She loves the...

Park.  Last night, we took a walk to the park so Ava could go on the swings and play on the playground.  She loves the swings but hasn't quite figured out the point of the playground yet.  She just walked around the playgroun picking up wood chips.  :)  Luckily, only a few made it to her mouth.  While at the playground, we ran into some friends who have 3 boys who are 3, 1 1/2 and 3 months old.  Ava enjoyed following them around the park but they were just a little faster than she is but she managed to still keep up.  It was really cute!  I didn't get pictures of her with the boys, maybe next time.  

Ava has her 1 year check up this morning.  I will post an update on her appointment this afternoon.  Poor girl has to get shots!!  :(  

My 1st Birthday Party!

All ready for the big party!  Ava in her tutu!

The princess with Daddy!

Our friends Nicole and baby Lucas Haddad

Ava's friend Tyler.

Our friends Andrea (Lucas' Mom) and Glen and Kathleen (Tyler's parents)

Our friends Shari, Breanna and Tim. (It was also Tim's birthday today-Happy Birthday Tim!)

Just wondering what's next!

Ava's friend Lucas Barfield.  He's 2 days older than Ava.

Ava with her angry face.  I think she was looking at the 2 older girls wondering why they were opening her presents!  It was hilarious! :)

Ava with her new sippy cup from her friend Lucas Barfied.  There wasn't even anything in it but she liked it anyway! 

The skirt and matching shirt that my friend Katie made for Ava.  She sewed the skirt and then sewed the pattern onto the shirt!  She's so talented!  She's the same one that made the invites!  Thanks Katie!  We love it and got lots of compliments at church today!  :)

Ava's friend Nathan.  Guess Ava's not the only one that likes it up there!  He is a future DJ in the making! (His Dad is a DJ on the side :))

Ava opening some of her gifts.

Ava after the party looking through all of her gifts!

Birthday Cake!

GiGi (Great-Grandma Clouse) and I made Ava a doll cake for her birthday.  Here is a picture of Ava with GiGi and the cake.  Not only did it look great but it tasted great too!

I'm Walking!

She started walking on Tuesday, May 12th!  She is now walking all over the house and barely crawls anywhere.  It's funny to watch because she is such a petite girl! Sorry it's sideways.  I don't know how to flip it!  :(

CAKE

Birthday Pics

MY BIRTHDAY.....

CHAIR!!!  Mommy, Daddy and Grandpa and Grandma Cattanach bought me my first chair!  I was so excited when I got it in the mail today and Mommy couldn't wait to put it together!  The chair is pink with white polka dots and has her name embroidered on the back of the chair.  She loves it!

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Our newly decorated....

Family Room.  With the help of our friend/interior decorator, Sharon (Shari's Mom), we redecorated our family room.  We sold our old sofa and loveseat and bought a sectional.  We love it and this has become my favorite room in the house.  We also bought a new rug and curtains that coordinated with the sectional.  We also painted the walls a light blue color.  

Just Having...

...FUN!  Here are a few pictures of Ava just having fun over the past few weeks.  

Playing on my zebra!  She loves this thing and will get on and off of it all day long!

Pushing her baby around the house on her walker.  I think we might need to buy her a stroller for her baby soon!  :)  If she can't find her baby, she will use anything but she really likes to have something on it.  This morning, she put my cell phone on it and walked around the house.  Crazy girl!

This is a normal expression for Ava!  :)  

Crawling up on the entertainment center.  She loves to play with the stereo and thinks she is pretty cool when she turns it on and off over and over again!  :)

Daddy built her a fort in the entertainment center.  She loved sitting there with her pillows and books.  How cute!