Heat Wave

I can tell that I have been working more hours and Nate has been staying home...we have far fewer pictures of Ava every week. :) It's been a pretty low key week which has been extremely nice. I worked Monday through Wednesday, with Ava going to day care on Tuesday. Nate picked her up so that I was able to enjoy a drink out with the girls after work. That was a treat (especially since the heat wave didn't come until Wednesday, so we were able to enjoy sitting out on the patio).

So, we had four days with just the three of us. I was able to catch up on some cleaning and laundry, we ran errands (grocery shopping), and even made it to the gym. It was so hot by Friday that we didn't want to go outside. Friday evening we got to go see Uncle Josh and Aunt Kate for dinner. We've been trying to find a time to get together for a month, so we were so excited to finally make it down to their place for a BBQ. We packed up Ava's pack-n-play so she went to bed while we hung out. Saturday we hung out and had a date night in at home. We went the healthy route and got DQ blizzards for dinner and rented a movie. It was actually quite enjoyable.

This morning we went to church and then got to meet Aunt Lisa & Uncle Craig for brunch. They were in the cities for a short time and we were lucky enough to get to see them. We don't get to see them near enough so we were grateful that they could squeeze us in before heading back to Kansas City. Ava made sure to give them plenty of kisses to last until we see them again. Thanks again Lisa & Craig...it was so great to see you this morning!!!

After going to the gym on Saturday we decided to run to Target and pick up a "potty chair". Picking out the chair was kind of a big decision. There are quite a few models to choose from. However, Nate immediately vetoed the one that plays music when you pee or poop. Anyway, I don't think that Ava is necessarily ready to be potty trained today. However, I thought that I would introduce her to the chair and see how things go. If she doesn't catch on it's no big deal. Well, we got the chair out today and let her explore with it. Let's just say that I think it may be awhile before we start potty training. She thinks that the toilet seat is a bracelet, and prefers to use the pee bucket as a hat (and Grandma thought that she was advanced for her age; I'm sure that all Harvard grads used their first potty chair this way). I've posted pics of our little genius below. :)

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and found a way to stay cool. Thanks for checking in with us!

This is Ava's new face that she is always making. It's the mouth open, gasp, sounding shocked and surprised at everything. (she can sometimes be a drama queen, I'm not sure where she gets that from)

Ava exploring her new potty chair. No, she usually doesn't run around with just a diaper on but this girl sweats like no other. So, this afternoon we went sans clothes.

What can I say, she likes to accessorize