Z is for Zoom!

Z is for Zoom:

Zoooooommmmm, that is what 2010 did. It zoomed by! As have the last 2 years, 8 months and 2 weeks! I can't believe how much Ava has grown up in the last year, let alone that the last 3 months! Its amazing how just this past summer she barely said a word but now she is telling stories, singing songs and making us laugh the whole time.

We had a nice Christmas this year. Ava had lots of fun with her "friends" (her cousins Maija and Kieran) and got spoiled by all. She got 3 teddy bears, 2 Lolaloopsy Dolls (which we found out this morning used to be called Bitty Buttons dolls), a shopping cart, clothes, lots of colouring and art type things, books and Play-Doh. We even had to leave some of it behind at Grandma's for her to play with next time. She had lots of fun telling Grandma and Granddad stories and going "ditch fishing" in all the puddles around Grandma's neighbourhood.

It was a bit sad though, as my Grandfather had passed away a week before Christmas Eve and my Grandma wasn't doing very well with her Alzheimer's. So between that and the stress of Derek's job a month before Christmas it took quite some time to get into the Christmas spirit. Ava was a great help and made everyone smile and laugh, then with the arrival of Ava's cousins the next day it was a very fun and busy time around Mom and Dad's.

Mom turned 60 on December 27th and we threw her an impromptu birthday party with 5 of her 7 brothers and sisters there as well as a few of my cousins. She said she didn't want a party but was happy that we threw her one after it was all said and done :)

That was our Christmas and it went by like a flash. We did a bit of post Christmas shopping today using gift cards that we received, and I booked my present from Santa, a new hair cut and colour at my favourite salon :)

With only 2 days left of 2010 you could really say the year Zoomed by! Derek started the year as a reporter and is ending the year running for a seat on Comox council! Ava started the year not saying much of anything and is ending it singing songs and telling stories! As for me I started the year with an almost 2 year old, working nights and weekends and not feeling very content, and I'm ending it with an almost 3 year old and feeling pretty content. We don't know where 2011 will take us but for right now, my life with a 2 year old is pretty good.