aven loves oreos and chocolate pudding, too!

after our visit to the park, we stopped and got a treat for the ride home. i noticed aven was being REALLY quiet (anyone who has kids knows this is NOT good) and this is what she was doing.... i've created a monster! she has since learned to dunk them in milk, without dropping i might add, and she'll go "umm..." with a huge smile! and everyone knows chocolate pudding isn't as good unless it's smeared all over your face!

walking tonic

went to the park with tonic and aven loved "helping" walk him. if you saw it in person it would look more like him walking her... he's so tolerant and gentle with her. i love that dog!

artwork at the gym

this is what aven was doing the other day at the childcare at the gym when i walked in to pick her up after my run! how fun- she was so proud of her polka dots. it's now hanging on the fridge. do they make bibs as large as this smock? ha ha :)

maya's welcoming baby shower

here are a few pics from the baby shower jen and i threw for pam and maya. notice aven helping me with the table and the food. that was her favorite part, the little thief!! everytime i turned around she was standing in the chairs eating. again... so much like me :) the last picture is of all of us from savannah, stephanie and teri have since moved away and it was so great to see them!!

aven's started preschool

aven started preschool on wednesday and is doing really well so far. the only recommendation the teachers have as of now is to work on her sitting still during storytime. yeah right! but we'll try... she's the youngest in her class because her birthday falls late in the year, but she is enjoying playing with the other children and is exhausted when she comes home. for the month of september they are learning the letters A & B, the numbers 1 & 2, and the colors red and blue. the last picture is of the artwork that she did the other day and they hung in the class for the parents to see. thanks to everyone for checking in on how she did her first day!!

thanks for a wonderful visit!

a HUGE thanks to jen for letting us stay with her and eli while we were visiting alabama! we had such a great time!! it is always so hard to say bye, but we can't wait until our next visit!! i love you guys!!

aviation museum, random pics and a little humor

we went to the aviation museum at ft. rucker where aven and eli got to fly a cobra and run around and look at tons of helicopters. aven loved playing in the back of the chinook and talking to all the people in the exhibits, she just didn't understand that they weren't real and wouldn't be talking back! i got the tank top pj's at the gift shop- they might be pushing the line towards tacky, but they made me laugh!!
the rest of the pics are just random from our trip-
hope you enjoy and much love to everyone! i miss you all and can't wait to see you again soon!