And since I'm so far behind...more photos!!

These are a few current photos that are pretty cute. Prepare yourself for the last one, it's a doosie! I take a lot of highchair photos because its the only time Ava is contained and holds still log enough. :-)

This is at the zoo in Des Moines

And this is destroying Aunt Tara's foral arrangement...sorry Aunt Tara

The Aquarium and Playin in the Sandbox

On Sunday I took Ava to the Idaho Aquarium with a few friends extecting it to hold her attention for a short while. Boy was I wrong!! I practically had to drag her out of the building when it was time to leave. It was great! The aquarium is not very big, but almost every exhibit you can touch; tropical fish, crabs, baby sharks, sting rays, clams, and tropical birds. And Ava did! She was so brave and had a blast splashing in all the pools. She was practically soaked to the bone by the time we left. We will definitely be going back very soon!! She also got a sandbox from the Easter Bunny and absolutely loves playing in it. It's been tricky finding time to use it, since it's been pretty windy and rainy lately. I think we're off to a good start for the coming summer!

Trying new treats

Yesterday we discovered how much Ava likes Push Pops. A lot. A WHOLE lot. She had the best expressions on her face while trying it out.

Easter

The Easter Bunny made a stop at our house to visit a certain little girl. She was spoiled rotten with a new sandbox and a whole basketful of little surprises! After dinner we played in it until it was too hot and then she had a bath...leaving behind a pile of sand on the bathroom floor. She tried Peeps for the first time too and it was comical, to put it mildly. See for yourself...

ONE YEAR OLD!!!

Ava had a great first birthday to say the least! She has to be the most spoiled child I have ever seen. She was so cute at her birthday party and I think everyone had a great time. I can't believe I have a ONE YEAR OLD!!

Birthday breakfast

Lots of surprises in the mail

Having her zebra striped cupcake

Presents upon presents= SPOILED!

A few adorable photos

Fun times with alphabet magnets

Just hamming it up

Loving her new hat

Cheeseball Ava

The photo we text Grandpa Mike for his birthday!

Loving her Christmas toys

Beautiful Boise December weather

Just being her usual self

Ava's First Halloween

We had such a great Halloween and Halloween weekend! We took Ava to a pumpkin patch and let her pick out her own pumpkin (since she can walk around and choose one herself!). The pumpkin patch was awesome and had a few ponies that you could pet and play with. They were called "therapy ponies" and are taken to nursing homes to visit the residents so they were really mellow and gentle. On Halloween night my friend Keesha brought her kids Cohen (6) and Audrina (4) over to trick or treat with Ava. Ava was just along for the ride, but had a great time seeing the other costumes and kids. A lot of the parents made a big deal over her, which she loved! We can't wait for next year when she'll be a little bigger and able to do more things.