Christmas Wishes

(Aidan's Bear)                                                        (Ava's Horse)

Wishing my beautiful baby boy Aidan was with us this Christmas.  

Christmas Pictures

For every one good one...

There are several silly ones :) 

Princess

Ava made my day today...

"Mommy, I like this. I like your shirt. Pretty. Like a princess."

Need I say more?

See ya later

A  few days ago Ava grabbed my keys and my cell phone and headed to our front door. With her little head tilted to the side she proclaimed...

"I'm leaving. See ya later. I'll meet you at the bottom (of the hill) at the library. Bye mommy." 

Isn't it a little too early for this?! I mean- I think I have 15 more years until she is 17 doing this for real. And by that time, I'm sure she won't be headed to the library ;)

My Friend, Pancake

Ava was snacking on a leftover pancake in the living room when I hear her whispering...

"Pancake, see the lights? Pretty?" 

When I walked in she was holding up her fabric Christmas tree (with new blinking lights) to the pancake. 

Imagination

I love watching Ava play by herself these days. She has such a wonderful imagination. I bought her a playmat from Ikea . It is just perfect for her little people (fisher price vintage, of course). She seems to get lost in it and soon forgets it's for "little people" and pretends she herself is eating hotodogs from the hotdog stand, watching a soccer game at the stadium, laying on the beach...and here she is jumping in the ocean for a swim. 

Instead of driving the little people around on the train she decided to drive herself. 

She also thought it was a good idea to give the train a "nap" and she proceeded to lay it on it's side and asked me to get the train a binkie and a blanket - so it could snuggle. 

How cute is that?! I just can't wait to see where her imagination takes her tomorrow...

Winter Wonderland

Our first snow of the season turned our backyard into a winter wonderland.  The snow was about 5 inches deep which is quite majestic, considering my parents, who live only 10 minutes away, did not even have their grass covered. I can't think of a better way to get into the holiday spirit. 

Ava eagerly waiting to play in the snow.

All bundled up.

Aidan's tree blanketed in snow.