The Mommy Talks

Ava wraps the day up with a bit of sass and then helps her brother get an egg.
 
 

Ava's friends Rachel (blonde) and Gianna came over for an Easter egg hunt. They had a great time and Nathaniel even got in on the action.
 
 
 
 

Easter and Easter part 2 posts are of Ava dying easter eggs, saturday's egg hunt, and the easter baskets. Friday night, Ava and I dyed easter eggs in preparation for our big Easter weekend. Saturday we went to the big Easter egg hunt at Hobgood Park. Sadly, there were more kids than eggs--hopefully this hunt will work out better next year. Saturday night, the Easter bunny arrived while the kids were sleeping. He filled up the baskets with goodies. Ava got candy and art supplies and Nate got some sippy cups and a stuffed animal. Later, we hosted a backyard egg hunt and a late easter lunch. All of the following people attended: Family: Nina, Pappy, Grandma, Aunt E, Almost Uncle Todd, Uncle Scott, cousin Josh, and Aunt Mary. Friends: Kelly, Brian, Rachel, baby Trevor, Donna, David, and Gianna. It was a great day!
 
 
 
 

Kids are so easily entertained. Why do we even bother buying toys?!
 
 
 

 
 
 

'Nuff said.

We spent last Saturday in our half-bath while tornado sirens blared. Ava was bummed because she missed her friend Emma's birthday party. Afterward, she splashed around while Nathaniel looked on and we saw a rainbow. I also want to point out that I did not pick out that lovely ensemble that Ava is wearing.
 
 
 
 

About a week or two ago, Nathaniel learned to wave bye-bye. Here he is with Pappy, waving good-bye to me as I left for work. This past week, he actually said Bye-Bye. This was far more of a certified first word--he absolutely knew what he meant when he said it. My boy is really growing up. Just one month until his 1st birthday.
 

...his very first steps! He took a couple tonight. I missed the first two because of my stinking cell phone...arg! But, after a nice tantrum by our resident drama queen, we were finally able to re-create the moment. "Trouble" has a new mode of transportation now, and we're going to be in for it, I'm sure. The walking thing will likely take a few weeks to perfect, I recall that with Ava. I'll post a video as soon as I'm able to capture it on film.

She got a bicycle for her birthday, but she's still miffed that pedaling backwards is not as effective as it is on the tricycle. So for now, she's sticking to the tricycle.
 
 

He's officially into everything. Here he helps me load the dishwasher and put away the tupperware. Thanks, man! :)