Technology Queen

Obsessed with all things electronic...she is definitely her dad's little girl. Anytime a phone, remote, or Steve's iTouch or Blackberry are within reach you better believe she is pushing every button she can. She has called people accidentally (luckily it's been family only) and started searching the Internet on our phones. We didn't realize some of it until we started getting billed for it! Little stinker!

See that second picture and the poor pitiful face. When she gets caught and she knows it, she quickly hands off whatever the "no-no" is and looks all sad and innocent. That face is not going to work on me...very often :o)

RIP Morning Nap

Oh how I will miss you, Morning Nap. We were such great friends. I could get my blog posted during the nap, clean up the kitchen, start some laundry, and so many other things that needed to be done for the day. But, alas, our time is over. Now I have to rely more on your brother, Afternoon Nap. I sure hope he can pull through for me!

Now morning nap time is filled with Ava taking out and putting away EVERYTHING she can get her hands on. I guess the good news is she does put things away but it is still a mess because it's a 15 month old putting her clothes back in the drawer or the diapers back in the basket. Today, after her room was sufficiently a wreck, she proceeded to bring me book after book to read to her. She does love her books. Her way of loving books is getting out every book she owns and surrounding herself in them. Then she will carefully pick out the one she wants me to read and brings it to me. She hasn't caught on to putting books away yet but we are working on it.

She's a great baby and I love spending all my time with her but naps are great too! All I can say is that I run around like a mad woman during her afternoon nap trying to get everything done. Those afternoon naps need to stick around for a while!

Happy 40th Sesame Street

Oscar iPhone cozy at Chocolate Mint

Cookie Monster Party Pack at Typewink

Elmo cupcake toppers at Peas and Thank You

You just gotta love all those furry monsters and animals on Sesame Street. I'm so glad that they are still around for my daughter to laugh and learn from. She's in love with all the characters and her little eyes light up when she hears the music from the show. Her favorite books at home are Sesame Street too. I definitely see a Sesame Street themed party in our future. Happy Birthday Sesame Street, and I hope our furry friends are around for another 40 years!!

Lady on the Go

It has been absolutely gorgeous here, so we tried to take full advantage of the weather. Friday Ava and I went to Faust Park to play outside for a while. Faust is great because they have a great playground and the Butterfly House is on the grounds, too. We didn't go in but wandered over to look at the lake and big caterpillar. Then again on Sunday we went back to the park with Steve and Uncle Greg too. Ava's gets the biggest kick out of watching people throw a ball. Needless to say she was so thrilled with the football and Frisbee. Sunday we were in shorts and t-shirts and it's November!! What's next?

I must admit that Ava is so unafraid that it scares me. She was off and going from the second we got to the park both days. She says hi to everyone and just runs from place to place seeing all that she can see. I hate that she is growing up so fast. I also find it interesting how different she is from me. I am shy and not outgoing. I have gotten better the older I've gotten but I'm still not the person I want to be. I'm hoping that Ava will stick with her outgoingness because I wish a could come out of my shell more. It's funny to say that I'm learning from my 15 month old daughter!

If Only They Knew They Were Friends

We had another fun and fulfilling play date yesterday. If only the kids realized they can play with each other!! It's so funny because they just go about their business with the occasional book or toy snatching. These 4 are actually really good about not taking things from each other...so far. I'm sure that will change once they get a little older. Overall, though, they are 4 of the sweetest kids. All are low key and good natured. Of course the fact that they are mine and my friends' kiddos has nothing to do with that statement :o) I look forward to the day when they hopefully do become friends. My friends are good parents and raising good kids. Sometimes that can be hard to come by. I only hope that they stay friends as they grow up. In the meantime, we're just having fun hanging out and watching them watch each other. Good times that are going way too fast.

On a side note, we're looking for somewhere in the St. Louis area to take the kiddos for a play date. Someplace other than the Magic House, Zoo, Science Center, etc. Do you know of any different or unusual places in the area? I'd love to hear about them!

Adorable Hair Adornments

I have been having a very blech few days. I can't put my finger on what it is but I'm just not myself. In order to cheer myself up, I went "window" shopping on the Internet. That is after I cleaned out our pantry which desperately needed it. Didn't buy a thing, just swooned over a few items that I would love to own. I noticed I was drawn towards hair accessories. I have been trying to grow out my hair since Miss A was born last August and 14 months later I still don't have the long flowing hair I was hoping for. It is long enough for a pony tail though, and I am so tempted to by some of these cute little flowers and headbands for myself. Part of me can totally see myself wearing these and then the other part says, "Who are you kidding?!" I am thoroughly thinking over the first tiny buds and could probably wear them without looking like I'm trying too hard. Can't though...saving up for some Christmas presents for the fam, and they need to come first! Still these are just cute, cute, and cute!!

Mini rosebud pins from Heart of Light

Golden Swirly Headband from Jennifer Birge

Vintage Peacock Hair Plume from Neva Plume

Coming Down from the Weekend

We had a very busy weekend, busy but good. Friday we went to Trunk or Treat at my parent's church which was a lot of fun. There was a campfire to roast hot dogs and marshmallows, trunks decorated handing out candy, caramel apples, a mad scientists lab, a bounce house, pumpkin carving and lots of other fun to be had. Saturday we had a family birthday party and then trick or treating in the neighborhood. Ava did really well and walked to about 10 houses with Steve while I held down the fort at home. That's a lot of walking for a little flower! Then Sunday was 8:30 church (due to the time change and us being up so early) and then a friend's daughters 2nd birthday. Busy, busy, busy! Today I'm just getting the house in order and Ava back on her regular schedule.

Fall is always such a busy time for us. It seems like we go non-stop from October to December. I like being busy though. I tend to get a lot more done when my plate is full. Our plates are definitely full every weekend until the end of the year. I'm not going to know what to do with myself when January hits and we're not busy. I have so much that I want to do with the house, myself, relationships with friends and family, Ava, etc. I want to start a business but that's a topic for another day. I've been putting off organizing the closets in the house, and they desperately need it. That's one of those things that makes it on my to do list every week and some how *mysteriously* never gets done...same with cleaning the shower. Today is a day I'm not swamped and therefore should do those 2 things. I'll let you know how it goes ;o)