everyday life: can you tell it's the holidays?

I'm only getting to a post about once a week! It seems like the weeks are going by in a flash...before I know it's Friday again?! We have been getting our house decorated, baking, going to the park, doing a little shopping, visiting with friends, planning on some visitors later in the month and just trying to keep our heads above water! :) It's probably the same for everyone else out there too!

Ken's work schedule is kind of crazy so we have been staying up late and of course, wakin' up with the little squirt at about 6:30am! Ken has been so great to get her out of bed in the morning and she used to come in bed with us and watch some cartoons but not anymore. Her little 2 year old body is ready to GO!!! She is either playing (with very limited light, I might add!) or harassing the heck out of poor Tonka, who is still trying to figure out HOW she got mobile?!!! This morning, as Ken was at his computer, I yelled "I'm NOT a morning person!!!". And continued to cover myself in blankets. He just laughed and talked Ava into going downstairs to play and have some cereal! Oh, what a blessed morning...an extra 30 minutes of sleep with no cartoons going or requests for "takoos, fishy takoos".
It was a little slice of heaven!!! Thank you honey!

Last week we headed over to a park and I took a few pictures. Ava is getting so much more confident with her physical abilities so we try to get out and experience new things, harder things, every week. She is doing so great!!!

She finally figured out that sand and dirt are fun! We left that park so dirty it was straight home and into the bath!!! She actually got pretty good at walking on the sand with no help! And let's face it, there are some adults who still find that difficult!

We are actually getting some clouds today and a possibility of rain! I never thought the sky in Arizona would ever go any other shade but bright blue! Who knew?! I actually like a little change so I welcome the gray sky!

Happy weekend to everyone!