Ava's Birthday Again

Here is some video of Ava's birthday. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciUuJ8ONDig

Ava's Birthday

Tuesday was Ava's first birthday. It's hard to believe that she is already a year old. We had a small party for her with family and friends and she enjoyed it very much. Thanks to everyone for sharing this special day with us! Here are a few pics, there will be more to come.


Her favorite toy was of course, the box.


Everyone got to help open the presents.


Mmmm....cupcake. Uncle Jake let Ava eat two more cupcakes later.

Funny Pics

Ava woke up from her nap one afternoon and this is what I found, a smiling little girl with crazy hair!


Helping with the laundry.


Bombs Away!

Lubbock-Part 2

Well, the second half of our week in Lubbock was much less exciting, although no less eventful, than the first. Wednesday Lyneil watched Ava while Micah and I went to the antique tractor and windmill museum. Exciting. Actually, the windmill part was kinda neat. We ate supper with Andy, Lyneil, the boys, and Dale, Micah's grandfather's brother, then went to church in New Home. We then went home and went to bed, only to wake up at 3:00 Thursday morning to Ava throwing up. She continued until about 9:00 that morning, and then again that night. Being sick in a hotel is no fun. Friday we were able to drive home and we were all happy to be there! Saturday Ava was a little sick still, and so today we've been hanging out at home trying to rest up and get all the germs gone so she doesn't infect anyone else. Overall, it was a good trip. I don't have any pictures of the last part of our week, because the whole thing was just really gross!

Lubbock-Part 1

This week we are in Lubbock for the Ag Teachers Conference. While Micah is in meetings, Ava and I have been running around having fun. Yesterday we walked around Tech (our hotel is right across the street). I knew Micah wouldn't want me to take any pictures of Ava there, but we found one location that was acceptable.


Micah's cousin Lyneil and her family have recently moved to the Lubbock area, so we've been hanging out with them. Today we painted ceramic plates and then went to our first McDonald's. Ava enjoyed the chicken nuggets quite a bit. Here are some pics of the kids painting their plates.



Ava decided that she needed some animal crackers.


Our hotel doesn't have a bathtub, so Ava got to bathe in the sink.


We will be here until Friday, so there will be more to come!!

The Park

Last week while the weather was cooler Micah and I took Ava to the park. She LOVES the park. She's still a little to small to play on everything by herself, but she loves to swing, play in the tunnels, and go down the slide.

Tired

We have been very busy lately, Ava especially, and it is wearing ME out! Ava is a full fledged walker now. She loves to carry things with her, and I think she figured out it is much easier to carry things while walking than crawling, so she is walking everywhere! Along with walking, she is exploring and getting into everything, including the antique icebox. Hope it's not lead based paint in there!



We have also started switching from formula to whole milk. The first cup I gave her she spit back out. So, I tried the straw cup, and for some reason it tasted better in that and she walked around all afternoon with her straw cup sipping her milk.



Friday we decided to go to the Dallas Zoo since it was slightly cooler. This was the only picture we got, but it's cute!



Ava has also learned how to take her diaper off, so there will be fewer "jungle girl" days now. I walked in to check on her during her nap and she was snuggled up with her blanket in one hand and her diaper in the other, with her bare bottom sticking high in the air. I put the diaper back on her only to find when she woke up a few hours later the diaper was off again and she had peed all over the sheets that I had just changed. It was kinda funny, though.