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We had Miguel, Shaunna, the kids, and J's old friend Robert over last night to visit. Robert just moved back to the states from Ireland...and J and he hadn't seen each other since they were teens! It was a fun visit, and the next morning we got to enjoy each other for a bit before parting ways. I didn't take pictures of the evening, but I did grab this one...Ava sure loves her Uncle Miguel!
Our Sistah friends Monique and Sasha, turned us on to Shelby Weiser, who was not only their friend, but a wonderful photographer. We were lucky enough to work with Shelby, when Saturday she came to the house to photograph us...mostly Ava. Shelby was fabulous with Ava, and we all got along well! She was professional but very relaxed which was nice, and made it very easy to work with her :) We took pictures around the house, including; Ava's room, back porch, living room, our yard, and some at Bothell landing. We had never had professional pictures taken of Ava, so this was a much nicer way to do it...at home with someone who is taking their time, and no silly backdrops or over the top posing! YAY SHELBY, thank you for doing an awesome job! Here, a few pic's...
After what was a VERY rough week for us at work, we were greatly looking forward to the weekend! I picked up Ava from daycare on Friday, and she wasn't very clean...grrr. I cleaned her up and we headed out to Bothell Landing to go on the swings and watch the ducks. Of course she loved swinging, and was laughing away! I'm not sure whether she enjoys swinging or watching the other kids more! On the way home, Ava had her 1st chance to meet a state patrol officer since I was pulled over at the Yakima fruit market for speeding....a whole 5 miles over the limit, either way - embarassing! No ticket thankfully, and I give all the credit of receiving a warning only, to Ava. Who would give a ticket to the Mother of this darling child? Tee-hee! After playing together, bath time, and some tylenol to help Ava's teething and uncomfortableness from a cold, she was off to bed, and J and I could start trying to unwind from the crazy week. We decided to order delivery...and were thrilled to find we could get Chinese food (the last few Years there hasn't been a delivery Chinese place in our area). OMG, sooo much food for 25 bucks - YUM! How could I forget how good vegetable egg fu yung was? Thanks for reminding me J!
The weekend was off to a good start, and we were happy to have no obligations for the weekend, we needed some down time. Saturday morning we started throwing around ideas, we decided to go 'somewhere'...but where?! Snoqualmie Falls? Tulip festival? Nope...how about the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle? Yes! Whoo-hoo! I had been wanting to go check out this park for a couple years now, and J wasn't too interested, but he said that he would be down to go - sweet! We were out the door by 9:30, perfect for Ava to have her morning nap on the drive down. We stopped for coffee on the way, and were there setting up the stroller by 10 or so. This was the first time Ava rode in her 'big girl' stroller, without the car seat mounted on top. It was brisk outside, and windy at times, but no rain and blue skies made for a really nice day. J said by the time we got back to the car, we had walked 5 miles! The park was beautiful, and I'm glad we went while Ava was young, as she wouldn't be too interested in it otherwise. As you walk through the park, it takes you down to the waterfront, where we proceeded to the aquarium, then shopped the pier for sourdough bread, a ride on the carousel, and then lunch at the crab pot. Ava ate her veggie puffs, and some of our cod, which she liked. Her newest habit is to stuff as much food as she can in her mouth at once, then slowly chew and swallow, always adding more food as room is made!! Of course this worries J and I, but she hasn't choked, so we just keep our eye on her. It is really funny though, as she looks like a chipmunk with her cheeks all stuffed and her lips puffed out! It was awesome spending time together and relaxing downtown.
Here are a few pic's from our wonderful day!
I grabbed my camera and snapped this the moment I heard Ava get up...she look so dreamy eyed!
I bought this swimsuit for Ava before she was born for 4 bucks - score! She was fighting a litlte cold, so we didn't go swimming...but soon! I just had to see it on her, love it!
Getting ready to go night-night!
Some pic's below of Ava enjoying a snack after school, before her bath time. She's such a silly billy Ava Flave-a!
Happy Easter! The morning started off rough, since we had gone to bed so late! Ava thankfully slept in until 6:45, however she was soaked through her onesie under her jammies, so I decided to give her a shower and take one myself to wake up!! Daddy helped get her all ready while I got ready for the day. None of the kids were up yet, so Ava and I snuck into wake up Auntie Shaunna, and we all headed outside to hide all the plastic eggs! We are talking about a big yard, with VERY long grass we haven't mowed in a while...heehee - it was perfect! we were just chucking them out there, and hiding them all around the stumps and in the trees, under the BBQ, you name it! Of course the older kids understand it's us parents, but Isaias and Marianna are convinced a bunny was here!
Once everyone was awake, we 'discovered' the bunny cake was missing a piece??!! The Easter bunny had eaten some cake we left him!! Everyone was thrilled with their baskets, and the kids ate breakfast while we waited for Grandma to come over and help hunt eggs! The sun came out and it ended up being a soggy, but beautiful & brisk morning. Time for the hunt!
Marianna started first, then 30 seconds later, Isi made a mad dash, then after him, Calvin and Tyler took off! Eggs were flying! About 20-30 minutes later, we counted up our eggs and there were still 4 more out there...which everyone pitched in to help find! We had a great time, and Bumpa even helped Ava find her first eggs, one was in the cherry tree! I don't know about anyone else, but I think we've got ourselves a new tradition - Easter sleepover at the Largent's!
We had all worked up a big appetite, and Gloria had a ham in the oven at home! All the ladies (and Miguel) pitched in to peel eggs to make them deviled, and we also got our veggie casserole dish in the oven. At about Noon, we all high-tailed over to Gloria's with our side dishes, etc., for Easter lunch! Yummy! Ava even tried Salmon and LOVED it, much to me and J's delight! All in all, the weekend was busy & sometimes hectic, but completely wonderful! We had so much fun with our family, and can't wait until next Year when Ava goes running through the yard to find her own eggs!
Well, Saturday afternoon rolled around, and J's sister Shaunna, & Miguel, & kiddos Tyler, Calvin, Isaias, Marianna, and Bumpa (Grandpa) all came to visit! Ava was thrilled, that is when she woke up from her nap to find everyone was here! We all had a blast hanging out, the kids played music and sang in the 'studio', and my personal favorite was all the fun we had decorating eggs! Later, we ordered pizza and enjoyed playing Wii. We also, made a bunny cake. You know, the easter bunny gets really tired of all the kids leaving him carrots, and he always leaves extra treats for kids who leave him cake! ;-)
After the bunny cake was complete, we all voted on watching 'The Blind Side' (our new favorite movie!) and ate popcorn and candy! It was great! After the kids conked out us old folk watched some stand up shows - pretty funny! By about 1:30 (AM!) it was off to bed, but not before setting out the Easter baskets and leaving a bunny trail out the back door to the lawn of cake he had eaten!! Messy bunny!
Easter 2010 was shaping up to be pretty exciting. We all enjoyed each other a lot, and Ava LOVES having all her cousins over! Here are a few pictures from Saturday...
Good night, see you all on Easter morning!
Well, it seems in just the last 4 or 5 days, Ava has started crawling, waves bye-bye, pulls up to standing using still objects, AND is just eating everything up. Here are a few pictures on Saturday, taken of her crawling all over and pulling up!
Later, she decided to climb the couch!
Saturday was off to a great start, and we knew it would only get better since later our family would be coming to stay the night for Easter! Shaunna, Miguel, all the kids, and Bumpa were on their way to come hang out - yay! Can't wait!
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