Ava Visiting the Horsies

Last weekend we traveled up to Murray for a family member's birthday party. The party was held at David's son's farm and he happens to have goats and horses. We didn't want to miss the chance for Ava to see some horses again close up and hopefully get to touch one. Like always, Ava was mesmerized around these horses. The most adorable part was when I kept trying to get one of them to come to the fence by saying, "Come here sweetheart." Ava, ever the mimicker, said, "Come here, Sweehar." She kept calling them "Sweehar" in the most adorable way. When we left, it wasn't just, "Bye, bye horsie," it was, "Bye, bye sweehar," instead.

Look at all that hair blowing!

Flashback Friday

Ava's First Halloween- Hard to believe that this year will be her 3rd Halloween. And since she is so opinionated, I am sure she will pick out her own costume!

A Few Older Pics

These were taken in May and I just have't gotten around to post them. But, I know you need your Ava fix so here it is...

Ava is into her stuffed animals. She loves her Backyardigans, like Lalo (Pablo) and Tika (Uniqua). She also loves her raff (giraffe) and her meerkat, Peer (Shakespeare).

How tired she is to fall asleep in Aunt Bethany's hand.

And stay asleep during diaper change.
And finally she will actually get on her rocking horse and ride it. She thinks she is a "bowboy."

Guess who made pee-pee in the potty!

This girl, that's who! Today she has been wearing Dora pull-ups and when I took her to the potty (one of many times), she pee-peed in the potty! It was a full blown potty party!

(photo taken by Nana)

Hey Mom (Grammy)

Why don't you take some time of work and come down here and help me paint!
Love, Tiff

For Nana

Here are the pics of Ava looking out from the gate. As you can see, she didn't find it very amusing! LOL! It was funny seeing all of her different facial expressions.

Sprinkler Time

Since Ava has been thoroughly enjoying the water hose, I bought her a sprinkler to see what she would do. She was a little hesitant at first, but once she caught on, she loved the, "water!"

Recent Ava Happenings

It's been a long time since I posted an Ava update so I will post some of Ava's new things.

• She is addicted to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. You need to go back and watch the video if you haven't seen it yet.



• Her favorite snack food is fruit snacks in the shape of Dora, "Memo", or "Pincesses."



• She loves wearing a "Bowboy" hat and acting like a cowboy.



• The Little Mermaid fascinates her. She likes watching little bits of the movie, pointing out the mermaid fruit chews, and eating off her mermaid plates.



• She likes to wear a pirate hat and says, "Arrrgh," when you ask her what a pirate says.



• She likes "Disaurs." (Dinosaurs)
  
  
  
• She still loves, loves, loves animals.



• Outside is her favorite place to be.



• She likes playing with "LaLights." (Flashlights and light switches.)



• She still enjoys reading books and will say, "Come on, let's read."



• Is getting a little better about talking on the phone.



• Loves playing in the water hose with Daddy.
  
  
• She loves picking up rocks and sticks when she is outside playing.



• Has a fascination with throwing things. That means anything, she will throw it.



• Loves eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
  

Everyday she is changing and new things are happening. She is like a sponge just taking everything in. I love it! I know there are a million more things I am forgetting, but she just does so much. It is really amazing to see. So here are some recent pics of Ava from outside the other night. I think the black and whites are my favorites.