really looking forward to just working full-time rather than doing the work/school thing. Ah, sanity.
More soon, friends. (With pictures!) Have a great week!
Air Power!
We braved the wind and cold to take Ava to the Nellis airshow. She loved seeing all the airplanes and, when we let her “pet” the jets, she would say “Nice jet. Nice jet.”
We didn’t make it all the way through to the Thunderbirds, but we had a fun time. Hopefully, it will be a little less windy when we go next year!
