Monday, December 7, 2009

Holiday Fun

Last night Ava and I went to decorate "gingerbread houses" before evening services at church. We had so much fun and there was a very large turnout of children to decorate their own houses with their kids. Ava could not stop shovelling candy into her mouth from the large plate of treats, and barely put any on her house. Mommy had to do most of the work. ;)
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Ava immediately digging in!
The kids could not believe their parents let them have a plate full of candy. ;0
Tara and Gavin were there too! And Baby Bella still in her mommy's belly. Can't wait for her to meet her new friends Owen and Ella.

Our finished house
Can you tell how we made them?? We covered a milk carton with icing and graham crackers. I thought this was a great idea!
Miss thang in her cute apron.
Trying to lure Gavin into playing with her...
Gavin decides to join in with a hug...Ava is luvin' it!
Soooo cute!
Face full of candy
Ending the night with a kiss from her best friend!

Happy Smiling Babies

Owen and Ella have this whole smiling thing down. They smile the most right when they wake up. How awesome would that be to wake up in the happiest mood every time we get up. I just LOVE talking to them and have them smile back at me....totally melts my heart! Here are a few pics I managed to get the past couple of days. Sometimes it is hard for me to remember to grab the camera because I am so engulfed in their precious smiles.
Owen-My little 'Prince Charming'
Ella-the 'Drama' Queen

Trying to get them to smile at the same time....ya right!!
First only Owen was interested in smiling for mama
Luvin this smirk smile...


Then it was Ella's turn to smile for the camera...Owen totally lost interest in my funny voices and sounds.

This picture cracks me up. Owen looks so funny and Ella is trying to put on a big smile. Hahaha.
This is the closest pic to them both smiling...and Ella is doing some sort of Chris Farley double chin smile. ;) One day I will get that perfect shot.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Under Construction

Time for Ava to share the spotlight with Owen and Ella and give them a piece of her blog. I am currently trying to revamp Ava's old blog-which is way over due. Hope to have something cute finished soon.

End of November

Wow. I can't believe it is the end of November and my littlest babes are already 3 months old. Wow is all I can say. The time is really flying by. They still sleep the majority of the time, just found their fists and enjoy sucking on them, smile in response to you and are trying their hardest to coo. They are a little behind compared to most other 3 month olds, but Momma sure is proud. Little Owen is still so thin that he still wears Newborn clothes, but Miss Fatty is in 0-3month and can wear some 3-6 month onesies.

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Speaking of proud, Ava is the most proud and happiest when she is holding a baby. Sweet girl!

Daddy, Ava and Owen


Getting ready for the cold weather.

Sweet little O. He has the most gentle spirit, the best sleeper, and so super loveable/cuddley. Gonna be Momma's boy for sure!

The Drama Queen and Chunky Monkey. Girl has a cry like an older baby and can go from happy to mad in a heart beat, doesn't sleep as well as Owen, but boy can she eat. Downs her bottle every time.

Watch out ladies....this smile will melt your heart.

Look at those chins! ;)

Model Pose...hehe

Happy from the moment she wakes up! She is already chasing me around the house.

I tried the twin hold with my Moby sling/wrap. So funny. They loved it, but boy was it heavy...walking around with them and Ava hanging on to my legs...typical day. (Just ignore how I look...that is what happens when you have 3 kids under 2 and you don't leave the house for days.)

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. We traveled to Dallas once again and stayed with my sister who also hosted Thanksgiving. We did all of the cooking, and it all turned out great.

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Dee Dee with our beautiful Turkey.

Jamie making the first cut.

Ava Jane

Precious Owen

Ava had the most fun playing with my mom's yorkie Tucker. She put the leash on him and was running the length of the house back and forth and just laughing. Tucker was a champ and let her do whatever to him. It kept her occupied for hours. Love that dog. I will say that the next day when Tucker saw Ava for the first time he started to throw up...guess he remembers.





Ashleigh, Lawson and Randy...such a cute family

Great Grandmomma and Owen...still have to wear masks around the babies until after flu season. :/
Granddaddy making himself right at home on the rug.
My brother Chase aka Uncle Doodie
Owen and Ella in their Turkey Day outfits. Wish I had gotten a pic of all three kiddos together.
My favorite pic from the trip...my sis Jessi fell asleep with her mask on holding Ella.
On Friday my mom and sis helped Jamie watch the kids and I got to do a little shopping and meet us with some of my friends. It was a MUCH NEEDED break!! Even got to go to lunch at Mi Cocina with Michelle, Heather, Katrina and some of Michelle's fam. Loved it. Missed you Stacey.
Before we left, we tried to take a pic of all 4 kids. It was pretty funny. Ava was of course super excited to be holding the babies, but Maddy didn't really want anything to do with the situation.
Love this pic...Ava smiling, Maddy screaming, Owen falling into the cracks of the two girls, and Maddy trying to figure out what is going on. Lol.
I finally caught a couple of smiles from Owen and Ella on camera. They are just too cute!!

Lady Charmer
Ella has a HUGE grin...