One of my favorite little people...

Torie & I had a just-us-girls weekend last weekend. She completely exhausted me :) She just kept going, going, going! At one point I called my sister and said "doesn't your daughter take naps anymore?!" hehe. She really has a lot more energy than I do these days! But we had a blast....we made garden stones for my mom's birthday, decorated a picture frame with a picture of us in it, went shopping (I've never seen a 6 yr old shop like she does:), baked a cake & decorated it for mom's birthday, gave each other makeovers (which consisted of painting nails & putting on sparkly lipgloss:), and last but not least ate popcorn & watched Barbie's 12 Dancing Princesses! She also LOVES to dress up in my clothes, jewelry, and high heels:) She is one diva of a child!

Such Fun!

Okay, so I just figured out how to add different layouts to my blog & now I'm obsessed:) haha...I love scrapbooking and the layouts on thecutestblogontheblock.com website are adorable and it makes staying in touch with friends/family that much more fun! Now I don't have to envy the Hamshers for their totally cool blogs anymore...hehe!

Ava's Room...So far!

Here's Ava's room so far! I'm one of those type A people so I've been hounding Eric for weeks (more like months:) to get her room painted and ready to go. We decided a couple weeks ago to just make a weekend out of it & got her room painted, border put up, celing fan put in, and closet organizer up! Of course I've HAD to buy a few clothes for her too up to this point so I washed those and hung them up:) It's this crazy maternal nesting that's taking over me...I've had the urge lately to de-cobweb every corner of my house and basement, clean out every cupboard in my house, wipe down baseboards, and scrub the cracks of my hardwood floor....I know, YIKES, haha! And I'd really like to take the clippers to my dog and just shave her down to peach fuzz so I don't have the hair laying around...Eric says maybe we shouldn't go that far:)

Water garden project!!

It's been a slow going process but we decided to put in a small water garden in place of some ugly bushes we had taken out in our front yard this year. It's been a fun little project for Eric & I! We have four fish...3 goldfish and 1 koi...and yes, we even named them :) Bobby, Chloe, and the Twins ;o) We're really proud that our fish & plants are still living and going strong! haha! Here's a few pics ...

Picnic at Mom's

These are pics from a family picnic at the Covered Bridge in Loudonville that we had last week. Its really nice to get away from our suburban lives and hang out in the country once in awhile! I never thought I would miss the bugs, birds, and other wildlife of country living:) But I still love my Target store 1 mile down the road and my fancy fitness center...hehe... not ready to trade those in anytime soon:)

The downhill stretch ...

Well, we're almost there... October is just around the corner and Ava's arrival is almost here! I'm 32 weeks (8 mos) today! We are so excited! I'm so amazed at how my body (and mind!) have been able to accommodate such a huge transition! She's been moving around like crazy in my belly these last few weeks...I guess its getting a little cramped in there so I've been feeling and seeing her little elbows, knees, feet, etc poke out of my belly all over the place!! It's a little weird I have to admit :) And she has the hiccups CoNsTaNtLy!! It's funny how she always gets them after I eat something or drink something cold like ice water. Amazing how this little person grows inside of you. I've been taking the advice of my fellow & experienced mothers lately ... sleep, sleep, sleep:) I take about 2 naps a day on my days off! I love it:) That's probably the one thing I will miss most when she gets here...I really value my sleep:)

My growing belly! 7.5 months...

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