Monday, January 19, 2009

Happy New Year!

Ok, I'm well aware that we are well into the New Year and my "Happy New Year" wishes are late, but we've had another blip in our lives with a second eye surgery for Wes a few days before the New Year. We're not sure why, but scar tissue apparently disrupted the retina attachment and they had to do the same procedure again with the same fun, face-down recovery....again. The Doctors say that nothing he did caused this second injury, but golf was involved with both onsets of the injury....coincidence? So far, Wes is healing well and we've got our finger's crossed that this surgery does the job! He's back to work, but still needs to take it easy for a while. Needless to say, Ava's blog has been neglected!

Ava's had so much fun with all the Holiday parties and get togethers- all except Santa. You'll see. Her newest thing is singing very softly the ABC song (A, B, E, E, E, E, E, B....) and I heard her sing the Happy Birthday song with Alex and Gabe at Irene's house this morning- she sounds just like her dad when he doesn't know the words..."Happy puppy to you..."

We wish all of you a Fabulous New Year!

Christmas Day 2008

Does this camera angle make us look taller or just strange?

Ava with Po-Po and GG- Ava now calls them by name!All the girls posing by the tree- I should have worn red or black!
Ava wearing her "Devil Wear's Prada" Christmas outfit...thanks Katie/fashion consultant!
Here's G'ma reading to Ava "Twas the Night Before Christmas...."

Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning!

Here's Daddy helping Ava open her gift from Santa!



Look what you started Logan...PINK gardening gloves for Ava too!

Friday, December 26, 2008

Santa's not Ava's BFF....yet!

Is it bad, bad, bad that I love, love, love these pictures?



It's a White Christmas in Tempe!


I'm dreaming of a White Christmas.....In Arizona!



Yes Ken, Ava is laughing at your sweater!



Ava's Child Dedication

We had Ava's Child Dedication at Cornerstone Church in December which is similar to a traditional baptism, but it's more about Wes and I as parents, pledging to raise Ava in a Christian home. The ceremony was with a fairly large group of families on a large stage behind the pastor and Ava wasn't interested in being held by me or Wes. Little did we know we would be standing directly behind the pastor and pretty much on the big screen the entire ceremony so it was hard to hide her squirms and frustration. I'm pretty sure the whole church could see me sweat as I tried to maintain some control of Ava and still listen to the pastor's message!


Sunday, November 30, 2008

Thanksgiving.....so much to be thankful for!

This is our Thanksgiving dinner at GG's. Ava is cutting the rug to "In The Mood"!

Here's Jackson, Avery & Ava taking turns on the ATV.


Our Thanksgiving pictures with bad bad planning on the colors!

Do you know how hard it is to get three, close to 2 year olds to look at the camera AT THE SAME TIME!


Aren't they cute!