I don't even remember what that big wet spot was, but she was so proud to try on my shoes!
Our nightly ritual is dancing in the TV room after dinner.
Our week
Here are some pictures that I took this week-
Sam at 10 months
All I can say is my Sam is showing signs that have me SCARED!! He is such a little wild man. And I know that is what I get for having such an easy mild-mannered first baby, but geez! All I can say is that he doesn't do anything halfway. He doesn't crawl, he speedcrawls. He doesn't talk, he screams. He is literally into everything and it is new territory for me.
Sam eats a lot. He really doesn't care for baby food so much now that he has had a taste of the real thing. I still feed it to him though. For a typical breakfast he will eat a container of baby food and rice cereal. He is still screaming for more at that point. Most of the time he will eat a whole banana on top of that!
He is starting to do some new things. He can wave bye-bye. I HAVE to get it on video because it is so cute, but I haven't been able to. He is shaking his head no (imagine that)! He stands up and looks like he wants to walk and then falls down to go after something. It really won't be long! He wants whatever Ava has (and vice versa), but he will chase her down to get it. His new favorite thing is to climb on something and dive head first to the ground. Luckily, he can't climb anything yet that could cause serious damage.
Ava and Sam have a funny little relationship right now. Ava wants to cuddle and hug Sam while he is pushing her away to hit or pull her hair. The other day I left the room for a second and came back to Ava's screams. Sam had a big smile on his face and seriously a fist full of her hair. (Sigh)
One other thing that Sam does is dance. But it looks like nothing I have ever seen - like a little baby headbanger or something. I got a video of it the other day when my family was here. He usually gets a little more into it than this. WILD MAN!!! (Also, excuse the messiness of the play room - remember it was my birthday week and I was on vacation :)
Birthday Week
That's right - I get a whole week for my birthday!! And I pretty much took the week off except for taking care of two little monkeys. I am already paying for it today with my mountain of laundry and stack of bills! UGGGGG!
I think I was on vacation last week from taking pictures, but Andrea took this one of Haven holding the frog. You can see that Ava loved it. 
Then James and I took the kids down to the lake for the weekend and even though we had kids it was very relaxing and so nice to get away!!!
On Tuesday, my actual birthday, the kids and I met Andrea (Mimi) in Little Rock for lunch at PF Changs (yummy) and then went to the mall for a little bit. James was supposed to be out of town, but he finished early and came home and surprised us with cake and balloons. I say us because the kids really LOVED it.
Sam was so mad when his little piece of cake was gone (and it was gone in like a second). He will have no problem at his first birthday party!!
It was time to go to bed and they (James included) were still playing with balloons!
On Wednesday, we had a little pool party here. We always have a joint celebration for Andrea, Nick and myself because our birthdays are so close. The highlight of the day (besides the cake) is Ava got to hold a baby frog. She talked about it all night.
I think I was on vacation last week from taking pictures, but Andrea took this one of Haven holding the frog. You can see that Ava loved it. Then James and I took the kids down to the lake for the weekend and even though we had kids it was very relaxing and so nice to get away!!! I took VERY few pictures this weekend, but I did take this one of James taking Ava fishing. I took this from the balcony and I was just laughing trying to imagine the conversations they were having!!
And this is all I really needed for my birthday!!
Swimming Success
I am so proud of my Ava in the pool this year. Considering that we were asked to leave our last swim lesson because she was upsetting the kids, I think she is doing great in the pool. We are no longer using the life jacket and she is only using floaties. She keeps saying, "I love it." We are in the pool at least 3 or 4 days a week right now, and she would just stay out there all day. Sam, on the other hand, gets really frustrated because he is not on the ground moving so after about 30 minutes he is done! I took this video the other day when Carla and Lucas came to visit.
Happy Birthday Nick!
Well, I am one day late, but that's OK! My second nephew turned 11 yesterday - hard to believe!! We are planning to spend one day with him in Dardanelle next week so I didn't get to see him on his actual birthday. He had some friends over and went out to dinner last night, but the thing that he really wants for his birthday is a puppy!! He told me had already saved almost $300 - so I found some puppies that I would want if I were him!
maybe a little Elle??
Aren't they cute - it almost makes me want a puppy - HA!! Happy Birthday Nick!
Here Comes Trouble
I took this picture one year ago today and it may be my favorite picture of all time. Ava used to make this face when she didn't get her way - already showing a little attitude!
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