Dr. Doolittle

Here is Ava playing with her doctor kit she received from Aunt Leslie over Christmas. The red glasses totally make the look.

A Princess on her throne

I think most of us would not want our potty pictures up for public viewing. This is probably wrong of me to put these pictures online but I couldn't resist. Ava is still
in her snow white outfit every other day and this picture of her on the potty is too cute! It really
is of a princess on her throne.

Christmas

Here are some random pictures of the girls, but too cute to pass up.
Oh yeah, please pay no attention to the
poorly decorated tree in the background. We were in Portland, OR for Christmas and I decided
to put up the tree but not decorate it. The girls decided they wanted to decorate the tree with
random ornaments.

Chloe and mommy "tea time"

Chloe and I were able to get together with some of her school friends to attend
"tea time" at the Hancock Signature Room. It was great to see her and all her friends
dressed up in their Sunday best. We first stopped off at the Drake hotel to see
the beautiful Christmas tree that they have in their lobby. Our next stop
was the 96th floor of the Hancock for hot chocolate and cake. We were very lucky
that it was a clear chilly night and the girls could see the buildings for miles. We had
such a great time there with everybody. I think we might have to make it a tradition each year!

Dejavu'

I know it's not Halloween anymore but Ava INSISTS on wearing her snowwhite
costume everyday!!!
Yesterday we had a gentleman ask if she was going to a party and I replied
"Oh, no this is her daily wear." Another gentleman asked if she was going to
a play and I replied "Oh, no this is her daily wear." We had lunch at Panera
and a group of girls thought Ava was the cutest thing and one girl said "I
always wanted to dress up as a little girl and my mom never let me go out in public
with it on." so, I guess it's
not a bad thing to let her wear her princess outfit everyday. Besides who dosen't
want to be a princess everyday?

Lunch with Dee

It's great having 3 sisters to choose from. I love the fact that Dee and I can
meet together once a week for lunch. It's great one on one time with her and
Avie (ava). We decided to head to our most favorite pizza joint-Aurelio's. There
is only one in the city and it's in a Holiday Inn believe it or not! Chloe was able to
join us this time around because she had half a day of school.
Auntie Dee, what would we do without you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, it was a quiet thanksgiving for us in Chicago.
Robert and I decided to take the girls out for dinner to
Smith & Wollensky's on the river. We had a great time.
The girls enjoyed their Thanksgiving dinner. Chloe of course
ordered turkey and surprisingly Ava was all over my filet
mignon. Can you believe at the age of two she's in love with
filet medium rare! She's an expensive gal.

After dinner we toured the city and looked at all the pretty
Christmas trees on display. It was great spending a quiet
evening with our family, but we look forward to Christmas
in Portland this year!