Avery is getting ready for the transition to a big girl twin bed. We bought a couple things, new duvet cover and canopy, for when her bedroom set arrives. She loves the canopy and now calls her bed "The Princess Bed". I am hoping it makes her want to sleep in her bed more! 
This is where Avery usually ends up in the middle of the night or early morning.
I am 35 weeks and 1 day so I thought I would post a pic of my huge belly. I also chopped off about 12 inches of hair on Friday, of which I am donating to Locks of Love. I have not had a real haircut since right after Avery was born so I thought it was about time for a change. 
Well, not much has been happening here in the Olson house, but I thought I would post a few tidbits of news. After my experience in the hospital with pre-term labor, everything has been fine. I have had no contractions and I am still only dilated to 1 and less effaced than before. All good news my doctor says. I just passed 35 weeks yesterday and am out of any danger zone so I was able to stop my meds and pick up with normal activity. Thank goodness! I am not one for sitting still so I am up on my feet once again. Now that all of that has happened, I am anxious for this baby to arrive. It is killing me not knowing if it is a boy or girl and as cute as 
Avery's nickname "burrito" is, I am ready to start calling him/her by his/her real name. (Yes, we are keeping those a secret too!)
some fun stuff again.
We headed out to the beach for a fun two nights of camping with the Gonzalez fam. San Simeon is located on the coast near Cambria. The weather was exactly what I was hoping for. It was cool and overcast...low 60's which was a nice change from our hot weather lately. On Sunday, it cleared up and was actually sunny so we headed out for some fun time at the beach. Jaron even got in the ocean and body surfed a bit. I thought he was crazy! Avery and Bella hit it off once again and had a great time trying to catch birds and squirrels. We drove home up Hwy 1 and enjoyed beautiful ocean views most of the way home. Great fun!
Avery's first taste of hot chocolate.
Last Wednesday, Avery and I headed up to Pittsburg to visit with Grams and Papa. Jaron went on an adventure of his own...camping and fishing with our friend Matt.
On Thursday, Grams, Avery and I went to Vallejo to what used to be called Marine World and is now Discovery Kingdom. We had a great time seeing all the animals and going on rides. Well, Grams and Avery went on the rides as I was not permitted to go on anything since I am pregnant. It was a little chilly in the morning, but once the fog lifted it was a beautiful day. We spent about 4 1/2 hours or so exploring. We saw the Dolphin show, which was great and saw many fun animals...giraffes, lions, elephants etc... Avery was too scared to pet or ride on the elephant so maybe next time. By the end of the day she was pooped. Both nights at Grams and Papa's she told me around 8:30 she was ready for bed and went down willingly. It was great! Thanks to Grams and Papa for a fun 2 days!
Today my good friend Justin got married. I have known Justin since we were infants eating graham crackers in the church nursery. Avery was the flower girl and did a great job. She made it all the way down the aisle throwing her petals as she walked. Though when she got to the end, she did not want to stop and stood there dropping petals until her basket was completely empty. The ceremony was beautiful. There was a quick reception at the church then a smaller more intimate reception at Jen's (the bride) parents' house in Gilroy.
It was so fun to see people I have not seen in a long time. Our friend Josh came down from Canada...the 3 J's together again! We have all known each other forever and have so many fun stories. What a fun trip down memory lane.
The three J's(Jenni, Justin, Josh)
Avery fell in love with the ring bearer, Andrew, my friend David's little boy. They were so cute together and had fun chasing and hugging eachother all day long.
Avery and I headed to grams' house on Wednesday. Avery got her haircut in preparation for a wedding she was in today. She was the flowergirl in a good friend of mine's wedding.
Avery's hair all flipped out!
I have been hard at work this last week potty training the girl. I had high hopes of having her trained before the baby comes in September so that I do not have 2 in diapers. Well, I have been so impressed by her because she is so close to being completely trained. We started on Tuesday and I have not put a diaper on her since. She is in pull ups only for nap and night and panties all day long. She has had a few accidents, but all in all I think she has it down. Now I need to figure out how to get her to go when we are out...she won't go unless she is on a potty seat and I am not toting one of those around in my purse! :)
On Saturday we headed out to Gilroy Gardens. We had never been there before, well Avery has, but Jaron and I had not. My parents bought us all season passes so it was time to start getting some use out of them. My dad came along with us...mom is in Tanzania on a mission trip until mid-August where my dad will soon join her in 2 weeks.
Anyways-what a great place! It is beautiful and so much fun for little kids. Avery again wanted to go on ride after ride. We stayed for 4 hours or so and are excited we can go back more during the summer. 
On Tuesday night we headed over the hill to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Every Monday and Tuesday night the rides are only 75 cents as well as their hot dogs, sodas, and cotton candy. Avery had such a fun time on the rides. She kept wanting more!!
After Avery went on a few rides, Jaron took a ride on the Big Dipper. He also indulged in a fried twinkie. He has always wanted to try one...it was good!
After our camping trip we made our way down to Southern California. Jaron had to got to the National Athletic Training Convention in Anaheim. On Thursday while Jaron was at the convention, Avery and I headed over to Cypress to visit with Amy, Kaylin, and Trevor. We were able to see their new place and the kids had a fun time playing outside and being together again.
On Saturday, Derek and Amy came out to our hotel where the kids and us had a great time by the pool and a yummy dinner at Mimi's Cafe. Later that night, we had a spectacular view of the Disneyland fireworks from the parking lot of our hotel. It was so hard to be so close to Disneyland and not go. Avery really wanted to visit Mickey's house. Maybe before her 3rd birthday so we can get her in for free! :)
