The Sassy Fairy came to visit!

Ava has been growing by leaps and bounds and is very motivated to be a big girl. The one thing we've been holding onto is that pacifier! She calls it her sassy. Well, we've been telling her for awhile that she needs to give her sassy to the babies (you know, the needy babies who don't have a sassy of their own, of course!) and that she needs to go to sleep without it. A couple of nights ago, I just threw out an idea. I told Ava she should put all her sassies in a basket we had in the hallway and the sassy fairy would come and take her sassy to the babies and leave her a treat. Wouldn't you know it, she bought it! She dumped her sassies in the basket and said, "bye-bye, sassies! Bye-bye, sassy fairy! You give my sassies to the babies!" She went to her big girl bed and I realized how big my little baby has become. I mean, I can bribe her! With fairies! After about ten minutes, she did start calling out for some comforting assistance. I went in there and told her she had to be quiet she'd scare the sassy fairy. And that was IT! So, mom ran out to the store to get sassy fairy prizes! The next morning was the best! I think Ashlyn was more excited than Ava! She grabbed my hand and with eyes as big as golf balls, said, "Mom, there really is a sassy fairy! Good job, Ava!" She was very impressed! Ava has done great, with a little bump in the road for her first nap post-sassy fairy (she just didn't take a nap, but has done with a sassy, so I'll take it!). She loves telling people that the sassy fairy came and gave her a treat and has been going to bed without it! Even with a terrible cough! Ashlyn has the leftover cough. I just took my last antibiotic for bronchitis tonight but am still hacking a little. Corey is feeling a little low but swears he isn't sick. He was great today and got both girls and Landen up (we had a sleep over last night, although we missed Talia!) and still made it to Talia's second basketball game (heard she rocked the first game and got some key points!) while I ran with the relay group for the first time. I was gone all morning and still got to go and visit one of my oldest friends, Valerie, in the afternoon/evening for some great catching up time. I got home and he was giving the girls a bath! What a great dad! By the way, Valerie is doing a hike for the American Cancer Society this Feb. and I'm really excited for her! She did a 15 mile hike last weekend with her Mom and sister. She also makes beautifuls cakes and actually has been doing some cakes on the side for a little extra cash! She made an awesome 2 tier chocolate fondant (homemade, her recipe/experiement!) baby shower cake for this weekend! It was amazing and very professional looking! I LOVED catching up with her! I told her and Corey I'd post a picure of my bloody sock from last weekend on here, so that's the picture you see. It's actually only a little blister but it rubbed for a quite awhile. Now, everytime I run, I get a bloody sock, even with band-aides and tape! But, it doesn't hurt and it's really tiny! We also did rollers in the girls hair but Ava wanted hers out right away. Ashlyn's hair turned out really cute, so check out her picture!