CAMPING

Ava has turned into quite the lil' camper. Next she just needs to learn to ride a dirtbike. She wore her riding outfit (handed down from Logan) - but we will wait awhile to introduce her to riding. We spent the weekend with our friends Adam and Ben and Ben's dog Sophie (who plays the part of "Good Dog Carl").

GRUMPY TENNIS GIRL/HAPPY DUTCH GIRL

Here are some of Ava's super cute outfits that she has only worn once due to growing too fast. Since they both are getting small I had to quick take pictures of her in them.

MY WHAT SCRATCHY WHISKERS YOU HAVE

Here are some pictures of Ava spending time feeling dad's face (his scratchy face). She now rolls over back to front, front to back, side to side, etc. She still gets frustrated when she is on her tummy though.

AVA'S NEW ROOM

Although Ava has been in her own room since she was about 2 months old, we just now finally have it put together.

TRYING SO HARD . . .

For the past couple days Ava has been trying so hard to roll over. Since she can't be on her stomach very much (due to huge spit-up problems), she is attempting to roll from back to stomach. Here are a few pictures so far.

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

As summer is coming to an end and the weather has been nice we are spending as much time as possible outside. Here are some more pictures from feeding the squirrels. This past weekend Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Gordon visited. On Saturday we took a walk through the Redwoods. Ava decided the trail was a bit too bumpy in her stroller so dad carried her on his shoulders for part of the way - as she drooled puddles on his head.

MISCELLANEOUS FUN

I finally have loaded all my pictures from the past month and am getting around to posting. Here are some miscellaneous pictures. Ava's new favorite activity is her jumper. It is quite amazing because when we got it a couple weeks ago she couldn't touch the ground (so we had to use a book under it), now she can touch flat-footed. I finally obtained a picture of Ava, Grandma Sandi and Cleo cat taking a nap together - couldn't resist the photo-op. Ava went on her first camping trip this past month (see the picture in her fuzzy bear suit). Since camping is one of our favorite weekend activities we figured it was about time she experience it. Lastly, we visited Portland Labor Day weekend and finally met up with my good friends Sara and Kylie who each have a baby about a month younger than Ava. It was very fun to get together and see the babies.

3 MONTHS OLD!!!

As of last week (Aug. 14th) Ava is now 3 months old. I have been bad about taking pictures lately - but here are a few new ones. The one in pink is of one of our many walks with her in her stroller. Our new evening pasttime is walking to the nearby campground and feeding the oh so FAT squirrels (see the picture with Holly and Logan). Our biggest news is that for the past two weeks Ava is not only sleeping in her own room but she sleeps ALL night. I feel like a new woman!

12 WEEKS OLD

This past week has been busy. First Ava went on her first blueberry picking excursion (although we don't have any pictures to document). Then this past weekend Grandma Sharon, Grandpa Gordon, and Aunt Chelsea came to visit. Ava captivated everyone with her larger than ever smiles, sweet giggles and new talents of mimicking facial expressions. She also sported her hammer and nails shirt - showing dad she is ready to help him. Today we went to the river and Ava put her feet in. Gabe and I cannot believe she will be 3 months old this next week.

RENEE'S WEDDING

On Aug. 3rd Ava attended her first wedding. We drove down the Eureka to celebrate Renee's BIG day!!!