Here Fishy Fishy...
We have some family in town from Illinois so we decided to take them for a visit to the Georgia Aquarium. Ava was fascinated with all the fish and had to tell all of them "hi fishy" and "bye bye fishy." You can tell how fascinated she was, as she wouldn't even take her eyes off of them for one minute to smile at the camera. Oh well, I guess I really can't compete with a giant grouper.

A Day at the Zoo
The weather was so pretty on Sunday, that we decided to head to Zoo Atlanta with Uncle Todd and Aunt Jenn. Even though it was really hot Ava had a great time. We got to see the new baby panda, but Ava's favorite animals were the monkeys.

Old Friends

As you can see Ava had a very exciting weekend! Saturday, her friends Camille and Quinn came over to play and have dinner. Ava and Camille play very well together and had lots of fun reading books, playing in the ice cream truck and loving on baby Quinn. We can't wait until our next play date and here are a few fun pictures of the girls!

New Friends

On Friday, Ava and I went to visit our friends Holly, Scott and their two beautiful baby girls Molly Margaret and Bonnie Kay. Holly and Scott were very very sweet with Ava and let her hold and feed the girls. We are so excited to welcome these sweet babies into the world. Here are a few pictures of Ava and her new friends.

Good Buddies

On Saturday, our friends Chase, Kendra and Bryant came to visit. We all know how much Ava loves to play with other children so of course she had tons of fun with her buddy Bryant. Here are a couple pictures of their fun times together.

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Ava wanted to send all of you her love on Valentines Day!

XOXOXOXOXOX

Medieval Times

On Saturday we went for an early Valentines Day dinner to Medieval Times with our friends Todd and Jennifer. We had a great time and enjoyed cheering for our black and white knight (hence the goofy crowns).

Our Little Ski Bunny

At the beginning of February we took our annual family trip to hit the ski slopes in Utah. We were very excited as this would be Ava's second year going and we couldn't wait to see how she would react to all the snow. At the ski resort they have a great child care center, so Nick and I decided to check it out. We walked in and Ava began to squeal with delight! She couldn't believe all the toys and she was even more excited at the prospect of playing with some kids her age. So we signed her up and she walked off...without looking back at us. Nick and I were shocked and relieved at the same time, as this was her first experience staying with someone she didn't know.

So the adults hit the slopes while Ava played, napped and ate lunch without us. After we finished skiing we picked her up (don't worry she did smile when she saw us) and played in the snow. At first she was unsure how to walk in all her snow gear, but she quickly figured it out. She kept saying bubbles...and wanted Papa Guy to throw them (the snow) in his own face. Well of course he did and she giggled non stop. After skiing Ava found time to enjoy a good book. We had a wonderful time skiing and we can't wait until for our little ski bunny to join us on the slopes next year!

Rubber Duckie your the One

Ava has always loved her bathtime. Here are a couple pictures we took a few weeks ago of her splashing around. Her favorite thing to do during her bath is to cook something up with her Sesame Street pots and pans; and you can't forget the bath crayons...watch out Monet!

Merry Christmas 2006!

After opening up presents at our house, we headed off to Cornelia to celebrate Christmas with Mimi, Papa Guy, Uncle Kiss, Gigi and G-Paw. Little did Ava know, that after a delicious meal made by Gigi that she would get MORE gifts to open. Here

are a few highlights from our wonderful Christmas day.

Ava was

once again thrilled with everything she received.

However, her favorite part was when Gigi let her play her piano. I must admit, Ava did provide some wonderful after dinner music!

This year was truly a wonderful Christmas, especially seeing the glimmer and excitement in Ava's eyes. We hope that all of you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!