Weekend Update by Emilee Little

Averi is getting better every day. Weird parts: #1 Her voice sounds different. It is not as muffled, a bit high pitched, and cute as can be! #2She doesn't snore. I lay in her floor at night while she falls asleep because I am a sucker, and I used to know I could leave the room because I would hear this loud, burly, adult-sized snore. Now I'm not sure what I will do because it has left us! I am grateful of course, but on some selfish level that snore was useful. #3 The bad breath is not gone yet! Hopeful it will continue to get better!

This weekend we spent just taking it easy. Ave had a few melt downs in an effort to maintain this fast she has chosen. But all in all, we had fun.

Ave and Daddy in playing bag head after a trip to the grocery store.


The yummy margarita pizza with homemade dough we devoured.

And last but not least, the best chocolate cake I have ever eaten. Made from scratch. Moist and delightfully delicious!

The combo of pizza and cake made for a perfect Saturday night!

Tomorrow is Ave's big day! She starts a new school! She is excited and we have been reading The Kissing Hand, which is a MUST read! So, anticipate the update...

Final Day

Today was Ave's last day at home recovering. Tomorrow I am headed back to the office and she is going to Grandad's. So, this afternoon we had a little play date with Layne at "The Sand Park". It was nice to be outside and feel some sunshine! Hopefully there is more of that to come.

On The Mend

Recovery has been a bit harder than I expected. She did so good in the hospital it was a bit of shock to see her having a hard time with pain, taking long long naps, running fever, and yuck, yuck, YUCK! I never thought I would see the day that she would refuse ice cream or popsicles but for the first bit she has not wanted anything. The bad breath is relentless! So, we are snuggling, watching lots of Kipper :), and reading There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly a few times each day! I am loving my time with her, but I am ready for her energy, smiles, and appetite to return. We did see a brief glimpse of a smile at The Village Fair when we stopped by.

Mother's Day was still sweet! Averi and I snuggled up on the couch while Daddy-O made us scrambled eggs and bacon. AND the big deal is that Averi ate them!!! I was thrilled. They gave me a sweet card and dress. We went for lunch at my grandparents and then back for some time at home! It was a great day!

The scrambled eggs and bacon went over so well that David made her some this morning before he went off to work. He even put them in this cute little face design.

However, her lack of appetite, sore throat, mixed with a little inherent stubbornness resulted in a refusal to eat them! Hopefully soon we will be on our way to big meals again soon!

She was Brave

Thursday came! And this time the doctor showed up. We went back and got little Ave into her tiny little gown. They even pushed her in a mini-wheelchair! The whole time she would say..."just like Franklin did..." When they took her back to surgery, she didn't even cry! I was so amazed. And this really helped Mommy out because then I didn't cry either. Everything went well. The recovery room was rough to see her with cords and they bang up her little face with tape. But she is a trooper and by noon she was eating and ready for the play room at the hospital. My friend Carl had told me his daughter had awful breath after her tonsillectomy, and even that could not prepare me for this atrocious smell. WOW! And it can last for 3 weeks! We endured our night in a shared hospital bed...something I do not recommend. And now we are headed home for rest and recovery!

Painting in our oh so comfy hospital bed!

Food Poisoning

No all of the Little family is fine. BUT Averi's doctor got food poisoning. We discovered this as we finished the admitting process at the hospital. Insane! We went out for a final family dinner. We read Franklin Goes to the Hospital for what we thought was the last time. We checked out loads of books and movies for our recovery time at home. And instead we went to breakfast and back to work. Thursday will come soon enough...

May I Just Say

That it is supposed to be April showers bring May flowers, but instead the showers or down pours are happening in May. We opted out of our show this weekend due to chilly weather and RAIN! The cozy inside days are nice though. And the rain is making my veggies grow!!! Next week is a big week! Averi's last day at Chapel Hill, the school she has been at since she was a wee little one, is Monday. She is getting her tonsils out Tuesday! WOW!!! I'm not sure I'm ready for this...but here we come.

An Overview of April

To catch up to present day I must lump April into one post. In my head I am really good at this blog thing. I think of quirky little things to say regarding my day to day happenings. If only my thoughts could be magically transcribed...well, maybe not all of them! So, APRIL!!!

The garden disaster was recovered by my thoughtful mother who delivered a flat of begonias to my office on my birthday! They are now planted at The Little House along with a few other plants that she gave me! And my heart is happy again that I get to watch the beauty of SPRING as He unfolds it! Really it is amazing and I learn so so much about life and God from the garden.

I got new tires, went on a retreat, did my taxes, turned 27, put lots of bows in Ave's hair, celebrated some family birthdays, hunted eggs in the rain, parted with my favorite shoes, learned Averi would soon lose her tonsils, got a sales tax permit, planted a vegetable garden, went to the OKC Arts Festival , got a new camera, and that was April. :)

Night at the Arts Festival

Lady Bug Dress from Nammy

Good-Bye :(

These were really hard to part with. My London shoes from 4 years ago! But I love them!!! loved :(

Quite a crew!

loves to laugh

Finally a smile in her Easter dress. She is camera stubborn lately.