Viva Valdez

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Making Easter Eggs

Paige made cool multicolor eggs. Definitely the artistic one.

My extent of artistry is putting stickers on the egg

Mesmerized by Grandma Lita's egg dying skils

Homegirl dying her eggs

Getting into it with Dada

This was a very exciting morning for Miss Ava

Week with Grandpa and Grandma Lita

Zooming around with Grandma Lita

We got Ava this bike and then realized she has about 6 inches to grow before she can reach the pedals!

She still had a wonderful time with Grandma Lita

watering plants

The tree her and Grandma Lita planted

Pretty flowers! They have really transformed our backyard.

Ava playing with her doll

Trip to the park with the grandparents

Even Pen got a day at the park

This girl is all about purses!

playing with the singing educational worm that her grandparents got her

Thanks again for all your help and spoiling us rotten last week Grandpa and Grandma Lita!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Ava's Easter Pictures with GiGi

The Easter Bunny made a delivery to GiGi's House for Ava

Walking from Church- She had LOTS of energy that day!

She is wearing a coat that was hand made for my mom that my sister and I wore when we were toddlers. The dress was a birthday present from her Godparents Aunt Jess and Uncle Justin.

She did NOT want to stand still for her picture to be taken

Family picture after church.

She sat through half of the service because she was enchanted with the brass band. She always behaves for GrandBob.

Giving the Easter Bunny a ride on her truck.

We will post pictures from the Valdez side of Easter and the weekend as soon as they are sent to us :)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Pictures from GiGi visit

This was Ava's last day of long hair

She has so many toys yet she is just fascinated with the tupperware.

The morning after her haircut. She is making the doll dance for me here.

This is Ava's favorite purse that she has decided is hers. It is VERY hard to take a picture of her these days because she is ALWAYS moving.

Watching Sesame Street with Momma.

We are going through a camera crisis right now. Our camera died right before Easter. This is a crisis when you have such a cute toddler that you want to constantly photograph. Luckily the parents took lots of pictures this past weekend which we will post as soon as we receive them. This past week was a whirlwind. Grandma Lita and Grandpa came and stayed with us a few days and helped us accomplish tons of house projects. They also gave Greg his father's day gift which was a spanking new grill! We are breaking that bad boy in today with chicken drumsticks. We had a wonderful time with the grandparents. This past Thursday we drove to Northern Virginia for Easter. We got to see ALL the grandparents including the great grandparents. We were able to attend Grandma Lita's Surprise 50th birthday party which was a ton of fun. Anyone have any suggestions for new cameras? We are looking to go a little more high end since we use our camera almost daily.

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Master Bedroom Overhaul

Operation Bedroom

This weekend we started the overhaul on the bedroom. Greg had Monday off so we got a lot of work done. We painted our bedroom and finally received all our new bedroom furniture. We bought a new comforter set and curtains. Our painting proved to be a difficult task because we have vaulted ceilings and do not have a ladder. We attempted to go buy a ladder but it didn't fit in our car. Luckily our next door neighbors had an extended step stool that we borrowed and Greg could reach the highest spots on his tippy toes. Greg ended up getting the flu the day we finished painting so that took him out of commission for 24 hours. He took his first sick day of his naval career. We are almost finished with the project. We are hoping to have the whole house decorated and painted to our satisfaction by the end of the summer once we know the sex of the new baby.