Triplets

The other day Sophie (8 1/2 mo.) and Cate (5 1/2 mo.) came over to hang out with Ava. We took some fun pictures of the girls dressed alike, so I thought I would share a few.

How sweet...Sophie is trying to hold Ava's hand.

The above picture is my favorite. Not naming any names, (Sophie's mom), was dancing like a crazy women which got all three girls attention. Whatever she did worked, as you see in the picture above. (Next time I'll try to video tape Catherine's dance moves and post the video...I don't think she would mind!)

Zoo day

This past Saturday we took a family trip to the zoo. Our friends, Jason, Shai and their son Hank, invited us to join them at the zoo, so we thought it be a fun day for all of us. It was great to see the Bynum's again, and fun for us to take Ava on her first zoo trip.

The Newell family and the Bynum family.

Ava enjoyed watching the fish swim.

Ava's first carousel ride.

Shai and Hank riding behind us. Ava had a lot of fun riding around and around and around...

We had a lot of fun! Thanks Jason and Shai for a fun day at the zoo!!

Yum Yum...

Ava has a new favorite food...carrots. She is such a mess when she eats...but she's a cute mess. So, I thought I would share with you how messy she can really get. (And this is why Ava gets a bath every night now!)

Play time with Ava

A visit from the Grandparents

Last weekend Jonathan's parents decided to take a trip down to visit us. They haven't seen Ava in a few months so it was time to see their granddaughter again. Unfortunately they didn't get to see the best side of Ava because she wasn't feeling that great. She is still trying to cut her top two teeth and battling a cold. She was a little more fussy than normal, but they were great about it. They were still able to enjoy her smiles and giggles occasionally...and a few more tears! Here are a few pictures of our weekend together.

They bought Ava her first baby doll. She loves playing with it, and by playing I mean chewing on the doll.

Ava got to taste tea for the first time. At least it wasn't SWEET tea...or was it?? She seemed to really like it. It calmed her down for a little while anyways. Way to go Grandma!

Ava showing off her pretty little dress.

Visiting Great Grandma

Last week Ava and I took a trip up to southern Indiana to visit my grandma Joan. She hadn't met Ava yet, so she was thrilled that we were able to make a trip up to see her. We had a great time, even though it was just for a few days. Here are a few pictures of our week.

Ava and Great Grandma Joan

Ava met her 2nd cousin Elijah. Elijah LOVED Ava and couldn't get enough of her. They were both pretty infatuated with each other. It was sweet.
Ava and her 3rd cousin Denver. Denver was born 3 days before Ava even though he looks a few months older than Ava. She's holding his hand. How sweet is that??!!

When we got home Ava seemed so excited to be in her room with all of her toys. We had a great visit, but it's always good to be back home. Home sweet home!!

5 Months old

Ava is 5 months old. I wanted to post a few pictures that I took the other day. You can see how fast Ava is growing up.

She is very happy in the above picture because she is playing with her medicine, which I don't normally let her play with. So, when I took it away from her this is what you get...
So I gave it back...(I'm a softy). Ava's new pouting face.
And now she's happy again.
She's starting early with her mood swings. We are all sinners, even my precious little girl.