A few pictures from December

Gigi bought Ava this Hello Kitty purse and we found her sleeping with it one night

When the leaves fell from the trees there was a lot more outdoor excitement. 

Ava loved to make leaf piles and then jump in them. 

Connor and Macy quickly caught on to the excitement and joined in. 

It made the job of bagging leaves a little more difficult for Daddy but watching them have fun was worth it!

Ava loves to do ballet performances around the house so we bought tickets to take her to see her first real ballet,  "The Night Before Christmas". Mikey and I went to the same ballet at SMU when I was pregnant with Ava so it was special for us to be able to share it with her. We kept looking at each other and sharing smiles as we watched Ava just mesmerized by the performance. It was a special moment for us for sure!

Gigi and Bpop were also in town so we were so happy to have them come with us. (side note for the record, earlier that morning we bought a mini van (yes, can you believe it?!) so we proudly drove the mini for the first time to the ballet. It's a memory worth documenting so I had to mention it! ha!)

Bpop and Connor played stickers together

Ava and Gigi made some amazing Gingerbread houses

We had an early Christmas with Gigi and Bpop while they were here and one of Ava's presents from them is her beloved Elsa costume. She wanted me to braid her hair like her too. 

                                              And just a few pictures of pure sweetness...