A house where?

Ava says the craziest things I tell you. And, holy cow, she is imaginative too. The other day she was explaining to me about the house in her butt. Yes, you heard it right - she says there is a house in her butt. Then she tells me how her poop lives there, and when she goes to the bathroom, she is just letting them out. Does she think poop is like a pet dog or something?

Teeth

He currently has four teeth - all on top! Has had the two for a while and now two more just showed up this weekend. Trying to get the little dude to take a bottle now that he is eleven months and all - slowly accepting. But...he is too stinkin' cute to fight with! He is talking more and more - has a five word vocabulary (Dad, Mom, Ava, Bye, Night Night). I think he tried to say thank you the other day, but waiting to hear it a few times before making it official! He is climbing stairs (when I allow it) and loves it at the playground! So wonderful that he can do more on his own - Wow, what a sweetie pie - now will he sleep?

"Daddy, you be the princess

I'll be the King!" This is what she tells her dad when he asks her if she'll be his princess! She is bound and determined to be the boy no matter what. Pretty clever spin on things none the less. Well here are a few from her birthday, way back at the beginning of summer - where does the time go?

Three Years

Okay, so I'm way behind with this, but I just had to post still. I force my little gal into my wedding dress every year - and well since she now insists she's a boy - she wants nothing to do with it! I bribed her to put it on but didn't get a single smile out of it! I love it anyway - and I do still love the dress - Thanks Uncle Bob and Aunt Sharna! In any case her birthday pictures from June should be up soon as well!

Boston

We were in Boston last month for a little family vacation. It was hot and beautiful, just what a summer vacation should be! The two kiddo's flew great - Ava was fantastic on the plane, and Zac, well, not too bad considering he only slept about twenty minutes total. The fountains were a favorite for our gal.

Summer Fun

We are enjoying the summer and keeping busy. Thank goodness I have someone to help with the garden! Mr. Z is into everything and constantly on the move - just will not sit still for one single second (unless he is sleeping)! He is climbing stairs and anything else he can reach up on. He loves to be on the move and crawl all over. When he sees me he just stops and laughs, then shots at me like a missile. I can't get over how fast he can clear a distance of ten or so feet! And I just love how excited he gets about it, like he knows how amazing he really is. Oh, and his favorite toy lately is a water bottle! He has every playschool, little tike, tonka toy imaginable, yet it is the water bottle he truly desires.

At the zoo

Once again we were at the zoo - can't ever seem to get enough of it. She mostly wants to play at the park there - which drives me crazy! We see fewer and fewer animals every time we go. She'll ride the carousel, the train, a pony, feed the goats, play at the park, which leaves little time for animals. in any case - she is standing like the flamingos. And what is it about these chairs - she, and so many other kids we see, must always stop to sit on them!