On the move......

Ava Kate has developed her "own" way of crawling!  This video is from June 8th when she started showing us her new skills!  In the past few weeks, she has really mastered "her" crawling!  She's still not getting up on hands and knees but she's definitely on the move.....AND can get any where she wants to go!

Weekend fun....

All ready for the Farmer's Market....

 

 sweetness...

 my boys....

After the farmer's market we headed to the Fayetteville Library for their summer kick off.  They had lots of fun activities set up for all the kids....Ava Kate was entertained by all the chaos and Owen had a blast going through all the stations and winning a prize at the end.  

crafts with daddy...

making an "O" on his door hanger...

checking out the musician...

 getting his hand painted....

he liked the baseball so much that he asked her to paint one on the other hand too...

 Ava Kate enjoyed watching everyone and everything, but the balloon was her absolute favorite....

And we couldn't leave the library without a little computer time...

checking out the books all by himself...

jumping the last bit of energy out before heading home for naps....

Memorial Day

We enjoyed a gorgeous Memorial Day outside fishing and swimming!  

Aunt Amanda gave Josh two fishing poles and a tackle box for his birthday, so we decided head to the pond and try them out.

This was Owen's second fishing experience and it took him a little bit to get warmed up.  He was really excited about holding the fishing pole reeling it in, but wasn't too sure about the fish.  

First catch of the day....

Finally brave enough to touch the fish....

 

After a picnic lunch and an hour or so of fishing, we were ready for the pool!

It was Ava Kate's first time to really get in the pool and she absolutely LOVED it!  Owen was also quite the little fish and even decided to jump off the diving board (with a little help from Tim and Daddy).  

a little pool side fun...

Happy Birthday!!

Josh turned the BIG 30 on May 27th!!

We celebrated over Memorial Day weekend with family and friends!  

 Ava Kate chilin' in the shade with Danielle and Travis....

 Lindsey and Caroline

 Josh and I

 the kids and mommies...

After some fun in the pool, we all headed back to the house to grill out!

The kids enjoyed some time on the slip-n-slide while the guys played baggo!

enjoying some food after a long day in the sun....

And a birthday wouldn't be complete without a strawberry cake with cream cheese icing!

Ava Kate - 8 months

Ava Kate turned 8 months old on May 27th!  My baby girl is growing up too fast!! She has such a sweet and happy personality that just brightens your day!  

Things you're doing now:  

• You weigh 19 lbs 3.5 oz and are 28 inches long

• You're wearing mostly 6-12 month clothes and just moved up to size 3 diapers

• You've started eating food at every meal.  You typically have fruit mixed with cereal for breakfast, and then a fruit and veggie for lunch and dinner. 

• Fruit is definitely your favorite...your top three are bananas, cinnamon pears, and apples

• Your daily eating schedule goes something like this:  5oz bottle around 4:30 (because you typically wake up around this time), breakfast between 8:30 and 9:00, 5oz bottle around 10:30, lunch at 12ish, 5 oz bottle between 3:30 and 4:30, dinner at 6:30/7:00, and an 8 oz bottle at 8:00/8:30 just before bed.

• You've slept through the night a hand full of times, but it's still not consistent.  We typically lay you down (awake) around 8:30 after your bottle and you go right to sleep.  Most nights you will sleep from 8:30- 4:30, but then you think its time to eat, so....we give you a bottle and you go right back to sleep til I wake you up for daycare.   

• You're chewing and drooling on everything, but you still don't have any teeth yet

• Sophie (the teething giraffe) has become one of your favorite toys...her ears are your favorite!

• You still love your paci!  You always want it when you're tired but you don't always have it throughout the day like your brother did

• You absolutely LOVE your lovie!!  You love to snuggle with it and you immediately lay your head down when we give it to you before bed.  It's sooooo sweet!!

• Bath time is still one of your favorites, so the pool will probably be your favorite activity this summer

• You're a very happy and content baby these days....you typically only fuss when you're tired or hungry

• You've definitely mastered sitting by your self, but you are perfectly content to stay in one place and haven't shown much interest in crawling.  You do however turn yourself in a complete circles when you're on your tummy and roll all over the place.

• We've been working on waving bye bye every morning when I drop you off at daycare...but so far you just smile and look at Owen and I like we're crazy

• Story time before bed is another one of your favorites!  When you're not trying to steal Owen's milk, you like to hit the books and touch all the pages

• You absolutely LOVE your brother!  You watch his every move and light up as soon as you see him!

An 8 month comparison......

Owen                Ava Kate