tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145838022465778662024-03-19T02:53:44.887-05:00Ava Elaine<a href="http://tickers.families.com"><img border="0" src="http://tac.families.com/ezb/1179634.png"></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-87913463075918014682009-06-01T14:18:00.003-05:002009-06-01T14:25:13.322-05:00Day at the Beach<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ifz-NuYrdMs5N5Sr0HQMTrEvC0cTZyw_W4PaNomwqZP5O4vLPLuxb_RKauBh0UYkbv_oVJmG9fJhon-B8lcykblBpkliLJ5YBAKd6ZO0E753CrhoUIVTj8Jp3LdD2PqhF0qM-OT6_ZZ3/s1600-h/CIMG0650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ifz-NuYrdMs5N5Sr0HQMTrEvC0cTZyw_W4PaNomwqZP5O4vLPLuxb_RKauBh0UYkbv_oVJmG9fJhon-B8lcykblBpkliLJ5YBAKd6ZO0E753CrhoUIVTj8Jp3LdD2PqhF0qM-OT6_ZZ3/s320/CIMG0650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342442387040545842" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava and I went to the beach Saturday with some friends for "Girls Day Out". Ava's best friend Katana was with us. Everyone had a great time, especially the little girls. They had a blast playing in the sand. Neither one cared for the water though. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguenDKOGxHX9w9NixRt8JtvGquQn_sy2axMtiEgJ6L5M8UH-XirRr-0WpIBfsWymTvqII3Q6r9E3CTfs3b0tvzo_-b0PXDwh3r3sSMY4hKryo-cHD3MuRiNI1BrznkYzMlc6ngTysZIMlk/s1600-h/CIMG0635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguenDKOGxHX9w9NixRt8JtvGquQn_sy2axMtiEgJ6L5M8UH-XirRr-0WpIBfsWymTvqII3Q6r9E3CTfs3b0tvzo_-b0PXDwh3r3sSMY4hKryo-cHD3MuRiNI1BrznkYzMlc6ngTysZIMlk/s320/CIMG0635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342441666661038290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VX4GESZ_uoreHs2zhUTHfehKHM9WpBWnMWFoYEkZQZ5Yewey1obV-ohHg0w_JEV4ib_TiyJajXCV7DPvU2-7vzyx5voLEWsX23AV1IMpbpkHS6ywJwU7X45Ue4YTa3OBhIPu_Hrj41er/s1600-h/CIMG0642.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiu7y0BJn9NAzQIj5PLM8E6ZW6ucDIiGqA_qknOH75PgW1FcGXQes4Npn6Tc76PccSSxsrhFUw8RI4mULkeTgR3UBTl5MhQIBDfzA47VQ-KKhmvlI3XpAy7D6f0mEmeSefbyJ8xPAXT-G6/s320/CIMG0651.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342442094862493026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDph6pncbKM45QY2tgj4fe21B8X_yvUZCFMFxINBX0uw9TgQ3zVkjUEZPQKyHppZRZdoLKH0jye2EUgijv8zpgLrXPxGf9UE39lZHa7efaw4qNSaR9UGiNyTfoFOheRp5n-aFeJ-DQgn2X/s1600-h/CIMG0646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDph6pncbKM45QY2tgj4fe21B8X_yvUZCFMFxINBX0uw9TgQ3zVkjUEZPQKyHppZRZdoLKH0jye2EUgijv8zpgLrXPxGf9UE39lZHa7efaw4qNSaR9UGiNyTfoFOheRp5n-aFeJ-DQgn2X/s320/CIMG0646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342442086424955954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDZ1N6Ht_vuiMwY9UxZTfIKH-ikqo8GF87S_kUpR2cB2uPTlKHeIsyuslwWS29ZEaehP_QPzbVl9rRVPUcCVD6xyO3RegzcaDeR3heSiVlM0ZzWmLlP4v-0-tl4KPaWWGv9zy9Nmx1u-7/s1600-h/CIMG0637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDZ1N6Ht_vuiMwY9UxZTfIKH-ikqo8GF87S_kUpR2cB2uPTlKHeIsyuslwWS29ZEaehP_QPzbVl9rRVPUcCVD6xyO3RegzcaDeR3heSiVlM0ZzWmLlP4v-0-tl4KPaWWGv9zy9Nmx1u-7/s320/CIMG0637.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342442080516206706" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-63896309323049571782009-05-05T10:06:00.002-05:002009-05-05T10:15:52.621-05:00Such a big girl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSBnGNTgXoPg1ZTabC4_8yOGRbPTF5g_O4NirTdFUTgKExQZArli8fd3GMjKYo7elEiV3lr-L-N4i6Dx0wcIGcaz8TNxYIJ214RrBxSMBbmvGsJUZsgQLV4OvCio2ry4S8XJ4MpUfoBCp/s1600-h/6-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSBnGNTgXoPg1ZTabC4_8yOGRbPTF5g_O4NirTdFUTgKExQZArli8fd3GMjKYo7elEiV3lr-L-N4i6Dx0wcIGcaz8TNxYIJ214RrBxSMBbmvGsJUZsgQLV4OvCio2ry4S8XJ4MpUfoBCp/s320/6-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332358677784502226" /></a><br /><br /><br />I believe we are very close to the point of being able to start potty training. For the past couple of weeks, Ava has been telling us as soon as she poopoo's. Last night, she walked up to the edge of the couch looked at me and said "Mama I poopoo". Then she proceeded to squat and do her business. Once finished, she looked at me again, and said "Mama poopoo" and she ran to her room, and waited for me to come change her diaper.April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-3131677982143704382009-04-30T09:44:00.003-05:002009-04-30T09:47:26.575-05:00My little Red Sox FanI'm training her early!...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW_2iv2mSi7TE697EzE8l5k_DQmUlI1mCs0we3xSTQUU-uOK2OZwr3WxYtuAQmyKNjlrOU6Ol93NlRIoMPApQF0LAC_9QCV_5v80a7EtZwfCBdhjoWfspgBZXhyphenhyphen-HBbfeSv0t-LyWgRyD/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW_2iv2mSi7TE697EzE8l5k_DQmUlI1mCs0we3xSTQUU-uOK2OZwr3WxYtuAQmyKNjlrOU6Ol93NlRIoMPApQF0LAC_9QCV_5v80a7EtZwfCBdhjoWfspgBZXhyphenhyphen-HBbfeSv0t-LyWgRyD/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330495598528873378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GmTdYzxDsZbYZd1a3qul0Kn2zE-DN2KRpmheD3PaBY2boddfBJy_9LwDfth4CAR62BJ_dwrPhS_bvtrhLoqHY3Ihfmp61CmaoAaJgGL-_9JotGOY3qKBVxyxAVpRRHmc7EnTmqV4-baV/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcb6oVxCUMLnmM0kEtj6OqeA2fE7ma9n6AB8wUnJ2oYxtOTXhrHRAZGmRanh82wcB02aKeC6ZIyXKftTIQ70AUwqw3exjjd0R5_WiyPktMVyyrN8-STKHmp2oIsbjrm20ho8eRkziSRU4M/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330495599360723090" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-36155000252031974722009-04-16T09:49:00.006-05:002009-04-16T10:06:46.817-05:00Easter, Toenails, and Counting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqP4-E5x0dzJCYXcCfI4bllhDvFeW_wxrBKQgyPck1RpMRFOkQhcGrBc0vg_QMNrL3lnMdryuXotDKxieOpHPxc3ek3P_kMlUCilK1-81Y2m64H8Q9LsYxkkJqrqAjd9-axTH78W3s1Ql/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqP4-E5x0dzJCYXcCfI4bllhDvFeW_wxrBKQgyPck1RpMRFOkQhcGrBc0vg_QMNrL3lnMdryuXotDKxieOpHPxc3ek3P_kMlUCilK1-81Y2m64H8Q9LsYxkkJqrqAjd9-axTH78W3s1Ql/s320/27.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325305492443003810" /></a><br /><br />Happy Belated Easter everyone! We had a very exciting Easter weekend. Saturday we went to Granny P & Papa Mike's. We played, ate, and hunted Easter eggs. It was the first time we had the entire family together since Christmas so it was a great time! Sunday, we went to church with Granny P then we came back to Papa & Nana Smith's house for a great lunch followed by playing in the yard. Ava had a blast their too (she didn't want to leave). <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyYAMaZQxkD7BPs_G8rdFC_JS5Q0RipB8vH9sLtHGa9LhNHkAGpoPp0Hq21tiyCOMG2N5j1qMu89fi382I0H_deol-pohuwi1rnP8CgTuUCw7wLP42-CD-JwfscjVNwAS-kMvFQY-V9Mb/s1600-h/Easter+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyYAMaZQxkD7BPs_G8rdFC_JS5Q0RipB8vH9sLtHGa9LhNHkAGpoPp0Hq21tiyCOMG2N5j1qMu89fi382I0H_deol-pohuwi1rnP8CgTuUCw7wLP42-CD-JwfscjVNwAS-kMvFQY-V9Mb/s320/Easter+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325305168148642866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXXqMI9neBz3oD1QQM6PjLpx0a-Tm3doKNTGMykMbxI1XgUkzrIVwboTberielB50aDtrS9p3OdgFx5ageImdCgabcT7DYalGtUqG5qpAyhnBnUd_abPd5IpMypIBSSz9QVqVq_utaVUW/s1600-h/Easter+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXXqMI9neBz3oD1QQM6PjLpx0a-Tm3doKNTGMykMbxI1XgUkzrIVwboTberielB50aDtrS9p3OdgFx5ageImdCgabcT7DYalGtUqG5qpAyhnBnUd_abPd5IpMypIBSSz9QVqVq_utaVUW/s320/Easter+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325305169367030562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyjOqSw26gna_WhiQQvQXKqdq2nN2AZ0mpmO7pCwwo645jsh6RDV_b-HPIAH7UbZCPc5_YkUu-z1NALlgkNfagInjBt0Bu44Qz4j87vQ14kUSx1f-hJ2Q5XNFr2iqJ-z8uqT3Idto5J2H/s1600-h/Easter+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyjOqSw26gna_WhiQQvQXKqdq2nN2AZ0mpmO7pCwwo645jsh6RDV_b-HPIAH7UbZCPc5_YkUu-z1NALlgkNfagInjBt0Bu44Qz4j87vQ14kUSx1f-hJ2Q5XNFr2iqJ-z8uqT3Idto5J2H/s320/Easter+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325305164219967506" /></a><br /><br />I painted Ava's toenails for the first time. I think it is so adorable! She saw me painting mine in the bathroom, so she sat down beside me and stretched out her legs. I struggled a little to keep her hands off until they dried, but she did very well I think. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibirKKU0HgQ2bOnHkJhyphenhyphenluo33-wDwdHsmxQnbGCEOBeCW2PHSDngaOcjrg4YOz4xgXPmFaRXDAIBlk-91CzK5SnVdicYo1L-ELPzZzUEmOhqM3_dcvt-py3p5aSES4n0pdf2s38Cvgf9tt/s1600-h/30.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibirKKU0HgQ2bOnHkJhyphenhyphenluo33-wDwdHsmxQnbGCEOBeCW2PHSDngaOcjrg4YOz4xgXPmFaRXDAIBlk-91CzK5SnVdicYo1L-ELPzZzUEmOhqM3_dcvt-py3p5aSES4n0pdf2s38Cvgf9tt/s320/30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325302556430225730" /></a><br /><br />Ava is learning what "cheese" means. I've been working on it with her, and now almost everytime I say "cheese", she gives me a big ol' cheesy grin. It is adorable!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmvGkJYfgCQZRIkAWawjzVkViJHUCx0bDu4isge4FuJvryuwH9-qWfwzMtX7_lwW2DOoCK41A3U87RdJmpPyPpoh0YAl2gu7yLzsN0f_v5J7Nena9hI9Nw7sHwS8YCrSNJj54TFIjbg-0/s1600-h/Easter+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmvGkJYfgCQZRIkAWawjzVkViJHUCx0bDu4isge4FuJvryuwH9-qWfwzMtX7_lwW2DOoCK41A3U87RdJmpPyPpoh0YAl2gu7yLzsN0f_v5J7Nena9hI9Nw7sHwS8YCrSNJj54TFIjbg-0/s320/Easter+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325305374800615234" /></a><br /><br />Now for the biggest news. Ava can now count to FIVE! We aren't really sure where she learned this as we hadn't started working on counting with her yet, and neither have her teachers at "school". The only thing we can figure is between her cartoons and being around cousin Hunter counting, she picked up on it. Our girl is very intelligent! We are so proud of her.April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-26420904632127387272009-04-07T16:26:00.004-05:002009-04-07T16:30:31.165-05:00Spring Break<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdoUoAcs7YksPgQG3GS1-RfWMZYt4m30Fh-yvcFIh04LNvRzdTYLQ4lPM_npcihkE40vi6xAIaS2l_OBm-sEK__TRQuhjB4IgE6cvQRVdgSYaiN4HYrEJ5UaA_5fmiDd47kRB6X3CrNpv/s1600-h/IMG_0901%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdoUoAcs7YksPgQG3GS1-RfWMZYt4m30Fh-yvcFIh04LNvRzdTYLQ4lPM_npcihkE40vi6xAIaS2l_OBm-sEK__TRQuhjB4IgE6cvQRVdgSYaiN4HYrEJ5UaA_5fmiDd47kRB6X3CrNpv/s320/IMG_0901%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322064801078973330" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava is on Spring Break this week. Yes you read that correctly, my 16 month old is on Spring Break. Weird, right? Ava's daycare runs the same schedule as the public school here, so she gets all of the school holidays off. Yesterday, she spent the day with Granny P and Papa Mike. As you can see from the pictures, she had a wonderful day! She is spending today, tomorrow, and Thursday with Daddy, Nana, and Papa Smith. Friday she will be back with Granny P. She will be so spoiled by the end of this week. [As if she isn't enough, already!]<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB_gM_QZq_IUhVhVzwIP8OY2cgsEE0-SoGGwloZ3pwxVvolxf1WTwO-DqGMMEh2YfP8016F1MK9WgGGTJcnr803uMQCx12w-ersGfukPS-KndIS-lPIV5kjrxmBvGfylz3tb00Y105uyX/s1600-h/IMG_0906%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB_gM_QZq_IUhVhVzwIP8OY2cgsEE0-SoGGwloZ3pwxVvolxf1WTwO-DqGMMEh2YfP8016F1MK9WgGGTJcnr803uMQCx12w-ersGfukPS-KndIS-lPIV5kjrxmBvGfylz3tb00Y105uyX/s320/IMG_0906%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322064816317482610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET9OZOk5exibXGEcYd3s3QE8GLODxIPSEkQoJE-RmpBKxEpDg_hGgAahmkUHDtxQTYi9VRHbsGPAZ4SMCOXIY7icKftOChGF9_rBm-8u7frVMMNdBQPWB-n8VW3KUdQd_jt2unsTn-cfg/s1600-h/IMG_0905%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjET9OZOk5exibXGEcYd3s3QE8GLODxIPSEkQoJE-RmpBKxEpDg_hGgAahmkUHDtxQTYi9VRHbsGPAZ4SMCOXIY7icKftOChGF9_rBm-8u7frVMMNdBQPWB-n8VW3KUdQd_jt2unsTn-cfg/s320/IMG_0905%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322064813018852242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YpFrXDIKsJg7TMY6vDFqziWy7YuHhoiIbj4cfGd8ZM3PqaQlDREUcRDZ7hNtngbp53HFT_ljKHKEN4pvotMl9oaAPTOYkUXG3DlXxa4hZ8sqNAtOw4Z7Xypb2npZrv8CRS6K301UPauQ/s1600-h/IMG_0902%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YpFrXDIKsJg7TMY6vDFqziWy7YuHhoiIbj4cfGd8ZM3PqaQlDREUcRDZ7hNtngbp53HFT_ljKHKEN4pvotMl9oaAPTOYkUXG3DlXxa4hZ8sqNAtOw4Z7Xypb2npZrv8CRS6K301UPauQ/s320/IMG_0902%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322064807441490578" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-53224476084423984342009-03-31T09:57:00.004-05:002009-03-31T10:02:45.050-05:00Playtime with Hunter & MayaWe visited Papa Mike & Granny P's house over the weekend. But it wasn't just our normal visit with the Grand's. We also got to see Nana, Hunter, Uncle Michael, and Maya. Uncle Brad was in town too, but we didn't get to see him. In Hunter's words, he was "Gobble Gobble Boom", (a.k.a Turkey Hunting). Ava, Hunter, and Maya had so much fun together. It had been too long since we had seen any of them!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEnwJTa58lIXvu1IW2CibcAbADN-yma-eZbZc2goRlExrG9JJedxUvZtVVc6gLWvc2xm9VcNXcQmAWtEB9MowYNaq0rnujZtVEXa-g_MbgHynkLyY3fs6E2UOw7fcc9auKQ0XgiYJAwYZ/s1600-h/Picnik+collage2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEnwJTa58lIXvu1IW2CibcAbADN-yma-eZbZc2goRlExrG9JJedxUvZtVVc6gLWvc2xm9VcNXcQmAWtEB9MowYNaq0rnujZtVEXa-g_MbgHynkLyY3fs6E2UOw7fcc9auKQ0XgiYJAwYZ/s320/Picnik+collage2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319366616424689458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aeOeuOQ2E206KXfnzXz31byTVo6a8n6pH_1dOFy6mS7uE_gG65CqQk295A13HLiH1-WSAHDug9qWsSoNRJ5JvEuL-yBm0cgahJvG7faU8yJB8yj69f6CC7u-FM6RGzm3HPVW9nXZ3P0f/s1600-h/Picnik+collage3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7aeOeuOQ2E206KXfnzXz31byTVo6a8n6pH_1dOFy6mS7uE_gG65CqQk295A13HLiH1-WSAHDug9qWsSoNRJ5JvEuL-yBm0cgahJvG7faU8yJB8yj69f6CC7u-FM6RGzm3HPVW9nXZ3P0f/s320/Picnik+collage3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319366617623209826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs85jvIFTKC0lW0VbkYj_bcH03I-abbT9AcWwhp-xKIsp5Jzr-wX8h5VcxUri8jA3C-CBz_V6KC10vqaEwes98L0nxW-u-x1drTh7jZqsfZrlVa8IMCvTaIqN37eRJUngv0ZzRuBr7cIp/s1600-h/Picnik+collage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs85jvIFTKC0lW0VbkYj_bcH03I-abbT9AcWwhp-xKIsp5Jzr-wX8h5VcxUri8jA3C-CBz_V6KC10vqaEwes98L0nxW-u-x1drTh7jZqsfZrlVa8IMCvTaIqN37eRJUngv0ZzRuBr7cIp/s320/Picnik+collage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319366611696177010" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-72583355257180167042009-03-22T17:05:00.003-05:002009-03-22T17:21:37.058-05:00Ava's 1st Beach TripWe took Ava to the beach for her first time this weekend, and it was a blast! She absolutely loved it. She had so much fun running on the beach and digging in the sand. She came in covered from head to toe with sand both days. We also took her to the arcade. She wasn't really big enough to play any of the games, but Mama and Daddy played a few and got her a prize. She had fun running around the arcade and being the ticket holder. All in all, it was a very fun and successful first trip!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeezo1kbL2RHd0sl4d4leXff3bsrCJr1FcN10y0isXVSBDt2Z1tbSIWU1NJ6Sehsp9nRncl4M_LnLQs05uBydFR23hmRiuToew1wuYI9idmSDbkYiu9abLQRQqYmVij-VN6tFZw5xReH-/s1600-h/CIMG0380.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeezo1kbL2RHd0sl4d4leXff3bsrCJr1FcN10y0isXVSBDt2Z1tbSIWU1NJ6Sehsp9nRncl4M_LnLQs05uBydFR23hmRiuToew1wuYI9idmSDbkYiu9abLQRQqYmVij-VN6tFZw5xReH-/s320/CIMG0380.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316139491391389042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMT0ZYAneZeg4YEoljeihyB83HqRwLmzdITxSN4AaeWEM6bhwRCcp6b-fYE8_xviJVFvmvWdufrPBooxiGuAkR96YvRxrNpkCal5XqeUJBUhmnAz16MtNQDZwscheFXgFz-uT6TyLr0Ekn/s1600-h/CIMG0355.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9OsB-RbXvWhtccvK3cleHH_giB5wr-BWisN4y-zFWnv7fpX9qfaqrgqEI9YuLpRX0Z0CH-DefZW4zclsi_x_3CCpkiWNYUjIgvDMRJgdwHXKZpANBQZm1pShFwMab35NtKAaercPHx5I/s320/CIMG0383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316140703011411410" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-81590253188244115812009-03-09T10:52:00.003-05:002009-03-09T10:58:47.874-05:001st HaircutWell, we finally broke down and got Ava's haircut. She did as well as could be expected for her age. She was a little squirmy, naturally, but once Connie handed her the spray bottle and clips to play with she was fine. She looks like a different little girl now, so grown up.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlOg9SBvCW6zF17V32wPlilFD9sakr4VbKOSuz2dsR3gcdqWqnLBUqaWzF-qFyV_aS07zTPVGduOZAnOBZS5gdQW-8WlksJhL2cbzPGZVahBDXSr5rPFdaLOr6_GjYUxVw4jc4x5p6I5I/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlOg9SBvCW6zF17V32wPlilFD9sakr4VbKOSuz2dsR3gcdqWqnLBUqaWzF-qFyV_aS07zTPVGduOZAnOBZS5gdQW-8WlksJhL2cbzPGZVahBDXSr5rPFdaLOr6_GjYUxVw4jc4x5p6I5I/s320/13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311217721748845122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8T0rz0m2Q3o3Sp-gkPiht4WXojosvCuL_glOhzI7nz3NCMFkZ1458-Mz6t7upRTHosQk4wQ61zxDbBLli323ntp1coseRH4M6-2X2VcjxQ7jPRBHK85EoSAYylxLhZVbPatG9TsXGJ4N/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8T0rz0m2Q3o3Sp-gkPiht4WXojosvCuL_glOhzI7nz3NCMFkZ1458-Mz6t7upRTHosQk4wQ61zxDbBLli323ntp1coseRH4M6-2X2VcjxQ7jPRBHK85EoSAYylxLhZVbPatG9TsXGJ4N/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311217719079449778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE4DzBKtV9r2T4Iy6zJx4spvk1t881unFy5qh4Y0wp8QksNCpNpcP5ecmJdR3FUYbs_BmhyphenhyphenbIOypBF4NstaT-T2PoMBN79DyGaWDfyD74otMEseVjoYE43otT4MVhJqjSyBKWhfAdLIn8/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCE4DzBKtV9r2T4Iy6zJx4spvk1t881unFy5qh4Y0wp8QksNCpNpcP5ecmJdR3FUYbs_BmhyphenhyphenbIOypBF4NstaT-T2PoMBN79DyGaWDfyD74otMEseVjoYE43otT4MVhJqjSyBKWhfAdLIn8/s320/12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311217716082547378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdta_RXbYgEl157DoRnlTGHReYIG4C9qyixoY30OTsyusqonPjDd_PpThW-SQk4l4RupQOZVUkL84vqnIOr9aCmJcccoKuSgtGxD4OvbWVr6L_qraIaqwQx7QA7wnSvPdi7Z5KPD7fgHta/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdta_RXbYgEl157DoRnlTGHReYIG4C9qyixoY30OTsyusqonPjDd_PpThW-SQk4l4RupQOZVUkL84vqnIOr9aCmJcccoKuSgtGxD4OvbWVr6L_qraIaqwQx7QA7wnSvPdi7Z5KPD7fgHta/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311217708636766562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0ZNV_Y4wdiIBojKgOvePDoWDDzvit_lIvGrapwzTZIgYyHI8rqIxt5DN75RqISYrR-SLEe47orxil2IKSmiDJKfan_NU65dUSnq86LOussfbQrFMDkK2qm1ppwYrXaJRY3uYVmmaLUcg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0ZNV_Y4wdiIBojKgOvePDoWDDzvit_lIvGrapwzTZIgYyHI8rqIxt5DN75RqISYrR-SLEe47orxil2IKSmiDJKfan_NU65dUSnq86LOussfbQrFMDkK2qm1ppwYrXaJRY3uYVmmaLUcg/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311217705400599026" /></a><br /><br />Ava and I also went to a wedding this weekend. Melissa, a friend of mine from high school, got married Saturday. It was such a sweet ceremony, and Melissa was absolutely gorgeous. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikd6hboyNzbDKPUbEI1pQmpOfxDjrUUp33OTRpEBjWT5c2gstubW5ZtctAHOlIgC3nJVPgvYw8p-dfYzD6VZRL-tRtm7vHNsHhCLG_aef-wWQoD2WV-b70qO7H05k_1kXhmz9fac6lJluJ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikd6hboyNzbDKPUbEI1pQmpOfxDjrUUp33OTRpEBjWT5c2gstubW5ZtctAHOlIgC3nJVPgvYw8p-dfYzD6VZRL-tRtm7vHNsHhCLG_aef-wWQoD2WV-b70qO7H05k_1kXhmz9fac6lJluJ/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311218012667700002" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzKTXMJPttWruuakVHkRoOQEqB32nHbovIAUjrLEqLz-DMgrkZC9X107d6Lry6mNubC3tuRKUjy5T1g-AwpzXLo6Jqu8Rmj1IthEKnifho7Q1XEYMz5QojFSwCMe0KQpWGLTpb1gg9S4u/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzKTXMJPttWruuakVHkRoOQEqB32nHbovIAUjrLEqLz-DMgrkZC9X107d6Lry6mNubC3tuRKUjy5T1g-AwpzXLo6Jqu8Rmj1IthEKnifho7Q1XEYMz5QojFSwCMe0KQpWGLTpb1gg9S4u/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311218009243705266" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-727704885557457492009-03-06T14:00:00.002-06:002009-03-06T14:02:26.408-06:00Just Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R4gmNCGHecJKRysljHqRxwQeo5SwTGhFRhai0p1m_cUsAf9WAI1QtSokdsYzG48om1JFtJVGsrZmh6sIGIL6psRLbAeDtjcYSK3HJyRGXsZpLI7kwzyipS8MKhWTsXk4plPw-dbjB8rz/s1600-h/ava+new+6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R4gmNCGHecJKRysljHqRxwQeo5SwTGhFRhai0p1m_cUsAf9WAI1QtSokdsYzG48om1JFtJVGsrZmh6sIGIL6psRLbAeDtjcYSK3HJyRGXsZpLI7kwzyipS8MKhWTsXk4plPw-dbjB8rz/s320/ava+new+6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310167513845601122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRHdx-R65nMMA0KLnKtTGCZatPTtaTumAUG3LpUrlCeQslslKxsQDFmrpNQZxBIa7o6XIca8QqbKOQF9AozJMsH58wM8JJnTI7BTLOm3MnLqT5l_HjxawLMk_KuJ05ywjJlBLoolCnF0_/s1600-h/ava+new+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRHdx-R65nMMA0KLnKtTGCZatPTtaTumAUG3LpUrlCeQslslKxsQDFmrpNQZxBIa7o6XIca8QqbKOQF9AozJMsH58wM8JJnTI7BTLOm3MnLqT5l_HjxawLMk_KuJ05ywjJlBLoolCnF0_/s320/ava+new+5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310167444198328514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF79-UhOmq2-_QM21JaXirFe74PmFtvI4NVO7dB7jJ71rt-9p5EbXSF1pUihNcF2gEqZKrYo7XvZYGEI2nFlJZdrnG9DhByAbnLuk9KiRNahUCdYFKKJYlVXQyTd-W03eX2uK4KrEbFwb/s1600-h/ava+new+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRF79-UhOmq2-_QM21JaXirFe74PmFtvI4NVO7dB7jJ71rt-9p5EbXSF1pUihNcF2gEqZKrYo7XvZYGEI2nFlJZdrnG9DhByAbnLuk9KiRNahUCdYFKKJYlVXQyTd-W03eX2uK4KrEbFwb/s320/ava+new+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310167439422221890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDU3gdXqUVaQMFx4sfbXBWSHzavfv3CljU0nMRaAfRegIlFF19-0q6GGHAU4WQJyiKJzD3qDB3dEZhHBzhBsBZ0n4XwVU-ReClxTjmKK70qaT0p2vluS3vXM25OHCzsuehN6YLJ5-v1MB/s1600-h/ava+new+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhDU3gdXqUVaQMFx4sfbXBWSHzavfv3CljU0nMRaAfRegIlFF19-0q6GGHAU4WQJyiKJzD3qDB3dEZhHBzhBsBZ0n4XwVU-ReClxTjmKK70qaT0p2vluS3vXM25OHCzsuehN6YLJ5-v1MB/s320/ava+new+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310167433555313042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2vCHvCJ9q10O7sF3eQD9USdBUQVzUglTPEqWhLKwg03VM5eHb2LG5nT22yG2In95Iz5Vdb5_7Hh_Sep2QJYzvz1zKslbnx99ywTDXoj19hTlVLIskqKHoeSTchWjLyMQIlwbiw4BGTT_/s1600-h/ava+new+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2vCHvCJ9q10O7sF3eQD9USdBUQVzUglTPEqWhLKwg03VM5eHb2LG5nT22yG2In95Iz5Vdb5_7Hh_Sep2QJYzvz1zKslbnx99ywTDXoj19hTlVLIskqKHoeSTchWjLyMQIlwbiw4BGTT_/s320/ava+new+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310167431170560914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdN8k109zBmYfZB7NmMMhAUy0b5zk56onPnpADGcHo6P-HNovmNnm3f4oqNOjXlRB1AIslDHSnv_PDk44J0w4UhJXVsQwbddOr2FqBEiUZreKAeR4KUYCSD9gbDeQjkG89MCy1QZ0Wk2TI/s1600-h/ava+new.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdN8k109zBmYfZB7NmMMhAUy0b5zk56onPnpADGcHo6P-HNovmNnm3f4oqNOjXlRB1AIslDHSnv_PDk44J0w4UhJXVsQwbddOr2FqBEiUZreKAeR4KUYCSD9gbDeQjkG89MCy1QZ0Wk2TI/s320/ava+new.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310167430876929986" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-84789506073801478922009-02-18T11:23:00.003-06:002009-02-18T11:31:14.670-06:00Looks who's talking now<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BU0GYh3kzRiUVNfsCRFZHdpybCqz2HW4zKJ7hK4AKTLHF6exwJCp3ouWAEX4ovni26FhPUotDFq-GW9qbnVMcLdMf2XGAVrXhAuvgqnUa01oQdjxBb9ExkkSIKzrEElZHKmxWBAOknP5/s1600-h/b19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BU0GYh3kzRiUVNfsCRFZHdpybCqz2HW4zKJ7hK4AKTLHF6exwJCp3ouWAEX4ovni26FhPUotDFq-GW9qbnVMcLdMf2XGAVrXhAuvgqnUa01oQdjxBb9ExkkSIKzrEElZHKmxWBAOknP5/s320/b19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304190736420607906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXvwaWX7uPJnlfmKifGckD1lG94Zd3Yfe9anndYAsWoseZYTpLNYhni0Uos4-kQgsR62NNOoXfCVZ9we24clkMIKE-jItHWa3atk1XokA4XqxQ46fZlUQLTU7Yf_1XYk0U3PhcMljs5rc/s1600-h/b18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXvwaWX7uPJnlfmKifGckD1lG94Zd3Yfe9anndYAsWoseZYTpLNYhni0Uos4-kQgsR62NNOoXfCVZ9we24clkMIKE-jItHWa3atk1XokA4XqxQ46fZlUQLTU7Yf_1XYk0U3PhcMljs5rc/s320/b18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304190720119831826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIyGlweS2QS7-5U4SohycqfDOEgtjWWIYTZh4s077QnSTRkWNrfoSKPDTJZy128ln2mZBasItIRfLXj59w1P18FidLBoG9B46CWNrS-UhgFXxvKBICRgZVXaoSHPKm6R3r8kE0WUomHnn/s1600-h/b15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIyGlweS2QS7-5U4SohycqfDOEgtjWWIYTZh4s077QnSTRkWNrfoSKPDTJZy128ln2mZBasItIRfLXj59w1P18FidLBoG9B46CWNrS-UhgFXxvKBICRgZVXaoSHPKm6R3r8kE0WUomHnn/s320/b15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304190710844029346" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava has been saying a few words for awhile now (Mama, Dada, Ball, Papa, Nana etc..). Lately though, She has really started picking up on several more. In the past few days, she has added to her vocabulary: bracelet, Hunter, Maya, Reese, and a few others I'm probably leaving out. I've been working with her on names alot. Some she will say easily, but other she just looks at me and won't even try (She won't attempt your family yet, Alisa.. I'm trying though!) <br /><br />I also think we are cutting another tooth. She came home from daycare with a temp of 101 Monday. She didn't really have any other symptoms though. We gave her some tylenol and as soon as the fever started coming down she was running around without a care in the world. She has been chewing and drooling a lot more the past few days, and she won't let me get near her mouth. She keeps sticking her finger toward the back of her mouth, so I'm wondering if we are cutting one of those dreaded back teeth? ... I've heard they are rough!April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-40144318043728913412009-02-04T19:06:00.003-06:002009-02-04T19:15:20.482-06:00Balls and Big NewsFirst of all, BIG NEWS! We said goodbye to the pacifier this past weekend. Ava has been such a big girl about it. She has gone straight to sleep every night since I took it. No whining, no crying, nothing!!! I was so surprised and relieved. I had been so worried about taking it, because everyone knows how hooked she was. I feel like my baby is officially not a baby anymore!<br /><br />That was the big news, now for the balls... When we went to Katana's birthday party a couple of weeks ago, there was a small inflatable ball pit there. Ava loved it. So Todd and I decided this past weekend to get her one. It is a Dora castle, with a spiral in the middle that the balls roll down. Ava has been having a blast with it. I have a couple of videos, but blogger hasn't let me upload them so far, so here are a few pictures instead. I will try the video again later. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglErRERDV8DW02tiebaPtwhwXhyphenhyphenjCVzDt0XY62EmCNd5qJHm4OPcPbu3iGI-8OZ5KqJGlGW4F1rdeK1fYhJwhMIayD7oL1OIsqbLPCazVH_vhyphenhyphenQkQa14HIxTxsmXuy9gzhO3h5rjWrQy1X/s1600-h/CIMG0217.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglErRERDV8DW02tiebaPtwhwXhyphenhyphenjCVzDt0XY62EmCNd5qJHm4OPcPbu3iGI-8OZ5KqJGlGW4F1rdeK1fYhJwhMIayD7oL1OIsqbLPCazVH_vhyphenhyphenQkQa14HIxTxsmXuy9gzhO3h5rjWrQy1X/s320/CIMG0217.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299115267383535266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGAMGQVlL4qCMwdOoHtzaQk1fTiGdbBXtllTqs2-2spB5usMonsqCtLlSMVEjCFoi8jUU8ONsEylvKnwaOdeK2PCH7YCFwKc6YKqhIAQycs2okudb3olYX1Xb8wUP67gSROnRaWhko9qq/s1600-h/CIMG0216.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGAMGQVlL4qCMwdOoHtzaQk1fTiGdbBXtllTqs2-2spB5usMonsqCtLlSMVEjCFoi8jUU8ONsEylvKnwaOdeK2PCH7YCFwKc6YKqhIAQycs2okudb3olYX1Xb8wUP67gSROnRaWhko9qq/s320/CIMG0216.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299115262796355570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tiL3CiIPjT_vGXo20NcYQfHiAPWxM3GRM0Hketmdop3FSa1ZiBaLN2TBeSXHD9GJrrQYLlSMJH0WtkImGCp0gkwA3rXxoj0Hxkn0dtc7L3jW-i1-eesppGrlBz2i3INQo5VWZyft6WUf/s1600-h/CIMG0205.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tiL3CiIPjT_vGXo20NcYQfHiAPWxM3GRM0Hketmdop3FSa1ZiBaLN2TBeSXHD9GJrrQYLlSMJH0WtkImGCp0gkwA3rXxoj0Hxkn0dtc7L3jW-i1-eesppGrlBz2i3INQo5VWZyft6WUf/s320/CIMG0205.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299115261493478674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lV3YOyO8cWOwtIv7CJSNrtnBiDVUv7S9gnMeYBypZSHaD-z8UvSkhzBAW0TQDkXBllKuqrjd3UdAv2TpG9HBkWKaFot2dc0mxlLzB86jvI78T9akGiA5KTKR8vqpt4RmMKxRP_jidL39/s1600-h/CIMG0201.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lV3YOyO8cWOwtIv7CJSNrtnBiDVUv7S9gnMeYBypZSHaD-z8UvSkhzBAW0TQDkXBllKuqrjd3UdAv2TpG9HBkWKaFot2dc0mxlLzB86jvI78T9akGiA5KTKR8vqpt4RmMKxRP_jidL39/s320/CIMG0201.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299115258983884818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmT6BdutTdQYSMmSU_rK1QN8IHoi0cUQsnuoX8n7stFHZbUJ7f4VbboiAoohfyX_qdU2pa4C1kq_GIq9Q-s9IZBQhnYsM8rDHGj6jUU-nTt9oV4bdJPvHY52FeWOLG9_cJ98scJqNt1pA/s1600-h/CIMG0193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmT6BdutTdQYSMmSU_rK1QN8IHoi0cUQsnuoX8n7stFHZbUJ7f4VbboiAoohfyX_qdU2pa4C1kq_GIq9Q-s9IZBQhnYsM8rDHGj6jUU-nTt9oV4bdJPvHY52FeWOLG9_cJ98scJqNt1pA/s320/CIMG0193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299115254212246002" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-4383507968202578012009-01-27T12:27:00.004-06:002009-01-27T12:32:06.026-06:00Silly GirlNot a whole lot going on lately. We did go to a birthday party this past Saturday. It was for Ava's best friend, Katana. She turned 1! The girls had a blast together. They played in the ball pit, and just sat on the floor "talking" to each other. It was so fun to watch!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ri-TK-TLIGzFpGYszxM5MGAmzYVRoIyukVl8kinSYjhTXRuDN5dZW595YQVf8S4UCtavS5k5VrmTQyc07Y9bRjnIfkfPGueqQHQo78cfmgxKg-NHZxoq5KBqdTZhOymMJS2xLK707mRx/s1600-h/happy+bday+katana.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ri-TK-TLIGzFpGYszxM5MGAmzYVRoIyukVl8kinSYjhTXRuDN5dZW595YQVf8S4UCtavS5k5VrmTQyc07Y9bRjnIfkfPGueqQHQo78cfmgxKg-NHZxoq5KBqdTZhOymMJS2xLK707mRx/s320/happy+bday+katana.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296042322777711026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_HBOpEosh6xyWWcrTaThjlUw6W4ubYzKfGFB30gLn4IlRH978CyCQLNCIJ6f_5JjyAtwcgSpJR0rSiAfClIoqyK9PpYlrQHK_MalrXct7ZhlR_rFBbN1C1XGWNmNcjTA0gCanSwP0yLb/s1600-h/besties.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_HBOpEosh6xyWWcrTaThjlUw6W4ubYzKfGFB30gLn4IlRH978CyCQLNCIJ6f_5JjyAtwcgSpJR0rSiAfClIoqyK9PpYlrQHK_MalrXct7ZhlR_rFBbN1C1XGWNmNcjTA0gCanSwP0yLb/s320/besties.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296042318121816146" /></a><br /><br />Ava's new thing is climbing. She is so into that now. Her favorite thing to climb on at home is her toy box. She climbs up, dances around, then scoots off ... then does it all over again. Here are a few pictures of that. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3_XCuR3F7Ac2dILaz4iHTnpHW51aGEmO6HWVPmDpr2UbEaiUMGFUMgXauZAIk496vPME-avKxma4hzn4qPkuo_k6FUSMGyxP3dm0p9zCMLJqWc1pRfQbvmcMF8mI-4wcdxrKyolZcTEA/s1600-h/silly+girl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3_XCuR3F7Ac2dILaz4iHTnpHW51aGEmO6HWVPmDpr2UbEaiUMGFUMgXauZAIk496vPME-avKxma4hzn4qPkuo_k6FUSMGyxP3dm0p9zCMLJqWc1pRfQbvmcMF8mI-4wcdxrKyolZcTEA/s320/silly+girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296042684776736418" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAk_DjTih51uMOK369LCofmutvu38hXFfNGnP-4u-oW3zY9db4nCi5un_kn96oXn8SF20ivoacwZXosjlpfOXaxI9gkO4eEKxrv-qJMJvxnRXNkM77pNnOV1ql5eFP0vwxJbDkqEZJWw9/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAk_DjTih51uMOK369LCofmutvu38hXFfNGnP-4u-oW3zY9db4nCi5un_kn96oXn8SF20ivoacwZXosjlpfOXaxI9gkO4eEKxrv-qJMJvxnRXNkM77pNnOV1ql5eFP0vwxJbDkqEZJWw9/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296042685083526338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZlRUBcccULZHgF4bOtP5t3UH6HB_AH6c-n5UE8Sh5pafYa-IEYwLC8T9I8GIpU81fn1JGtgmjUJmh1-0fwXSikawL9qA7pto7_jZoNQJx2-YsumYbP5WiVeG8hROUsxhBxumCP1-ktyq/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZlRUBcccULZHgF4bOtP5t3UH6HB_AH6c-n5UE8Sh5pafYa-IEYwLC8T9I8GIpU81fn1JGtgmjUJmh1-0fwXSikawL9qA7pto7_jZoNQJx2-YsumYbP5WiVeG8hROUsxhBxumCP1-ktyq/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296042688350928418" /></a><br /><br /><br />This last one is from last night. This picture was not posed. Ava came and laid down on me like this during Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She did not move from that position for about 10-15 minutes. (No complaints here!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTvo-qmh8R2ElLDH_RAncBaPuke0rTCgUehYrAL_x2IpaJTd-zWe7eFwO59SBkC4o3_VlbvknqEq40_I0HpxaDG7UncqnDlgB-UPg1PBTvPyQ54M0s13ka_jZ3SxFhZxHVsDUhckJ-Mvt/s1600-h/mama's+girl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTvo-qmh8R2ElLDH_RAncBaPuke0rTCgUehYrAL_x2IpaJTd-zWe7eFwO59SBkC4o3_VlbvknqEq40_I0HpxaDG7UncqnDlgB-UPg1PBTvPyQ54M0s13ka_jZ3SxFhZxHVsDUhckJ-Mvt/s320/mama's+girl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296042928772568658" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-60650475400893071232009-01-07T09:47:00.004-06:002009-01-07T10:20:03.471-06:00Very Late Christmas Post<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjAzviB3I5-x4nmWGcPnH41_4YZLYPljZymC1NIxIzbCc6NSRg7CBZL0tWP-eh63J9zjB6kfEnD5khC3oSxilDp6xxfBQZoaUC6-sOGDeepaW5vRigrAkGPj-1W5Ww-7Map6D4pTg9guu/s1600-h/123.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjAzviB3I5-x4nmWGcPnH41_4YZLYPljZymC1NIxIzbCc6NSRg7CBZL0tWP-eh63J9zjB6kfEnD5khC3oSxilDp6xxfBQZoaUC6-sOGDeepaW5vRigrAkGPj-1W5Ww-7Map6D4pTg9guu/s320/123.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288584735952117890" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sorry for the delay in posting about Christmas. We had such a busy holiday month, that there was just no time for anything else. <br /><br />We had a fantastic Christmas. We spent time with all of our family, ate tons of great food, and got way too many gifts. Ava was so much fun. The look on her face when she would see a new toy made me so happy. <br /><br />As much fun as we had, I am glad to see the holidays go. Now things are getting back to normal, and we actually have some down time on the weekends just to relax and play. <br /><br />Here are just a few of the many pictures taken during the Christmas Festivities.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIcxYIRTHX7Co3iBiT66fGICWMzu5Qc9plRGNYd9LBLIXw3A-7k52yYgnzkbQmseqRCTB61dz8w72PgE6CbcnuwNFj1XJFRR7miHMKsXzas9YK8PjFWiqf6LZJWy01mb-YuJmD8uH3mG1/s1600-h/Toomey+Christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIcxYIRTHX7Co3iBiT66fGICWMzu5Qc9plRGNYd9LBLIXw3A-7k52yYgnzkbQmseqRCTB61dz8w72PgE6CbcnuwNFj1XJFRR7miHMKsXzas9YK8PjFWiqf6LZJWy01mb-YuJmD8uH3mG1/s320/Toomey+Christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288584983781692242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX4sy_9Ox7ZBKSt6e_xFQz7Z7Sei62Y9x6Nw40grgCPULxLRDwiTG9ajcRH4V11dObwd0IgAp1TZL03_v6dQinkRLWcD_7km-n_S8ZUqTCOPdN_64WirXIdpQbTbvXu0CD9yqD8NkBPoB/s1600-h/Linder+Christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX4sy_9Ox7ZBKSt6e_xFQz7Z7Sei62Y9x6Nw40grgCPULxLRDwiTG9ajcRH4V11dObwd0IgAp1TZL03_v6dQinkRLWcD_7km-n_S8ZUqTCOPdN_64WirXIdpQbTbvXu0CD9yqD8NkBPoB/s320/Linder+Christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288584969306828866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9a7CkVN11DA-jUlFSnQRJeBYPda8OOPUVcBlAxAys9OJ08SNN0ceV-kiEkRLBzGokqLPlNl4HBkGRq8o4GLp5oCc666tzS1nP5I6Y_QKAkRKoxMb2pPj6Ie5btUwrey_t9VnqEiBWq_1/s1600-h/smith+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9a7CkVN11DA-jUlFSnQRJeBYPda8OOPUVcBlAxAys9OJ08SNN0ceV-kiEkRLBzGokqLPlNl4HBkGRq8o4GLp5oCc666tzS1nP5I6Y_QKAkRKoxMb2pPj6Ie5btUwrey_t9VnqEiBWq_1/s320/smith+christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288584969340084722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSNpyeatXk3vZZmGFPUE28uSxtUH5GANf2d7R89MrSyIpWOo0DUBK0qrdXe0D2nHbqtgw9zuTojo5ZMy4rbo-USbl_ItzTweWSqoG5hwFu_agPrXS7JN2upgljt2xwfuET2Qd0uVW3qDJ/s1600-h/christmas+at+home.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSNpyeatXk3vZZmGFPUE28uSxtUH5GANf2d7R89MrSyIpWOo0DUBK0qrdXe0D2nHbqtgw9zuTojo5ZMy4rbo-USbl_ItzTweWSqoG5hwFu_agPrXS7JN2upgljt2xwfuET2Qd0uVW3qDJ/s320/christmas+at+home.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288584967219018690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SADVw5vZzeeZx0xGaPudh5l07bt9cf4D0B4LT_XyN_v5z3x3oT_ENQz7xBeyWsyd8II0TCGPo_PxPZSPbI0sk0_FrcF-ZkVceRHh06svHqrSthLmjUpFYPupVMZVg-XzLqF5BoO9qysu/s1600-h/giles+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SADVw5vZzeeZx0xGaPudh5l07bt9cf4D0B4LT_XyN_v5z3x3oT_ENQz7xBeyWsyd8II0TCGPo_PxPZSPbI0sk0_FrcF-ZkVceRHh06svHqrSthLmjUpFYPupVMZVg-XzLqF5BoO9qysu/s320/giles+christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288584959200493602" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-69259179201488881392008-12-21T16:58:00.003-06:002008-12-21T17:05:43.606-06:00Hunter's 2 yr. Birthday Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal2mhJU6n-3CawvX2MfBCHJ1ZEjLjWN_cajjXaqmGtsNj7tIPgMC7E7K40RCTcn8J9A0km4EwcyfxZP8U5gdQB5iIfplgLPxP3vWixAXMlTaF07u1ZL-i1hewhyWFMTt_wgSzLEGYUlN2/s1600-h/100_0895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal2mhJU6n-3CawvX2MfBCHJ1ZEjLjWN_cajjXaqmGtsNj7tIPgMC7E7K40RCTcn8J9A0km4EwcyfxZP8U5gdQB5iIfplgLPxP3vWixAXMlTaF07u1ZL-i1hewhyWFMTt_wgSzLEGYUlN2/s320/100_0895.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282382704621320882" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCdGbM1bxVozKIY4vixmkW_JD2dkPg1N0i6sWIksauQxGzR9nOZGJ-6SqGUcvh9HUTV8Yr-PTPxtO3FNwgHMpY4UVOn5sFqwoeoqbFBnJinfO_8XCHv-FaOGDNkByIGy_ZdIqKg_0BYtO/s1600-h/100_0913.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoT8W4se0Uvqik3b4615Yy4mO3ZSTjUEeMByTMxwrLkYNxspbja86ouhns0J1YJvOOSZctyNcoOG59ZinRuGUd5HMliOaXyzRn2fhuF9C6QCmy1PcjKVzRYPivDmgUQGtbhnfWF2ySO813/s320/100_0904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282383106416231138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAledd1AuNiWN4sHQo9rkwAsmyhYxIwkISwWBhikSIktyTAbqeZYpxSTbuLjHDFh-2VkPPXgMMTQlj0PKb4_UNqoD_tT2bOSOou2BxU_WrjN-7Ai5XEMOKlufzMTnAwbhEf-WnifE04k3/s1600-h/100_0915.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAledd1AuNiWN4sHQo9rkwAsmyhYxIwkISwWBhikSIktyTAbqeZYpxSTbuLjHDFh-2VkPPXgMMTQlj0PKb4_UNqoD_tT2bOSOou2BxU_WrjN-7Ai5XEMOKlufzMTnAwbhEf-WnifE04k3/s320/100_0915.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282383101950403762" /></a><br />We went to Mobile yesterday for Hunter's Birthday party. He will be 2 years old on Dec. 26th. I can't believe how fast he is growing! He is such a big boy now. The party was a blast. Ava had so much fun playing, and Hunter got lots of great gifts!April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-42078187104038102008-12-17T13:51:00.005-06:002008-12-17T14:04:31.659-06:00Birthday Party, bye-bye ba-ba & ShotsThis past Saturday, Dec 13th, was a big day for us in a couple of ways. First of all was, obviously, Ava's first birthday party. It was a "smashing success". We had a great crowd of family & friends, and Ava received tons of goodies! She had such a good time playing with everyone and everything. Here are just a few of the many pictures taken.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dx205FPTIDxftYlO6Kst94bMmTj9coxhyphenhyphen5ymLTCQOkXiBhcovMM_jotFnG-4dwm6bYqtFIr7lua0Jk8TavvbPJ_9hzCSrGtDXzCJtLovOtswNp9PdzJT0-TvnqWmlOryyibaNSSBX9pN/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dx205FPTIDxftYlO6Kst94bMmTj9coxhyphenhyphen5ymLTCQOkXiBhcovMM_jotFnG-4dwm6bYqtFIr7lua0Jk8TavvbPJ_9hzCSrGtDXzCJtLovOtswNp9PdzJT0-TvnqWmlOryyibaNSSBX9pN/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280849691424493650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6keo8quBexp2jFIkNUycRNZvzwJaUqgjinCT9HOo2CgLLp0JLtuZ2BmTqwy3NlQ7EQILb-d3qyH5j9m-QqwFHj72Xj2t3yTNsg0lZwg50aaD76XzC07JqzjMboMUVQx4cObql54tBvIQ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6keo8quBexp2jFIkNUycRNZvzwJaUqgjinCT9HOo2CgLLp0JLtuZ2BmTqwy3NlQ7EQILb-d3qyH5j9m-QqwFHj72Xj2t3yTNsg0lZwg50aaD76XzC07JqzjMboMUVQx4cObql54tBvIQ/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280849687843782898" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPj7YmRiSX2pyTND3bPpMldPQThyphenhyphenj4Qre1P_nQ-acgguAFkXC2lVFWNYQRrd-55_7xNL5JE0aejV-1-Aw9UVV_0LwcdL2e2Zc5kmAxtuA7idAs07Qr-ASlD4nskzRiuHnVCQ55DaDvuuF/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfPj7YmRiSX2pyTND3bPpMldPQThyphenhyphenj4Qre1P_nQ-acgguAFkXC2lVFWNYQRrd-55_7xNL5JE0aejV-1-Aw9UVV_0LwcdL2e2Zc5kmAxtuA7idAs07Qr-ASlD4nskzRiuHnVCQ55DaDvuuF/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280849681643387266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbB-Fw-QGrEGF6qb39YjsoBZhRBj9IEwb5mTE35xQVmXAMVxeOkOlbQvkeSd4cMJnBVLUlCJEo9oDLmYtf3tilPiUGIy7qGjo2dT5TFw6WTyvVkcl1rK3SU0rfnGxnDE91jFWfqHFCfit/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsU1o8LIlGKF7FgdhaECx0N6fSRg4JkCZJbkv2FHwQZR_jCmmn6LnSL5zMCfxl1BYLPBEF2aurQk8Z73mJbxhc4AbhOKq7IBk86S-6aKtW8uYIusIcWH1AfCRJlJb7YkVXYVMYutD0RVI_/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280849860907863058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp8rkzl9KBuL__OOpW5fqG6TMZtPC5hyaWtucMI6Tu4VgC8OA0i8o921H3bhT68wdjvjoTvLu7p-K96mIGhjBi8hWucbhwocAcWZvefH5oIyKs4ifMLc_tDB1oWcYXfFP-PobVP_AB5fC/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEp8rkzl9KBuL__OOpW5fqG6TMZtPC5hyaWtucMI6Tu4VgC8OA0i8o921H3bhT68wdjvjoTvLu7p-K96mIGhjBi8hWucbhwocAcWZvefH5oIyKs4ifMLc_tDB1oWcYXfFP-PobVP_AB5fC/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280849860920992226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFLTPowPqAui34oOCmY-hGCI-R_laUPHSVqlWi4Qm9b8fX1TmXEDDXZU6fWqeIiV_cwc9Qv82ReXQFDmH31LJX-Dzv1GEYWFH2NZfRNaBdEWEqm2QKaR2QLEoBT3tSA5DUWzB3rSTOvsC/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFLTPowPqAui34oOCmY-hGCI-R_laUPHSVqlWi4Qm9b8fX1TmXEDDXZU6fWqeIiV_cwc9Qv82ReXQFDmH31LJX-Dzv1GEYWFH2NZfRNaBdEWEqm2QKaR2QLEoBT3tSA5DUWzB3rSTOvsC/s320/7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280849858269074146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBJC_97LLW3qc_SxpmyWi-ha4ME2KOFjnyM5CAiCt7OUqEyEkrefxIBtxn4yNQC2BZ9a6l-bDwV36B4txF2KO21hAMmeuwLYdNSYcMNsmU3VjtINnoAb18DVxEiJgUDCJcMPSG9iDhkQ0/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBJC_97LLW3qc_SxpmyWi-ha4ME2KOFjnyM5CAiCt7OUqEyEkrefxIBtxn4yNQC2BZ9a6l-bDwV36B4txF2KO21hAMmeuwLYdNSYcMNsmU3VjtINnoAb18DVxEiJgUDCJcMPSG9iDhkQ0/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280849854674983570" /></a><br /><br /><br />The next milestone that took place Saturday, was saying "bye-bye" to the "ba-ba". We officially cut out the bottle Saturday! We had been down to just one bottle at bedtime for a week or more, but Saturday night we ended that. When bedtime rolled around, I just went and laid Ava in her bed, turned on her lullaby, and walked out. She did not make a peep! She went straight to sleep without one word, fuss, whine, or cry. It has now been 4 nights of no ba-ba, and she still has not made one fuss when I put her down for bed!!! <br /><br />Yesterday, we went for 12 month shots. We had to have 5 shots this time. 2 in each thigh, and one in the right arm. It went as well as could be expected. Ava screamed from the time we laid her down, until we were done and I picked her up. I hate having to hold my child down while she is screaming in pain. That is the most horrible thing I have had to do in the past year. This was our fourth round of shots, and it just gets harder and harder for Ava & Mama each and every time!<br /><br />We are off to Hunter's 2 yr. birthday party this weekend. It should be fun!! Will post on that next week.April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-68530405842118023392008-12-10T10:46:00.004-06:002008-12-10T10:53:44.678-06:00HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!!!Ava, 1 year ago today:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YOBAA3UBdxXQm7nYbRQHxVRT0SjEY-Rf_uHcsJtFEwXY00C6qDVjdwxsJPQLIUaln025ehBU4GvdqCmh7_g-eRjb8vY_9njkiUAtX_yMLawiAlw5OB8rC-BHA0mzyZeaV-M8nBNSl_mC/s1600-h/before.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YOBAA3UBdxXQm7nYbRQHxVRT0SjEY-Rf_uHcsJtFEwXY00C6qDVjdwxsJPQLIUaln025ehBU4GvdqCmh7_g-eRjb8vY_9njkiUAtX_yMLawiAlw5OB8rC-BHA0mzyZeaV-M8nBNSl_mC/s320/before.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278204876663822194" /></a><br />Ava, now:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQURc_cJbXtY3NceSQnP4I7LZGlxQW4QTFge_jhu2CidzAyjPwTY_pkmpucFtT8GCBLEEfYxMcC5T1Oibqfr7s9p9fdOxme9HRXkqXY5hzZFLqV8Efa1pEtYRuq-e7W9ZFN3oRYu39ThJ/s1600-h/after.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQURc_cJbXtY3NceSQnP4I7LZGlxQW4QTFge_jhu2CidzAyjPwTY_pkmpucFtT8GCBLEEfYxMcC5T1Oibqfr7s9p9fdOxme9HRXkqXY5hzZFLqV8Efa1pEtYRuq-e7W9ZFN3oRYu39ThJ/s320/after.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278205047305498418" /></a><br /><br />Today is Ava's first birthday. I was looking back at the pictures taken in the hospital the day she was born, and I just cannot believe that it has been a whole year. She has conquered so many milestones in this first year... rolling over, crawling, pulling up, walking, talking (somewhat)... <br /><br />And now she is saying her own name!!! She just started this in the past couple of days, but today she has really taken off with it. The daycare called me this morning and said everything she looks at, she says "Ava". I am so proud of her. She is such a beautiful and intelligent little girl. We can't wait to celebrate many many more birthday's with her! <br /><strong><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVA! WE LOVE YOU!</strong>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-45241634798150929932008-12-08T11:01:00.005-06:002008-12-08T11:05:41.798-06:00The beginning of a very eventful month<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvJrKF3jp8AHSeMF_mYoW0j2GbFt1sj7VP7XjbzDDSuJdYgXdAx0iVkqpeTP3ZmHqYYPhdeD4ShaIg3LyR7Ag7RAQpq_2wYoQ8EO50NomY-4vjNAHreT833L9RlPs9581qA2Lelg5vxHm/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvJrKF3jp8AHSeMF_mYoW0j2GbFt1sj7VP7XjbzDDSuJdYgXdAx0iVkqpeTP3ZmHqYYPhdeD4ShaIg3LyR7Ag7RAQpq_2wYoQ8EO50NomY-4vjNAHreT833L9RlPs9581qA2Lelg5vxHm/s320/8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277466326744532578" /></a><br /><br />Between birthday's and Christmas, we have a very eventful month ahead of us. It was kicked off Saturday with christmas in Barrytown. This was with my dad's side of the family. We don't get to see everyone very often, so it was nice to catch up with everyone. We had a great time!<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KC_xKdu1gxvo-3dJfb9T-XciCpsD8OMaWPAIKs_G0RrJV8ynBJRe8vsWfDRd8O78STnojI-f47c2l9szMboJup-mxFi_Ugm50tVMPsDPTTtBJR2pXC5aceybIRI0J-aEGJ39bxTsDDNC/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KC_xKdu1gxvo-3dJfb9T-XciCpsD8OMaWPAIKs_G0RrJV8ynBJRe8vsWfDRd8O78STnojI-f47c2l9szMboJup-mxFi_Ugm50tVMPsDPTTtBJR2pXC5aceybIRI0J-aEGJ39bxTsDDNC/s320/4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277465746707702354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPz8mFNiCUf0zrYjzFBN6PiGKJIiPY240kw-zC4ahOnCrXSHSbvsFXLMMvilT1hSeHrnzfJvcldYlG6lgDVLnr3jAFcTf7UBREcbPTUOvw27DUaIKL4VX23HQYpTSDcLnM496mdahIUOJ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPz8mFNiCUf0zrYjzFBN6PiGKJIiPY240kw-zC4ahOnCrXSHSbvsFXLMMvilT1hSeHrnzfJvcldYlG6lgDVLnr3jAFcTf7UBREcbPTUOvw27DUaIKL4VX23HQYpTSDcLnM496mdahIUOJ/s320/3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277465741643966626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55nFanQVBjAOOjzzAlDZkljZZd0TGy5ivacLnC1WMvd5CPbKxmUNm-Fm9ZRpcmD3doZCZXUEDnW8-UN502ElpSnBQbtws7U4cLxvCSpRQCyft3v9TARpZ3OWwnO-6T83ITLchCbzxs9B1/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55nFanQVBjAOOjzzAlDZkljZZd0TGy5ivacLnC1WMvd5CPbKxmUNm-Fm9ZRpcmD3doZCZXUEDnW8-UN502ElpSnBQbtws7U4cLxvCSpRQCyft3v9TARpZ3OWwnO-6T83ITLchCbzxs9B1/s320/2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277465741277511778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3DkM0B9gHvY5aX5F8IithI75EsOXjVgZJ8BZ4lklYAQbbQcUzu82BtO7o4OmkbJZr6q-zXCjZGppVzYVe7p8ztaBmmJxt4JA-kitoHe9uHmQmI_wmvAYxBMUEZGoDhHfNNmtD5jmNchx/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3DkM0B9gHvY5aX5F8IithI75EsOXjVgZJ8BZ4lklYAQbbQcUzu82BtO7o4OmkbJZr6q-zXCjZGppVzYVe7p8ztaBmmJxt4JA-kitoHe9uHmQmI_wmvAYxBMUEZGoDhHfNNmtD5jmNchx/s320/1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277465734805838450" /></a> <br /><br /><br />The great-grandchildren opened gifts. Surprise surprise, all Ava wanted to play with were the empty boxes and paper from everyone else's gifts. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexh-JqcUquyY9NvvYvNyGLT1MzKIvsyl1Ol4CC1zLb-xT6s34mmqufDXOpZa3Ns2sPJD2ZGFkvZOv73TGyWbDx-RttQtqg3HZQowga9l1CiwVTMDRmDJZy5k157FGTHrYPxUDawt_EtZh/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexh-JqcUquyY9NvvYvNyGLT1MzKIvsyl1Ol4CC1zLb-xT6s34mmqufDXOpZa3Ns2sPJD2ZGFkvZOv73TGyWbDx-RttQtqg3HZQowga9l1CiwVTMDRmDJZy5k157FGTHrYPxUDawt_EtZh/s320/6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277466009802295378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVB1ILQWl5zEyU3RjxaFiRltC3hnlf1SN6-MBtK_qR8_OECQ4zHtvq6vNaQe4BtpdKLcWyg5ezdbmYim13gRnK3ABydu65V0drTF43rAbOD3L_C6PzEyjKPBFe4zbysUG9228U8kcZi2P/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVB1ILQWl5zEyU3RjxaFiRltC3hnlf1SN6-MBtK_qR8_OECQ4zHtvq6vNaQe4BtpdKLcWyg5ezdbmYim13gRnK3ABydu65V0drTF43rAbOD3L_C6PzEyjKPBFe4zbysUG9228U8kcZi2P/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277465980713271554" /></a><br /><br />Ava latched on to Daddy's pants the other morning, and would not let go. She followed him around everywhere! It was so adorable. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiblEqakHnpX0IPuEtVH7MyiYQK1xXbrmS5wPlogrHpu1Wyq0FG4bFSt4OAZbRnXghirvsOD9X6T-OeMhHXJCPyhzUUejazdCdgVUoDxRmOEviqxIquIqHLWlKPNmeAf-egaOwf-QloII/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiblEqakHnpX0IPuEtVH7MyiYQK1xXbrmS5wPlogrHpu1Wyq0FG4bFSt4OAZbRnXghirvsOD9X6T-OeMhHXJCPyhzUUejazdCdgVUoDxRmOEviqxIquIqHLWlKPNmeAf-egaOwf-QloII/s320/9.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277466105790380706" /></a><br /><br />Ava has gotten so into her cartoons. She will talk to them, scream at them, and dance along with the music. It is so adorable!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTu4Z4CWikAT2zGhg78jJ_lQAXDBrjQy0H2tAaBNdl-qc42AUmi2nMjZ7wM_kIaBw_Ye-kp9akJdSoUO5HJ865mn0vbRH7OjEDrKxp8oRW2TtXMby-B5ihJqfDBiIIuHFTBAdOupuAfQY/s1600-h/ava+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTu4Z4CWikAT2zGhg78jJ_lQAXDBrjQy0H2tAaBNdl-qc42AUmi2nMjZ7wM_kIaBw_Ye-kp9akJdSoUO5HJ865mn0vbRH7OjEDrKxp8oRW2TtXMby-B5ihJqfDBiIIuHFTBAdOupuAfQY/s320/ava+christmas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277466214468473730" /></a><br /><br />Get ready for many pictures over the next month. Ava's first birthday party is next weekend, followed by our nephew Hunter's 2nd birthday the weekend after that, then a packed full Christmas week. If I make it to New Year's with my sanity in tact, I will be amazed! Merry Christmas everyone!April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-1720017514811252012008-11-30T19:34:00.008-06:002008-11-30T19:55:50.934-06:00Belated Halloween, Thanksgiving, Ava's new "toy", and start of the Christmas Season...Wow, what a busy time of year! <br /><br />I have finally uploaded the pictures from Halloween. About time, huh? Most of you know, Ava was sick on Halloween, so she looks very pitiful in most of the pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2rd7IP8oxpmQTJwmULhmOoqMWDjOsTmYSVFPkTWWVfbKdzHqmJPlfHOrffWaz8Cxlm9BR4R_n_1swOknT3_YDqGNHWh7egT8_DTOFMB268gN7f0p-w2ZGjJV6dQnkIQ3pquvcP2uwp68/s1600-h/S6300739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2rd7IP8oxpmQTJwmULhmOoqMWDjOsTmYSVFPkTWWVfbKdzHqmJPlfHOrffWaz8Cxlm9BR4R_n_1swOknT3_YDqGNHWh7egT8_DTOFMB268gN7f0p-w2ZGjJV6dQnkIQ3pquvcP2uwp68/s320/S6300739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274630178936408850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHugWfLXIYlDCQQCm1Ig0WMvcRtBGhVaWBgR-XilZpRIFPPOKCr4gDlkBiMEZqoY3oSqvsKibOz0nUFW2el_h75H94O5YiS74TpHH8sBmVJxm1vdMUTN0lH3UFt7vSL99yo2ifYT05MR4D/s1600-h/S6300735.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHugWfLXIYlDCQQCm1Ig0WMvcRtBGhVaWBgR-XilZpRIFPPOKCr4gDlkBiMEZqoY3oSqvsKibOz0nUFW2el_h75H94O5YiS74TpHH8sBmVJxm1vdMUTN0lH3UFt7vSL99yo2ifYT05MR4D/s320/S6300735.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274630177339603010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlQ-CtMIXxP3Qo2TZO2tF2hs43WIxzs3K7Wkk4dAV8aSTQTU5DA6qdu4Us25X0P5TlFg1dUNLWfUs1UXoWXiziIOduZnWegFR_sg7eX67LxdFiO4umMQOYVRR5DxrCqnHDu1FRy590FyA/s1600-h/S6300737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlQ-CtMIXxP3Qo2TZO2tF2hs43WIxzs3K7Wkk4dAV8aSTQTU5DA6qdu4Us25X0P5TlFg1dUNLWfUs1UXoWXiziIOduZnWegFR_sg7eX67LxdFiO4umMQOYVRR5DxrCqnHDu1FRy590FyA/s320/S6300737.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274630169622328082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t7LKPzi2LZ_1ChMhXswlac8UJqJwzjCoqjZjxiVmH-hpdvF90pouD84gE51S6I9qBLBziL4swd-lkth8v1DHm9gzBHLAZZ6EYgadR8ohUKh93W7IDqTPDyBMrKkufqd6WJLOQhK1EvkL/s1600-h/S6300736.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t7LKPzi2LZ_1ChMhXswlac8UJqJwzjCoqjZjxiVmH-hpdvF90pouD84gE51S6I9qBLBziL4swd-lkth8v1DHm9gzBHLAZZ6EYgadR8ohUKh93W7IDqTPDyBMrKkufqd6WJLOQhK1EvkL/s320/S6300736.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274630151103472658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3fPJf2jz0svkSH7ZWer5YetzQ4BEwpyZkRSA6FpC4PFa6UXnp7jk64nFU2FuDH_BHN_6Sguc3lhaAvSy8tUnpqRT3jMO0xgXDmXOcOeLcbQBa8ZJxlUEyJvgfMBeNbjM6KOJX6h4KYgj/s1600-h/S6300734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3fPJf2jz0svkSH7ZWer5YetzQ4BEwpyZkRSA6FpC4PFa6UXnp7jk64nFU2FuDH_BHN_6Sguc3lhaAvSy8tUnpqRT3jMO0xgXDmXOcOeLcbQBa8ZJxlUEyJvgfMBeNbjM6KOJX6h4KYgj/s320/S6300734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274630146654979554" /></a><br /> <br />We celebrated Thanksgiving at my grandmother's house, with the Toomey's. We got to see several cousins that we haven't seen in many months. Ava had a blast. My camera died early in the day (after the group shots), so I didn't get many shots of her playing, but I assure you she did ALOT of it! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7GQjxMKQEayF8q5bK97b91-YnhyphenhyphenjO8_DI7EvlER9BZwWd4z-YthQcRlV1iivgTi2GNk_Is8y4pOJN9zupxgjnZfn36dkh49bwn7-ToxmKAzmDY-ctr4skvY7wXt4ks7mIRtdNGKkc4I9/s1600-h/S6300747.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7GQjxMKQEayF8q5bK97b91-YnhyphenhyphenjO8_DI7EvlER9BZwWd4z-YthQcRlV1iivgTi2GNk_Is8y4pOJN9zupxgjnZfn36dkh49bwn7-ToxmKAzmDY-ctr4skvY7wXt4ks7mIRtdNGKkc4I9/s320/S6300747.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631597715246306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1ApOZ-TbBGKGekkr3a9AaR40QBO-AC8MW4DMzNfRXoJUmNu7cM36rojs1DOSBhlFbyVRDsAWfR9IWPqITdpsRZ3Qa2wTgrVk61HqT8VEUTNGDBsojKLdJpXG-Y_kP5JV1yRkGqT3qkBS/s1600-h/S6300756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1ApOZ-TbBGKGekkr3a9AaR40QBO-AC8MW4DMzNfRXoJUmNu7cM36rojs1DOSBhlFbyVRDsAWfR9IWPqITdpsRZ3Qa2wTgrVk61HqT8VEUTNGDBsojKLdJpXG-Y_kP5JV1yRkGqT3qkBS/s320/S6300756.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631585408646194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFooUOgAw3Hl7xPJA043qiDGDGSZLQDnDsfce-0sNZdTd8HXU9zsVAF4ZXnE7FP9E2T9zm6hPVr7lmo6Dn_Z7vFJqFfaKi5K4KD16LlmeVKPlAWJwhpKVZlmVfinZZchV0ovyvO3KLHDs/s1600-h/S6300755.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFooUOgAw3Hl7xPJA043qiDGDGSZLQDnDsfce-0sNZdTd8HXU9zsVAF4ZXnE7FP9E2T9zm6hPVr7lmo6Dn_Z7vFJqFfaKi5K4KD16LlmeVKPlAWJwhpKVZlmVfinZZchV0ovyvO3KLHDs/s320/S6300755.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631577145027586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHELVwW9Vz5a5xDzM3I2Zno2E-k9BOke7_tYHpoktgfRuA81JDF5RM2tnAL_36VgIk3HgCNQEnrHFItqlMvfdvtqb20tTrdAEwHpu_RT3b6AsLu8AB0BiBVBMPDwj6cJcFrHU8fqv6bJUA/s1600-h/S6300750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHELVwW9Vz5a5xDzM3I2Zno2E-k9BOke7_tYHpoktgfRuA81JDF5RM2tnAL_36VgIk3HgCNQEnrHFItqlMvfdvtqb20tTrdAEwHpu_RT3b6AsLu8AB0BiBVBMPDwj6cJcFrHU8fqv6bJUA/s320/S6300750.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631563245697986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadUlyD3ZgUQ6DiOGjK12jsLGZFaE7_FD9U24AvyJ7hXN8Ql1rbZ6vsN8GO7on_LDesYAU_cIe5rVCtsfoXz2xv29fAQBLEvwwbGPBQCNZHrFYzGmwzVwPdEkX2ibx_3c-6ijLZ0VOf0N_/s1600-h/S6300745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadUlyD3ZgUQ6DiOGjK12jsLGZFaE7_FD9U24AvyJ7hXN8Ql1rbZ6vsN8GO7on_LDesYAU_cIe5rVCtsfoXz2xv29fAQBLEvwwbGPBQCNZHrFYzGmwzVwPdEkX2ibx_3c-6ijLZ0VOf0N_/s320/S6300745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274631550696116786" /></a><br /><br />I really don't know why we even buy Ava toys. She has played with the box shown below, for 2 days straight. It is pretty much the only toy she has touched since I gave it to her. She will push it around our entire home. She will even pick it up and carry it around everywhere with her. It is really pretty funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1vyq_mMmk8J34DAodfuAHXPWVk0_NRB4Ax_Xex2iVyfvs7QDIqvFNn8tNvcxLPh5fm-uBFDfvyGrep6aYmn3_wRzfJWnANowJS2Q5c8SM-hcAO-Xp6rvqXkXtGKOfRegjoIacPeqIlHq/s1600-h/S6300761.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif1vyq_mMmk8J34DAodfuAHXPWVk0_NRB4Ax_Xex2iVyfvs7QDIqvFNn8tNvcxLPh5fm-uBFDfvyGrep6aYmn3_wRzfJWnANowJS2Q5c8SM-hcAO-Xp6rvqXkXtGKOfRegjoIacPeqIlHq/s320/S6300761.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274633439226404658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirssx-l-ixAc_U3sMEEqih7OmGOsny0Ci0oipsfFWL3T2KVzUb6JNaGZmURaNFUs92wc5aUpttogE0_fxE0xMSDCVur6qIYPgjW1NJKxiDWTfB6cVanR9rJqxbAqSv8lriGTQ6Fs_Y3HlD/s1600-h/S6300764.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirssx-l-ixAc_U3sMEEqih7OmGOsny0Ci0oipsfFWL3T2KVzUb6JNaGZmURaNFUs92wc5aUpttogE0_fxE0xMSDCVur6qIYPgjW1NJKxiDWTfB6cVanR9rJqxbAqSv8lriGTQ6Fs_Y3HlD/s320/S6300764.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274633434343231746" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyMMuUZKVOo73Tj_4TRnwpSkO0cNViTVFRHxjh_wn4AQZ2BRCrBwO_FqBpYxxTqa9g-aYN3Vz_D636KRdKJ3bit13WKOx5C07LYTqpv5DXPDhiN9zPpbXz6aQ2gaSdZiDnSpZtSaW5w-m/s1600-h/S6300760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyMMuUZKVOo73Tj_4TRnwpSkO0cNViTVFRHxjh_wn4AQZ2BRCrBwO_FqBpYxxTqa9g-aYN3Vz_D636KRdKJ3bit13WKOx5C07LYTqpv5DXPDhiN9zPpbXz6aQ2gaSdZiDnSpZtSaW5w-m/s320/S6300760.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274633431390848754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYZnbWLPjB9xYnSb_QLPONAiJ6X0alhyuf8g-owArK7Vns5x9uux4TnFKsDkMyyA3WFcxY859BqY2LwnXptuGmS0kob3DFi7T-YSnoO8vwWi9MZvFipvFsGSe9kYGEO5zfYWvXTlqa9Xo/s1600-h/S6300759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYZnbWLPjB9xYnSb_QLPONAiJ6X0alhyuf8g-owArK7Vns5x9uux4TnFKsDkMyyA3WFcxY859BqY2LwnXptuGmS0kob3DFi7T-YSnoO8vwWi9MZvFipvFsGSe9kYGEO5zfYWvXTlqa9Xo/s320/S6300759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274633421020705474" /></a><br /><br />I put up our Christmas tree today. I just knew we would be telling Ava "no no" every 30 seconds for the next month because of it. However, to my surprise... 6 hours after putting it up, she has not even attempted to touch it. She just points at it and gives her "Ooooh" face. I am so proud of her! *Knock on wood*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKKe_Tp0UPt38IbF6TzaF__tAqQzTUPrEVcz8OJlE9ePnwZUhUwiDtUQEvxxLxzevTpyuLERpQm6MskLVMVlgm1vb2AeXCtuA_HIU9HqJx1scUR2pm34q1lITrfCw3NIv_ZBYFLk6XuPW/s1600-h/S6300768.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKKe_Tp0UPt38IbF6TzaF__tAqQzTUPrEVcz8OJlE9ePnwZUhUwiDtUQEvxxLxzevTpyuLERpQm6MskLVMVlgm1vb2AeXCtuA_HIU9HqJx1scUR2pm34q1lITrfCw3NIv_ZBYFLk6XuPW/s320/S6300768.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274634194146277282" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCAhj0Q_4WKwO9CXY3ZEbd3NA-HjNGU_JRfZi3bwZ7b_oGNeSX_NXZj6HpQnCQcf0hmuV7QM39gQ_gYSVwu8Li3h4amYeotN0jueiF-K91xn6bMWQaBW0qR6Q-rpid6GnDmKby8KamBt4/s1600-h/S6300770.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrCAhj0Q_4WKwO9CXY3ZEbd3NA-HjNGU_JRfZi3bwZ7b_oGNeSX_NXZj6HpQnCQcf0hmuV7QM39gQ_gYSVwu8Li3h4amYeotN0jueiF-K91xn6bMWQaBW0qR6Q-rpid6GnDmKby8KamBt4/s320/S6300770.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274634191647578370" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com222tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-37237857233381620122008-11-10T07:59:00.001-06:002008-11-10T08:01:29.069-06:00Happy 11 Months Ava!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZOtoq8k2bDpz4znJYIul2cugcE-BaXNSHPwMjTO6M0qscyoZwPSzkq8iOmOBfNNKHIXetL7Uo7o6fgMXBzEjDBi0AVdLWZvQ2RlZr9Vy6azM4Y-Yd5Dlwz4N_aCWSUQZDzdJtFSrudYW/s1600-h/ava+and+mama.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZOtoq8k2bDpz4znJYIul2cugcE-BaXNSHPwMjTO6M0qscyoZwPSzkq8iOmOBfNNKHIXetL7Uo7o6fgMXBzEjDBi0AVdLWZvQ2RlZr9Vy6azM4Y-Yd5Dlwz4N_aCWSUQZDzdJtFSrudYW/s320/ava+and+mama.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267028432310242018" /></a><br /><br />Ava is 11 months old today. My how the time has flown. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital.. and now in exactly a month she will be turning a year old. WOW! You never believe it when people tell you, but it really does go by so fast.April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-55708017599456371782008-11-07T08:58:00.004-06:002008-11-07T09:05:52.950-06:00Ava and SidneyTodd's parents kept Sidney this week. Ben and Alisa took Linlee to Disneyworld, and Connor stayed with the Berteau's in Hattiesburg. Ava and Sid had some playtime together a few days this week at the office. Ava wasn't too sure about her to begin with on Monday. I don't think she liked having another little girl invading her territory at the office.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqMQwn04SshwxrKiXWe6Z01gHacAiX3W93ppkD71JdJGBeWvDFfTfg1JzmW7FwKkgSbdF_O40UuxwgWgEX5gwclP-DCUs-HKdGPkMJ6-FwP5_GXJV2T8R3bmWFFDLIi-yEAeAScE5fAe4/s1600-h/4.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqMQwn04SshwxrKiXWe6Z01gHacAiX3W93ppkD71JdJGBeWvDFfTfg1JzmW7FwKkgSbdF_O40UuxwgWgEX5gwclP-DCUs-HKdGPkMJ6-FwP5_GXJV2T8R3bmWFFDLIi-yEAeAScE5fAe4/s320/4.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265930992764458546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhBzX_t3etjIHWc_Lw7a-Dm26s-HkNIdetmdkq8E88xF4VQ_sE42GmQdXw7boE9fqGbREdLEyG43VxYbRQsJTWz97OFJ4rHSQnYWMJWVA650x9Eb3OYqZcar57KqeoX8e6QGTn1eeXgkY/s1600-h/3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhBzX_t3etjIHWc_Lw7a-Dm26s-HkNIdetmdkq8E88xF4VQ_sE42GmQdXw7boE9fqGbREdLEyG43VxYbRQsJTWz97OFJ4rHSQnYWMJWVA650x9Eb3OYqZcar57KqeoX8e6QGTn1eeXgkY/s320/3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265930991090666722" /></a><br /><br />Ava warmed up to her after a few minutes though, and they played pretty well together. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07qaDGTvJdFKnSo5OuPRtbpyF4_3e4xIhIcuqXpAxv8FT9E0Y-TkbNLs1565eMyyOX_2UEdez4NNT0ugy_Icf0WwdrNMG6qw4ugd-bFmDNmmrTSVeOfQ4E_DgrzfH2u5aSnkEixLsJinI/s1600-h/2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07qaDGTvJdFKnSo5OuPRtbpyF4_3e4xIhIcuqXpAxv8FT9E0Y-TkbNLs1565eMyyOX_2UEdez4NNT0ugy_Icf0WwdrNMG6qw4ugd-bFmDNmmrTSVeOfQ4E_DgrzfH2u5aSnkEixLsJinI/s320/2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265931437016489122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-EP8TIbaRbOpUor8ccKZ7fZF_SOZM9SPfeXXWfzvL61tT-APe8kh-L5GtZIwnjdSREm6TWJVEfpb2r7EFJxS_nrafP42gatPwF6OHaCzmBFQrH8lYLJ25-CrLjtUtOWFWu015_w0ZFXu/s1600-h/1.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio-EP8TIbaRbOpUor8ccKZ7fZF_SOZM9SPfeXXWfzvL61tT-APe8kh-L5GtZIwnjdSREm6TWJVEfpb2r7EFJxS_nrafP42gatPwF6OHaCzmBFQrH8lYLJ25-CrLjtUtOWFWu015_w0ZFXu/s320/1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265931431826362018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGRRTI9Ulp7k-xZ17NukH6XMSXlG3zsnwoFZLzrs0rSN1M49bDykdglBeGjE2VXSrOPowKsqaa_5jADDpwr8oxiXxSm1zG-Cw3v6yGmsUc78UT59KboPhJIePvBcEySmyGPQTlTEuPIUb/s1600-h/5.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGRRTI9Ulp7k-xZ17NukH6XMSXlG3zsnwoFZLzrs0rSN1M49bDykdglBeGjE2VXSrOPowKsqaa_5jADDpwr8oxiXxSm1zG-Cw3v6yGmsUc78UT59KboPhJIePvBcEySmyGPQTlTEuPIUb/s320/5.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265931439892518226" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The last picture is from yesterday. Ava and I stopped by on our way home and played with Sid for a little while. She is such a little doll. She has such a pleasant temperament, and is just so much fun to play with.April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-69453081592969160332008-10-31T11:48:00.002-05:002008-10-31T11:52:24.713-05:00Sick Baby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-pQBY9zY7p_aHHvRM_LUd7SV5IqfTppI1172b8qzzKv05sMQnWuJY4F6OtcqD8BQVSbG2QNDP6qOfbSnnbsTCUPYd-6FE5WE1QrRFvHWQ9wNs9MF-khh7oECKZa0q1gQMbK7FRo-Lnux/s1600-h/ava3s2d1f3s2d1f.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-pQBY9zY7p_aHHvRM_LUd7SV5IqfTppI1172b8qzzKv05sMQnWuJY4F6OtcqD8BQVSbG2QNDP6qOfbSnnbsTCUPYd-6FE5WE1QrRFvHWQ9wNs9MF-khh7oECKZa0q1gQMbK7FRo-Lnux/s320/ava3s2d1f3s2d1f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263361735338815106" /></a><br /><br /><br />Ava has been so sick this week. I took her to the doctor Tuesday. He said it was a cold that is going around. He gave her cough medicine and an antihistamine. Her pour little eyes have been watering so much that when she wakes up from a nap or from the night, her eyes are matted shut. She is doing a little better, but still not great. The picture above is from this morning at daycare. She finally went back today, although after seeing how she looks in this picture, I'm wondering if that was the best idea. We are going to try to do a little trick-r-treating with her tonight since it's her first halloween, but it will probably be limited to just the grand & great grandparents' houses in Aquilla. Will post Halloween pics over the weekend.April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-20521127766340148482008-10-10T15:47:00.004-05:002008-10-10T15:54:33.999-05:00Playing Catchup<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp63x7pQVur2XIgQUCz4kfd7PDNnvtYBctP8JKIEPDglKmOhIbUmG8zmVF2l-E95ieQipzTLq6qIjjKkviPifMXPTSUoWrOZ-W6Z_rrVGhLbjKazoOmQEgMqHz62SEyowfMdJpKtBZq0O/s1600-h/ava-1-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp63x7pQVur2XIgQUCz4kfd7PDNnvtYBctP8JKIEPDglKmOhIbUmG8zmVF2l-E95ieQipzTLq6qIjjKkviPifMXPTSUoWrOZ-W6Z_rrVGhLbjKazoOmQEgMqHz62SEyowfMdJpKtBZq0O/s320/ava-1-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255630928974151218" /></a><br /><br /><br />I know it has been awhile since my last post. Things have just been crazy for me at work and it's always busy busy at home too, especially with Ava being so mobile now. She is walking everywhere. Not quite running yet, but she has this cute little trot. Her feet still get ahead of her at times though, and she will face plant in the carpet. <br /><br />She walked right into Nana's desk the other day. She was holding a toy, staring at it while walking, and walked right into the desk. She fell on her bottom, spun her little circle, then got up and right back at it. I wish I had it on camera because we could have surely won a prize on America's Funniest Home videos, lol. <br /><br />Biggest Update: Ava is FINALLY cutting a tooth! Our little girl was backwards from most. She was walking when others her age were getting teeth. Now, at 10 months, a tooth has finally breeched the surface. She has been such a big girl about it. The only reason I even knew it was there, was because she stuck my finger in her mouth earlier this week and started knawing on it, at which time I felt something stick me. After about 5 minutes, she finally let me look at it.April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-4736469978110897242008-09-02T19:52:00.001-05:002008-09-02T20:00:49.543-05:00<center>Our Little Princess!</center><br /><br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWhcNrQI87rIoo756uIFOL3Ibi3vHgce_UOT68ekbtgqrUEvAYzWYxRP8YwQlnW_v27o9hZw2ERQ10JCwjhEX4ekGuknt9Iaz5IuMP0zYWbCOqbypMDlmLP61LMkk91TecWksvGBsICpu/s1600-h/S6300674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWhcNrQI87rIoo756uIFOL3Ibi3vHgce_UOT68ekbtgqrUEvAYzWYxRP8YwQlnW_v27o9hZw2ERQ10JCwjhEX4ekGuknt9Iaz5IuMP0zYWbCOqbypMDlmLP61LMkk91TecWksvGBsICpu/s320/S6300674.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241593302388024578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP23-pIQCEL8oGTWTqX9aDKMS6c_ZMD0iu0ywqn1277K5IOYONrr07crVKq9uYix4BMUcgE5Var05Vk_KPvI8LQoUxA4_yEhvNgNuTOSEfHIfAaI3X_2iXWH6c0nqYWu99aO0WWWLeoHG/s1600-h/S6300676.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP23-pIQCEL8oGTWTqX9aDKMS6c_ZMD0iu0ywqn1277K5IOYONrr07crVKq9uYix4BMUcgE5Var05Vk_KPvI8LQoUxA4_yEhvNgNuTOSEfHIfAaI3X_2iXWH6c0nqYWu99aO0WWWLeoHG/s320/S6300676.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241593307534790690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtYos0oM00mfh-ziI24FooJSDjDHGKEkjdJg4hs2V-Vz5zfi065RlbuFBuurKRgcrQqMImpyp3b52Ghlcv9qAjyEX1rBeD55H2wDBDepfox-BnWcFq5o4mYdSyN9fTfE8aW3DW2l0BEDO/s1600-h/S6300677.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtYos0oM00mfh-ziI24FooJSDjDHGKEkjdJg4hs2V-Vz5zfi065RlbuFBuurKRgcrQqMImpyp3b52Ghlcv9qAjyEX1rBeD55H2wDBDepfox-BnWcFq5o4mYdSyN9fTfE8aW3DW2l0BEDO/s320/S6300677.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241593314976875458" /></a><br /><br><br /><center>Big Walking Girl</center><br /><br><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vJ6kvGA57EWpr62p0RKimCQkmkeMuqRWZhcPaiFZPfH1gI3KPN2vXs_KfvnjdaA1YRmaNc89WNXr-kfq_wuSrFMO2PE_rKCHeXi1upqeO9AnFeX0dxrbJppOuhGeaUXzV9c-jccbZEh8/s1600-h/S6300683.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vJ6kvGA57EWpr62p0RKimCQkmkeMuqRWZhcPaiFZPfH1gI3KPN2vXs_KfvnjdaA1YRmaNc89WNXr-kfq_wuSrFMO2PE_rKCHeXi1upqeO9AnFeX0dxrbJppOuhGeaUXzV9c-jccbZEh8/s320/S6300683.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241593321075158370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k5hYPUgNxuoyoD1-FDo4BIARi02JfkAvZx7C15ZAKRDnNUASBOUlKRDf8cfsy0CFl3uPzorDPNfPbCR4kmseqp3YEyit-F1UTRXtpIi2CFuaELh9DBm-vbNFPr-BBadYKMWh5EnX4arL/s1600-h/S6300684.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1k5hYPUgNxuoyoD1-FDo4BIARi02JfkAvZx7C15ZAKRDnNUASBOUlKRDf8cfsy0CFl3uPzorDPNfPbCR4kmseqp3YEyit-F1UTRXtpIi2CFuaELh9DBm-vbNFPr-BBadYKMWh5EnX4arL/s320/S6300684.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241593325225708498" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-68855087765290813352008-08-20T18:34:00.001-05:002008-08-20T18:36:23.815-05:00Ava's First Steps!!!!Ava took her first steps today!!! She will take 5 or 6 steps at a time, and has done it several times this evening. We videoed her walking, but I haven't gotten it uploaded yet... will post once I do!April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614583802246577866.post-70372606118048495612008-08-19T13:46:00.002-05:002008-08-19T13:52:12.964-05:00New Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCcS5-Rq6Oofoly9jzFHcFhsXcKNtmvNQXq9B03Vo43hn1KLEoE5J0hRwXTCMKIcC2Nj6g7x8uNRwH-NWDiztXhGTu5vw8Nd1gYrrCUtGbn5sQnBFUgqIlev51HTvTKIMG5l-4QSeMaBJ/s1600-h/S6300594.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCcS5-Rq6Oofoly9jzFHcFhsXcKNtmvNQXq9B03Vo43hn1KLEoE5J0hRwXTCMKIcC2Nj6g7x8uNRwH-NWDiztXhGTu5vw8Nd1gYrrCUtGbn5sQnBFUgqIlev51HTvTKIMG5l-4QSeMaBJ/s320/S6300594.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236303078474618834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_Z8Q7waUG_fxEtdoIATAvAUHjzkCEiQGHF0S0_Wn7gK7lY1hpJcXS44H6zIPzh2keixbsg1yCtxH7kbV3jMEl7ZEHV4rXtNIB7E4NY5_OQ-44NTubsBhxxZ97XI05V17sPCZtTQnx_uA/s1600-h/S6300592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_Z8Q7waUG_fxEtdoIATAvAUHjzkCEiQGHF0S0_Wn7gK7lY1hpJcXS44H6zIPzh2keixbsg1yCtxH7kbV3jMEl7ZEHV4rXtNIB7E4NY5_OQ-44NTubsBhxxZ97XI05V17sPCZtTQnx_uA/s320/S6300592.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236303089654468930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMieJS9jsMu11rS-B84gQOQgrE52Rzztu1MzyEzFN1fM_AOQfyghul0acK1Llg5OaMApFh-PipP8OYHFQJPHn3uYXW3vXoF590atN1hIzeXKqeazoxCKK_jFIGWUDssTvI-n6IzOaKHSz/s1600-h/S6300600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMieJS9jsMu11rS-B84gQOQgrE52Rzztu1MzyEzFN1fM_AOQfyghul0acK1Llg5OaMApFh-PipP8OYHFQJPHn3uYXW3vXoF590atN1hIzeXKqeazoxCKK_jFIGWUDssTvI-n6IzOaKHSz/s320/S6300600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236303095275456194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2BtNcdb1-8tC9dk9-8qLNVqAFL_8TTRNdMuDIVEqdJxTVl_XzWAgyUG8dLhGktsT-hro6UjYBGb-6WjvUoVS_YcKRbxU75WuLpXiRxTrfA14V71Gs9NeBYnilV4VKP4m8TleOBrOIDuO/s1600-h/S6300605.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2BtNcdb1-8tC9dk9-8qLNVqAFL_8TTRNdMuDIVEqdJxTVl_XzWAgyUG8dLhGktsT-hro6UjYBGb-6WjvUoVS_YcKRbxU75WuLpXiRxTrfA14V71Gs9NeBYnilV4VKP4m8TleOBrOIDuO/s320/S6300605.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236303102640117586" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBmEh3I2Ft3SIkOs_lwzbxOSAVPvlto8x754vQJQDktoIKCNYt3w6nOOkZYb61bzenrZNKlgWc0hyphenhyphenG-V8NAcdFf26_WrDdzH8c7tNFCw10L0_q_EH6QmcetEtTecf0yTqewdiwNrMkzqQ/s1600-h/S6300608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBmEh3I2Ft3SIkOs_lwzbxOSAVPvlto8x754vQJQDktoIKCNYt3w6nOOkZYb61bzenrZNKlgWc0hyphenhyphenG-V8NAcdFf26_WrDdzH8c7tNFCw10L0_q_EH6QmcetEtTecf0yTqewdiwNrMkzqQ/s320/S6300608.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236303109293605250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZLq_HiWLcS0E08y9l-PhBaAa8YKdb6LqGBfF8HmXjuBP76rBveusS-1vgeEEgA7QfPe4tUhQfS5TD1biiLm6o6hiQ9E5PLZxtBbgbp2WJGZQrkg3QD_Alr1g507VEWA5cUJDJOzs9T7w/s1600-h/S6300611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZLq_HiWLcS0E08y9l-PhBaAa8YKdb6LqGBfF8HmXjuBP76rBveusS-1vgeEEgA7QfPe4tUhQfS5TD1biiLm6o6hiQ9E5PLZxtBbgbp2WJGZQrkg3QD_Alr1g507VEWA5cUJDJOzs9T7w/s320/S6300611.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236303329293200978" /></a>April, Todd, and Avahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673764333888126726noreply@blogger.com3