happy fall, y'all!

have you been enjoying any fun fall festivities? we have!! we had our annual pumpkin carving party on Saturday...

ava in her "itty bitty kitty" costume

is this your cat????

emily helping her momma carve

gabe (didn't want me to take a picture) and chelsea

all lit up

my bat

gabe's zombie hand

elizabeth's jack-o-lantern

chelsea's ghosts

On Sunday, we went with Linda and we visited the pumpkin patch. so much fun!

ava was so cute in her little pumpkin outfit.

this face is amazing. haha.

she wasn't so sure about this... 

family self portrait!

they had pony rides, but she's too small. but, she did enjoy the petting zoo. every time a goat stuck its head through the fence for some food, she got so excited! kicking her feet and slapping her hands. so funny.

on Tuesday, we made our annual trek to Mickey's Halloween Party. We went last year and the year before. It's so fun!!

gabe as Boomer.

linda as herself. :) 

ava as a four-leaf clover

i went as a butterfly. 

emily was a butterfly too!

allyson was Alice. she looked perfect.

i love the Halloween decorations. it was a little crowded, though. so i had to snap a quick shot. 

i love elizabeth's groucho glasses!

more fall fun to come! Saturday is our Halloween baking day with linda and sunday is the costume parade with elizabeth and murphy!

8 months

you'll have to excuse Ava's mom, she's a little slow.... 

Ava turned 8 months two Mondays ago. I was able to snap a bear picture of her on the day of, but I didn't get around to the weighing and measuring until today. 

She didn't have a doctor's appointment this month. Next month you'll get official stats. Until then, you'll have to settle for home stats: 

weight: 21 lbs, 6.4 ounces

height: 28 inches

you can compare that to last month here.

would you like to know some fun facts? 

• she's teething... she does pretty well, just clingy and grumpy in the evenings (so far...)
• she loves to sit on the couch. she can properly rule over her kingdom. 
• she's too big for her infant tub... we've started bathing her in the bathtub. she LOVES it. splish-splash! 
• she's a moon-scooter... she scoots backwards on her bum or on her belly. slowly... 
• she loves her exersaucer at gramma linda's. 

she's so amazing. we love her so much. 

ava on demand.

could she get any cuter?

ava marathon.

this baby girl is so much fun, i can't stop taking videos of her!! 

7 months.

Saturday, Ava turned 7 months!

she doesn't have a doctor appointment this month, so we have to settle for unofficial stats.

weight: 18 lbs, 12 oz
height: 27 in

you can compare to her 6 month stats and picture here.

here are some fun facts about beautiful baby Ava:

• she sits up! she's still a little wobbly. but she can sit for about a minute before losing her balance. 
• she loves dinner time - her favorites are sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, and bananas
• she loves to play with my phone - especially the doodle app
• she loves to splash! whether in the pool or the bath, she loves it
• she likes dogs - specifically Murphy Brown and my friend's min-pin, Jack
• she is a dancer - she loves to stand up and do her little hulas, body rolls, and go-go dances
• she sings along in the car, but if you turn down the music she stops singing

she's an amazing baby and we love her so much!

yummy, yummy, yummy, i got love in my tummy!

afternoon at the park

my baby is an artist. 

forever in blue jeans, babe.

the ava channel.

please to enjoy the following videos:

return of the zombie baby... check out her rolling skills and her zombie growls!

our friend, Missy, made her a cute little beanie and every time we put it on her, she took it off and ate it. YUM!

video from her 6 month photoshoot... what a ham!!

6 months.

Our sweet baby girl is 6 months old!! She had her check-up on Wednesday 8/8, but i'm so busy and important that i haven't updated the blog until now... 

here she is with her bear: 

6 months!!

you can compare that to her 5 month picture here. here are her stats:

weight: 17 lbs, 14 oz
height: 26 in

she had to get 4 shots, but she was such a brave girl and barely cried at all. here are some fun facts about sweet Ava Elizabeth:

• she rolls over! 
• she likes to go swimming (yay!) 
• she holds her own bottle
• she has a tooth we can see and another one coming that we can feel
• we've started her on "real" food.... yummy smushed squash! she loves it. 
• she is *THIS* close to sitting up by herself. she can do it for a few seconds... and then over she goes! 
• she plays patty-cake and she claps her hands together (sweet!)
• she's HAPPY!!! i love her smile. 

yum!!!

as Granny Lanny says, "Kitchen Ava wears her food."

so stinkin' cute!!!

so stinkin happy!!!