Ava's first Christmas

Ava's first Christmas was full of family, friends, toys, Christmas parties and lots of fun! I've been looking forward to her first Christmas for a while now and it was great! She got lots of fun things to play with thanks to Santa Claus, Grandparents, cousins, Mom and Dad, aunts and uncles and friends. And lots of time to spend with each and everyone as well! Here are some pictures of the festivities....

Such a big girl sitting in this fun little chair at a friends Christmas party.

Getting ready to open gifts, she loved playing in all the presents!

Playing with her toys with Daddy.

Reading a book.

She loved her new cookie jar!

Vinny enjoying his new toy! ;)

This was probably one of her favorite toys, it's a book that sings songs, so cute!

Rub a dub dub

Now that Ava is pretty much mobile, with her rolling and scooting all over the floor, it's easy for her to get into things. I had some stuff to do on the computer, so I pulled out her bath tub, filled it with some toys and got about 30 minutes of entertainment out of it! Not bad....and she loved it. =)

Whoa Mom!

I put Ava in the front of the shopping cart for the first time today, and she just wasn't quite sure what to think about it! She was definitely holding on for dear life, too funny!

Mega catch up post!

It's been a while since I've posted, but we've been very busy and we all got sick! The whole family was taken down by a nasty stomach bug, thank goodness we're over that! Nanny and Papa came in from Colorado for Thanksgiving, and they even got sick...watch out, flu season has struck! I got a new job at a great steakhouse here in town for the holiday season, so I've been extra busy. Ski season has also begun, so there goes Ian until summer! Ava is getting so big! Everyday she seems to be doing something new, she has really been "talking" up a storm lately, saying baba and mama, she is so much fun! She is also doing really well with her torticollis, which makes us so happy. Anyway, here are some pictures of this last month...

Daddy taking care of Ava while they were sick.

This is a picture of Ava at physical therapy with her new therapist, she is so great!

All smiles, and she still loves her feet! We can barely keep her socks on anymore, I think she thinks they are toys to play with...

Such a big girl holding her bottle all by herself.

She's been trying to scoot lately. We usually keep her on a blanket on the floor and instead of scooting to get to a toy, she just pulls the blanket and the toy to her, it's so funny. But, when I set her on the floor without the blanket, she really started scooting forward to reach for things. :)

Cute little ponytail!

Half a year!

Well, our baby girl turned 6 months old yesterday! Where has the time gone? She is getting so big. She just started sitting up by herself (well for short periods and then she topples over). She also still loves to play with toys, and it's a good thing because she has so many! Books have also become an interest to her. We read to her every night before she goes to bed, and she likes to sit there and look at the pictures before the book finally just ends up in her mouth! ;) We still try to feed her baby food, but she just can't get the hang of eating off a spoon, but we'll continue trying! Her torticollis is pretty much resolved which makes us so happy! Yay for the new physical therapist. Anyway, here are a few pictures of this last month.

Such a big girl sitting up by herself.

Without the pillow for support.

Piggy tails!

Eating a banana out of the mesh feeder. She actually really liked it.

She rolls all over the floor now! It's so funny to see where she ends up...

Happy Halloween!

Well, when in Utah, do like the Utans do and celebrate Halloween on Saturday instead of Sunday! ;) As you can tell, Ava's a little ladybug this year and would only wear the costume for a quick photo shoot. I didn't get around to getting Vinny a costume this year, and I'm sure he's very upset about it....NOT! He hated when I dressed him up, and is probably glad that I have someone else to play dress up with. :) Anyway, Happy Halloween!!

Shoulder rides!

I can't believe Ava is getting big enough for shoulder rides (well with a little help from daddy!) And she loved it! It's so cute to watch these two play, she loves her daddy...