So much to celebrate

We have had so much to celebrate this past week. A job offer, a birthday, Ava's 1st swear word, and a Gopher win. Let's start with the job offer. We are very excited to share with you that Nate will be starting a new job on Oct. 3rd. He accepted a position at Wolters Kluwer as a business development manager. He will be working in downtown Minneapolis. We're hoping that he'll be able to take the bus to work. It will cut down on gas as well as the ridiculous cost of parking downtown. Ava will be sad that Daddy won't be here every morning when she gets up, but we're happy that this time of uncertainty is over. We want to thank all of you for your thoughts, prayers, and support during this time of transition for us!

Daddy also celebrated a birthday this week. Friday he turned 31. We ran a few errands in the morning and then went out to lunch together before Ava and I got our hair cut. That afternoon he went golfing with Uncle Wes and then out to dinner. We didn't see a whole lot of each other, but he had a good time and that's the important thing.

Saturday Ava got to spend the afternoon/evening with John, Cheryl, & Jonathan while Nate and I went tailgating and then to the gopher game. The weather was a little cool, but much better than the week before when it was way to hot. We had a great time hanging out with everybody, and really enjoyed our time with Uncle Wes & Janna. The gophers even managed to pull off a win. We left a few minutes early to beat traffic so we could pick Ava up at a decent hour. Well she was still having a great time when we arrived at John & Cheryl's. She almost made it home, but fell asleep about 2 miles from home. She was exhausted and is trying to fight off a cold. She woke up a little early today, and then blessed us with a nap that lasted almost 3 hours. I'm hoping that she sleeps well tonight and can get rid of this cold quickly.

Now, our last first... Yes, Ava's first swear word. Ava now repeats almost everything that we say. Thursday somebody in this house (I won't mention names, but it wasn't me) was cleaning Ava up and I heard them say, "sh*t". Immediately following that I hear little Ava's voice saying "sh*t". This was a very good reminder to that person that we have to be very careful of what we say. Luckily she has not repeated it again. I'm sure that it's only a matter of time before she says it on her own, along with many other words that we don't approve of.


Ryan made Daddy a birthday cake for tailgating. He even made it from scratch which was quite impressive (considering that I brought store bought cupcakes).
Getting out her puzzle which she just loves to play with