Summer Fun

Sorry for the lack of updates this summer. Here is my attempt to catch up on what Ava has been up to for the past 2 months.

meeting Curious George at our local Pottery Barn Kids

firefighter Ava to the rescue

She loves driving any type of vehicle, especially this fancy big red fire truck

Meeting Bob the Builder at the Discovery Museum

Having some fun pool time with Mia at their Abuela's house

The Ocean Is Nice!

Since our last trip to the ocean we have really been working with Ava to teach her the ocean is not "scary" but that the ocean is "nice". We recently took Ava back Half Moon Bay and it seems that our reasoning has worked. She now says "ocean not scary, ocean is nice". Here are some pics of her braving the waves with dad!

getting close to the waves with dad

Okay, I think I have braved enough waves for one day!

Digging more holes

Hey dad, hope this feels good

More back rubs

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.