It's a Bad Hair Day!

Have you ever had a really really bad hair day? I'm sure we can all relate on that one. Matt had Ava in the kitchen getting breakfast and just had to take some pictures:) My guess is we all have really bad hair straight out of bed...but my kids do for sure! Take a look...

You may not be able to see Coop's bad hair as clearly in this pic...but let's just say he looks like he just might fly away:) Of course part of this is due to my lack in getting him another haircut! Who wants to pay $12 bucks for a 1 year olds haircut? Some say...just trim it yourself! No way! Not the way he wiggles around! I don't trust my skill or lack thereof rather!

Speaking of hair...we were at a fun festival last weekend and just couldn't resist buying this oh so cute headband Ava is wearing! It is adorable...but guess what? She wears it for about 15 minutes and then rips it out saying, "it's too itchy mom!" And I go on to say, "Oh but Ava it's so cute in your hair!" trying to persuade her to leave it in. Nope..."it's still too itchy, mom!" Guess a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!

For those of you reading this that are not so much into hair and headbands....how about the NFL?? Matt just couldn't resist buying Coop this Bears outfit! Matt stayed home this morning with Coop for a few hours and took some pics in his new gear! So cute! Apparently this will be his Sunday afternoon attire for the next few months! Go Bears!

Lots of Firsts Around Here!

We've had lots of fun around here lately! Cooper turned one on August 27th one day after Matt turned .... well, you take a guess:) We had a wonderful time celebrating! Matt's parents drove down to my parents place in Indiana for the weekend so we could celebrate together! Coop wasn't too sure at first about his cake but eventually dug in with two hands:) It's so hard to believe a year has gone by! I always seem to think the first 4 months seem soooo long and then after that it flies.


Another first...Ava is taking a gymnastics class at our local YMCA. Her friend Lily is also taking it which is nice for Ava because she tends to be a little timid in new situations and she and Lily just have fun together. I asked her what she liked the best about her time and she said acting like a fish. They did act like fish to do their 'stretching' before the trampoline and the somersaults:)

A 'first' we weren't really looking forward to.... Coop broke his leg:( So sad! He has a spiral fracture about 2 inches long where his shin is. We were at the indoor playland area at our mall and he was scooting off a 10 inch platform and his right leg just twisted behind his left. I wasn't even thinking at first anything was wrong because he stopped crying very quickly and did fine the rest of the time in the stroller. Once we were home, I noticed he wouldn't put weight on his right foot and would just cry...so off to the doc, x-rays and then because it was the weekend to the Children's ER to get a blue cast. He is doing fine just frustrated that he can't get around like he is used to. The doc says probably 3-4 weeks until the cast comes off.

Funny Faces

Ava has a game called Silly Faces that she calls Funny Faces. She loves to play it because you can mix and match eyes, noses, hair, etc. on these cardboard faces. Well, it is no longer just a board game at our house....it is our family! We've had lots of fun lately with the camera and just being plain silly. As you'll see, we had some glasses that helped in our silliness!

On the not so silly side of things, Matt and I got to go to the ATP Tennis Tournament last week! A friend was able to get us free tickets! I am the first to admit that I am not an athlete! But tennis is the one sport that Matt and I really do enjoy playing together and watching together, so this was a treat! We were able to see Nadal and Roddick who are in the top 4 of the world players. I love that God loves to give in sweet ways like this!

A Surprise Getaway!

Last Sunday, Matt wisked me away for a little getaway! It was 7 years ago that he proposed to me! He decided to take me back to the special spots at Put in Bay, Ohio where he first told me he loved me and where he asked me to marry him! We left the kids with mamaw and papaw and headed to the island! It was so much fun to be there and reminsce of all God had done in our relationship! We realized we didn't really get any pictures of the night he proposed and where we had breakfast the next morning before leaving so we got lots of pics this time:) Here is the Monument on the island where we got engaged.

And this is the restaraunt we had breakfast at the next morning..Pasquale's.

When I was there last the best way to get around was by golf cart...well now they have the scoot:) Matt had a blast driving this thing...he said it was the closeset thing to a sports car he'd ever get to drive! It was a fun way to see the island.


We had a great time and we think the kids had a great vacation away from us too:)

It's Potty Time!!!

That's right....we have a big girl now who sits on the big girl potty!!! Yeah! Let's just say I have never danced so much in all my life on a daily basis than this last week! It really has been so delightful to see Ava's eyes get big and light up as she realizes she is pee-peeing or pooing on the potty! Today was a big day because she even told her Sunday School teacher when she had to go! One question....how do we wean her off of the M&M's and cookies she's been getting as her reward??? Oh, and another question...how do we get her to not scream at the top of her lungs in public at a restaraunt as she comes back to the table to tell Daddy, "I went pee-pee Daddy!!!"?

It's been a fun few weeks as Ava is realizing she can do more than what she used to do...like putting her shoes on and off by herself (some of them anyway), open the back door by herself, get in and out of her carseat by herself.....it is a ball seeing her change and seeing her excitement with each new thing!

Coop's First Haircut!

Well, it's been awhile coming but we finally got Cooper's haircut! Let's just say it was getting hard to see his ears and Ava's hairbows weren't gonna look so good on him:) Here is the before pic!

He wasn't so sure of this strange woman taking a comb to his hair let alone scissors! He didn't really cry, just whimpered. He was a wiggle worm of course and this lady did a great job! I know I couldn't have done it without poking out an eye!

Look at that cute face! He was oh so glad to be done with that! He looks so much older now for some reason! The lady cutting his hair even took the electric shears to his neck in the back...I wasn't so sure at first, but he did fine! What a cutie pie!

Summer Fun!

It's been a while since I've written! Oh where does the time go? We have had a busy summer with the X-Project but have managed to get away here and there as well! I recently had a fun overnighter with some very dear girl friends! We met up in Indy for the night....ate, talked, ate, talked and talked some more:) I loved it! The only bummer....well, two things....I didn't get a picture of us all and the time was way too short! So we decided to do it again in October!

Nana and Papa came for a visit a few weeks ago! We spent a few hours at the Dayton Children's Discovery Gardens! What a great place for kids...lots of water to run through, sand to play in and flowers to water! Ava is keeping her feet cool here as she puts them in some water....notice no pants:) She protested on putting her bathing suit on....and she fell and got a boo-boo so she didn't want blood on her shorts! Thankfully, Papa came to the rescue with a band-aid in his car!

What's summer fun without bubbles...i think this is such a cute picture of Ava catching the bubbles! She and Nana had lots of fun on the front porch!

We also went down to Batesville for a day to watch my nephew, Eric, in his last baseball game for the summer. It was fun to see him pitch! We then all went back to Mamaw and Papaw's where Ava got to play on her new swingset and this fun swing that Uncle Tim brought over for the kids! They loved it....Ava loved pushing and Coop loved riding:)

Hopefully I will post some new pics of more summer fun soon...we just went to the Columbus Zoo and had a great day!