Christmas photos.

Ava had a blast this Christmas. She got more toys then she knows what to do with. We had three christmases to celebrate so she's a pro at opening presents now. She was a lot of fun to watch this year. Here are some of our pictures.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.....

Well we had our first big snowfall for the season. I think we got about 6 inches in our area. Ava of course had decided she wanted to go check out the snow. I thought for sure she'd get outside for 5 minutes and want to go inside..but it was just the opposite. She got out there and was just running around like crazy. She loved it...in fact I had to bribe her with cheese to come in cause mommy was getting cold. She had fun making snow balls and helping daddy build the snow man.

Gross Quizno's.

I had to share with you all my experience at Quizno's today. I had gone there on my lunch break. And I ordered my sandwhich and then the lady put my sandwhich through the oven and then helpped the next person. While waiting for my sandwhich to come out of the oven a guy comes out of the bathroom and goes behind the counter and goes on about being out of paper towels. Meanwhile the other guy behind the counter that was slicing meat tells him "take care of her [referring to me] and I'll go get the key". So this guy that came out of the bathroom with no Quizno's uniform on starts to dress my sandwhich WITH NO GLOVES ON. Remember he just came out of the bathroom!! In utter shock I just stared at him as he finished. The lady employee tells him you can go I'll see you Wednesday. I'm still not sure if he was a real employee or was just not on shift. The lady employee is standing at the oven waiting for the lady behind me's sandwhich and tells me she'll be right with me. I just looked at her and said you know what I'm just going to leave now, because that guy just handled my sandwhich with no gloves on and just came out of the bathroom and thats gross! She just looked at me dumbfounded and I walked out the door.
So that was my disgusting experience today. And just to let everyone know to stear clear it was the Quizno's in O'fallon at Hwy K and Mexico Rd.

Our Florida Vacation.

We made it back from our 10 day trip to Florida at 3:00 a.m. Saturday Dec. 1. We had a lot of fun and Ava really had a good time. We were unsure whether she would really enjoy it all but she really did whether she remembers it years from now or not. We left the Wednesday evening before thanksgiving. We left in the evening and drove straight through to Venice Florida. (which is an hour south of Tampa). Ava did great and slept most of the way. We met my mom down there and We spent several days in Venice visiting family. We had a cute little villa with a full kitchen so it was really cozy. We tried to take Ava to the beach but she didn't really care for it. The sound of the ocean scared her. We didn't stay long but I still got a couple shots in. Then my mom and us headed over to Orlando for 5 days. We had a really nice condo at the Marriott Grande Vista. It had a full kitchen also so we could make some of our own meals and not eat out all the time. On Monday we did some shopping at the outlet malls and Downtown Disney. Ava got her a baby Cinderella. On Tuesday we went to Sea World and on Wednesday we went to Disneyworld. Its the perfect time of year because the parks are only at about 25% capacity and you hardly have to wait in lines. I think the most we waited in line was 10-15 minutes and that was only once or twice. At Sea World Ava was able to just stay on the ride and ride again cause there was no line. Ava's first encounter with a character was Shamu at Sea World. She was excited to go over and see him but then when she got close she wasn't so sure. But she quickly warmed up to him and by the time we walked away she was blowing him kisses and waving. So the rest of the day all we heard was "MU" Cause she wanted to go back and see Shamu. So of course daddy bought her a stuffed shamu. At Disney we waited in line to see Tigger and Pooh and she enjoyed hugging and high fiving them. But the cutest was when she saw Mickey. She was just in awe of him. She loved all the Fantasyland rides like the tea cups and flying dumbos. She didn't care for the Pirates of the Carribean and Peter Pan, mostly cause they were dark. But ironically she did very well in the Haunted Mansion. She was waving at the ghosts and singing.
We left Orlando Thursday morning and stopped to have lunch with my Uncle in Jacksonville. Then we drove to Savannah Georgia and stayed the night. On Friday we did a trolley tour of Savannah. Its a very beautiful city and full of history. I'd like to go back some day and really explore the city. We left Savannah late afternoon and drove straight through till we arrived home. It was a great trip and Ava did remarkedly well. She was great on the car rides and was a lot of fun sightseeing and doing the theme parks. But now we're home and its time to get back into the routine of things and get going on my Christmas decorating and shopping.
Here are some of our pictures from the trip.