Dressing up to stay in...

Well, the good news is that Aiden is feeling a little bit better today. He's eaten a little, and is also talking again, sort of (a few words at a time--nothing like his usual chatterbox self though). The bad news is that now I have come down with the sores in my throat, and Chuck leaves for Cleveland tomorrow. But we'll hang in there and of course we are wishing him the absolute best of luck! We love you honey!

I can't believe tomorrow is Friday. We've spent the entire week at HOME. So unusual for us. I did manage a quick trip to the Dollar Tree this afternoon, to get some more toys for the kiddie pool, and we had a major incident! I turned the car on to get the air conditioning running, buckled Aiden into his carseat, and shut the door. And then? The DOORS LOCKED THEMSELVES!!! This has happened once before, a long time ago, but I left the car running that time for at least 10 minutes before it self-locked. This time was less than one minute after turning on the car! Poor Aiden was so scared, and I had to run inside with Ava and use the store's phone to call Chuck at work. Then Chuck ran home to get the spare keys and finally came back to the Dollar Tree to open the car for me. I am sooo thankful that the air was running, otherwise I am sure I would have called the Fire Dept. to rescue Aiden! In the end, everyone was fine though, and I am taking my VUE into Saturn next week, as they think there might be a short in the locking mechanism (or something like that).

Anyway, here are some pics from the last two weeks. Some of Ava and her buddy Oliver painting and coloring (I watched the babies while my friend Susan took the big boys to a movie), and then a few of Ava in her most favorite accessory as of late: her beloved tutu! Every morning, she runs to find her tutu and brings it to me asking, "This? This? Umma?" Umma is her word for "up" and "on", lol. She's so stinkin' cute!