Spring time!

Sorry it's been so long; the Cancro family has been busy basking in all the beautiful spring weather. If the weather allows, we are outside most of the time. We have been frequenting all the parks, figuring out which ones have the most dogs and slides as those are Ava's two favorite things. In fact, the first and last words of the day are "dog dog woof?" Not to mention all day long too. She is obsessed with dogs. And Dora. And shoes. And rocks. And Goldfish crackers. And stickers...


Her vocabulary is really growing rapidly. I stopped writing down all the words she knows. I can only understand a very small portion of what she actually says, but I know she's actually saying something. In fact, the other day we put a new dress on her and she looked in the mirror while stroking the dress and said, "Pretty. Pretty." Now it didn't necessarily sound like the word but it finally clicked as to what she was saying. She had been saying that word for about three weeks. So, I'm sure I'm missing all sorts of things she's trying to say.

As for Chris, he's busy as usual. He finished up a month of in-patient service which always wears him down. Now he's finishing up a month of surgery which might sound intense, but really, all he's doing is holding retractors and sewing up the skin. It's actually been a pretty good schedule as sometimes he gets home as early as 2:00 pm.

Me...well...I've been chasing Ava around and toting her all over Billings to different parks and playgroups. For the past two months I've also decided to stop being a total lazy bones and started to swim three days a week. It's been fun because I have a bunch of masters workouts so I don't get bored. Plus they are challenging. I'm trying to swim 1.5-2 miles every workout. I used to swim TWICE that much, every day. Geez...I'm getting old. It about killed me in the beginning. Also, I've been doing some light consulting work for my old boss in Buffalo. It fits in great with my schedule and it's a chance to make some extra cash. Plus, it helps assuage my guilt when I indulge in a little online shopping that Chris doesn't know about.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.

St. Patty's Day. She loved waving at everyone.

Ava and Chris had to cross the streets to check out the dogs.

Yeah, it's random pic but we find her in the STRANGEST sleeping positions. This is one of the more normal ones.

Ava has the best pouty face I've ever seen. This is an okay attempt at catching it.

My Little Rascal

One way we avoid the 5:00 meltdowns is to let her help me cook.

A little daddy love.

We were having a texting contest.

One of my favorite pics.

Getting ready for some sunshine.