Happy 1/2 year, Ava Kate!

How quickly 6 months has flown by!
 Ava Kate is now 6 months old (as of Friday, April 6).  


- Ava Kate weighs 18 lbs and 4 oz. and is 27 1/2 in. long (just 4oz bigger and 1/2 shorter than AR at this age).
-She eats 7-8oz every 4 hours and eats a "meal" 2-3 times a day.
- She has oatmeal most mornings and has tried sweet potatoes, applesauce, bananas and purple hull peas and liked them all. 
-She eats really well with the spoon and loves her sippy cup.

-She is on a great schedule and is such a great little sleeper.  She likes to be in bed around 7 and she will sleep until 7 or 7:30 the next morning.  She takes a shorter morning nap (30min-hour) around 9 or 9:30 and then takes another nap when her big sister does after lunch and that nap she will sleep anywhere from 2-3 hours and sometimes I have had to go wake her up. 

-She loves to sleep on her tummy and hold both her bunnies...one in each arm.

-I rarely have had to go in to soothe her but lately I have had to go move her back to the top of the bed because she moves her way down to the bottom and then she is stuck.

-Her fine motor skills are really in action lately.  She is grabbing everything in sight and 90% of it, she puts in her mouth. 
-She likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse like her Big Sis always did.
-She smiles and laughs all the time...she is such a happy baby!
-She thinks Anna Riley hung the moon!  She looks up to her so much already!
-She loves bathtime and gets so excited when she sees its time to get in!

-She is getting stronger with her sitting but is still a little wobbly.
-She loves to play on her tummy and her back under her playmat. 
-She still likes the exersaucer for now.
-She kicks her legs and feet all the time.
-She loves to play with her feet!
-She does this thing with her right wrist where it looks like she is almost waving but I know its too soon for that but it is cute anyway! :) 

-She has big brown eyes that she gets the most complements on all the time!
-She looks just like her Daddy when he was a baby.
-She has the cutest, chunkiest legs!
-She is a very laid back, happy go lucky baby!

Happy 1/2 year Ava Kate!  We love you!

Sunday School Egg Hunt and Blue Angels

We had a busy but good weekend.  Anna Riley spent the day in Berry on Saturday and went to a birthday party and out to eat with them that night while we ran some errands did some things around the house.  On Sunday, we had an egg hunt for everyone's kids our Sunday School Class.  We took a picnic lunch and the kids played at the park at Verner and then hunted Eggs.  We had a great time!

Trying to get a group shot is almost impossible!

 

 

 

 

 

This little sweetie watched from the sidelines this year
but she will be in the action next year!

Getting all the goodies out

On Sunday nights, we usually eat at Riley's Dad's house for pizza or burgers but we decided this week to grill out at his sister's house since she lives close to the airport so we could watch the Blue Angels. 

Little Mr. Serious

Watching the "Airpwanes!"

 

 

AK relaxing with PopPop
The noise didn't seem to bother her!

Cousins playing together

 

Watching planes with PopPop

 

Closing her eyes because it was loud!
She wouldn't let us put anything in her
ears and she didn't seem to understand
that closing her eyes wouldn't help the
sound! :)

Easter Egg Hunt

 Sunday, after church, lunch and naps we headed to the Thomas' for an Easter party and egg hunt.  The kids had so much fun and Mandy and her Mom and sister did such a great job decorating for the party!  It was so cute! 
 

My little cutie pie!

This one couldn't find a lot of
eggs because she kept stopping
to see if something was in them.

 

 

 

 

 

Bentley is just a month older than Ava Kate.  I think
I might arrange him to be a future boyfriend! :)

 

 

 

 





I love this!  Anna Riley has icing all over her face and
Emma has stamps all over hers!  So cute!

I just love the friendships Anna Riley has with these girls!

The Easter Bunny & Jackson's Barnyard Birthday

This weekend was pretty jam-packed with multiple things going on both days.  We took the girls to the Anders Toy Store in Downtown Northport to see the Easter Bunny.  While giving the girl our address for our picture, Anna Riley just hopped right in his lap.  After getting their picture made, we let her pick out a toy from the toy store. 


 

I love how she is really
checking him out!

Ava Kate's 1st Easter!

 We had a birthday party at the Barnyard at 3 so we had Anna Riley lay down for a nap after lunch.  She ended up laying in her bed playing most of the time and sleeping for about 30-45 minutes before waking up.  We headed to the Barnyard and it was a perfect day for an outdoor party!  The weather was great!  Ava Kate was all tied in the Moby Wrap and she was so content the whole time. Anna Riley loves all the animals there so she was having a great time until it was time for pony rides.  She LOVES that pony but it is so hard to make a 2 year old understand that you have to wait your turn...and it just so happened that she was last in line of oh like 15 kids! So the meltdown began! Once she got on the pony, the tears stopped of course! She was tired on top of everything so we had to end the party after the pony ride (which Riley said she would not be getting next time!)  It's a hard age but wouldn't trade it for anything!

AK soaking it all in!

 

I just love this picture!

Feeding the ducks with her cousins, Ainslee & Brilyn

 

Boat Ride with Daddy

Feeding the goat...She kept telling him to "eat!!"

Up Close and Personal with the Emu

The long awaited pony ride!