Olivia
At the end of September, Olivia's class went on their first Field Trip to Tuttle's Orchard. The weather was great. I had such a fun afternoon with Olivia. We learned a lot about apples and bee's.
She was flushed. It was hot.
Threw in some random pictures. Anyone need a burger? I always love it when Olivia says "were out of hamburgers"
Mema and her Little Ava
Back in September we took the training wheels off Liv's bike. She was very hesitant, and didn't want Brad to take his hands off her. We gave it a few attempts. A few weeks later Papa bought her a bigger bike (not shown). The training wheels are back on. But like anything with Liv..when she is ready...she'll do it.
September was the month of baby dolls. She played with these dolls for hrs. All by herself I might add. She is running an orphanage. Can you find the real baby hiding? I will give you a hint..next to Joe Buck.
Whenever the weather is nice Brad and I pick Liv up from kindergarten on our bikes. Ava loves it. I love being so close to her school.
It's great now that she can sit up in this tub. She loves her baths, hates getting out.
About the end of September we started giving her table food. She ate pasta first..and now she is full throttle. Eating, tofu, avocado, english muffins, pork tenderloin. I chop everything up into tiny bits so she can swallow. I also tried giving her cow's milk in a bottle and she actually sucked and drank a little.
Sister fun. Olivia loves making her laugh. The feeling is mutual. Ava likes to spit out her food now in the high chair, which makes Olivia laugh.
I never realized how much strength is required to hit "milestones". I guess I took that for granted with Olivia. She just did everything so early, I didn't even notice the steps involved. Ava is making progress with standing alone now. Her little vein pops out on the side of her face when she tries to sit up by herself from a laying down position. You can see the exertion she puts into it.
Miranda loves working with Ava. We continue our weekly sessions. Olivia loves to mimic Physical Therapy sessions. She acts just like Miranda, gets out her notepad, etc. She loves to encourage her sister. I use the word "gentle" a lot during those therapy sessions.
Work it girl
Labor Day weekend cook-out!
We borrowed a bike trailer from some friends, and by Golly Gee Ava loved it.
They just got back from going to the Hamilton Town Center. The breeze put Ava to sleep. Olivia was so excited to learn that Ava was going in with her.
We have started on the journey of riding a bike w/out training wheels. All of Liv's friends are able to ride now without their wheels, so she is eager to learn. She did good the first time. It was quite a moment to see, so special. It was one of those moments that if you blink your eye it will be over. Another milestone about to be recorded!!
This ride was so shaky, so funny though. We are at the Antique Toy Museum here. Liv loved riding on all the old time rides. She was to afraid to go on the bumper cars.
I like the grass
Look at me
Silly bands you are everywhere in my house
