The girls at Heifer Village Grand Opening (we left BEFORE the Yak got loose!)

First "real" pictures of Miles, Ava on Daddy's Gator and Sponge Bob!

Here are some of the 4D ultrasound pictures of Ava and Kinley's baby brother at 29 weeks.  The video is a bit better, but I haven't figured out how to edit a small clip yet to post it.   He will probably be here before I can figure that out!  Kinley was excited to get to be there for the ultrasound. He was very busy, although not quite as busy as Ava was (we can only hope!).

There were a couple of views in the video where he looks just like Brad in his baby pictures.  I personally believe the world will be better with 2 Brad's in it!!

Brad won a John Deere Gator from work and has figured out how to put her car seat in it (it has 3 point seatbelts in it).  Ava LOVES going riding on the golf course with her Daddy!

She waves at me and just keeps going!

Like her cousin Ashby, Ava LOVES spongebob...or "BOB BOB" as she calls him.  She points the remote at the TV to make BOB BOB come on!

We took the girls to Jump Zone the other night and let them jump on all the equipment and have pizza.  Ava went on every big one they had!  Unfortunately, we forgot to take the camera.  Guess that means another trip to jump zone for us!  Will post pics when I take them!

Springtime is finally here!

It has rained here for weeks on end and Ava has been so anxious to go outside to play. We got her a pair of rainboots and even though the rain is gone she insists on wearing them everywhere! She puts them on each night after her bath and wears them around. No one has been able to mow their yards for a while due to the saturated ground, so the grass is high...so I guess the boots came in handy anyway!

Ava LOVES animals! She loves to hug and kiss them (with an open mouth!) and feed them. Here she is with our neighbors dog, Maddie. She is a rescued dog and so gentle with Ava.

Ava posing in her boots!

She was so excited playing catch with her new ball and mitt. Little did she know that the velcro in the mitt was actually the secret to her success! Oh well, it's building self esteem, right?

Like her cousin Ashby, Ava LOVES Sponge Bob Square Pants, or as she calls him, "Bob Bob". She has hundreds of books already and 'reads' them daily! We have to keep books in the car, my purse, our room, her room, the bathroom...everywhere. This is a good thing though, I think.

Ava's first attempt at fingerpainting something other than yogurt, applesauce, or marinara sauce. She found out quickly that the paint doesn't taste good.

Reading "Bob Bob" in her swing....the only place that she is calm and Zen-like!

We have been letting her use utensils lately on her own. She will no longer let us feed her. It is messy, but we figure it is the only way she will learn. She also has a pair of toddler chopsticks, but they are a tad big for her fingers still.

This picture was taken on April 8th. Ava had tubes put in her ears that morning. She was fussy for only about 2 hours afterwards and then her Nana and Daddy stayed home and fussed over her while Mom had to work. She seemed to do just fine. Very Zen in her swing. She will literally swing for hours.

Ava on Easter playing with a rubber ball that has a rubber string on it. She had more fun with it! Unfortunately, she fell a couple of times going up and down the stairs and bonked her head. She was fussy all day, but we figured it was due to no nap and sugar intake. But later that evening she started throwing up and bought a trip to Childrens ER and a CAT scan! Everything turned out to be fine, we found out the next day that she actually had a GI bug.

Ava and Kinley on Easter! Aren't they the cutest ever!?!

Easter photos, baby brother's ultrasound and more...

Her most innocent look...don't let it fool ya!

Easter portraits! She had a good time, especially during her dressing change when she REALLY hammed it up for the camera!

Between dresses! She loves being (partially) naked!

Showing off her belly button! She is very proud of it.

Ava wants to introduce you to her baby brother who should be here in August. We are still "discussing" names and will let you know when we have one picked out.

Another "money" shot.

Ava with barely enough hair to pull up, but when left down, it hangs in her eyes.

This is Ava at bedtime.....notice no sleeping happening here. She all of a sudden feels a fierce urgency to play with all of her toys/books/puzzles/etc. at once before she goes to sleep.

Our little messy-headed monkey with her banana!

Ava with static cling on the slide at the zoo. She loves the animals, but she makes a run for the slide every time!

Peek a boo Daddy!!

She loves going down on her tummy! At least this time she went feet first!

Hanging out back, swinging with Daddy on one of the first truly warm days of this year. Ava had tubes put in her ears this morning and is still a little hazy from the anesthesia. She was such a big girl and didn't cry until they carried her into the OR and shut the door.