Funny Kids

The following quotes I took from a forward that my Mom sent me. I thought they were too cute not to put on the blog. :)

1) Nudity

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, “Mom, that lady isn’t wearing a seat belt!”

2) Opinions

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, “The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.”

What a napper!

Something has clicked within Ava Reese and she's decided that she likes to sleep. How awesome is this? She'll be moving around the house, fussing and whining and I know its time for bed. So I pick her up and cuddle her close and take her to her bed and usually she fusses for a little while in her bed (five minutes, usually) and then falls asleep. But the last five times that I laid her down (that's three naps and two nights) she curled up on her side, grabbed hold of her blanket and gave me a sweet smile that seemed to say, "Thanks, I needed this." Without a whimper, she's asleep in minutes. Wow. I know the chances are not great that this will last but I am loving it while its happening. She is not sleeping as long in the mornings as she had in the past but that's okay we can get up at 7:45 if we have to. :) I'm spoiled, right????

A Reader or a Shopper?

Ava likes to read. She loves books and likes to turn the pages, looking at each new page. But she's an equal opportunity reader because she loves to look at catalogues, and will climb into her little rocker and pull them onto her lap to peruse the colorful pages. Earlier this week it was a home decor catalogue that had come in the mail that she was reading in her rocker, it fell out of her lap onto the floor, she climbed down, grabbed the catalogue and pulled it over to me on the couch to read her more out of it. "oooh, oooh" we say as we turn each page followed up with lots of "pretty!" Today the magazine was from "Posh Tots", how perfect is that for this little princess?

Ava's First Snow Excursion

We had a gorgeous sunny day last Sunday and I decided that Ava needed to go outside and get some fresh air. So we bundled her all up and went out to play. Our neighbor Jason and his boys were out getting ready to ride the tube behind the snowmobile and they invited us to go for a ride. Ava Reese and I climbed in the tube and Jeff drove the snowmobile back and forth behind the houses just to the west of our place. I think Ava could take it or leave it, she was rather ambivalent. Mostly she just hung out and stared. Jason shot some pictures for us, thanks, Jason!

"Ava giving kisses" or "Ava on the Run"

For those who haven't seen Ava in action yet, here's a little video of her walking around the island. This is something that she does about 53 times a day, usually carrying a toy to chew on while doing her thing. Tuesday night I swear her Dad must have challenged her to see if she could do 17 laps around the island while carrying her cellphone (a toy, yes, she doesn't have her own yet). She makes me tired just watching those little legs go. I was also able to get her to pucker up on video and give you all some kisses so keep an eye (and ear) out for that.

The Remote Control Bandit

We have a toy remote for Ava but does she want to play with that? Of course not! She wants THE remote. She knows the one that holds the power, she knows the one that we want and she ALWAYS finds it. We were all three cuddling on the couch, laying there watching tv, such a sweet little family. Little did Mom and Dad know that the baby was only after one thing. She made her move and snagged the remote from the top of the couch, giggling at her success. Into her mouth it goes! Yum! Victory is the Ava's! In the pictures here she probably plucked it off the end table and then took off as fast as her toddler legs would go, trying to find a safe corner to hide in and gnaw on it for a while.

Ava's New Ride

Watch out, folks, I have no brakes! And I don't know how to steer this thing! Or turn! Or, come to think of it, press the accelerator button... okay, maybe you're safe. For now. Daddy or Mommy has to press the button to make Ava move around and we also have to steer. But at least she's figured out by now which way is forward because as you can see she wasn't so sure about that when she first opened her present from Grandma & Grandpa.