Sunday, October 31, 2010

sweet ava's first halloween.

ava. she is precious. i made her costume. i am so proud of it. not because it was that fancy or even that much work. but because since i have been sick i have been trying desperately to do everything like i would have had i not gotten sick. somethings i cant help...but i try real hard when i can. so there is she is...our sweet little bumble bee! poor girl is teething and her finger was in her mouth all night. but she never cried. she is a champ. she even stayed up 2 hours past her bedtime. and since she is allergic to eggs and peanuts she did not get any candy. but she did not seem to mind. oh, she also had a little stinger on the back of her tutu. so cute.  justin was real proud of me too. everyone we saw tonight he would say, "libby made it....can you believe it?" and in the car he said, "babe...seriously it is the best costume i have ever seen. i love it." so thankful he appreciates the little things i do.

 happy halloween.



it was a rough weekend. felt pretty sick. laura helped a ton with ava so i could sleep. mostly just nauseous and exhausted. but today i started i feeling better. i was so happy i felt good enough to take ava out for halloween. i hope i always appreciate good health. i never did before cancer. but i will from now. i have some things to say...but they will wait. i want this blog to be about ava and halloween and the joy of tonight. we love our little bumble bee. and our little family. and tonight we decided we want to start family traditions with her for every holiday. we want to make a big deal out of the little things. we want her to know how to party and how to celebrate...just for the sake of celebrating. and to experience real genuine joy. we want to create anticipation and excitement around the big things and the little things. so even in the midst of it all...sweet ava yet again...will not remember that her mommy even had cancer on her first halloween. because tonight the ryder family was about dressing up, eating candy, and being with people we love. who all made such a big a deal about ava costume and how cute she looked. thank you. it meant to much to me. and justin too.

14 comments:

  1. I will show silas this pic tomorrow, and he will instantly fall in love.

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  2. cutest bumble bee i ever did see! and you know i love anything handmade. so glad you all were out and about tonight. oh how i wish you could've rung our bell!

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  3. She is so precious Lib...we were all squealing and "oooohing" and "awwwwing" over the picture you sent! Love the costume...and you!! :)

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  4. Great costume! Good work momma. It is my goal to one day make a costume. glad you all had a great day.

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  5. Best lookin' baby bumble bee I ever hope to see! I am really proud of you, Lib! Just the 1st of many Mom-Made contumes in your future. Remember the year of Clown Libby? Hope that's a costume challenge you NEVER have to deal with...Love, Mom/Oma XOXO

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  6. you did a great job on her costume! Super cute!

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  7. ohmygosh shes precious libby and her costume is adorable you did an awesome job!

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  8. Absolutely precious!

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  9. Libby, Hi! I'm a follower, but more of a "lurker";)

    I admire you and your beautiful family so much. You are stronger than you know :) And this costume is just an example of that strength. There will be many more Halloweens, and many more costumes for beautiful Ava, but...I believe this one will always be the most special to all of you.

    I'm so glad that you all had a Happy Halloween!

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  10. Libby,
    I love Ava's costume she is beautiful.

    I've never made a custume but I do make my son's birthday cake's. They are not nearly as cool as Ace of Cakes but every year they get better and more special. Even with all the "cool cakes" on the market he prefers mommy make the cake which makes me very happy. Traditions are awesome.

    On another note I wanted to say how beautiful you look in the picture too.
    Stephanie

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  11. ADORABLE!! Great job on the costume Libby. It's so nice to hear about all the little things in your life as well as the spiritual aspects which blow me away! You continue to bless us by sharing. Thank you! Peace and Grace
    Lorraine

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  12. Sweet Ava is such a cutie pie! and you are so talented, Libby. I’m very proud of you. You and Justin are doing an amazing job at parenting. Ava is very blessed to have you two as her parents. ;) Love you.

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  13. Libby ,
    This Blog was beautiful(like all of them!) and that piture was absolutely adorable!!! You did an amazing job on her costume!

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  14. yall both look fabulous! her costume is adorable!!!!

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