Ah...Rediscovery!

A great little high for me has always been putting on some pants, or a coat, and discovering some small amount of money left in the pocket. For Ava I think she gets a similar feeling when discovering old toys. By "old" I mean something that has been out of her sight anywhere from two weeks to two months. She gets so excited, and it's fun to watch her make the rounds. Well imagine her delight in rediscovering the toys that were left behind at Me-you's house when we moved to Texas. Notice the headband and boots, put on by herself, in the pictures below...all taken during the first few minutes in Grandma + Grandpa's house.



During Ava's nap: Where do we put Livi now that she outgrew one of the pack-and-plays??? The tent!..Big sis would've had a fit, but she was sleeping too!

"Got anything in there for me, Grandma?"...No, Livi! Ava helping Grandma make a gingerbread house. A LOT more work than Grandma anticipated, but Ava was a big help. I'm sure next year Grandma will look for the "kit" verses the "from scratch" method. Unfortunately they didn't get to finish the house, but it sounds like Aunt Lisa took over and they did finish it...can't wait to see pictures!
I mentioned the girls were getting sick at Thanksgiving, while in Oklahoma. Well I ended up taking them to our old pediatrician in Indiana while we were there. Thanks to Mom keeping on me about it...turned out to be a good idea. They both got ear infections! I took Ava first because she mentioned her ear hurt once or twice, she got some antibiotics; then I took Livi in too just to be sure, since we were flying home in a couple of days. Livi didn't have an infection yet, but there was fluid in her ears....could turn into an infection. More antibiotics. We survived the trip home, but barely. All was good until the landing...I had to wrestle both little girls while they screamed. I swore I wouldn't travel alone with them again. However, it's coming...but more on that later. All in all our two week "tour de grandparents" went well, but probably a little too long for the girls. Thanks again to all the family for the hospitality and great memories!