Where did mommy go??

October is here already?????

Discovering your shadow is a very serious thing in the eyes of a toddler. She has been obsessed with finding it since then and screams, "Shadowwwwww," when she does find it! 

Taking monkey for a walk while mommy walks Bruce. If you've been to our house you know we live on a pretty busy street so come 4:30 when we are out walking the dog, there is bumper to bumper traffic along the street. I can hear people cracking up as Ava walks her monkey down the street, with her sunglasses of course. I'm glad I can provide some entertainment for people during rush hour traffic. 

Hanging with Grandma and Grandpa. Ava gets to stay home from daycare on Fridays and spends the day with her grandparents. They usually spend the day relaxing and taking long trips to the park which Ava loves!!

Our old neighbors were in town for a short visit. Ava loved playing with Lola and stayed up way past her bedtime! 

Steve also had a lot of fun playing with Lola and Ava. 

Ava had her ideal night last night. She got to spend the evening with Anna and her best buddy Claire. Anna watched both girls while we went out for Sara's birthday. The girls had a blast and so did we. We came home to a very exciting dance party going on. 

Sara and I ran our 2nd annual Santa Monica 5000 10K this morning. Ava gets to hang out by the beach waiting for me to cross the finish line.  Can you tell which picture is from last year? 

The girls ran up to us after the race. It was really cute! 

 What a difference a year makes! At least we both got to have a full nights sleep the night before the race, unlike last year when the girls were still getting up a few times a night. 

Steve sacrificed the first 1/2 hour of the Bears game to cheer me on, what a great hubby he is!