Santa

What an exciting day it's been! Daddy took the day off and after Ava's morning nap we were off to see Santa. Ava always laughs and smiles when I say, "ho ho ho, Merry Christmas". She was smiling while standing in line to see Santa, but the smile quickly left when she sat on Santa's lap. She didn't cry, but she was definitely skeptical of this guy we all call Santa. She studied him for a bit, we snapped a few pictures (because I was far to cheap to pay $18 for a 5x7 picture), and we were on our way. We stopped at a few stores and then headed home for Ava's lunch.

This afternoon we were playing toys. Ava was in super turbo speed army crawling across the floor for something that she wasn't supposed to have. She actually stopped when I said no, and sat up. We've never seen her sit up from a lying position before. She's gotten quite mobile, and quite quick.

Grandma is coming over this evening to watch Ava for a couple of hours while Nate and I run a few errands and go out for dinner. Then tomorrow we have friends coming up from IA to visit and then we'll be going over to Grandma & Grandpa's to do some cookie decorating with Uncle Wes and Sarah. We're very excited to see Sarah!!!

Have a Great weekend!

Ava with her sly little smile reaching for a Christmas ornament that she knows she's not supposed to have.

Ava went to see Santa for the first time today.