Weekend with the Grandparents and Great-Grandparents

Ava was so happy to see her grandma and grandpa and grgrpa and grgrma that she got right to her feet!

Grandpa kept Ava happy while waiting for our table for dinner that night.

Great-Grandpa even got a kiss good-bye!

Some Recent Favorites

So I have not done such a great job of keeping up with this blog (obviously) and to catch up I will just post some of my favorite recent pictures of Ava. She is going to be 10 and a 1/2 months on Sunday and it's just so hard to believe she will be 1 soon! She has mastered crawling and I am pretty sure she can beat me in a race. Her favorite food is Yo-Yo baby, even dad tries to steal bites of this yummy stuff! Currently she loves to pull herself up on everything including her crib, coffee table, baby piano, and my personal favorite-the dishwasher.

Baby Mozart (yeah right, not with these parents!)

What were you thinking mom?


Special Delivery

Happy Halloween (and Happy Birthday Dad too)!

Poor Ava...because Mom likes turtles she is stuck with lots of turtle clothes, decorations, bath mats, and of course she had to be a turtle for Halloween too! Grandma Kuehn found a "Squirt" (Crush's sidekick from Finding Nemo) costume at Disneyland and Ava fit into it perfectly.

By the way, this was the best costume ever! It was designed so that the top was a zip-up jacket with a hood and pants, so Ava probably had no clue she was in a costume and could carry on-crawl-like normal!

Pumpkin Patch

Our neighbors invited us to go to a local pumpkin patch with them and I'm so glad we went. It was so nice to see our little pumpkin mixed in with all the rest!

First Trip to Disney Land

Ava took her first trip to Disneyland when some of her favorite cousins were visiting from Boston! She was completely mesmerized by all the new sights and sounds. Her first ride was "Buzz Lightyear" which she rode with Grandma Kuehn and Auntie Lyndsey. After that it was time for "It's a Small World," in which Ava looked like she could be one of the little people-she was just their size. I can't wait to take her to Disneyland as she gets older, it really is the happiest place on earth-as it keeps Ava very very happy and therefore Mommy very very happy!

New wheels!

Grandma Susan bought Ava her first car and she loves it! She will let you push her around in that all day long. She's such a natural, isn't she?

Where did we leave off? September updates

Wow, I am way behind here...a lot has happened over the past few months. Ava spent Labor Day weekend in Newport Beach with Grandma and Grandpa Susan. See below how she modeled at the Anthropologie store.
She also got some good time in with her Great Grandpa.
Then she took her first visit to the San Diego Zoo with mom and Auntie E (Dad was away in Vegas hanging out with some other animals). Where she had her portrait taken (she was all smiles over that one):
She went apes over being at the zoo and stuck her neck out to see everything!

Frozen Yogurt

It was so hot this past weekend that I thought it was the perfect time to introduce Ava to some sweet treats. We took her to Golden Spoon and we got her her own mini Vanilla frozen yogurt. I'm pretty sure she liked it, all 5 bites! Fortunately for Ava, mom had the rest before it melted. Something tells me ice cream is in our very near future...

New Hobbies!

This past weekend Ava explored her potential hobbies. The first one was reading, this is mom's favorite hobby. She got to read with Grandma and I am pretty sure they both enjoyed it. We'll see when she is able to start participating in book club with mom, I'm just not quite sure when "Good Night Moon" will make the list?


Then she gave playing cards a shot, this of course being dad's favorite hobby. Take a look at that poker face!?! I think the pacifier gives her away though.


In the end the card game wore her out, but I'm pretty sure there will be plenty more card games in the future!

Another sink shot

Ava's getting so big she can't fit into any of our sinks anymore. This may be the last time for a shot like this, good thing she made it worth it!

Time with the Family!

Ava was so lucky over the past few days to see some of her cousins. Here are some photos of her time with them, as well as a great shot of her with Uncle Night-Night. It's hard to tell whose happier?

Hanging Out!

Some of you might wonder what Ava does in her free time...well, she loves to lounge around with Coco. Coco barely notices Ava, but Ava adores Coco. She also catches up on her celebrity gossip with US Weekly. I know this will make her cousin Kerry very proud! Sometimes, she is just as happy sitting in her crib.

7 months

I can't believe Ava is already 7 months old. This is such a fun age, she is so happy and really starting to be aware of all that is around her. She has also discovered her tongue and how to stick it out at us! Here are some shots from this past weekend; including sitting in a high chair at Mimi's, and a visit to the grocery store where she got to try sitting in the cart like a big girl (I promised we paid for the almonds she was holding!). Many thanks to Auntie E who made her happy all weekend.

More Pool Time

Ava liked the water even more this past weekend; she was kicking and splashing all around. She even decided to try and pick up a little water basketball with the help from her mama! They make quite the team...if only Ava stopped trying to fit the basketball in her mouth.

Wind Up Toys!

Ava had fun playing with all of Grandpa's wind-up toys this past weekend. She had a hard time picking which 1 was her favorite since they all tasted so good to her, although I think the pink dinosaur is the true fave.

Nordstrom Sale!

Ava got to go to her first Nordstrom sale last weekend. She seemed to love cruising around the mall, and she got many compliments on her cute little headband. However, the highlight of the trip for Ava was when we spent some time at the McDonald's playground...she was so excited to look at all the other little kids (the highlight for mom was the new pair of shoes and sweater she purchased at the sale)!!

Auntie Lyndsey's and Uncle JJ's wedding

Ava made a brief appearance at the wedding to pose for some pictures. We're still awaiting some more family shots, but this one is just for Auntie Lyndsey-all the fish faces are just for her. As you can tell Ava is still trying to perfect hers. Lyndsey looked absolutely stunning on this day and we are all very excited to welcome JJ to the family!

Cuddle Time With Cousin Haley

This picture just had to make the blog-how cute are they?!

Swim Time!

Ava took her first dip in the pool on July 3rd. She was a little unsure at first, but then seemed to enjoy kicking and splashing. I thought the best part was her cute little ruffle suit with matching hat-too cute! The after picture in her robe isn't bad either.

Sippy Cup time

While she still can't quite drink out of it, I could not resist letting her try. How cute was it to find a cup with her name on it too.

Tummy Time

Ava is much better on her tummy now. Ever since she has figured out how to roll over (about 2 months ago) she doesn't stay on it for too long. But I snapped this shot real quick to prove she doesn't mind tummy time anymore.

Peas Please

I was getting bored with rice cereal, and I am pretty sure Ava was too, so we decided to spice things up a bit last week and introduce her to some new baby food. Even though I know it is a total myth that if you introduce a baby to vegetables first they will have a preference for them when they are older, I could not resist trying. She needs all the help she can get in the taste department since her mother HATES veggies. So I was cruel and gave her peas first! I find peas detestable, but you can see from the video that she enjoyed them!

Activity Center time

Our neighbors are lending us quite the contraption for Ava. We refer to it as the "Activity Center" since "Activity Gym" has already been claimed. You should see our house now; it is a maze of bouncy seats, play gyms, bumbo seats, and swings. However, Ava has really been enjoying the Center, as she can stand and look around. There's a short video-WARNING, turn down the volume so you don't hear her obnoxious parents in the background.