Okay I found it...

#10 bought Sea World tickets on there for $30 a person...1/2 price

9 Reasons Why I Love Craigslist

1. Got our renters from there after posting our condo
2. Were able to find our current house from there after posting a listing about looking for a house...our current house wasn't even for rent at the time
3. My friends found renters there after I forced them to post their condo for rent
4. Found my current job from there, one where I have a great boss and work from home
5. Found my previous nanny job from there
6. Found my son's preschool from there
7. Found and bought my leather recliner in Ava's room there after our chair broke, only $40
8. Found my husband's drum set on there

and last but most recently...
9. listed and sold our used toddler bed for $10 less than we bought it for in 2 days

still looking for #10, I'm sure I already have it but have absentmindedly forgotten it

Lots of Action...

I feel like we'll have lots to talk about coming up. We have 2 kids birthdays this month, one husband's birthday this month, one very deserving and can't get here fast enough getaway with the husband this month...hmmm what else, oh yeah a wedding shower for Mike's brother and fiance, plus a personal shower at our house for her alone right after our getaway. Last weekend we had the highschool class from our church over for a classic "who dun it" night and it was a blast. We handed out characters and descriptions to all of the kids and they all came dressed "to the nines" if you know what I mean. They all had a great time...thanks to Greg and Amy for helping us be "servers". It was a lot of fun, but also a lot of work. We worked straight from 7am that morning making all of the finishing touches and still weren't ready when G&A knocked on our door at 530pm. Its one of those nights that when its over you're like...that's it, it went so fast and we put so much energy into it. But it was all worth it, we had a good time and so did the kids. I will add some pics later just for your enjoyment.

So we finally got around to taking our kids to take some new pictures last weekend. I know we're horrible, we are so not those parents that take their kids to the studios every 3-6 months. One, we can't afford to, and two, we're just lazy. We do however take lots of pics of the young 'uns and I try to get some printed now and then. Anyways, we knew it was time since Ava was turning 1 and had never been in a studio or taken any professional shots. Plus we've been getting some slack that the only big pics on our walls were Van Man, none of our little girl. Well we got the cd and were able to save them to our computer so here's a few for your enjoyment...

Hope you guys enjoy the pics. I should be back with lots more details as the month progresses.

me

Happy Birthday To You...

Its already been a year...almost an hour ago to be exact...little Ava Lynn came into our lives. She is full of life, usually full of food, and always a high maintenance girl. I'm sure Van remembers a day without her and maybe even yearns for it now and again, but we all love her to pieces and can't imagine a life without her. Here's to you little girl...enjoy your day!

Love, me