Good Girl

Last night Ava had a really hard time going to sleep. She fussed in my arms for 30 minutes...finally I layed her in her crib to fuss by herself. Eventually she cried, so I walked with her and she went to sleep. She kept waking up, crying, and I kept having to pat her. Scott was out with his friends from work last night so I crawled into bed at 9pm. I heard her fussing through the monitor but she settled herself down. She slept from 9pm-midnight! I know that doesn't sound like a lot but it is for Ava. THEEEEEN....she nursed in bed with me and slept until 4:20am!!!!!!!! I was so excited that I slept for over four hours in a row. Then she slept and was up for the day at 6am. I can totally handle this schedule so if she wants to keep it up then I am fine with it! I know it sounds bad-but it is so much better than before. Everyone PLEASE PRAY that she will settle down at night-I really need it. I was so proud of her and happy to see her when she woke up this morning. Speaking of waking up---isn't today a beautiful day?!?!?! We woke up to a black sky, complete with thunder and lightening. I have a huge fear of lightening (long story) but it has greatly diminished since I've had children. Now I want to be brave for them (so they aren't afraid of it) instead of running and hiding under the covers when I see a flash of light or hear a rumble. 

Yesterday was my Daddy's birthday! We had a big dinner with the whole family (except Noelle!) at Las Casuelas Quinta. Yuuuuuummy :) Scott had v-ball practice so he was late. My babies were so very well behaved. Sometime I get nervous about taking them both out by myself because they are still really little and can get fussy verrrry fast. Toddler+infant+diaper bag+2 highchairs/highchair covers+2 sippy cups+baby food+a million others things to remember/carry=one anxiety filled Mommy! HAHA My anxiety is getting better though (I think??!?!?! LOL)

OK this post is long enough. I haven't had time to ramble on and on for awhile so here it is :) Have a great, rainy day everyone.

I'm still here!

I haven't posted in awhile so here is what's going on in our house...

Aden-

likes to eat crayons

cut his second molar-only 2 more to go!

is starting to say "Mommy" instead of "Mama"---so amazingly adorabale!

Ava-

still wakes up 4 times a night

has 7 teeth 

is trying sooooo soooo hard to crawl

Scott-

leaves next Wed to go to Milwaukee to golf

starts teaching on Tuesday

Me-

going crazy trying to get my website up by Monday (I promised myself Sept 1st would be my "go live" day....easier said than done!) Finding the right music has been absolute TORTURE. I am a musician so I am overly critical and it is holding everything up. I'll get there-eventually. Every free second I have is spent on the computer. Next week I'm getting new glasses so that I can actually see what I'm doing :)

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5 Years?!?!?!

Scott and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary on Saturday. I can't believe that we have been married for 5 years-it really doesn't seem like it has been that long. My brother and his lovely new wife came over to babysit and we went to dinner and a movie. I haven't seen a movie since Ava was 3 weeks old! We were away from the babies for 4 hours!!!!!!! It was so very nice to get away and just concentrate on each other. He got me and iPod Touch and I am so excited about it. It was a great day :)

Today I went to the spaaaaaaaaaaa with Holly and Jessica. We each had a facial and it was amazing. The kids were with Scott and they did a really good job while I was gone-Ava even took a bottle :)  I feel so refreshed and rejuvenated after this nice weekend. I haven't had this much time away from my babies in forever! It was a great weekend for me. 

I love my hubby sooooo much...in the next five years, I will try to not yell at him as much HAHA

I Won I Won!!

I have been watching an item on eBay for the last few days. It is a lens for my camera...a good one...a reaaaaaly good one! You know-one of those white ones that you see on TV with the thin red ring around the end (that signifies that it is of professional quality).  I didn't bid on it, I just sat back and waited. So last night I decided that it was a good business investment and that I HAD TO HAVE IT. I sat in front of my computer and watched the clock count down. When there was only 45 seconds left I entered my bid. Immediately eBay told me that I was just outbid. OH NO! I entered another bid-OH NO-outbid again. So I sat and held my breath-when the clock said only 4 seconds left I pounced-like a crazy mama tiger from the jungle! HAHA I won! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH! I have never bid on something on eBay so I am soooo excited that I actually won. I have very sneaky tactics-no one even knew I was watching the item and then I won it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK I need to settle down :) Now I really need to photograph people and get going because I have to pay for this lens! It is used though so that helped-it's in great condition. It looks absolutley flawless in the upclose pics. OK I have to get my coffee-I am just soooo excited :)

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Why must both of my children wake up at 5:30am when Scott is out of town? Ava cut two more teeth last night...that makes 5. I guess that is all I can muster up right now. The coffee is ready. Thank goodness

The Dentist

This morning Aden had his second visit to the dentist. While we were in the waiting room, a mean little boy pushed Aden into a stool so that made the visit start out on a rough note. The nice lady who works there let us go play in the back room so that the mean little boy would stay away from my sweet little angel! ;) Anyway, he was happy as a clam until I layed him back into Dr Okamono's lap-then the screaming began! His scream is the most unbelievable thing you have ever heard. My ears have started ringing soooooo many times after he has screamed next to me in the past...anyway...no cavities! Yay! Also, his little tooth that he bumped a few weeks ago looks perfectly normal. The surrounding gum tissue is healthy and it has returned to it's original color. I am so glad that his little mouth is perfect. No more blue tooth. The Dr said that he most likely had a little bruising in the tooth but that it goes away just like any other bruise would. So we left with a sticker, a new red toothbrush and some seriously cool neon green sunglasses!

Church

We haven't been going to church for a long time now. Occasionally, we brave the screams of our poor little boy and go to Southwest, only to pick him up from his classroom and find that he has cried-the entire time. It's just easier not to go at this point. I know that this has been VERY detrimental to my walk with God. I miss singing at church so much sometimes that I don't even want to go and see people that I know leading worship. It just makes me sad. I don't know why Scott and I never get called to sing at SWCC, it will forever remain a mystery to me. I am very bitter, and I hate being bitter. We decided that we HAVE to go to church, so this morning we tried a new one! Wow-what a huge step for us. We went to "The Rock" near Cook Street. I liked it, but it was very small and we felt a bit out of place. Aden actually played in the nursery (after his initial panic attack) and he and Ava were in the same room-which I absolutely loved!!!!!! I don't think we will go back but I feel it is a step in the right direction. It was good to worship. I know that things will never be the same for Scott and I as far as church is concerned. We fell in love at Southwest, singing and acting together. I've recently admitted to Scott (and myself) that I will never find something in life that I love to do as much as being on stage. I do love photography-it's given me a chance to be creative again-but it will never be the same. I guess only people who are involved in music and drama can understand the void that you experience when those things are missing from your life. It is miserable. I'm aching for it...

Enough of that. So we did go to church and next week we will try a new one. Maybe someday we will find our way back to Southwest. Maybe.

The Beach

This past Wednesday, we took the kids to Oceanside for our first mini family vacation. Unfortunately, it was NO vacation! Aden hated our little place on the beach and screamed/fussed for hours each day. Then once he discovered the ocean was outside of our door, he would stand at the sliding glass door and cry. Ava was an angel, but we couldn't get either of them to take a decent nap. It turns out that Aden is quite the little water baby. He runs straight into the waves, without a care in the world. It was amazing to see that he was still so trusting of his Mommy and Daddy. He just knew that we would be right behind him when the bigs waves came to knock him over. His squeals and laughter were so precious, and we were able to get some great pictures. I tried to dip Ava's feet in the water but she would curl up her legs whenever the water would come her way-it was so sweet. She did put her toes in the wet sand, but that was enough for her I guess. On Thursday night, we decided to put the kids in the car at bedtime and drive home while they were sleeping. We were supposed to leave Friday morning to go to Lindsey Sowels' service so we figured that leaving early would be best for everyone. Sooooooo, our first family vacation was short lived, and alot more work than we thought it would be. There were some great moments though...