Trip to KY

Ava (5 and 1/2 weeks old)
Ava with her Nanny (great g-ma)
Ava with her Gramps
4 generations of ladies
My favorite nephew (until Lex gets here!) Frederick Douglas
4 generations
Ava and her Poppy (great g-pa)

Well, Ava and I just got back this afternoon from our trip to KY. We got up there on Wednesday and stayed until today. It was a good trip with lots of time to visit people and show Ava off. One of the highlights of this trip was that Ava got to visit her great-grandfather for the first time. She had already met both of her great-grandmas, but this was her first time to meet her Poppy. We got some great deals at a yard sale and got Ava some winter clothes, went to church, visited family, and just spent some quality time with family. It was a great trip and I can't wait to go back!

Special message to two very special people - To person #1) Hold your temper!

To person #2) Be more understanding and fix that thing we talked about!

I love you both very much!

Busy weekend

This past weekend was very busy. I already posted about Ava's first trip to a restaurant, but we did a lot more. Aunt Bethany came to stay with us from Nashville because of the remodeling that Nana and Pop (Brad's parents) are doing on their house. So Ava got nonstop attention all weekend! :)

On Saturday morning Bethany, Ava, and I went to uptown Newbern for pancake breakfast. Newbern was having its 14th Annual Depot Days and Pop was cooking at the breakfast. It was fantastic. We walked around after eating and looked at all the booths. Bradley and his dad were in the parade so we watched that (well, Ava slept through it) and then we headed home and watched tv and napped. That evening Nana and Pop came over and I cooked lasagna and we ate and played some more games.

Sunday morning we went with Pop to church. This was Ava's third different church in 3 weeks. She was horribly fussy so I stayed in the bathroom with her through the whole service. After church we ate at Ryan's where she was also fussy! That evening she was fine though. We got some great pics of everyone in their Sunday clothes. Here they are:

Ava with Aunt Bethany
Aunt Bethany, Ava, and Mommy
Ava and Aunt Bethany
Ava and Pop
Daddy and Ava (I love this picture!)
The Rogers Clan (except Nana)
Daddy, Ava, And Pop
The three of us

Ava

So, it was a busy but great weekend and we enjoyed having Bethany with us. (Bethany, you are welcome to stay with us anytime!)

Tomorrow Ava and I are heading to Princeton, KY to stay a few days. We'll keep you posted!

Love, Tiff

More pictures from the weekend

Ava after her bath Saturday night
Our lasagna dinner on Saturday night (we had Ava in her bouncer off to the left side)
Ava and Daddy watching Baby Einstein

Bradley and Paisley playing cards

Our happy family

Lisa holding Ava at Los Portales

Ava with Aunt Bethany

I will post pics from Sunday after church when I get the chance!

Peyton's B-day Party (aka Ava's first trip to a restaurant)

Ava at Los Portales

Peyton, the birthday girl

Ava's first trip to a restaurant took place at where else...Los Portales. On Friday night, Ava, Bradley, Joe, Anne, Bethany, Lisa, Peyton, and I went to Los Portales to celebrate Peyon's 10th birthday. Ava slept through most of the first part of the meal and then she just sit in her carrier for a little while. When she started to cry towards the end of the meal, Lisa fed her a bottle and she was fine.

Of course a birthday dinner at a mexican restaurant is not complete unless the birthday boy or girl gets to wear the sombrero and eat a sopapilla... which is just what Peyton did.

After eating, we came back to our house and had cake, played a few games, and had a great time. By the end of the night, we were all worn out. (As you can see in this picture of Ava and her Pop.)