I've been in an intensive training most of this week, so I'm too wiped out to do a very long post so I bring you some recent pictures of Ava. Bath time and johnny jump up time...
Our memory book for this season of young family life - The days can be long but the years will be short, tucking away our golden moments to keep us anchored in the magic of now and the messes that come with it too.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Some recent Ava Pics
I've been in an intensive training most of this week, so I'm too wiped out to do a very long post so I bring you some recent pictures of Ava. Bath time and johnny jump up time...
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Day 13 & 14
Day 13- I am thankful for hot bubble baths on cold days. One of my favorite things in the world is a steaming hot bubble bath, accompanied by a good book, a cold drink and a nice candle on a winter night. So relaxing!!
Day 14- I am thankful for snugly naps with my baby girl. It doesn't get much more peace filled and content then snoozing with a little one in your arms. I just woke up from a nice Sunday snooze with her snuggled next to me, its so refreshing and renewing in many ways. I am always so surprised when I choose to be still instead of working on my to do list that I am always glad I did.
Day 14- I am thankful for snugly naps with my baby girl. It doesn't get much more peace filled and content then snoozing with a little one in your arms. I just woke up from a nice Sunday snooze with her snuggled next to me, its so refreshing and renewing in many ways. I am always so surprised when I choose to be still instead of working on my to do list that I am always glad I did.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Day 10, 11 &12
Day 10 - I am thankful for my house. Sometimes I catch myself thinking a step ahead, you know a bigger, newer, nicer place sometime down the road but it only takes me a moment to remind myself this house has everything we need and all the warmest memories that truly make it a home. Its the house I brought my baby home from the hospital to, where Rory spent her puppy days, where we've had get togethers with friends and visits from family all this and more remind me what blessing it is to have this place.
Day 11 - I am thankful for financial security. Even with addition of baby and me going part time. With so many out of work all over the country the past couple years, I am thankful the Ryan and I both having good jobs the provide us with the life we have. When you think of a global view of the world, we are truly wealthy and do not want to take that for granted. My prayer is we will live within whatever means we are given at any point in time, be content where are at and bring glory to God by how we steward what he has entrusted.
Day 12 - I am thankful for our caregivers for Ava. The friends that babysit Ava while I work are wonderful. Trusting them and knowing she is getting one on one attention while she is still so tiny is such a blessing. They are so responsive to her needs and really care about her. Ava always has big smiles for them when she's them!
Day 11 - I am thankful for financial security. Even with addition of baby and me going part time. With so many out of work all over the country the past couple years, I am thankful the Ryan and I both having good jobs the provide us with the life we have. When you think of a global view of the world, we are truly wealthy and do not want to take that for granted. My prayer is we will live within whatever means we are given at any point in time, be content where are at and bring glory to God by how we steward what he has entrusted.
Day 12 - I am thankful for our caregivers for Ava. The friends that babysit Ava while I work are wonderful. Trusting them and knowing she is getting one on one attention while she is still so tiny is such a blessing. They are so responsive to her needs and really care about her. Ava always has big smiles for them when she's them!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Day 5-9
Day 5 - I am thankful for Ava sleeping longer at nights. The time change was perfect timing to move her bed time up without her really knowing it and the best part is she still is waking up at her regular 7:15 time. (I should make a disclaimer she is still most nights waking up once to nurse but still, so thankful for the extended sleep time!)
Day 6 - I am thankful for books. I should post a picture of my night stand. I usually alternating between about 3 books at time. I get so excited I can't decide which one to start with so I start going back and forth between multiple ones. I didn't love books till after college and graduate school, I had been in school every year for 18 years straight at that point and when no one made me read anymore I feel in love with it!
Day 7- Happy hour at sonic. The genius design of those cups are like mini-coolers. They ice stays good in there for hours! I need not say more about the wonderful pick me up of sugar and caffeine at half prices in the late afternoon.
Day 8- people who do whatever job they have with joy and kindness. There use to be a little ceaser man that for over year I could see out my window at work every day. He held his little cesar pizza sign with the most energy and enthusisam, he would bring his ear phones everyday and play his sign like a guitar, lip singing for hours. I miss him. I knew he would go on to greater things with that work ethic but I still love it when I see it in others and I think to myself now thats like playing your air guitar with your little cesar's sign.
Day 9 - I am thankful for my Tuesday lunch bunch. I eat lunch every Tuesday with some great gal pals. The lunch bunch started when we all worked together in the same office and now that I the only one still at the office the weekly get together carries on, It has been meeting for over two years now. In fact when Ava was born, it was Tuesday at lunch time, the lunch bunch didn't miss a beat they were there to meet Ava at our regular time. These girls I can bounce anything off of and they give me honest feedback, uplift me spiritually and are the best listeners (they can't help it, they're therapists!).
Day 6 - I am thankful for books. I should post a picture of my night stand. I usually alternating between about 3 books at time. I get so excited I can't decide which one to start with so I start going back and forth between multiple ones. I didn't love books till after college and graduate school, I had been in school every year for 18 years straight at that point and when no one made me read anymore I feel in love with it!
Day 7- Happy hour at sonic. The genius design of those cups are like mini-coolers. They ice stays good in there for hours! I need not say more about the wonderful pick me up of sugar and caffeine at half prices in the late afternoon.
Day 8- people who do whatever job they have with joy and kindness. There use to be a little ceaser man that for over year I could see out my window at work every day. He held his little cesar pizza sign with the most energy and enthusisam, he would bring his ear phones everyday and play his sign like a guitar, lip singing for hours. I miss him. I knew he would go on to greater things with that work ethic but I still love it when I see it in others and I think to myself now thats like playing your air guitar with your little cesar's sign.
Day 9 - I am thankful for my Tuesday lunch bunch. I eat lunch every Tuesday with some great gal pals. The lunch bunch started when we all worked together in the same office and now that I the only one still at the office the weekly get together carries on, It has been meeting for over two years now. In fact when Ava was born, it was Tuesday at lunch time, the lunch bunch didn't miss a beat they were there to meet Ava at our regular time. These girls I can bounce anything off of and they give me honest feedback, uplift me spiritually and are the best listeners (they can't help it, they're therapists!).
Monday, November 1, 2010
30 day challenge...
I am joining the blogging challenge set by friends and fellow bloggers A&M, 30 days of thanksgiving! Each day I will try to post a blessing in my life I am thankful for, I might not be able to post everyday but I will post 30 things for sure!
Ready, set, go!
So Day 1 gets the obvious I am so thankful for our baby girl! She's changed our lives forever in the best possible ways. Getting to love her and have her is truly one of the biggest blessings of my life. I am so smitten by her bright eyes, adorable chuckles and toothless smiles. God has been so good to our family in blessing us with her. specifically also I am truly thankful for her health. Being a parent I can't imagine the shear terror that goes through parents of sick children. I am so thankful that she appears to be healthy and developing as she should to this point. What a blessing that I don't want to take for granted.
Day 2 - I am thankful for my book club. Its a great group of 7 girls that get together once a month to discuss our book for the month. We each take turns picking the book. We have girls with different back grounds, some spiritual some not, some moms some not, some grew up here, some not, some like the humanity of tragic endings, some like happy endings. You get the picture, we aren't all a like but that's the best part. The club has now been around for two years and its such a pick me up at the beginning of each month.
Day 3 - I am thankful for my job, a job that I really do love. I am so loving part time work. My job has been so flexible with me, I get to work still directly under my mentor, whom I have the deep respect and appreciation for. I love my co-workers, none of them are there for the money, they all have a heart for helping others and the are just the best colleagues you could have. To be honest I always pictured myself a stay at home mom back in the day but now that I can choose, I don't feel guilty saying I would be sad to leave my work all together. I feel like I get the best of both worlds, making my own schedule and working part time and being home the rest of the time. I truely couldn't ask for a better situation for the first year of mommyhood!
Day 4- I am thankful for my parents. They have loved me unconditionally my whole life. Being a parent now truly does open my eyes and heart to the sacrificial love that comes with each moment of parenthood. I am thankful for the solid foundation and the fulfillment of knowing that kind of love from such tender ages. I wish every child could experience that!
more to come!
Ready, set, go!
So Day 1 gets the obvious I am so thankful for our baby girl! She's changed our lives forever in the best possible ways. Getting to love her and have her is truly one of the biggest blessings of my life. I am so smitten by her bright eyes, adorable chuckles and toothless smiles. God has been so good to our family in blessing us with her. specifically also I am truly thankful for her health. Being a parent I can't imagine the shear terror that goes through parents of sick children. I am so thankful that she appears to be healthy and developing as she should to this point. What a blessing that I don't want to take for granted.
Day 2 - I am thankful for my book club. Its a great group of 7 girls that get together once a month to discuss our book for the month. We each take turns picking the book. We have girls with different back grounds, some spiritual some not, some moms some not, some grew up here, some not, some like the humanity of tragic endings, some like happy endings. You get the picture, we aren't all a like but that's the best part. The club has now been around for two years and its such a pick me up at the beginning of each month.
Day 3 - I am thankful for my job, a job that I really do love. I am so loving part time work. My job has been so flexible with me, I get to work still directly under my mentor, whom I have the deep respect and appreciation for. I love my co-workers, none of them are there for the money, they all have a heart for helping others and the are just the best colleagues you could have. To be honest I always pictured myself a stay at home mom back in the day but now that I can choose, I don't feel guilty saying I would be sad to leave my work all together. I feel like I get the best of both worlds, making my own schedule and working part time and being home the rest of the time. I truely couldn't ask for a better situation for the first year of mommyhood!
Day 4- I am thankful for my parents. They have loved me unconditionally my whole life. Being a parent now truly does open my eyes and heart to the sacrificial love that comes with each moment of parenthood. I am thankful for the solid foundation and the fulfillment of knowing that kind of love from such tender ages. I wish every child could experience that!
more to come!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Could her first Halloween beeee any more fun!?
We've had a fun weekend celebrating Ava's first Halloween. We got to wear our fun festive outfits and enjoyed trunk or treat at church. Our trunk was garden themed to match our sweet little bumble bee. The picture to the right is Ava all ready for church this morning.
Here's our little bumble bee! all ready for the fall festival...
We've had along week of Ava reverting to waking up every 2-3 hours at night, teeth maybe? As I type the post everyone is taking a nap but me. I should probably join them. but its hard to know what to do with an all quiet house, read my book club book, play uniterupted on the computer, catch up on chores, the possibilites are endless! Hope your having a fun and relaxing Halloween too!
Friday, October 29, 2010
New Mexico!
Steak at the big Texan - $15
Souvenirs at the Cherokee outpost - $5
Time in car round trip - 17 hours
grandma and grandpa's faces when we surprised them - Priceless!
Chloe, Allie, Ava and I surprised my grandma and grandpa last week in New Mexico! They knew my dad was coming but he suprised them by bringing the us in tow. I can't get the video of the moment of the surpsie to post but we defintly pulled it off, you should see grandma's reaction. Ava was a pretty great traveler again! It was a fun time by all! Roswell is the UFO capital of the world so of course we had to see the museum.
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