A WEEK OF FIRSTS

Well we had quite the week with Ava this week with a lot of firsts for her. First trip to the golf course, first bath in the BIG tub, and first trip to the park/playground. She absolutely adores being outside AND playing in water so it was probably the best week of her 8 month old life! LOL. The weather here has been so nice the last couple weeks and Ava and I started feeling better in the last few days (bronchitis for a few weeks) so I decided to take her to the park. Everytime we even walk outside to get the mail w/ her she goes crazy w/ excitement just to be outside. So she thought the park was something else. She loved the swing, was so-so about the slide and DID NOT want her feet touching the grass or pebbles!


I like to swing!



I like it so much that I make funny faces!



Notice my clothes...short sleeves, capris and bare feet.....warm in Texas!



We tried to get a cute picture of Ava in this tube but she was too fascinated w/ the kids playing below her.





Daddy teaching her how to slide....she's a little unsure about why this is supposed to be fun!

Ewww! What is this stuff? Get me off of it!

This feels funny, I don't like it either. Take me back to the carpet.



COMING SOON........pics and comments of the other two firsts!

Just some cute/funny pics

Just want to point out the orange nose in these pictures. Apparently the old wives tale about eating too many carrots is true! Ava will only eat squash, sweet potatoes, and carrots and she's paying the consequences! LOL. Truly her face is clean and her nose is tinted.....


Our little gypsy!



Thanks for the rain boots Grandma Kathee. They are delicious!



So I wanted to get some pics of Ava in this cute dress that my cousin Dacia gave her. She wasn't so happy about it this time. (Well really she wasn't happy that I took her binky away for the picture). She's darling even when she's angry. :)



In this one she was a little over-excited and couldn't even keep her eyes open! She also almost slid off the chair cheesing out for the camera.



Seriously I pull out the camera and she hams it up. I wanted a pic of her messy eating and before I snapped it she was smiling big at me and the second I pushed the button, out came the performer......

CRAWLING!

Ava started crawling last week (and I'm a slacker and just barely posting it) which is good news for her and bittersweet for me as now I will be spending my days chasing after her, preventing head injuries (we have a lot of furniture w/ sharp corners) and removing from her mouth random bits of fuzz or whatever on the carpet that the vacuum somehow missed. Oh yeah and the amount of time I'll have to spend vacuuming has just doubled or the requirement has doubled, whether I actually meet it is yet to be seen! :) But I'm thrilled she's meeting the milestones as she should be. So here is a video of the first day she crawled:

Causing Quite A Stir

This book that Ava got for Christmas has previously been uninteresting to her. Suddenly she is quite intrigued with it. Here is the book:



There is a mirror in the back of it and apparently she is too cute and cannot get enough of it. Here's a couple videos showing her reaction to seeing herself in the mirror:

And here are a few pictures as well:

One hand holding the bottle, one hand holding the
book. Heaven forbid you set it down while you
eat! LOL.


So thanks Aunt Lauri - this gift has become quite the hit!

These days...............

Here are some pictures of things Ava is doing these days!


Ava just started holding her bottle. Notice she's not wearing any clothes. She hasn't quite mastered not spraying herself in the face and everywhere else when she gets distracted!



I like big bows and I cannot lie!



Sometimes my mom does anything to entertain me......like make me a hat out of a diaper!



Oh so cute!



Ava's new thing is to turn herself sideways to get a better look at things.



Mmmmmmm teething biscuits....messy and maaaavelous!



Sup yo?