Ava is practicing

I found Ava on the couch this morning with her baby doll right next to her. She was talking to her and trying to take care of the baby. I think she is just practicing for when she is a big sister next spring!

Our 3rd Anniversary Celebration!

This past weekend David and I went on a trip just the two of us (ooh la la)! It was so wonderful to get away and to not think about any cares in the world. We went to the beach and went camping at Nehalem Bay. A few activities that we did was go to the Seaside Aquarium, went to see G.I. Joe, went to an awesome Arcade, had seafood, walked on the beach and even got some sun. We saw a whale in the ocean and david found a crab! It was a blast being able to be alone with my best friend and just to enjoy quality time together doing whatever we felt like and sleeping in was sure the best thing ever!

Baby Gracie and my little Doll

So Ava and my friend Jill's daughter Gracie are exactly 17 months apart. When little gracie was born I took Ava up to see her and Ava was very jealous, but it was still fun for her! This was from May 27th.
This is from Heathers's graduation, I thought I'd throw it in!

Gone Creek 2009

This last weekend David, Ava and I were able to go up to Mount Hood and go camping with some good friends. The weekend was absolutely beauitful and the campsite was just wonderful. We sure enjoyed it! Ava did pretty well besides the night. The first night she wouldnt sleep unless we had the lantern on. The second night though was much better. She slept much longer being cuddled up with mommy and daddy in the air mattress. David was also able to go fishing with Mark. With much persistence they caught some fish! It was awesome. I was so proud of david even if it was a little fish stick (hehe). We are so excited to begin our fun camping adventures this summer with our little family!

This is for you little sis!

Hello all,

I have been needing to post more pictures of Ava, my sister has been pestering me for about a month now to see pictures of her little niece! Ava is doing well. She is talking a lot now. She says, Elmo, thank you, kiss, doggie, momma, daddy, grandpa, papa, Heather, Jakie(the dog), bubble, and a few more. My favorite is that she does sign language. "Sorry" is the new one here especially since she is throwing her big fits. I really think she has hit her terrible twos early, but I still love my baby girl to pieces!

Just a little update!

Well i haven't posted for a little while now and decided to let you know that we are doing well! Nothing really too exciting around here except that Ava keeps getting more and more teeth and is definitely getting a stronger personality. She visits "rest time" a few times a day now! She is learning quickly how to press everyones buttons. Her new thing is that she has to carry around a purse on each arm, and have her baby doll by her side at all times. She sure is a girly girl (I love it!)
David and I are just keeping busy with work and school. It's nice to think that David is about done at MHCC and can move onto PSU in the fall! Phewww~ long roads ahead, but we are ready for the challenge! We hope all is well with everyone! Here is a few new pics of little Ava

Grandpa was so blessed!

Well last night my grandpa was driving in Oregon City and accidently drove on the train tracks and was hit from behind. He is up at OHSU for observation and is talking and everything. It was such a scary experience for our family. I'm etremely close with my grandpa and so I have had such a rough day. It's hard to accept that he is getting older and with such a freak accident as this, I'm still in shock. The news said that he was ejected from the car, but he wasn't. He is doing pretty well right now and we are just keeping him in our prayers. Thank you to everyone who is doing the same. We appreciate it so much.