30 weeks and other happenings!

30 weeks - 30 weeks - 30 weeks :)

 30 weeks with Ava...

 And proof that sometimes carrying high vs. low determining baby gender is only a myth :)

 More random happenings.. lots and lots of soccer!

 The nursery is almost done!!! Pictures soon :)

Easter Shenanigans

 Happy Easter!

Wow, what a busy week we've had!  Here are a few pictures from our Easter festivities :)

On Thursday, we had our Easter party with our play/social group we've joined here!  We hunted eggs, ate snacks, and the kids played their little hearts out!

 

 Ready to color eggs!

 Aww Lucy.. how did that pic get in here?! :)

 I love these two :)

 At the risk of posting TMI or grossing anyone out.. (apologies), I had to share our little family Easter art project.  We decided to paint my belly as an Easter egg.  James painted on the little outline, and Ava painted my belly.  She thought it was sooo funny and had no problems decorating "her brother."

 



 

 On Easter morning, it was time to see if the Easter bunny had come....

 Surprise, he did -

 

And left a yard full of eggs :) 

Happy Easter 2012 from the Bogener's!

 

 

 

 We headed to church, hunted eggs, and ate lunch at my parents.  We had such a wonderful day.  Thank you to everyone who made it so special :)

Ava's 1st Soccer Practice

 If you've never seen forty 3-5 year olds play soccer.. come hang out with us on Tuesdays and Thursdays!  Tonight was Ava's first ever organized soccer practice.  Oh... what fun.  They started with running a lap around the field, followed by stretching and drills.  Ava's favorite was the "sharks" game where she tried to dribble the ball across the field without getting it taken away by a "shark."  It was mad chaos and we are forever indebted to the college soccer players who "coach" these little tykes! 

The kids in the middle are the "sharks"

 ...and an hour later, soccer was over.  Ava was pissed!

and... she's done.

Ava goes to preschool

 Where has the time gone? 

Today, my baby started preschool.  She was so excited :)  Last night, we picked out her outfit, painted her nails, and ran to Target to get supplies.  It was a miracle she could sleep!  This morning, she came in and woke me up and whispered "mommy.. it's preschool time!"  I only cried once and she went right in and got comfortable.  I was going to stay for a little bit, but she she said "okay mommy, you go our house now!"  As I left, there were a couple little girls walking up and Ava was opening the door and greeting them.  She is so big!!!  We are so proud of the little girl she has become! 

Ava 3.5

At almost 3 1/2, Ava is a healthy girl!  I've been delinquent on check-ups, so this morning, we went for her yearly exam.  Ava is 39.5" tall and weighs 36 lbs.  She is in the 80th percentile for height and 70th for weight.  Ava performed off the charts on her developmental exam.  She was able to correctly identify shapes, numbers, letter, colors, animals, body parts, and sounds.  Ava is one smart little girl and we are so proud of her!  No shots this time :)

It's hard to believe, but Ava will be starting preschool tomorrow.  Check back for more!