6th Anniversary Photos

We took these photos right after church with our self-timer. For some reason, Ava wanted to act silly in front of the camera and kept rolling on the floor saying "cheese." Nothing much came out of that little bit, but I am including 1 of them just because it was so Ava.

Also, a huge thank you for those who left comments on the previous post. Thanks for being such loyal readers and I am so happy you all enjoy this blog!

Ava in a Big Pool -HAPPY 400TH POST

HAPPY 400TH POST! This post marks my 400th post on the blog! In celebration, comment and tell me who exactly is reading this thing!

Last week Ava and I were invited to go swimming with Jenna Claire and her mom. This was Ava's first time in a real pool. She was very skittish and scared of the water. It was cooler than what her little baby pool is, and of course, much, much larger. She enjoyed running around the pool and the idea of the pool, but the actual pool, not so much. Jenna has been taking swim lessons so she was just swimming her little heart out and after watching her jump in, Ava jumped in a couple of times. Luckily for a baby gift, some friends had gotten Ava a swim ring and she sat in it quite a bit. At one point she was fussy and wanted to "Get Down!" (out of the swim ring) but I told her if she got out we were leaving the pool and not swimming anymore. When faced with swimming or not swimming, she chose to stay and swim.

Since that day at the pool I have noticed Ava gaining more confidence in her pool. She actually has been laying in it, getting her hair wait, and gliding on her belly like a mermaid. It has been so much fun this summer watching her experience new things and have fun.

A Few More of Indiana

These are a few leftover from our little trip up to Indiana a couple of weeks ago. On our way to Lake Shakamack we stopped at a couple of little roadside fruit and veggie stores. One of them had this giant peach out front and in fact is called, The Big Peach. we also had to make a little detour at this sign when I noticed that the word bouquet, had been dumbed down for the common folk! :)

6 Years

Well, it is official, Bradley and I are an old married couple. Yesterday we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. So hard to believe that 6 years can go by so fast. For us it was a normal Sunday: church, Mom's for lunch (That's Mom's Buffet in town. Thanks Joe.), photo shoot, naps, TV, time in the yard, BLT's for supper, TV (Ocean's Thirteen), bed. See, nothing too exciting. Bradley and I exchanged cards, in fact he got me 3 different cards, and Joe and Anne bought us some skillets. We usually don't do a lot for our anniversary but we are planning a little day trip to Memphis for just the 2 of us and I am totally looking forward to it.

Here are some things upcoming on the blog.

• Photos of new roof


• Pics of Ava swimming in a real pool for the first time


• Pics from our anniversary shoot


• Some yummy recipes and photos from our garden


• Some recent crafty stuff

In conclusion, here are a couple of photos that Anne took of us last night with our skillets(and for you Ava lovers, there's a photo of her too!). Thanks so much guys!