"No It's Aba's"

I think this is Ava's mine stage, very minor so far, but I'm glad to see it. Mine has not really been a part of any ones vocabulary in this house. All but a few toys are shared and well time hasn't been any ones own for way over two years now. So I am glad to see some possessiveness in her, she is all about the sharing, here Etan, here Mum Mum, Daddy too, is her normal response to sharing. Which I think is the most adorable thing ever, but I also don't want the world to walk all over her.
Oh and isn't it super cute that she calls herself Aba
And in case your wondering Aba was referring to post it notes at work that she did not want to return.

A Good Day

Today was the type of day that as a parent I pretend is every day. When things get tough this is what I conger in my head as normal. I am delusional I know these days are far from the norm and really when it come to two year olds how in reality would you expect them to be so perfect. I'm talking not a tear or tantrum, not a whine and following every request made of them. When they have grow these days are the ones I will hold on to. Who they were at their best, as we all giggled and danced threw dinner, as Ava and I chose special stones out of our rock garden as I BBQ the perfect chicken dinner (and hot dogs for those who might not eat chicken, which of course today they did), as Ethan and I played ball with Tim, as they brushed their teeth and toddled off to bed, as Ethan crept out to give me one last hug for the day before they drifted of to sleep. Thank you God for days like today, I am blessed beyond what I am worthy and am humbled.

So I got my camera out again today in what feels like forever. I went to visit my friend Jen, her new baby who was born just two short weeks ago on Apr 5 was just too cute for me too resist. He was not at all impressed with the naked state he found himself in, so a few of my favorite shots he's not looking to impressed in, but over all he was a great model.

I'm not sure what got into my Bambinos today at Jen's house, but they were well behaved. I mean to the point of not a single melt to the floor moment. It melts my heart when they have days like this and I will sit and feel that it is all the things that I have done right. I'm taking full credit for it. I know that really it was just a room full of new toys and some friends to play with, but I will hold onto these thoughts of my great parenting when they resume their positions on the floor.

Baby news: it was weird to hold a 6 lb baby again. they are so tiny I had forgotten. I see why people are so shocked at the size of these small creatures. to hold a baby so small and watch my Bambinos running around so big and strong what a contrast. Jen and I were talking about seeing our children grow and the moments we see leaps. The moment I found out I was pregnant the Bambinos seemed to leave the state I had always seen them in, they had grow, they became so much more then they were just moments ago. I was able to let go of the hold I had on them in case they were my only children. They blossomed then and have never looked back. I guess that really isn't baby news. So how about this, I was asking the bambinos what our babies name was and Ethan has nick named the bambino bubble.

Poor Ava

Between visiting family and friends we have been away for almost a week now. And upon coming home Ava has grown out of half of her pants, in one week she has to have grow at least 2 inches. You can always tell when she has a growth spurt because she can't stay on her feet. She becomes so clumsy, today in daycare she fell and got her first bloody nose and a nice shiner above her right eye. And between my arival and when we made it out the door she fell two more times.

More then half way

I am more then half way threw this pregnancy and no real belly shots. I'm not hiding them from you I just haven't stood in front of the camera to have one taken. Things have gone smoothly so far, lots of movement. I can't believe it is half over, it feels like yesterday I was staring at a positive pregnancy test. I'm heading to bed I'm tired and have to work tomorrow so I'm thinking sleep would be a good idea.

Walk the Dog

Some things sound simple, like say taking the dogs for a walk. Easy right? NO!
Maybe if the dogs didn't pull, maybe if bambinos always walked and maybe if I had more patience, but alone this task just seems to overwhelm me out of ever doing it for farther then half a block. To the dogs dissatisfaction to say the least. So today when my Father in Law showed up on a purse rescue mission (mine and yes if my head wasn't screwed on I would have lost it years ago) I grabbed at the opportunity and he cordially agreed to help me with the task of walking the dogs. Only to our dismay by the time we were done it was pouring and we were soaked to the bone, Thanks John.


Oh and just so everyone knows hard Ant works......
Love you Babe! Hope you had a great day in Banff!