Fun with Papa and Grandma!

My parents have been here for the past 2 weeks. We have had a great time with them and are sad that they have to leave soon. They came for Ava's dedication and then left for a cruise for 4 days. They have been at our house since last Friday and we have had a blast! Ava just loves her Papa and Grandma so much! She always had a smile for them, even when she wasn't feeling well because of teething! She is currently getting her top 4 teeth! Ouch! Her top left tooth has already come in but the other three are still working on it. She is not feeling the greatest but is still having fun despite the pain. She is growing so fast! I took her to the doctor this week for a recheck on her ears (she had a double ear infection). They were shocked at her weight--she gained 2 pounds in 2 weeks!!! She now weighs 17 lbs. 11 oz. She is now wearing 9 & 12 month clothes!

Ava and I are headed to St. Augustine today. My parents are spending the week there before heading back to the freezing state of WI. Unfortunately, Curt will be staying at home because he's sick but Ava and I will be back in Orlando on Sunday afternoon to continue taking care of him. I will post more pictures when we get back.

Ava and Grandma cooking!

Grandma reading to Ava

Playing with Papa

Eating finger foods! YUM! YUM!

She has started cocking her head when she looks at you. It is so adorable and just melts your heart!

Ava loves jumping! Everytime we put her in her jumper, she goes crazy! She thinks it is one of the best places to be! What a silly girl!

Ava's Dedication

Ava was dedicated to the Lord at church yesterday. She was a great little girl and never cried once. She received her first "tiny Bible" from Pastor Dale. We had a great day and it was wonderful weather. My parents were able to be here for her big day and our friends Tim, Shari, and Bre were also able to come to church to support us. Here are just a few pictures from her big day! She looked beautiful in her little pink dress (thanks Aunt Ellen and family!).

Ava and Daddy!
All dressed up!

The Cattanach Family!
With my parents!

In front of church getting dedicated.

Rachel the Butterfly

We received Ava's Christmas present from her Uncle Dave, Aunt Michelle and cousins Jacob and Rachel today. It was great! Ava got this butterfly that moves around and plays music and encourages crawling. It's great for Ava since she is just starting to crawl all over the house and now she has something to chase instead of Shadow. :) Thanks for the present!

Random Christmas Pics

Alex got this dump truck from Papa and Grandma. We (adults) had fun putting the babies in it. Emily loved being pulled around the house in it. Ava loved just sitting there. Not sure if she knew what was even going on, but it's a cute picture. :)

SHOES!!!! Every girl loves shoes!!! Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Cattanach!

Ava playing with Emily's castle toys...she better watch out!

Ava is wondering if this castle is her Christmas present! Ava loved Emily's castle and couldn't stop looking at it and playing with it. I think it might be a future Christmas gift from Santa though! :)

Ava got this stuffed cow from Uncle Nelson and Aunt Jenn. We named her Maggie Moo and Ava absolutely loves her and always has a smile when we give her Maggie.

Obviously, Ava loves books. Thanks Aunt Mel!

Ava reading a new animals book with Daddy. Thank Uncle Dave and Aunt Judy.

Fun in Ohio

Ava with Uncle Nelson.

Papa with Ava and Alex.

Grandma reading to Ava. Ava has started to just love books. On our drive to Ohio and back, if she got even a little fussy, all we had to do was show her a book and she would immediately get a huge smile on her face! :)

This is one of my favorites!

Ava with Uncle Nelson again!

Fun with Cousins

Ava had a great time in Ohio playing with her cousins. Now that she is crawling, she is getting into everything that she sees...even Emily's toys! :-) Emily didn't mind too much but really didn't want Ava playing with her new castle toys. But, as you can see in this first picture, Emily loves Ava and gave her lots of hugs and kisses. They will be best buds growing up!

Ava and Alex playing on Papa and Grandma's lap in the morning. I don't think Alex is quite awake yet.

Ava and Alex got matching PJ's from their Aunt Faith. Aren't they adorable?!

Ava and Alex playing together on the floor. It actually looks like they are holding hands too. How sweet!

Another shot of them playing together.

Merry Christmas!

We have arrived safely in Ohio at my sister Jenn's house. We have had a great time so far. Ava is still sick and is having a difficult time fighting this cold. But, as you can tell in the picture, she is still as happy as can be. She is crawling all over the place and crawled about 18 feet into the other room to see the presents. She loved playing with them and even ripped off the bows! She was so cute! If you would like to see more pictures of Ava and her cousins, please go to Jenn and Nelson's blog to see some more pictures of our fun week so far.

She's Crawling!

Last night while Curt and I were trying to recoup from the flu, Ava was playing on the floor. She saw a piece of string on the floor and was determinted to get it. She started crawling toward it! We were so proud of our little girl! For the past several weeks, she has been getting up on all four and rocking back and forth. She even figured out how to move her legs a few days ago but just couldn't figure out those arms. Last night, she figured it out but forgot to lift her belly off the floor. Here is a video of her doing her "army" crawl. Now we can't stop her and she's just beginning to be all over the place!

So Cute!

On Friday, I got together with my friend Katie, to make our girls Christmas dresses. We had a great time and they turned out really cute. Ava now has 3 Christmas dresses. One from her Aunt Jenn, one that I bought and now this one that I made. She will wear all of them too! No worries! :) She wore the dress that I made for her today to church. She got so many compliments and everyone loved her! Of course, who couldn't! :) Here are a few pictures after church in front of our Christmas tree.