Luvin' on her Gavin

Ava and I spent some time at Gavin's house before church. We didn't have a lot of time to play, but Ava took full advantage. She just loves Gavin and attacks him at first sight.

"Hey Mom, you may not want to see this!"

"Muaaahhh!"

( I love Gavin's face in this picture!)
"Hey Gavin! I wasn't done yet!
Ava has a death grip on her man.
Look at those cuties! Gavin is getting SO tall!
Gavin says "Come back and see me ANYTIME!"We can't wait to come back and play!!

9 Month Doctor Visit

Ava went to see Dr. Day today. I just love her! She plays with Ava starting the moment she walks in the door, and explains to Ava each thing she does. Dr. Day also takes the time to talk with us, and doesn't make us feel rushed, or like we are just another number. We are SO lucky to have found her.

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Ava weighed in at a whopping 22 pounds and 29 inches long. She is in the 90th percentile for both!

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She also had to have her finger pricked to check for anemia. I had to hold her in my lap, and basically strap down every limb of hers with my arms. I braced myself for the worst, but Ava didn't even flinch when they pricked her finger, and sat there patiently as the lady filled the small vile with her blood. I couldn't believe it!!! She was SO brave!

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In just three short months we will be back for her ONE YEAR visit. My heart is already breaking. ;)

Ava is 9 MONTHS OLD

Our little girl is growing fast~already 9 months old (on July 20th)! She is a little firecracker...never wants to miss a thing, and getting in to everything. She is a fast little crawler, and can be across the house in the blink of an eye. We are constantly chasing after her! She has the whole standing alone thing down, and is working on walking. She LOVES to push her little walker around. She gets a huge smile on her face when pushing it, and giggles as when she looks at you when she passes you. She is so proud of herself. Too cute!

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She can take a few steps on her own, but then lunges towards you when she gets close. I am so anxious for her to reach the milestone of walking, but I know once she does I will be dreaming of the days when she could only crawl. She waved for the first time a couple of days ago at my sister in laws mother. Of course I was not in the room, and would not do it again for quite a while. Isn't that just how it always is? The first time she took a few steps on her own, only Jamie and Hunter witnessed it, and of course would not do it again for me.

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She can say several works- DaDa, BuBa, NaNa come to mind. When you ask her where DaDa is she looks around the room until she finds him. So she is actually understanding what the words mean. I am still waiting for her to say MaMa. Grrr.

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She has two bottom teeth, and is dragging out getting the top two teeth. I can feel them coming down, she is constantly fussing, drooling, and low grade fevers, but those darn teeth refuse to break through. Hopefully it won't be too much longer.

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We have been travelling non stop, so I will be taking her in for her 9 month pictures this week. I know you just can't wait to see more pictures. LOL.

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer! Love to all!!

Viva Las Vegas!

This past Wed.-Sat. the Harris family conquered Las Vegas. We went to watch my little brother Chase marry his long time girlfriend Nicole. It was a beautiful wedding and around 40 attended. Wow. I am so happy to have a 5th sister in law...8 sisters total!!

Here we are at the airport getting ready to head to Vegas! Ava and I decided to bring a little Texas with us by wearing out cowgirl hats. ;)

Our first night there, I took Hunter to see Stomp while Jamie stayed with the baby.

Hunter and I had a blast! It was a really cool, family friendly show. Although with my braces, I am sure everyone thought Hunter and I were dating. Hahaha. (Side note: Hunter is getting SO tall..around 5'9" and wearing a men's 11.5 shoe!!)

The next day we did a little shopping at Caesars Palace.

Hunters souvenir...a singing/flashing Vegas sign! haha

Ava got her first ever baby doll from FAO Schwartz.

Our second night we went to see the Cirque du Soleil show KA. It was good, but I think O is much better. There is just something about seeing dare devils, acrobats and body contortionists I just love.

All ready for Uncle Doodie's wedding. Ava and I decided to match. (Cheezy I know!)



Outside the Vegas wedding chapel.
Hunter looked SO handsome in his suit and pink tie. He is becoming such a young man! (tear)
Waiting for the show to start.

Look at those two cuties!!

Still waiting for the wedding to start. It was scheduled to start at 8pm~that is 10pm in Texas, but didn't actually start until 8:30. Baby girl was up WAY past her usual bedtime of 7:30. Girlie didn't get to bed until midnight!! Of course since she is always wants to be a part of everything, she wasn't fussy at all!




My new sis and Ava's new Aunt Nikki. SOOO beautiful!!

My handsome brother Chase. I still can't believe he is married and a husband!!

My two handsome boys!


In the cab on the way home. Of course we had to have the cab driver take us through In n Out Burger on our way home.

We had such a good time in Vegas. Hunter was sad to be back to dull old Bastrop. Yikes.

CONGRATS TO CHASE AND NICOLE!! It was a privilege to be part of your big day!!

More Maddy....

Well, I swindled some more pictures out of Grandma Sherri that she took of Miss Maddy last week. She is getting cuter by the day! I can't wait to get back up there to get me some more luvin'!

(Not a cone head, but a big tuft of hair on the top of her head! Where did she get all of that dark hair??!)

Okay...this picture looks exactly like Diana to me! Big head and big lips. ;)



More pics to come.....as soon as I can get someone to send me more! I just can't get enough!!

Howdy

Yippee! I managed to locate an old camera!

I found this pink Cowgirl hat at the mall and Ava just HAD to have it! Of course now we have to get the appropriate accessories...boots and a pearl snap shirt.

Hi Y'all!!
So cute! Already tippin' her hat to say goodbye~ but still prissy with her pinky up! ;)

Out of commission...

Sadly, my new camera broke right before 4th of July! Grrr. I couldn't seem to find any of our old ones, so I don't have any pictures from the 4th and of Madelyn's birth. I am waiting for people to send me pictures that they took, but I am at their mercy until they do. I am hoping to have them soon...especially new ones of Maddie. Sorry to those people I am hounding. :)

MADELYN ROSE AMES IS HERE!!!

At 4:35AM this morning Madelyn Rose Ames was welcomed into this world by my little sister Diana, and her husband Eric, after 24hrs of labor. Everyone is well, but exhausted! She weighed in at 7lbs. 12oz, and not sure of the length yet. She has lots of what looks like dark hair (which was a big shock to everyone since both Diana and Eric have really light blonde hair!), and Diana's big lips. Since it was so early in the morning, Ava and I were not at the hospital for her birth, but hope to be visiting soon! I will try and post more pictures later today. Here are some that my mom took just moments after her birth!

CONGRATULATION DIANA AND ERIC!! SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!!

My heart is overflowing with love and joy for the Ames family!

Good Old Slip n Slide

Hunter and Jamie enjoyed the thrills (or lack of thrills) of a good old fashioned slip n slide this weekend. It was short lived. :( The ground was just too hard because of the drought...especially hard for Jamie since he is an old man! Tee hee.

Ava enjoyed sun bathing while watching all the action!

8 Month Pictures

Ava had her 8 month pictures taken last week! These months just fly by! Lawson even joined her for one! What cuties!!