Happy 2nd Birthday Ava!

Ava turned 2 on July 1st and in celebration of her big day we had a super fun Sesame Street themed Birthday party in the park! We had a great time celebrating this special day with our family and Ava's friends. The kids had a blast playing with bubbles, swinging on the swings, and eating Elmo cupcakes.

We would like to thank everyone who helped make this day extra special for our little Ava Miss Ava!

The big birthday girl!


Ava Loves this slide

Kushaan, Beau, and Katie

Beau & Ava making bubbles

Elmo cupcakes

mom and dad joining in the fun

enjoying the tire swing with Eli & Athena

Elmo & Grover funny fruit face platters

Visit from Grandma & Grandpa

Ava's Grandma & Grandpa Preininger visited last weekend. It had been a few months since they had seen each other so they had a great time catching up. The weather was really nice and Ava requested to go swimming. I think the real reason she wanted to go swimming was so she could show off her new "cute" Minnie Mouse swim suit. Ava has recently started to say the work cute to describe her clothing and shoes. When I put on something she likes she will say "Ava looks so cute"....and I have to admit it is pretty darn cute!

Here are some pics of her enjoying her 1st swim of the summer season.

Lodi & Coyote Point Museum

Ava recently visited her abuelos in Lodi for a few days. While she was visiting her cousin Mia came over to play. Ava had fun feeding Mia and sharing her books with her. Ava also enjoyed a playdate with Beau! I had a hard time getting a picture of the two of them together, they were having too much fun running around.
Last week we also visited the Coyote Point Museum in Burlingame. Ava enjoyed playing with her friends and exploring all the hands on exhibits.

Ava & Mia

Helping Abuela clean

Ava & Beau playing so nicely together

Ava & Eli

Ava & Madeline

Ava's new obsession....turning wheels!

Cousin Mia's 1st B-Day & The Beach

Ava went to Lodi to celebrate her cousin Mia's 1st B-day. She was very excited to celebrate this special day with her. A trip to Lodi would not be complete without a sleep-over at her Abuelo's house. The weather was really cold so her Abuelos brought some outside fun indoors...with a slide. She had so much fun going up and down the slide.

We had beautiful weather here last weekend. On Sunday we decided to take a trip to Half Moon Bay. Ava was really excited go to the beach. During the car ride she kept saying Beach, Beach, Beach! YAY! Once we got there she enjoyed playing in the sand but was not too fond of the ocean itself. If we got too close to the waves she would say "I'm scared" and want us to pick her up.

Mia opened Ava's gift and yay it's a ball.....

Ava quickly swooping in and taking the gift she had just given Mia.

Having fun at Abuelo's

Half Moon Bay

Digging in the sand with Dad

more digging

trying on mom's flip-flops

Happy Easter

Unfortunately this Easter Sunday Ava was not feeling well. She had a fever and just wanted to rest most of the day. Mark did set out some eggs for her in the front yard to find. She enjoyed looking for them for about 10 minutes and then she was ready to go back inside.
Good thing Ava was able to attend an Easter egg hunt last weekend. She was feeling good and the weather was beautiful. We dressed her up in a cute Easter dress and she had fun looking for eggs in the park.

Snow Bunny

We recently took a family vacation to S. Lake Tahoe. During our stay we made sure to expose Ava to all things winter. In order to do this, Ava had to conquer her hatred of mittens, hats, and snow pants. When we first had her try on her winter gear she was so unhappy, she just cried and kept saying Off, Off, Off! Her attitude sure changed once she stepped out into the frigid winter air. She quickly realized, hmmmm....this stuff keeps me nice and warm. I think I LOVE my winter clothes.

Here are a few pics of our trip. We can't wait until next winter so we can hopefully get this little snow bunny on the slopes.

Getting ready for the trip



Ava and mom at the Heavenly Ski Village

Ava and dad tubing down the hill

Soaking up the sunshine on the beach of Lake Tahoe

"Look Out Point" on the way up to Heavenly Mountain

Checking out the scenery during our Gondola ride

This kid sure loves herself!

Weekend at Grandma & Grandpa Preininger's

Last weekend we visited Ava's grandparents in Arizona. Her grandparents had not seen her since the fall and were excited to see how much she has grown. Of course, Ava charmed them with her sweet smile, ability to use a phone, and get into everything in less than 60 seconds. I think by the time we left she had misplaced everything within her arms reach! But her absolute favorite thing to do was play with grandma's & grandpa's cat Bunker. The cat and Ava were like old pals! Here are a few pics of Ava enjoying her stay.

Feet on table? Sure, why not it's grandma's house

Ava, Grandpa Prein & Bunker relaxing

Time for a cat nap.