St. George Island (part 2)

Okay, so it wouldn't let us publish everything we wanted to, so we had to create 2 parts! After dinner, we would go for walks on the beach. Ava really loved the back pack her Uncle Chris gave her. She loved the nature preserve and especially the walk to get ice cream at Aunt Ebby's.

The last day was quite windy...we almost lost Ava (aka the flying nun) to a large gust of wind!

Maybe next year, Ava will decide to get her feet wet in the gulf...instead of hiding out in her tent!

Either way, we can't wait to go back next

year!

St. George Island (part 1)

June 3rd we left for one of our favorite family retreats, St. George Island Florida for a week of fun in the sun and relaxation! Once we arrived we unpacked and got Ava ready for the beach! She didn't react well to the ocean and was quite scared of the crashing waves.

The next morning the boys woke up bright and early and went fishing. The girls packed up and headed down to the beach. Ava enjoyed the beach more that day and had fun playing under the tent with her beach toys.

The boys also had a great day fishing, even though it was very hot. They caught a variety of fish from flounder, trout, triple tail and even a shark!! That night Chris, Nick and Drake headed back to Atlanta. Hopefully next year they can spend a few more days with all of us!

We relaxed most of the time alternating between the beach and the pool.

After all that playing in the sun...Ava was pooped!

Surf's Up!!!

Today was super hot, so Ava thought it would be nice to take her very first dip in the pool. First however, she had to decide which swim suit she would sport. As you can see, she decided on the surf shorts and matching bathing top.

She loved the pool! She especially had fun with the watering can. She loved when we held it up in the air and poured it into her hands.

She loved crawling around in the pool and kept playing for over an hour. When we got her out...she growled at us!

All said and done, Ava had a great day playing in her pool. She can't wait to sport her bikini and stylish one piece someday soon.

Just for fun!

We haven't posted in a while, so we thought we would just share a few pictures from all our busy activities this month. We have been quite busy from Mother's Day, to weddings and then running around getting things ready for our new house. In our spare time Ava has been busy learning to scoot, walk with help and bounce around in her Johnny Jump Up.

We had a great Mother's Day as a family and enjoyed spending

time outside in the yard.

Well Ava will officially be 9 months old on the 26th. We headed off to Dr. Kuo's this week for our 9 month check-up. Dr. Kuo was once again very happy with Ava's progress. She was a nice 18lbs. 4oz and 27 1/2 inches long!

Today, I dropped Ava off with her Mimi. Nick and I have to attend a funeral, then we are off to Savannah for Natalie and Jon's wedding. We will miss her sooooooo much and can't wait to get back on Monday!

Yum...Cookie Monster!
Last week, we discovered that Ava has 4 bottom teeth that are getting ready to burst thru the surface. We decided to give her a biter biscuit to see if we could give those teeth a little help.
Needless to say...Ava dived right into the biscuit and didn't want to put it down!

Still no teeth, but it seems that Ava has found a new favorite food!

After a brief dunk the tub, Ava was all clean and ready for some more!

Hippity Hoppity...Easter 2006

We had a wonderful first Easter with Ava. She really enjoyed opening ALL of her Easter baskets and loved to see all the suprises that were tucked inside.

After church we went over to Gigi and Great Grandpa's house for a great Easter lunch. Ava first enjoyed eating pears and chicken with Gigi, then she chowed down with the rest of the family on some sweet potatoes and green beans!

We look forward to next year when Ava can actually hunt for Easter eggs instead of eating them!

A fish tale!

Last weekend we went to Callaway Gardens to help Nick's great Aunt Martha celebrate her 82nd Birthday! We had a wonderful lunch and got to spend some quality time with the Morrow and Helm's families.

This weekend we continued to help Aunt Martha celebrate as we all took a trip to the Georgia Aquarium. Ava found that people watching was much more fun than looking at all the fish! We look forward to taking Ava back to the aquarium later this year.

Move over Elmer Fud...

Here comes Ava Morrow!!! Well not unless Ralph Lauren comes out with a stylish camo print. This picture was taken courtesy of daddy during his "daddy" time on Sunday. Nick taught Ava how to sit in the woods for a turkey hunt, organize his tackle box and even how to wash the car.

Where does the time go???

We can't believe it's already April!!! Time sure does fly when you're having fun. The past month has been really busy with all kinds of fun and exciting activities. Ava keeps on getting taller and taller and taller, and her pants keep getting shorter shorter and shorter! She continues to be quite the ham and has learned to wave bye bye and can almost play pat-a-cake. She loves to scoot backwards, but hasn't quite mastered moving her legs and arms forward at the same time. No rush though...we know that day will come soon enough.

Ava has really enjoyed lounging outside in her stroller or in the grass. She especially loves sporting her variety of hats and sunglasses.





We can't wait for warmer days to arrive when we can spend time with friends and family at the lake and beach. We hope all of you are having a wonderful spring!

How does your garden grow?

Okay, sorry we just couldn't resist! The weather was in the low 70's yesterday so we decided to see how Ava would like to play in the daffodils. She had so much fun and tried to eat them all!