It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! I know it has been a little while since I posted so this will be a long post :) We had a very fun time over Thanksgiving!! Dave had 2 weeks off and we headed over to Texas to spend time with my family. This is a pic of our niece Anna getting ready for Christmas (she fell down the stairs and that is how she got that bruise on her nose. She told me she was turning into the alphabet because it looked like a backwards "C" she is so funny)
Here we are in Texas. Ava felt like such a big girl eating in a booster seat. On a side note.. Ava learned how to crawl a little over a month ago (it's more of an army crawl but she gets around and she is pretty quick. Also yesterday she started growling like a bear.. She is such a funny and sweet little girl)
We met up with some friends that we have been missing since we moved and ate at the most delicious Italian restaurant! Mmm
Before we left for Texas though we were able to explore our new neighborhood. They have tons of trails to go hiking so we did. We wore Ava out though.
We forgot to take into account that we now live in Arizona where there are not very many trees to offer shade... We had to be creative covering Ava up to protect her from the sun :) (Yes that is a nursing cover...)
Having some fun family time!!
It was a nice little hike and Ava did so well.
There were lots of firsts during our trip.. This is our first family plane ride. Ava was an angel on the flight and didn't even make a peep. I think it was pretty soothing for her. Our flight back was so awesome though. We were on the best plane ever. Every passenger had their own TV monitor with tons of movies, TV shows, and games. It was awesome. And the best thing about it was that it was free!! I especially loved it because it was such a nice distraction for someone like me who HATES flying.
This was another first... Ava's first bath in the real tub. She loved it and that is an understatement. She loved splashing that water everywhere.
This wasn't a first but a first in a long time... Sleeping in a pack in play. She was so funny. When she would wake up in the morning she would start scratching the side of it where the mesh part was until I would look over at her and then she would give me the biggest smile. She is so cute!!
We couldn't pass up eating some delicious Mexican food. Ava loved it too!
We were also able to meet up with more friends. Ava still hasn't decided which one she is going to marry though. We were so glad that we were able to see Rachel, Boyd, Nathan, and Hyrum before they moved away to Oregon. We are sad they moved away we will miss them a lot..
Dave was also able to get in a little pre Turkey bowl time. What a handsome man!!
With Thanksgiving over we are now getting ready for all the Christmas festivities.
Ava loves the Christmas tree. I love these pictures of her!! She is such a beautiful baby - and I am not biased.
Our Christmas tree is all set up. Still no lights up outside but we are working on that... Maybe this weekend.
I got to open my present early. I was so excited. This was our Black Friday purchase. Thanks Dave!! I love you!!
To ring in the festivities we had our Ward Christmas party last Saturday. It was a lot of fun and the primary children provided wonderful entertainment.
Even Santa came! Ava was very curious about him and his long beard but she didn't scream when we put her on his lap so that was good.
We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! I know it has been a little while since I posted so this will be a long post :) We had a very fun time over Thanksgiving!! Dave had 2 weeks off and we headed over to Texas to spend time with my family. This is a pic of our niece Anna getting ready for Christmas (she fell down the stairs and that is how she got that bruise on her nose. She told me she was turning into the alphabet because it looked like a backwards "C" she is so funny)
Here we are in Texas. Ava felt like such a big girl eating in a booster seat. On a side note.. Ava learned how to crawl a little over a month ago (it's more of an army crawl but she gets around and she is pretty quick. Also yesterday she started growling like a bear.. She is such a funny and sweet little girl)
We met up with some friends that we have been missing since we moved and ate at the most delicious Italian restaurant! Mmm
Before we left for Texas though we were able to explore our new neighborhood. They have tons of trails to go hiking so we did. We wore Ava out though.
We forgot to take into account that we now live in Arizona where there are not very many trees to offer shade... We had to be creative covering Ava up to protect her from the sun :) (Yes that is a nursing cover...)
Having some fun family time!!
It was a nice little hike and Ava did so well.
There were lots of firsts during our trip.. This is our first family plane ride. Ava was an angel on the flight and didn't even make a peep. I think it was pretty soothing for her. Our flight back was so awesome though. We were on the best plane ever. Every passenger had their own TV monitor with tons of movies, TV shows, and games. It was awesome. And the best thing about it was that it was free!! I especially loved it because it was such a nice distraction for someone like me who HATES flying.
This was another first... Ava's first bath in the real tub. She loved it and that is an understatement. She loved splashing that water everywhere.
This wasn't a first but a first in a long time... Sleeping in a pack in play. She was so funny. When she would wake up in the morning she would start scratching the side of it where the mesh part was until I would look over at her and then she would give me the biggest smile. She is so cute!!
We couldn't pass up eating some delicious Mexican food. Ava loved it too!
We were also able to meet up with more friends. Ava still hasn't decided which one she is going to marry though. We were so glad that we were able to see Rachel, Boyd, Nathan, and Hyrum before they moved away to Oregon. We are sad they moved away we will miss them a lot..
Dave was also able to get in a little pre Turkey bowl time. What a handsome man!!
With Thanksgiving over we are now getting ready for all the Christmas festivities.
Ava loves the Christmas tree. I love these pictures of her!! She is such a beautiful baby - and I am not biased.
Our Christmas tree is all set up. Still no lights up outside but we are working on that... Maybe this weekend.
I got to open my present early. I was so excited. This was our Black Friday purchase. Thanks Dave!! I love you!!
To ring in the festivities we had our Ward Christmas party last Saturday. It was a lot of fun and the primary children provided wonderful entertainment.
Even Santa came! Ava was very curious about him and his long beard but she didn't scream when we put her on his lap so that was good.
We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!! 
