Beach

We took Ava to the beach today for the first time, and she had a love hate feeling about it. She was having a blast one second and then the next second she was scared. It was understandable though because the waves were definitely coming fast. We went to the Port Aransas beach and it was so much nicer than the Galveston beaches, we all had a good time. We have had a long day today after we got from the beach I rushed to clean the car so that I could get dinner cooked in time to walk with our neighbor, and then while I was cooking dinner Jason suggested we go to the Hooks game. We rushed through dinner and walking so that we could go to the Hooks game in time to get a fleece blanket which we didn't make in time, but Ava was just to exhausted while we there so we had to leave.

Busy, busy, busy

We have been walking every night with our neighbor next door, it has been so good for us. She is a really good influence on us, she asked the first time we walked if we wanted to add a little more to our walk and like 3 miles we were still going. Jason & I are not used to that much walking so it has been great for us, but I admit that I have some pulled muscles and I am definitely sore. We have been going to a lot of Hooks games because we get the free tickets, Ava really seems to enjoy that. We are going to take Ava to the beach for the first time tomorrow, I think she will love it. We have been really trying to keep her busy, and tire her out so she sleeps better. It has been working she slept in her bed from 9 last night to 8 this morning without waking up once, it's a miracle! That is like the 3rd time she has done, I'm ashamed to say that usually she gets in bed with us still but we are slowly improving. Jason's days off are the next two days so we are going to get some stuff in the yard and in the house that has been needing to get done for a while.

Zoo

We took Ava to the zoo last Tuesday when we went to Houston. We went with my Mom, Pop, Jason, Ava, and I, it was a lot of fun but exhausting. Ava really wasn't as into it as I thought she would be, I guess she is still not really old enough to appreciate it. She did like it though, just not as much as I thought. We are going to the Hooks game tonight, so that she be fun. Jason gets tickets for free so that's the only reason we can go so much. I have just been staying busy trying to clean up(which is never-ending) and taking Ava to story time or a playgroup. Jason has not been able to do as much real estate as he would like, but his gauging job is taking a lot of time right now.

Hooks

Jason, Ava, and I went to the CC Hooks game tonight, the minor league team for Astros, it was a lot of fun. Ava had a really good time being able to look at everything, and she was surprisingly easy to handle. We have not been doing a whole lot, we have been trying to get on a health kick. Jason has went w/out a soda for almost 2 weeks, and that was really difficult for him considering how much he used to drink them. Of course I'm supposed to be supportive and stop drinking them too, but I have a had a few because I start getting caffeine headaches without them. That is probably a really strong sign of how much I need to stop drinking them though. We might actually take Ava to her first movie to go see the who movie, the neighbor said her little boy loved it. I am a little nervous about taking her though because I don't know how still she will stay. She does love cartoons though, she is a Winstead.

What's up

I have not wrote in a while because we have been pretty busy. Jason, Ava, and I are in Houston right now since Jason had a few days off. We just went to Micah's baseball game and they won 7-0, we were only able to stay for like the first inning because it was to rainy for Ava to run around and she was about to go crazy wanting to play. I'm SO glad that she is feeling better, you think it's hard taking care of a toddler when they are not sick, and suddenly when they are sick you realize just how easy you have it when they are well. I don't really know what we have been doing but just stuff that seems to take up a day. We just got Ava a sandbox and she loves it, her and Chloe both love it actually which is nice for her to have something to do outside. Jason seems to be stuck to the laptop every spare moment we have so that he can keep up with every stat for the fantasy baseball that we are playing. Ava just keeps on growing and surprising me with the things that she knows, like somebody asked her name at Babies R Us today and she was just like "Ava", or Micah said the number 1 for something and Ava was like "2 and 3" she is just so smart.

Easter

I was looking forward this last week to spending some time with my family while David, Nicole, and Hayden were visiting for spring break, but it has been a rough week. Ava got sick last Sunday which I just thought was teething so we went ahead and went to Houston on Monday. I was wrong about her just teething she was also sick with an upper respiratory infection. It was the roughest week I think we've had since Ava was born. Poor Ava definitely didn't feel good and she showed it she stressed me out to the max, but I felt bad because I knew just how horrible she must have been feeling to act like this. Ava and Hayden dyed eggs on Thursday and she really wasn't enjoying it, so hopefully she will be feeling well enough to have easter egg hunt on Sunday. It really seems like she's doing better, I think she is glad to be home since we got home today she has been in such a better mood and wanting to finally play with her toys again. I'm just glad it seems like she is feeling better so she can have a good easter. Micah drove to Portland with me and Ava earlier today, and my parents are going to be here later tonight so we are going to have a house full. I think Jason and my Dad are going to go fishing so lets hope they actually catch something this time because it hasn't happened yet.

Movie

Jason and I watched August Rush the other night it was such a good movie we thought. It kind drug out a little in the beginning but finally got really good. Jason is fixing to have his days off so this will be good he work 6 on and 2 off and hardly ever does his 2 off end up on a weekend. He has his first open house on Sunday so pray that everything goes good. Me and Ava are about to go up to Houston on Monday to stay with my Mom and Dad and see Nicole and David and of course Hayden. Hopefully Ava will want to be gentle and nice to him.