The Billingsley Brood: ~~ So Much To Tell ~~

Wow, it's only been a few days and I feel like I have so much to say. I think this one will probably be long so feel free to come back and visit when you've got lots of time. Let's see, since the last post Van has continued to be a potty training pro. He still hasn't had any accidents since last Monday, so that puts us up to 9 days. (okay he had one mini one on Sunday, but he came and got me right when it started and he stopped it before it got to his legs, just a little wet underpants and it was when he needed to go #2 so I think #1 just started before he could help it, so I'm choosing not to count it because we caught it w/o any cleanup needed and it was a tricky one....hey you can't blame me, I'm a proud parent that wants to brag even if its not warranted).

Also, Mike and I had our first outing this weekend minus both kids. We had a friends' wedding to attend so we left the kids w/ family and got to just enjoy ourselves. Its always nice to get dressed up and feel beautiful (thanks to a friend of ours who was at the wedding who said, "wow Beck I forgot how beautiful you are, I always see you in sweats at bedtime). Ava took a bottle (w/ breastmilk) like a champ and Van of course loved his time w/ Grammy and Pappy. I'd say it was a success even though I really missed my babies. Its amazing how attached you can become in such a short period of time. Oh how I love those little munchkins.

Next thing, as you can tell from the picture above, we finally took Van to Disneyland. Yep, we live in socal and it took us over 2 years to get our first born to Disneyland for the first time. He loves Mickey Mouse and all things Disney so we've been wanting to go for a while but its just never worked out. Well Monday was the big day and it was so much fun. On the way there Ava was having a fit because just like Van did, she hates riding in the car, but her big brother was trying to soothe her (when he thought we weren't listening) by saying "calm down baby girl, we're going to Disneyland", and then some more "hold on baby girl"s. It had to be one of the cutest things I've ever heard, I wish I could've recorded it. Once we got to the park, Van was a pro. He rode on Dumbo, the carousel, the trains (which had to be his absolute favorite), and the boats. Time was flying and before we knew it it was already afternoon and our little guy wasn't going to make all day so we caught a Playhouse Disney live show and called it a day. Ava was an angel I must say. She just went from person to person, stopping every now and again to visit mommy and get a fill up and then just hanging out. I don't think we heard a peep out of her (well except little coos) all day. Van was just in awe of the whole thing. He loved the rides, all the people, and of course the characters. He had no fear whatsoever. He was even a perfect pottier all day, not one accident and had no problem going potty in some dingy stalls. Overall, it had to have been one of the best days with our 2 little ones. I do think mommy and daddy were more tired than the little ones by the time we got home though. Luckily, we got annual passes so we'll be able to go more often now and hopefully catch a few different rides each time and still make it home for nap time. Below are some pics we snapped while we were there...enjoy.

Let's see what else is happening. Not sure if you remember or not, but a few months back I had talked about getting a job at a law firm that would allow me to stay at home and work as a marketing coordinator. So far it hasn't worked out, but I still keep in touch with the lawyer and she keeps saying she wants to hire me but is trying to get things settled down a bit. I've gone back and forth on really believing her or not but today I got a call from her husband who is also a lawyer and owns his own financial business and is interested in hiring me until his wife is ready. So I guess she liked me enough to really want to find me a position and refer me to her husband. Well I'm meeting with him on Thursday and hoping it goes well. Please keep us in your prayers for this one...we never really know what God has in store for us but I will keep you all posted.

Since I feel like little Ava wasn't in too many of the Disneyland pics I'm closing with some cute ones of her we've taken recently. She really is becoming such a beautiful little chunk. She has a very sweet disposition and we predict she will definitely be our talking and ticklish little one, much more than Van ever was. Oh how we love our baby girl.