Happy Girl!!

Here are some fun pictures of our happy girl. These were taken the other night while Ava was enjoying her bath before she headed off to bed.

Check out those Pearly Whites!!

Once again, Ava decided to take a dip in her pool to cool off from the scorching heat! Check out those pearly whites! Her top teeth will be bursting thru the surface any day now...hopefully sooner than later!!! We are anxiously waiting for her to stand up and take off. She can stand by herself for a good minute...but gets scared and sits right back down. It's hard to believe that next month she will be a year old. Where has the time gone?

Chiquita Banana
At the end of June Papa Guy had a business trip in Puerto Rico...so he packed up his girls and all their gear and headed off for a few days in the Puerto Rican sunshine. This was the 2nd time Ava flew on a plane and once again did very well! We had great weather with just a few afternoon scattered showers. Ava once again enjoyed the pool and had so much fun playing with other kids.

Mimi even got her to go in the ocean, which was quite exciting!

Ava even had her first 4-star dining experience at Mortons. I think when we arrived the wait staff were a little hesitant of a 10 month old, but like everyone else Ava won their hearts with her big blue eyes, bright smile...and of course good manners.

We enjoyed spending time walking around Old San Juan, eating at some great Puerto Rican hot spots and of course we couldn't forget the tour and free drinks at the Bacardi Rum plant.
It seems our little girl is becoming quite the world traveler and we can't wait to see where our next adventure takes us!

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!