Drumming away!

Ever since daddy taught her how to drum, Ava has been drumming non-stop. She uses sticks, crayons, Q-tips, or whatever she can find to drum on anything. Well... mommy found a really cute drum for her at the store and just had to get it. This is her first time playing it. She was so excited when she saw it she could hardly contain herself!

Birthday Pics

So I had pictures done the day after Ava's 2nd Birthday, and here are a couple of them. I took them with my camera, and the glare from the gloss made them a little fuzzy, but you get the picture!

I took her there with this burgundy dress on, and the girls at the photo place immediately brought out the red velvet chair she was sitting in. She could not wait to sit in it, she was so excited. It looked like a minature royal Queen's chair. She loved having pictures done and loved the camera. She posed exactly how we put her and totally enjoyed every second of it!

Ava's Birthday

Ava just had her birthday on September 9, and these are still our most recent pictures. She loved the cupcakes and cookies. She tried to stay totally clean the entire time... she only would get icing on her lips and nowhere else. Sure does make clean-up easy!

She is at a very cute stage right now. She thinks she is the smartest kid on the block. She is so proud of the fact that she knows the alphabet (not the song, she has all the letters memorized individually), shapes, colors, animals and what they say, etc. She loves Blue's Clues and Backyardigans. She is very active and loves to jump off of anything, even if it's only an inch off the ground. She also loves music a lot and loves to sing songs.

This picture is kind of old, but it's my favorite with the three of us. Ava was about 18 months old. I love my family!

Our life!

Well... I've decided to also join the new era of communication... blogging. Here is a little bit about our lives:

Lance is 27, and is in school full time at USF. He will graduate with his bachelor's degree in finance with a minor in management December 2008. He plans on going to Law School fall of 2009. He is also a full time dad, as I work full time to support the family. He has been Elder's Quorum president in our ward for 4 1/2 (whew) years.

I am 25 and am a Registered Nurse in the ICU at the Veteran's Hospital. I'm pregnant, expecting another girl 1/9/08.

Ava just turned 2 on September 9. She is full of energy and keeps us on our toes. She is going to be a big sister very soon!