Ava's 3 Year Checkup

So yesterday was Ava's 3 year check up (just a little late).   I had been talking to her in preparation for this appointment.  I figured informing her and preparing her would be better than just throwing her to the wolves.   I can remember when I was a kid mom wouldn't prepare me she would literally just take me one day out of the blue.  I guess she thought telling me would make me worry....and looking back it probably would have.  Yesterday I took off half a day and we made our way to the doctors office.  Ava was doing great and calm.  She even played a little before going into the exam room.  I could tell she was getting a little scared when the nurse was in there asking me all sorts of questions.  As soon as the Doctor walks in Ava starts crying.  He didn't even touch her :( Oh no.  Well good thing this appointment didn't include any shots or scary things.  The Dr said she is doing great.  She is 29lbs and 36 inches tall.  She is in the 10% for her weight and the 50% for her height.   She did have to give a urine sample which is just interesting in itself. 
We left and did some shopping.  As I am looking around in a store I get a call saying we need to come back.  I totally flip out inside, but I don't let Ava know.  They thought she might have an infection but her second sample came back clear.  Thank God!!!!! 

So we shopped.  I got her a cookie from the Cookie Co. and I got myself a Frap :)  It was a great afternoon.

Sorry my pics are sideways.....just turn your head :)   SOMEBODY tell me what is up.

Festivals!

Friday night we hit up Panoply.  I love going there.  When I was in College I got the opportunity to be involved and volunteer.  I loved it.  I always looked forward to it.  So I love the fact that I can take Ava to something that I have been involved in.   The weather was not so promising but it ended up not raining, and was not crowded at all.   Ava had a blast.  She was finally old enough to enjoy the arts and crafts more!!  I guess her favorite thing was painting.

Saturday went went to the Cornbread Festival.  I had never been.  I guess I had something else in mind.  I was kind of disappointed.  Maybe because it was so hot and crowded too.  Ava enjoyed riding a couple rides, and just taking in the sights and other kids.   Note to self.....Ava doesn't like the big Ferris Wheel.  She was all smiles going up but on the descent down she was shaking begging me to stop it. :( 

Her paint face!

I wish Scottsboro would do some sort of festival.  I am not talking about 1st Monday or anything like that.   Those type of events bring in so much money.  I couldn't get over how much they would charge for food, rides, etc.

Ok, I have no idea why this new stupid blogger format is turning my pictures sideways????  Anyone else know???

A day in the Life..stolen

From my fellow blogger/ Friend Deanna.
I love to see how other people manage their time and spend their days so I love this post idea.

6:20-6:30- My alarm goes off.   Well when Adam is working days I set my alarm and actually wake up around 4:30 or so to make sure he gets up.  By wake up I mean, I turn my alarm off and look over to make sure he is up.  If not I call his name till he gets up :)

6:20-7:20- I get ready, eat breakfast, fix my lunch if I am eating at the office, pack Ava's bag.  I also watch TV or get on my phone if I have any extra time.  Sometimes Ava wakes up and then I let her watch cartoons while I am getting ready.  Most mornings I get her up.

7:20-7:30- I try to leave around this time.  I take Ava to Mom and Dads house.

7:35-8:00 - I try to arrive to work.  I am usually always there by at least 7:45-7:50.

8:00-12 something- work, work , work :)

I take lunch whenever I want normally.  I wait to make sure my coworker up front has took hers.
I normally take my lunch to run errands.  If I don't have errands I go home, eat with Adam when he is off, or just relax in my office.

1 something-4:30- work some more

4:30- get off Work and go pick up Miss priss.

5 ish- get home and start supper, start laundry, clean up, play with Ava, go outside, etc.

I don't have set times to do bath.  We just roll with it.

8:30- I am trying to get Ava ready for bed and things situated.   We have a bad habit of letting her sleep with us.  I started it about a year ago or more when she was sick.  Its been like this ever since. 
I have to admit most nights I am so tired I just go to bed with her by 9.  Lately I am trying to put her to bed earlier and stay up to watch my shows or read.  My plan is to get her in her bed and asleep by 8:00 or 8:30 by the time she starts preschool in August.

Random stuff

I thought I would blog about something since its been a while.  Remember me saying Adam's truck broke down?  Well mine did too...kind of.  I went to lunch one day and sat at the park enjoying my nice meal.  Then I decide its time to return, and my car wont' start.  So we find out I had a bad alternator.  Although it kept restarting until I had time to get it fixed.  Thank the Lord!!!!  So we got that fixed and I just still felt it wasn't starting up right.  Adam drove it and said the battery is bad.  So in 2 weeks time we changed out 2 alternators and 2 batteries.  Life huh?  Its easier to complain because those types of things are just kind of aggravating.  But I had to reflect and think we were blessed.  Not only did we have the money to make those repairs, but God allowed neither of us to be stranded or harmed.

I am so excited for the cold weather to go away and the flowers to start blooming.  I am so excited to see all our brand new landscape unfold.  I am obsessed with Hydrangeas and I have 8 of them with tiny buds.  I can't wait to see what color they will bloom!!!!

Easter 2012

Getting ready to hung eggs

Outside the house

cheese

At moms for dinner

At our house.

Fun times at Bridgestreet.

Happy Late Easter!

I started my Easter weekend with having a day off work Friday. I love that my boss observes Good Friday as a paid Holiday off. Love it! Me and Ava had a girls day. We went to eat at her choice and shopped some at Bridgestreet. She enjoyed a cookie and a drum band. She loves music and these guys were getting down. She loved it. I bought a token for the carousel and she refused....oddly enough. I think she thought she had to choose between that and a cookie :)

Adam had bad luck Friday and Saturday. His truck broke down Friday when he got to the entrance of the plant. He was able to get it towed home and fix it himself. (proud of him) He saved us an additional $200-300 labor. Then he left his phone at a gas station on his way home in the tow truck. Thankfully the attendant called me and he went back to get it. Saturday he managed to lock his keys in his truck :) Don't tell him I told. We had a Friend that does stuff like that so he helped us out. Saturday we had to make a trip back to Hville. Adam returned his new phone. He hated it and exchanged it for something else. We ate lunch and went to Bridgestreet again. Ava was still talking about the Drums. They weren't there though. We ate ice cream and she rode the carousel.

The Easter bunny came to see Ava Sunday morning. He brought her some books. I seriously don't go overboard with that. I want Ava to understand the true meaning of Easter. I sat her down Saturday night and told her what Easter meant. It was SO sweet during the church service Sunday morning somebody was up talking about the true meaning of Easter, and she started listening then looked up at me and said what is he saying? I reminded her what I told her the night before. She said "oh yeah", like she remembered. We enjoyed church service followed by an Easter egg hunt. Ava loved it.

Adam started his spring outage last week so it means many hours away from home. He missed Easter this year. I know he hated it. We missed him being there. When he got home we piled up on Ava's bed and told him all about our day and showed him pictures and videos.

The age of Technology

I just had to share. I have an Iphone and most people know the newer one comes with an automated woman named "Siri". You can ask her questions and she will reply....when understood. So I am watching TV the night before last and Ava was playing with my phone. She loves to look at pictures, play games, etc. So I look over and she is holding the phone up to her mouth and holding down the button saying "Tell me the Words". I started laughing so hard. I said are you talking to Siri? She replied yes. I have no idea what tell me the words means but in her little mind she was asking a legitimate question. I think she is referring to the words as her alphabet.

Scares me to think what type of phones or technology will be around when she is old enough to actually have her own phone.

Projects

I am always looking for things to make/do. I love getting an idea and carrying through with doing it. I have had tons of ideas floating around in my mind since we moved in the new house. I have soooo much I want to do. It just takes time to execute and find the necessary materials. I found these frames in Hobby Lobby over the weekend. They are actually dry erase boards that I painted. I love them. The frames are so fancy and cute looking. The letters really do look more purple in person, and the green isn't lime. For some reason in the picture the colors look different. I probably don't even have $30 in this project. That is cheap compared to the prices of canvas or pictures that I have almost bought for this area in her room.

I hope to have more projects to show. I have a few more in my head I am trying to work on.

I am loving this weather too. My favorite thing is to have dinner outside on my new patio furniture. Love it.