going to start posting Ava's new words with every post 

going to start posting Ava's new words with every post

New word 06/28/05
towel

Tyler quote of the day:

When Mikey told Tyler he needed to go brush his teeth the other day because he was stinky, Tyler responded, "I'm not stinky, you are just smelling yourself!". Being that he was completely serious made the matter that much funnier.

Funniest moment with Tyler:
When Ava was just born (about 3 weeks old) we went shopping at North Star. Since it was right after the holidays the store was in shambles (as anyone who has shopped at North Star after the Internationals leave you know what I mean). We were at Foley's in the Juniors dept and there were clothes EVERYWHERE. Tyler was barely over 3 years old and since Ava was occupying the stroller he was walking. He kept picking up hangers and such and I kept telling him they were dirty and to drop them. Then I hear him say,"Mommy, look what I have". Without turning around and sure that he had another hanger I told him to put it down. Then I turned around to see him dragging a manaquin leg. Yes, a WHOLE manaquin leg that at the time was bigger than he was. I have no idea where the rest of her was or where he found the leg but he must have thought that it was a pretty cool store where you could buy mommies in pieces you pick and take them home. Obviously he would start with a mommy with nice legs. It was the funniest thing watching him with both arms wrapped around the thigh of that leg with the toes dragging on the floor behind him. I was laughing so hard I about peed my pants. An older couple walking by got a serious of the case giggles as I am sure they could never say they were walking in a mall when they saw a little man carrying a manaquin's leg. I will never forget that site as long as I live. My guess is he will be a leg man.

As for Ava, well she always has me laughing. As I sit here recalling my funniest moments with them she is accessorizing with my underwear. She pulls them out of the drawer and holds them up as if she's thinking, "Hmmm, I wonder if these will fit". Then she slips them around her neck and sometimes around her arms like a backpack. Now she is putting my bra on top of her head and suddenly images from the movie Weird Science is flooding back to me. Tyler has now joined in the fun, but let's not tell Daddy about that;-).



Love
Rhobin