Let's get ya'll caught up shall we

So I fell a bit behind on processing my photos and before I knew it I had 400 some odd random photos needing processed. 

Aunt Katie and I took Ava to the county fair and it was a blast.  The weather was perfect fall weather, parking was a breeze, we got there early and beat the crowds, oh and we all got in for free.  It was student day and apparently Kate and I qualify as college students....score!!

 Baby chicks hatching...so awesome

 The pig races...so cool

 Weiner dogs too...how appropriate...more properly pronounced Dachhunds and no that's not doc-sun it's docs-whoond but anyways

 ...the victory lap so sweet

 Ava's proudest moment...she still talks about her white pony.

 her happy grin

 

 look at her <3

 Giant slide trip #1

 Mommy and Ava on the Ferris wheel

 She rode the train all by herself...well with other kids.  I asked if she wanted to go with Mommy or by herself and she said "I do it by myself"

 Giant slide trip #2

 Giant slide trip #3

 Giant slide trip #4

Actually she rode that ride six times so I must not have pictures from them all.

After the fair we were off to Nan's for lunch.  It was a good day!

I still have more catching up to do but I'll have to break the posts up.  So I guess this is all for now. 

A bit overdue

I realized I never posted some pictures I took of Ava the other week.  First I'll catch up on my 30 day challenge pictures then on my Ava pictures :)

Day 11: Something Fun-Ava doing her forward roll on the grass.

Day 12:  Close up

Day 13:  From a Distance

 

Day 14:  Flowers

Now to catch up on some Ava photos...these were taken the other week.

I really think fall and winter are going to be a hard adjustment this year.  No more evenings spent outside as soon as we adjust the stupid clocks.  How outdated and unnecessary.

In other news Ava got her halloween costume in yesterday.  It's a custom made dress and didn't come cheap so it's going to double as her Christmas dress so she gets more wear out of it.  I still need to get her white tap shoes, tan dance tights, white ruffle ankle socks (we may have these already), and a white sweater in case it's cold.  I think for halloween I'm going to add an extra petticoat for more fullness to the skirt.

Excuse the motion blur and grain...poor lighting combined with a crazy speedy toddler don't mix well.

Pretty darn close match if you ask me.  I opted against paying extra for the scalloped hem and to have it be a bit longer than the original since I am hoping to have her wear it again on Christmas.  The extra petti should make it look a bit more authentic.

I think that has me all caught up.  Time to run and catch up on laundry.  Till next time.

The last few days...

Catch up on my 30 day photo challenge....

First let me peak back at my last post to see where I left off...

                                                                     ..........ok so I left off on day five so here is day 6-10 since I still haven't done today's.  Today's theme is something fun so I suppose I need to find something fun to do.  Ava has mastered her forward roll but she said I couldn't take a picture of her doing it.  I'll work on her more though because I'm so proud of her.  She came home from gymnastics and practiced until it was perfect.  I'll try to get pictures and a video.

Day 6:  Childhood Memories- My old dollhouse that my Nana built and decorated for me.  Ava and I have been playing with it in the mornings.  She loves rearranging the furniture.  Guess I need to get some little people for it.

Day 7:  Something New- Ava now has racing boots just like daddy.  I just need to order her gear now.  Well at least pants for now so her legs are protected from the hot pipes when she rides with Daddy.

Day 8:  Technology- I drove past a few Amish houses the other day and saw there clothes out of the line and thought about how clean modern machines get clothes.

Day 9:  Faceless Self-portrait- I tried a few different things first but Ava kept running into the picture to "steal" the scene.  So as a last resort I jumped up on the counter and got this.  Can you tell I live in flip flops during the summer?

Day 10:  Something I made- Ava and I made a cake from scratch.  She loves to bake so I measured out all of her ingredients for her and told her which order to add them.  I preheat the oven, prepare the pans, and she helps spread the batter into them.  Then her and Daddy lick the bowl :)