Picnic at the Park

enjoying her lunch

Ava had her first picnic lunch on Saturday.  We brought her to Davis Park.  It has a great playground for little ones and lots of space to run around.  Ava absolutely loved it!  She even sat down on the blanket while she ate her lunch.  Casey and I were surprised that she sat as long as she did.  There was a soccer tournament going on so there were kids everywhere!  She enjoyed watching them and made sure to wave at everyone as they walked by.



running around





She loves the slides! 



She had to stop for a little snack.



Fun on the swings



15 Months!

Our baby girl is 15 months old today (it's also her mom and dad's 5th anniversary)!  I can't believe how much she's changed since her 1st birthday.  I caught a picture of her while she was dancing this afternoon.  It's one of her favorite things to do.  Isn't she cute?!  I just love that face :)

Little bity ballerina :)

She needed a little downtime with Dora.  Dancing is hard work!

Father's Day 2011

Ava has a pretty terrific Daddy!  To celebrate Father's Day we had a BBQ Saturday.  Ava gave Casey some of his gifts early.  She picked out a bunch of lawn games that they could play together (KanJam, BagO, Bocce and Ladder Golf).  On Sunday, we went out to breakfast and then had a great day hanging out at home.  Happy Father's Day, Daddy!  We love you :)

Trying to Beat the Heat

We've had some pretty hot days in Rochester.  Ava got a water table for her 1st birthday and she and Mason love to play with it (Mason mostly just drinks the water).

Picasso

Ava created her first masterpiece!   She thoroughly enjoyed painting with pudding, especially after she decided to taste it.

Isn't it beautiful?!

Look out Mia Hamm!

While Daddy was at work, our Little Lady learned how to kick a ball.  Daddy came home with her first soccer ball....bright pink, of course!

The pictures don't show our Allstar kicking the ball, but she has quite the kick!

Mother's Day 2011

Casey and Ava really outdid themselves this year!  Since we can never seem to get a decent picture of the two of us at home, Casey scheduled a photo session for Ava and me.  We were able to get some pretty cute pictures!  Later we went out to lunch then headed to Tim's house for dinner with Grandma and Papa.  Casey let me sleep in on Sunday and I even got to enjoy a hot cup of coffee!  It was a beautiful day so se spent most of it outside working in the yard and took Ava to the park.  She loved the slide.  I think it's time for a swingset in the backyard.
Thanks for such a great weekend!