Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Ava as of now.

She has recently learned how to twirl, so she will constantly spin around in circles until she is so dizzy that she falls over.

Instead of saying "bye" now, she will just blow you a kiss.

She is slowly cutting out her morning nap. Some days she will still take two but most of the time she refuses.

Her love for her binkie causes a power struggle daily. I dread the day that I take it away for good. I may just lose my mind.

She loves to watch me do my make up in the morning and tries to put on my lipstick.  She especially likes blushing her ears with my blush brush.

Dental floss is her favorite. She will watch me floss while she chews on a small piece of her very own.

She is fearless. Especially at the pool. She has started lunging herself off the edge into your arms. We have learned that you have to be giving her your full attention at all times because she is jumping, whether you are looking or not.

She likes to yell at the dog. Oh yes, its quite entertaining. Normally its when she has a snack in her hand and he goes for it. She likes to scream at him in her baby babble and point at his bed.

She has finally mastered the high-five and knuckles. It is THE. CUTEST.

Lately I have been noticing how much she is starting to resemble an actual "kid." It is crazy. At football practice she just runs around with all of the older kids and plays until she is exhausted. Most nights we get home and a bath is needed pronto. I love watching her grow, learn and change.

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Its that time again.

Football practice started this week and so far, Layton has jammed a finger, and forgot to wear socks with his cleats.

Soon it will be chilly late nights, non-stop cheering for his team and lots of crock-pot meals.

Sounds good to me. We are ready for some football.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

A bone to pick.

Life in the Frakes' house has been busy as usual. I have had almost no time to blog and for some reason it really was getting to me. So, I spent 45 minutes a few nights ago writing a HUGE post updating everyone on EVERYTHING going on around here. I also attatched 15 pictures from Instagram documenting some of those moments.

Everything looked perfect, so I hit the "publish" button on my handy little blogger app and poof! Gone! (Yes, I cussed.) I held a grudge for days because I was NOT rewriting it all.

Tonight though, the older kids are gone, Lee is helping our neighbor assemble a pool table and Ava is asleep. So, I decided to give it a shot. Then I realize that I no longer have all of my pictures because I got a new phone yesterday and they werent saved to my card. (Yes, I cussed again.)

Now? You are just going to get a post with me complaining and a picture of Ava eating her breakfast this morning. (Since thats then only one I have to share.)

This girl is going to bed.