Day 181

Someone was hard at work and the proof is right behind her!

Day 180

This is apparently what goes on when Mommy is at work all day... I checked my email and had a picture of Miss Ava who had climbed into her bouncy seat all by herself and found another way to bounce it! Safe, huh? :)

Day 179

Ava got to swin with Aunt Stephanie today~! We had a birthday party at my aunt and uncle's house for two of my cousins who turned six! They have a pool and Ava had a blast! Thanks for taking her swimming, Steph!

Day 178

Look who can stand on her own for a short period of time!

(I wish she'd been looking at me, but we take what we can get)

Day 177

We finally found a sippy cup she likes and she's getting really good at drinking out of it! Yay Ava!

Day 176

Today's picture isn't the greatest... I had to use my phone b/c our power went out tonight and after about an hour and a half, Ava and I had enough and headed over to my Mom and Dad's. Zach and my dad were golfing so Ava and I hung out with my mom until Zach came home to find our power back on...

Day 175

I can't believe how old she is starting to look :(

Day 174

Ava likes to help do the laundry!

Day 173

FINALLY! We had a night where we didn't have a fight going to sleep! The fighting sleep is a recent occurrence.. maybe it's coming to and end!

Day 172

Ava giving her Daddy his Father's Day card and gift.

Happy Father's Day, Zach! You are an amazing daddy and we both love you so much!

Day 171

Hoping she'd get some of our yummy food from Re-Pete's!

Day 170

Happy 9 months, sweet baby girl! We love you so much and you bring us so much joy!

Day 169

I love this picture. It's like she was playing so hard and just needed to stop and rest a minute...

Day 168

This girl is all silly all the time these days. What a riot she is to be around!

Day 167

Notice the new additions on the cabinet doors. A super curious Ava means that trying to get into these wasn't far off - so we are preventing it before it happens! I did leave it off of the ones with the pots and pans... a girl's gotta have a little fun now and then!

Day 166

Someone sure looked excited about going to meet her mommy for lunch today!!

Day 165

This girl is definitely a water baby!! She gets so excited at bathtime and tries to get in the shower with us! I love that she's not scared of the water!

Day 164

Uncle Stephen watched Ava for a couple of hours today and she loved his pup! This picture shows her grabbing his coat and accidentally pulling out some of his hair - oops, sorry Ari!

Day 163

Here is a tired little girl who is fighting sleep and has been for the last hour. She is not currently as happy as she was when I snapped this picture!

Day 162

I caught Ava throwing her head back and laughing tonight and finally caught evidence of those two top teeth!

Day 161

Ava's kisses consist of opening her mouth and putting it on something - she usually only gives me and her grandma kisses, but today she had one for Mickey Mouse! She won't even give her Daddy a kiss! So sad for Daddy!

Day 160

This sleepy girl got to go back to school today for Daddy's Day Out - and she had a blast!

Day 159

Ava got a couple of licks of my sugar free Fudgesicle today. I think she liked it!

Day 158

Ava thinks that whenver we eat, she needs to as well, even if she has already eaten. Here she is opening wide for a bite of our food at lunch on our way home! She has a big mouth!!

Day 157

(This isn't the best picture, but) Congratulations to my brother Greg and new sister-in-law Kelsey!

Day 156

Greg and Kelsey had a special guest at the rehearsal dinner tonight!

Day 155

We had SUCH a good little traveler today - we are so proud of her! We're already having so much fun and can't wait for more to come!

Day 154

This is obviously the most important thing we need to pack!

Day 153

I love how what little bit of hair she has is messed up in this picture!

Day 152

Ava had fun on her first day of summer break with Dad!