So, computer crash = missing the first half of Ava's birthday. She got a LOT of presents... Including books, clothes, toys, her mini Poäng chair from Ikea, etc. But this is all I have of Ava's birthday presents, picture-wise...
Ava likes this alphabet quite a lot. She usually takes the letters off the fridge and puts them in Josie's food bowl (which is right there), then dumps them all out. The idea was that she could play with this while I'm cooking or doing dishes. That works sometimes, but she still really likes to climb in the dishwasher and splash in the dog's water bowls, so I'm still dealing with that. Three months later, we're down to 24 letters... I think Ava must have thrown them away without me noticing... But who needs J or X, anyway (besides Jason)?
As for the rest of the day, here are the fun things we did for Ava's first birthday!
For dinner, I made mini bowtie (farfalle) pasta with *coughjarredcough* tomato sauce (plus ground beef) and peas, which I defrosted in the microwave. Really fancy. Ava LOVES peas though, so... *shrugs* She must have gotten that from Grandma, because goodness knows she didn't get it from Jason or me!
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| "Mom! What's this stuff all over my hand?" |
Ava dug right in! We used her red bib to make cleanup easier.
After dinner, Jason and I took Ava on a walk. Ignore the fact that Ava looks like she has a comb-over and a really large forehead. Concentrate on the chubby thighs! ;)
In order for me to get a picture of Ava in her princess hat, my mom had to hold it on her head. She isn't used to having things on her head, so she kept trying to take it off! Sad, but oh well...
Here's a look at Ava's first birthday cake! I used what looks like a 5" diameter pie pan, so it basically make a really large cupcake, which was perfect. I got two of those and an 8" square cake out of a box of strawberry cake mix. My mom made the frosting. Then sprinkles, a sparkly candle, and a pretty plate, and voilà!
Ava liked it, but before she even dug her hands it, she had a bit of drama... Note to self (and others, if it helps)... Don't put lit candles in front of your one-year-old, because he/she WILL want to touch them, then when you stop him/her, he/she WILL cry. That's what happened.... Warning: This video is LONG and I couldn't stop laughing... so it's shaky. HILARIOUS though.
I know, right? Hilarious. Not as hilarious as this picture:
Here's where the rest of the cake went! Haha! We put sprinkles in the cake batter, too! Yummm...
And here's Ava's birthday bath, which she REALLY needed after that adventure. I fuzzed it out for modesty... or so it would be harder for you to tell dirty my tub is. Definitely one of the two...
It was a fun day! I can't believe my tiny baby is already a year old!! In just one year she went from being barely able to keep her eyes open to walking around talking on her cell phone! Unbelievable!!
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| August 3, 2010 vs August 3, 2011 |
