Ava's 1st Christmas

Ava sitting in a sea of presents. Santa thought she was a very

good girl this year!Ava not too interested in her new color sort toy. She would rather watch others open gifts and play with bows.
Ava with Grandma Betty.
Ava with Cousin Ashley.
Brian and his new "grill" (given to him by Ava).
Still to come.... pictures of Christmas #2 with Grandma and Grandpa Gray.

Snoozing....

Napping in between workouts in her jumper.

A Weekend Without Ava

On December 8th, Jacobe and I spent the weekend in San Francisco WITHOUT Ava! It was wonderful! We were able to catch up on much needed sleep, do some Christmas shopping and enjoy the nightlife with our friends!

Having lunch with Grandma and Grandpa before the big hand off...














Enjoying dinner at Andula with our friends...














Almost falling off the cable car after a few cocktails....















China Town- One of our favorite places in San Francisco!

Ava & Santa

Ava met Santa for the 1st time today. She loved him! I made sure she told Santa that Mommy wants a spa day at the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay!

Yummy!

Ava waiting in anticipation for her first taste of real food.... Avocado mixed with breast milk! Delicious! Eat up, Ava!
Yummy!!

The Adventure of Ava's 1st Christmas Tree

Jacobe in search of the perfect Christmas tree....
Ava and I wanted the "Charlie Brown tree" on the left but daddy said "No way! You've got to be kidding!?!" After all the searching.... we settled on a pre-cut Noble Fir from Northern Oregon at the local nursery. Daddy wins again!

Date with Daddy

After dinner at Cafe Palomar, Jacobe took Ava to her 1st lighted boat parade at the Santa Cruz Harbor. They met up with Ava's best friend, Hayes and his dad Josh.

Ava is Thankful for....

My Uncle Brian... My Mom and Dad...
My Grandpa and Grandma...

My Auntie Stacey...... and of course the turkey!

A Walk on the Beach

We love having the beach as our backyard. We never know what we will come across when we go on walks.

Ava's 1st Day at Day Care

Having spent the last 5 months at home with Ava, I enrolled her in daycare a month before I went back to work to get used to not having her with me all day. I was so worried about her, I made Ava wear her "I Love Milk" beanie so they wouldn't forgot to feed her. Needless to say, Ava loved daycare and I LOVED the time to my self!!

Here Comes Trouble!

After many shopping excursions, walks and pedicures together with their moms, Ava and Ellery finally took notice of eachother and became fast friends. Here comes trouble!

Jump, Ava, Jump!

Ava in her new jumper! She loves it!!

Our Little Pumpkin

Our Little Ava at her 1st pumpkin patch!


Oh no, It's a giant gorilla...
Papa and Ava with the giant gorilla.













Family photo at the pumpkin patch.













Mom and Ava in the giant hay maze.

3 Blind Mice

Our 1st Birthday/

Halloween Party. We went as the 3 blind mice.

1st walk in the rain

Ava's first stroll in the rain with Daddy.

O'Neil Cold Water Classic

Ava at her 1st surfing competition. One day she will be surfing with Uncle B...

Little Hands

It's official! Ava is now reaching and grabbing for toys!! Way to go Ava!

A new use for Ava....

Being only 3 months old, Ava doesn't do much besides sleep, eat, smile & laugh. Here we found a new use for our Ava.....

Happy 60th Birthday Grandma Betty!!

On September 15th we surprised Grandma Betty with a super duper surprise party! What a great night it was! It lasted until the wee hours of the morning and Ava was a champ. Ava slept practically the whole time and when she finally woke up all I heard was: "Look, she's awake! Her eyes are open!" That Ava!! I really thought she was over sleeping through these fun events! Here is Ava with the Birthday Girl (love that hat!), Sandy and Grandma Kathy.

Stacey reading the dinner menu to Grandpa Craig who left his reading glasses at home again!
Mom after a glass of wine wearing Ava's birthday beanie.....

Grandma Betty with her favorite granddaughter!