Fun in the Puerto Rican Sun!
Last week, Papa Guy once again loaded up his girls and their gear and headed off to Puerto Rico. Ava did wonderful on the 4 hour flight there, and couldn't wait to set her feet in the warm waters of the Caribbean.

This time she really enjoyed playing in the sand and splashing in the ocean. Every time we got close to the water she would yell out "fish fish". We also had fun walking in the hotel's gardens at night. Ava couldn't get enough of the little "coqui" frogs and would sing along with them.

Of course we couldn't go to Puerto Rico and not go shopping. Ava loved to stare at all the jewelry, hats and handbags. We actually had to pull her away when it was time to leave.
We had a wonderful time, and hopefully we will be able to go back sometime soon!

One little cute Goldfish...

This year for Halloween, Ava decided to be a little goldfish. She loved her costume, and walked

around "quacking" at everyone. We think she was having a bit of an identity crisis and confused

herself as a duck instead of

a fish. Well whether she was a fish or a duck she certainly "stole" the show. Here are a couple pictures of her last night before and after the halloween festivities.

Ava really ennjoyed wearing her costume and cried when we took it off. We hope all of you had a great Halloween!!

Happy Fall!!!

Here are just a few fall pictures. Ava really enjoys being outside cruising around the block in her radio flyer wagon. She has also become very curious and has to investigate and climb on everything!

Burts Pumpkin Patch

Last week, while Nick was in North Dakota. Ava and I spent some time with Mimi and Papa Guy in Cornelia. We decided to head up to Dawsonville and visit Burt and his pumpkin patch.

Ava's favorite part was the hayride.

This trip was very special as Gigi, G-paw, Great Uncle Jim and Great Aunt Sue got to visit Burt's

as well.

Ava had fun picking out a pumpkin...or two! She can't wait to visit Burt's again next year and pick out an even bigger one!

Hangin with the Boyz!!!

This weekend we went over to "Uncle" Todd and "Aunt" Jennifer's house to cook out and watch the Georgia game. Ava had so much fun "playing the field" seeing who would give her the most attention.

Her Daddy...

Her "Uncle" Todd...

Or her Uncle Adam...

All in all, Ava couldn't choose who was her favorite and she can't wait to "hang with the boyz" again sometime soon.

One is soo much fun!

Ava is having a great time being one.

She loves to play during the day, and loves to read lots of books.

She also has lots of fun cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs, not to mention she is walking like a champ!

By the end of the day, she is exhausted and has no problem falling asleep!

Our Little Lady's First Birthday

Last weekend, August 26th we celebrated Ava's first birthday. Many of her friends and family came over and braved the heat to celebrate with us. The boys enjoyed bouncing in the princess moonwalk, while the girls

stayed inside where it was nice and cool.

We all enjoyed lunch, and afterwards we sang Happy Birthday to Ava. As you can see, she really loved her Lady Bug cake...maybe a little too much!

She obviously had no trouble sharing her cake either!

Ava had a wonderful first birthday and received many wonderful gifts. However, the best part was getting to spend time with all her friends and family.

Home sweet home!

So it's official...we are now proud owners of a new home. Our long, and I mean long awaited move finally arrived a little over two weeks ago.

With many months of hard work, Nick completed
our new house and we moved in with a vengeance August 19th. We had tons of help and really appreciate our family and friends turning up to help us get settled.




We still have a lot of work to do, but we are well on our way in making our new house a home. Here's some pictures of the house, and we hope that all of you will come and visit soon.