Happy Easter!

Easter was great! Ava is a pro at it now that this is her 2nd time around! (nevermind she wan't even a week old for the last one...) Here's pics of some of the weekend's activities. She's so into everything! It cracks me up.

Coloring eggs with Dad

Practice egg hunt at home.... have to be prepared for Grandma's to have a chance at beating the other kids to some eggs.

Just taking a stroll outside before festivities begin

WAIT!!! Is that Grandpa over by the swings?!?! I had better go check that out!

It was Grandpa by the swings.... of course she suckered him into pushing her. She LOVES to be outside & swing!

And we're off!! The egg hunt has offically began!

Taking a rest after searching so hard. I think Dad is stealing some of her candy.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY AVA!!!

It's official!! Ava is 1 year old! Ok... so she was 1 on the 17th of March (St Patrick's Day), but we didn't celebrate her birthday until today. We had a big party for her. It was a blast. She made quite the haul with the toys and clothes. She must REALLY be loved. Can't possibly imagine why ;);) Here's some pics of the party. The first picture was on Ava's actual birthday with Gma & Gpa Wilkinson came over. Gpa decided that she needed her OWN cupcake on her acutal birthday. Thanks sooo much to everyone who came and helped us celebrate Ava's special day!

Some tidbits about Ava:

1) She can say mama, baba, dada and the word no. The last not being my favorite.
2) She had 8 teeth! 2 bottom center, 2 top center, 2 molars on bottom, 2 molars on top. Crazy!
3) She could walk if she wanted to, but simply chooses not to. She will take a few steps and then starts crawling.
4) She just started having regular milk. YES!!!!!
5) She would much rather just feed herself. Forget the baby food!
6) She weighs 17lbs2oz and was 27.5 inches on Friday @ the doctor's office.
7) She is in the 5% for weight and in the 8% for height. Little!
8) She LOVES pickles.
9) She loves to dance.
10) She loves to help unload/load the dishwasher. Mostly she likes to unload the silverware whether its being unloaded or not.

Dad's Party

Last Friday we had a big surprise party for my Dad's 50th birthday. It was a blast! Here's a video that I put together (for all you out of towners that couldn't make it :( we missed ya!) I'll post more pictures as soon as I get them from Corinne ;);)

Nice...

I had Ava in the bathroom with me this morning while I was getting ready. I left the bathroom to go to the kitchen and get my cell phone (which if you've been to my house you know that's not a long trip). I picked up my phone and came straight back to the bathroom.

When I left Ava was playing with one of her toys I had taken in there. When I got back this is what I found....

She has this habit of sticking things in her mouth (socks, toys, just about anything) and carrying them while she crawls around the house. When I went to pick her up, she stuck one of them in her mouth and took off. All I could do was laugh. Don't worry.... it's a new one!

Randoms

So here's just a couple random things that have been going on. Rhett decided to give Ava a pickle today. SHE LOVED IT! sorry it's kinda blurry. Always happens when I take pics with my phone. Oh don't worry.... there is NO WAY she could have choked on the pickle!

This was one of Ava's christmas presents. She's finally getting big enough (sort of) to ride it. Her feet only touch the bottom when she has on shoes that are way too big for her :)

Stroll

So Ava and I decided to go for a little stroll in front of our house this morning. She walked a really long way.... for little legs! She totally biffed it at one point, but just got back up and kept on walking. She LOVES to be outside. It was a little chilly so we didn't stay out for too long. It must have wore her out because she came right in, had a bottle, and is now passed out in her bed!

11 MONTHS OLD!!!

11 months old?!?! Where does time go? That means next month she'll be 1 year old already! Little facts about Ava:

1) She got her first bruise on her head the other day. Evidently the church door decided to jump out and attack her. Who thought she'd get a bruise going into church... can anyone say IRONIC!!

2) Just about every time you ask her a question... she answers "yeah" no matter what the question is.

3) Last time we went into the Doctor's office (2 weeks ago) she weighed 16lbs 13 oz. She's little...

4) She will only give Dad kisses if Mom gives her kisses first.

5) She can throw an absolute tantrum! She throws her head down to the ground between her legs and screams! It just great. I will get it on video one of these times.

6) She will only share her toys if SHE is in the mood to share.

7) She now has 4 teeth. Two on top & two on bottom.

8) She loves just about any book.

9) She loves sweet potato baby puffs or "baby crack" as Heidi refers to it.

10) Grandpa Brad is still her favorite..... next to mom now. :)

Here's a video of Ava with her walker. she just recently started enjoying it. She used to HATE it.