15 Months

This month was a great month!!


 

  

* Ava got a NEW COUSIN- Chloe Jane Brancheau* Living away from WA just got a bit more difficult. We haven't officially met and held sweet Chloe, but we skype her often and she knows how much we LOVE her.

Everyday I am constantly mentally saying "Oh, I have to blog about that, oh and that, and OH I cant forget to blog about that" but then life happens and I get sidetracked and then I am like, "OH Crap, I forgot"

I swear Ava does something cute, and NOT so cute but totally hilarious every five seconds. I wish I could just have a constant video camera rolling. She is full of surprises and we just ADORE it.


This month she is growing like a weed!

  She is now in 18 month clothes comfortably. <--SOME EVEN TOO SMALL
  Size 4 diapers
  Some of her shoes, are getting too small. Thank goodness she has a closet full <_Thanks Great Grandma Mary-Kay and Auntie Melissa

  She is learning new words and gestures all the time
 She is also a lot more independent, which I appreciate but then again I want her to WANT her mommy and daddy all the time.
  She loves watching her shows (Doc Mcstuffins) and sitting in her chair, just like Grandpa. * Thinking for Christmas to get her a child sized recliner. She tries to lay back on her chair and it tips hahah

* Ava has 14 teeth fully popped through :) What a smile on that girl

* Long enough hair for pig tails and almost a mini pony tail

* Loves to sing....correction- Likes to cheer YAYA and clap when someone is done singing, sometimes halfway through

    Favorite songs, Thanks to her wonderful daycare- If your happy and you know it, bringing home my baby bumble bee, wheels on the bus, twinkle twinkle. 

* Ava had her first set of school pictures- Mommy and Daddy through together a pretty cute outfit :)

* Avas bowed legs are getting pretty intense. I think they are the cutest thing ever, especially when she wears her skinny jeans. The doctor said everything is perfectly normal, but its going to get worse before it gets better:(- People comment a lot of them, and it kinda bugs me but Ive learned to embrace it and just ignore peoples comments.

*Ava and I now work together again:) She goes to the center I currently work at. She is in the Toddler room. At first she had a VERY VERY hard time when she would see me during the day outside on the playground was exceptionally hard. She has since gotten bored of me and now loves to play and go down the slide. She doesn't really like when she has to separate from me and go back to class, cries and then once she's in class she is fine:) I know it'll keep getting better.

 













Nana and Grandpa came to Memphis again this month and it was SO MUCH FUN! It was a short but sweet visit. Ava enjoyed being spoiled while Mommy and Daddy went to work, we went out to eat at our favorite BBQ, Corkys, we went to the zoo lights, and enjoyed quality time together. It was a great visit.

 

Welcoming a new baby(-ies) into the world today.

.....BABIES! Cant get enough! I think everyone around me is pregnant! Its amazing. My good friends (Brynn- Just has Xander as I type this. Happy Birthday X man) and Alex and Melissa are welcoming their second baby into this world, RIGHT ABOUT NOW. Well they are starting the process :). They just went in for Induction and not a lot of people know, so here I am in Memphis. WAITING patiently(<-- not so much). I know with induction that it is a LONG process so I imagine a SLEEPLESS night ahead and waking up to an AMAZING picture of my new niece/nephew! I am so in love already.
 I want to post this blog, but I am going to update as this long night goes on!


  So here I am 9 pm ( Crying ahahah) and I get an Awesome SKYPE from ALEX AND MELISSA!!

Talk about FLASHBACK of when Cooper was born. There was Melissa, feet up, gown on, Apple juice in hand, and a HUGE smile. Alex gave me a awesome tour of the room, showed me the monitor of his/her little heart beat. I cannot wait...ahh Now I am really impatient.

 I just cannot believe soon enough I will have ANOTHER wonderful niece/nephew. It just makes my heart so warm.

* Still patiently waiting, and trying to sleep. Alex has been updating me as the night goes on!!!!

Now I am at work. Phone in my pocket (Cant have my phone at work, but WHO CARES, Theres a BABY on the way)!!! Baby Brancheau #2 is HERE...but IM STILL WAITING .....AHHH this auntie is going NUTS~ I am 99.987654% sure its going to be a girl. I am so happy for Cooper to be a BIG BROTHER. He may not know it yet but being a Big sibling is the BEST thing in the world. I love being a BIG sister to my baby brother Alpal....he may not appreciate me as much because of how I would dress him up, call him names, manipulate him into doing whatever I wanted. BUT I LOVE HIM so much!!!!! I would do anything for him, and I know he would do anything for me!!! Having a sibling is the best thing in life! ENJOY COOPER!



YAY-They have announced to Auntie Erin......Chloe Jane Brancheau has arrived!!!Shes tiny, cute, and I am so in love with my new NIECE.

Wow am I going to spoil that little girl when I am in WA

 

 

Happy Halloween

WOW! I can just tell from how Halloween, that ALL holidays from here on out will be AMAZING! Ava loved Halloween. She went as an 80's workout super-star. She wasnt fond of stoping to take a picture but she was on the GO the WHOLE TIME. She could care less about getting candy, just wanted to wave to everyone and go up to everyones door. She is proud of herself and that she can go up stairs alone now. She is too cute! We spent majority of Halloween at work, but Ava had a Halloween day at her school and went on a parade. We came home and carved pumpkins and went out on a 3 mile trek for Halloween Candy.

**Big THANKS to Nana and Grandpa for Avas awesome Halloween box, full of her FAVORITE: Snack pouches, Diapers, and the best gift ever<---Her Halloween basket, that she carts around everywhere. She even puts her PUFFs in there and eats out of it.

It was a great day!
Let the holiday season begin :)


Here are some of the pictures of our adventures: