Prima Ballerina/ Bring a friend to Ballet!

Ava has really come out of her shell at dance class. She always participates during the actual class. The last 10 mins of dance class the parents come in to see what the kiddies learned. After 15 adults pack into the back of the dance room you can basically see the terror on her face. She does not like it one bit. Thankfully during the normal part of the class I get a ton of pictures since my friend is the teacher lol.

waiting to go in. She's the one with the long hair down her back LOL. She said I'm never allowed to cut it...we will see.

after the parents come in...that would be our kid laying down all the way to the right. She was over it 

dancing on the bar, nothing but smiles!!

Class photo!!

After this class was over, Miss Kristen took me aside to tell me about a bring your friend to dance day. She said it helps if the kids are on the same level with age and skill. When me and Pete heard this we obviously knew who she was going to pick. Of course as soon as we told her about it, she ran up to Ashley and asked her, and they were both so excited!! On sunday morning we headed over to Ashley's house and they gave each other the biggest hugs it was adorable. On the way to dance class, the girls ate some yummy snacks that Mya packed for them. They ate peppermint patties, rice crispy treats and gum lol. It's safe to say that by the time we got there, they were both bouncing off the walls! 

They sat down for like 2 mins so I had to get a picture!

Pete had to hold them down for awhile LOL

Getting ready to ride the magic carpet. It's princess Jasmine week!

Ash waiting for her sticker at the end

Both showing off the stickers they got. They are both staring at themselves in the mirror so they couldn't be bothered lol

Time to leave!!

Ava finally danced the whole dance when the parents came in that day. i'm not going to lie, I totally shed a few tears! So to celebrate Ava got her favorite food. SHRIMP!!

My first daughter

I know that they always say that the bond between a father and daughter is one of the most amazing bonds you can have. That may be true but I have always been super close to my mother. I tell her my secrets and I trust her SOO much. I'm so happy to know that me and Ava are on the road to having a great relationship just like that. She's protective of me, always asking if I'm ok and is always trying to take care of me. My little girl loves me just as much as I love her and I feel truly blessed. These last few months, I have been making tiny little changes so that Ava won't feel pushed aside when Gabriella comes. We moved her carseat to right behind the driver side so we could look back at Gabby when she comes. I also stopped picking her up as much. Don't get me wrong, whenever she gets hurt or is sad about something, I'll scoop her up in a minute. But I don't carry her anymore when she's being lazy or being tired. I'm nervous how I will feel after the c-section and I want myself to heal, then I'm sure I'll be picking her up again. I'm sure with being a momma of 2 little girls, I will probably have some mommy guilt, trying to balance myself between the two but I'm sure everything will work out great!

My little fashionista 

She sits behind mommy now. Calls it the big sister spot

Watching Dr phil at Grandma's house one day lol

She really doesn't like rain lol

My silly girl

model!!

not scared of anything!!

laying with Gabby while I tell them both a story!

Apple Picking!!

One thing I don't get anymore is sleep. I toss and turn all night...well I try to turn, and I'm honestly peeing more than I'm laying down. Perks of being 32 weeks pregnant. So on the weekend I normally try to convince Ava to sleep in. Well one Saturday morning Pete had other plans. He bursted into the room super early and opened up the blinds and said "who wants to go apple picking???". Ava who is like her mommy and not a morning person, muttered something like "go away daddy". Well at the time it was hard to get up, but I'm so glad we did. We ended up having a really good time and I think we need to hang out as a family of 3 as much as possible, because lets face it....2 kids is going to be a big adjustment. Just the fact that I have to bring a diaper bag out with me everywhere in the next few weeks makes me freak out lol.

handing Ava all the good apples.

Finally not scared of the bugs, so picking her own

Pulling the apple too hard and hitting daddy in the face lol

So strange to think that this is our LAST time picking apples as a family of 3. Can't wait to see how chaotic it will be next year!!!