Move over, Gisele!

EXCITING NEWS...Ava Kate was chosen for a POTTERY BARN KIDS MODELING gig, an in store runway show! It was so much fun and she did a FABULOUS job!

I have to admit I was expecting full meltdown and no way, no how did I think she'd walk the "runway" without her mama! BUT....she did and what was I thinking...OF COURSE, She could do it and do so exceedingly well! I was so proud. Just to think of all the moments ahead that this little angel is going to blow me away with her beauty, intelligence, wit and charm! She is such a fun little girl...its all just going way too fast!

Here's she and I accepting the designers pick! Pottery Barn Kids chose her outfit to model, it was for a halloween childs fashion show! She was to wear the bumble bee costume! It was really cute!

and...CHECK OUT THIS FIERCE RUNWAY GAZE! she's a natural..Schmize, baby, schmize! (SCHMIZE: VERB; to smile with your eyes; tyra (banks) term - okay, so I'm obsessed with Americas Next Top Model)

But backstage with mom, she was all smiles! love those sweet cheeks!

After the show, Ava Kate got a good girl prize from her marmi and mama.....her very first jewelry box! Now we can finally put away all the jewelry she got at her first birthday. I think her collection is already larger and more valuable than mine! ha! Thanks to Sissy and Marmi for helping get the little diva model all glammed to go!!!!)

alas, it was over and those antennas couldn't come off fast enough!!!

"Awh crap!"

Its official, Ava Kate is repeating....anything and everything! "Awh crap!" was just the first of many of these charming little repeats! I've been so super busy lately with Kerri Kelley Weddings that I haven't been good about blogging for any of my endeavors! Shame on me, I know! I want to share some new pics and show off our growing girl. She's such a cutie, I think she is just getting prettier everyday! She is talking up a storm, running around everywhere, up and down the stairs, self-feeding, close to being bottle-free....and...let's see what else....OH, she loves shoes, still not crazy about me dressing her, but she likes shoes! Here are a few recent photos! A few from the zoo, where she and I went for a mommy and me day, we had a BALL - just the two of us! You'll also see a few with Lucas (Ava Kate's "boyfriend", our neighbors and wonderful friends).