And it all comes to an end...

Okay, it doesn't ALL come to an end, just my chance of having another bio child (that's not to say that miracles don't happen, but I already have one named Ava!). This past Friday was my set day to transfer my 2 remaining embryos, well, they thawed out non-viable. I do appreciate all the prayers, fasting, & putting our names on temple rolls, but I guess the Lord has something else planned for us. I'm not up to putting myself through torturous treatments anymore (though I still need to convince Jeremy of that), so this route is over. I'm in need off a good break, some mind clearing and time to enjoy the blessings I do have in my life. Then we'll hop on the Adoption wagon when we are re-cooperated. Though I just scheduled us to go to an Adoption conference put on by the church in November, just for info though. Thanks again for all your love and prayers, families & friends are awesome!!!



Sweet moment: Of course when I got the news Friday morning, I poured out tears, which made Ava very concerned. She gave me LOTS of hugs and kept getting me tissues and wiping my eyes. She was already helping to mend my heart, I love that girl soooo much! Love to you all!

A GREAT day at the Beach......

So last Friday (11th) we were sitting around w/ some friends discussing how hot it was supposed to be the next day and how great the beach would be, the girls (me & my friend Diana) chimed in and said let's go! We headed to Cannon Beach-about an hour and 45 min drive-but of course when we got there it was foggy/cloudy. The sun peaked through around 2pm, but that didn't stop the fun on the beach.

Jeremy came prepared w/ his BIG shovel to dig some holes and build some castles, think he was digging to China....

Oh burr, that water is COLD, not recommended for swimming!

Needed to get a butt shot, though it would have been better w/ no diaper. Ava LOVED the sand and water, she was Daddy & Grayson's little helper. Though she'd rather smash all Grayson's castle. Haha!

Ava in the ditch & loving it!

Diana & Ava dancing in the water. We had a great day together, glad we went. The boys and Ava enjoyed getting to watch a movie the way there and back. I'm ALWAYS the driver, but I like to be in charge!!! I have to say I love my mini-van for the sole purpose of the DVD player/screen. Ava wants to watch a movie every time we go somewhere, lately she's fixated on Monster's Inc. When she tells me NO about going to Betsy's house (daycare), I just tell her that she can watch Monsters and she RUNS to the car, haha. She's a freaking cutie, especially when Daddy is around to do silly things with, I'm just boring old Mom. I can't believe she'll be 2 in a month and 3 days!!! That's so crazy to me, I miss my little baby!

Going to the Fair!

When the Oregon State Fair opened this year, I said we had to take Ava to her 1st fair. Though she was in my belly the 1st time we went to an OR State Fair. She had a blast!

Enjoying a snowcone, also had to have an elephant ear, caramel apple, hot dog, ice cream, etc....too many yummy foods that aren't great for you. But who cares!

Ava had to ride the Carousel 3 times, could have been more if we weren't bored of it. She'd wave to whichever one of us wasn't on it and blow kisses to the crowd, she's a diva!


HaHa...Jeremy thought she'd do okay on a ride alone, I was skeptical...needless to say, she looked TERRIFIED everytime the helicopter passed us. But didn't start crying till we got her out of it. Good one Dad!

But she did enjoy the Dumptruck ride w/ Dad and a little Rollercoaster.

And of course there were animals, she petted a few in the Petting Area and also checked out all the Prize winning cows & bulls & pigs & llamas. She LOVED the horse show competition, got some good video of her clapping like crazy and screaming woo-hoo w/ the crowd.

It turned out to be a GREAT family day for us. And Ava was quite the trooper not getting a nap till about 4:30pm on the way home. Perfect ending to our Fair Day!

I FINISHED IT!!!

Okay, I'm soooo not my Mom when it comes to talents- she's amazing! But I'm trying to learn, that's how it starts, right? So Jeremy gave me a sewing machine a couple Christmas' ago and I've attempted a few things. So far the only ones that have turned out good was a baby sleep bag (has arms and just a big opening for baby's body and zips up) that I made for my niece and this dress Ava has on. It was a little harder than I should have tried, but it turned out pretty dang cute, I'm shocked w/ myself!!! The machine is lucky to still be in one piece, many times I've been tempted to chuck it at the wall--not too mention a few bad words have slipped my lips. Then last night I made my first hair clip to match her outfit, pretty cute too I must say, though I have a big blister on my finger from the hot glue gun!

And if all that crafting wasn't enough, I'm making two scrapbook frames today. We might do them for a Super Saturday at church. Which leads me to ask all you fellow crafters out there, I need some ideas for our Super Saturday. Any good holiday (Fall/Christmas) ideas, or just something fun & cute???? I'm so not going to be good at this calling (Enrichment Leader), still wondering WHY I was called. I've got lots to learn-I'm such a procrastinator.

Ava was crafting w/ playdough tonight while I was making my frames. I'm amazed at how long it kept her content. Though she is LOVING having Daddy home to play with, she even got upset and made him sit by her while she ate her Ice Cream tonight. Jer was just trying to watch some football. Very much a Daddy's Girl!

Speaking of which, she trailed Daddy around the garden yesterday while he finally got to work out there. Dad hooked her up w/ some raw corn and she chowed away, she LOVES corn on the cob.

Yummy, Yum!

Goodbye to Seattle.....

This coming Friday, my hubby FINALLY comes home for good! Well, I guess not. In a year he has another training to attend for 4-6 weeks, not sure where that one will be, though Seattle would be nice. We've had fun playing up there and seeing lots of stuff my family there never takes us too, so it has been good. This past weekend Ava & I went up and Saturday night we took a 1/2hour ferry ride over to Bainbridge Island. We walked around their small street of shops and resturants till we found somewhere yummy to eat. Do NOT order Filet Mingon(can't spell) when you have a toddler w/ you!!! It took FOREVER to cook and we had to pull out all the stops to entertain the beast. But it was YUMMY!

Earlier on Saturday my Sis-in-law Shanda and niece Kiera came to Seattle and we all went to the Children's Museum. They are soooo cute together when they play nice, which they did at the Museum, just not at Grandma's house the next day.

The BEST part about the hotel for Ava was the POOL-boy did she love it! Love all the protective gear- crazy dad!

I was bad and had to take this pic while I was driving to Seattle. Ava was having a rough trip up, as she had thrown her binkie out of Mom's reach and I wasn't pulling over to retrieve it. Instead I listened to her cry and whine for about an hour. Funny part is just before I took this pic we kept passing this horse trailer and Ava could see the horses inside and was all excited. Well the final time we passed them, Ava just burst into tears and crying out "horsies gone, horsie gone", it was just sad. I tried to cheer her up telling her we'd see Grandma's horsies soon (they have a horse pastor behind them), but didn't work well. Until of course we got there and she ran out to see them. Crazy monkey!

Ava is becoming a shoe queen, not quite like my cousin's Audra's girl, but it may happen. She was so happy to be strutting around in this high heel. Finally a good pic of her smiling, except she's half naked, wet and in one shoe! Cute chic!

Hurry home Jeremy...I can only last so long by myself w/ the Beast! :)

Sillyness in Seattle

We spent the 1st week of Aug up in Seattle while Jeremy started his month long training. They put him up in a nice hotel that has a kitchen, living room and seperate bedroom--not to mention they a HUGE complimentary breakfeast every morning. So I got to spend lots of time w/ my family that lives near there and also time wandering around downtown Seattle. I did LOTS of walking and Ava was a pretty good sport about it all. I came back this past Monday, leaving Jeremy in Seattle and Ava at my Mom's for the week!!! It's been a great BREAK from them, though I can't wait for them to get home tonight! My sweet Mom has sent me a couple emails w/ pics of the fun stuff her and Ava are doing, and Ava's talked to me on the phone a couple times. But here are some pics of when I was up there.

My Mom came w/ Ava & I to the Seattle Aquarium one day, despite all the pics of a non-happy face, Ava had a blast. We even saw Nemo & Dori and she kept repeating "Nemo" over and over! We are going to the Portland Zoo tomorrow for a "Family Reunion" for our Fertility clinic- I know Ava's going to enjoy it more than the last time we went.

I asked her to smile, this is what I got instead!

One day we went to the park w/ my Mom, Shanda (sis-in-law) and her 2 kids. Ava & Kiera (who are 7 months apart) had soooo much fun chasing after eachother. Kiera's the one at the top w/ the cute pigtails.

We were waiting outside the Federal building for Jeremy to get off so we could go to dinner at P.F. Chang's. Going to that resturant had to be the worst part of the whole week. Ava had had enough of sightseeing and she was tired, so she cried & screamed till the food got to us. Then she picked up the bowl and ate like a dog out of it. Oh my!

Some crazy water spray near the Space Needle. Ava's not one for running in spraying water though, she kept her distance.

I'll have Jeremy & Ava home tonight, then Jer leaves us again on Sunday. Then next friday we'll drive up there for the weekend. He comes home the 28th, HOORAY! Poor boy has to spend his Birthday up there w/ out us! It's tues the 18th, but one of his coworkers has the same birthday, so they can go party together w/ all food allowence for the day (they get $64/day for food--crazy). Sorry for the long updates! Love ya all!

All about Ava...

I've gotten some cute pics of Ava lately that I need to post, just so Ava's Grandparents know what she is up to! Above pic is Ava enjoying snacktime w/ Dolly and sharing her Goldfish! What a good little Mommy. Below pic is w/ her Dolly & Baby, those are their names. And boy does she love them. Recently, she has been making sure one always comes to daycare or the store with her, fun.

So one night I was being a slacker mom and probably just checking out everyones blogs and facebook, while Ava brings her outdoor chalk in and colors my walls. Luckily she was more than happy to clean it up!

We are now in the middle of redoing our master bathroom, it's actually be torn apart FOREVER and won't be finished till like mid-late Sept. Anyways, we bought the shower insert walls and base, and of course they came with HUGE boxes. Well my "inventor/child" husband built Ava a good-sized play house in her bedroom. It's not the prettiest of things, but she love it, especially her little door and window.

Ava & Jeremy were playing in the hottub. I think it was only 90 degrees in there. Ava LOVES water, she could not hold still in there, just kept moving around. I like this pic of my two babes!

As for life, we are leaving to Seattle next Monday where Jeremy will be training the WHOLE month of August. I have off the 1st week, so I'll come bum around Seattle, go swimming at the hotel pool, and hang out w/ my family. Jeremy will come home one weekend in Aug. and I'll go up the last one. But my WONDERFUL Mother is going to take Ava the 2nd week because my daycare gal is off. Though I'll be working, I'll have the week to MYSELF and just the 2 dogs to take care of.....so nice! Thanks Mom, I know Ava will love playing at your house. That's our story for now, except we are cooking up here in the NW. I know we are sissies to all you Vegas/AZ people, but MOST houses don't have A/C, including mine. And it was 85 inside when I got home and 104 outside. Plus the A/C at work is old and doesn't do well over 90, so I've been sweating under my mask and gloves all day. But we'll be back to the mid-80's next week, hooray!