Ava officially turned three today. She took chocolate chip cookies to preschool, and despite the fact that she said her “feelings hurt” because I had to go to work, she actually had a great day without any tears. Tonight we took her out to dinner for macaroni and cheese. The servers sang “Happy Birthday” and [...]
Archive for March, 2008
22 Mar
Ava’s Party
Today’s the day! We celebrated Ava’s third birthday today with our families and friends. Thanks to everyone who helped us mark the occasion with a Hello Kitty party!
22 Mar
More party prep
Somehow, it takes two days to prepare for a party that lasts two hours. Good thing we had a lot of help! Laura iced the number three cookies… …and watched the kids while I worked on the Hello Kitty cake and cookies. Karyl and Gramma made sandwiches… While Katie untangled the 30 balloons Doug picked [...]
20 Mar
Easter Eggs!
Aunt Laura and Ava helped dye eggs for our Easter Sunday brunch. We created marbleized eggs by adding a bit of oil to the dye–it worked better for some colors than others, but the overall effect was very pretty.
20 Mar
What to do, what to do?
I’m thinking about starting Olivia on cereal. I know, I know–she’s barely four months old. I waited until Ava was exactly six months old to introduce solid food, because that’s what “the book” said, and it’s what the American Academy of Pediatricians recommends. But, the pediatricians in said academy aren’t the ones getting up to [...]
19 Mar
Party preparation
Ava’s celebrating her third birthday this weekend. Fortunately, her grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins will be here to join us. It’s incredibly sweet of everyone to make the trip down–especially considering 19 house guests make for relatively tight quarters. Thanks to a lot of wine, though, no one seems to mind. (You won’t [...]
18 Mar
It’s a good thing we got a larger car
“But Mommy, I have to take the pack-n-play to the grocery store. Where will my bear sleep if he gets tired?”
