Ava Barefoot in the Grass

Last night we took Ava outside to play in the front yard since it was so nice out! We took her shoes off and let her run barefoot in the grass for the first time. She wasn't so sure about it at first and I think it was a little ticklish for her liking. It didn't help matters that JP at the sprinkler going at one end of the yard so when she ventured over her feet got a little wet! Once she was able to navigate herself along the flat areas she had a ball! Again, these pictures aren't really the best since she absolutely won't stay still for very long to have her picture taken. I tried my best, and you'll be able to at least get an idea of what she looked like.

Spaghetti Dinner

We decided to let Ava feed herself spaghetti for supper tonight. She LOVES pasta (just like her Mommy!), but she had a little trouble getting the noodles into her mouth. Needless to say, she went straight into the tub after supper!

Ava's Sippy Cup

Just a quick post.....

JP was rinsing out some bottles before taking them downstairs with the recycling and Ava decided to investigate! She thought she was pretty funny "drinking" out of such a big bottle!!!

Shawn and Melanie are Home!

One of the things I love so much about the summer is when people come home for vacation. It's only the middle of July and already we've had so many visitors....it's GREAT!!! Our wonderful friends Shawn and Melanie travelled east with their adorable dog Daisy. They packed in quite a bit in the 9 days they were here and we were lucky to hang out with them on 3 different occasions (they love us I guess!!). We went out for dinner one night with them along with Mel's sister Natalie and her husband Aaron. Ava stayed home with Nanny so we could actually have a decent conversation without constantly being preoccupied with entertaining her at the restaurant! Before we left I tried to get a few pictures...it's getting increasingly harder to get Ava to stay still for more than 4 seconds at a time, so this is the best that I could do!

Can't wait until October when they'll be home again....miss you guys already!!!

Point Pleasant Park with Aunt Nicole

The weather was actually nice out today so Ava and I decided to take a walk through Point Pleasant Park with Aunt Nicole. It had been a while since Ava was there (last October I think) so she was thrilled to check it out! She would got absolutely crazy any time we'd see someone walking with a dog..... exclaiming,"Ohhhhhhhh!" and pointing like a maniac!!! We headed toward the pond area where dogs can swim in hopes that she might be able to watch them. I kept forgetting that we were there on a weekday so it was not nearly as busy as I'm used to and we only saw one. Once Ava was out of her stroller she wanted to walk all by herself and was not too impressed that I made her hold my hand while walking on the rocks by the pond. We were very lucky to get a few pictures where she wasn't throwing a fit!!! After our walk we stopped for some ice cream (again, Ava was not too happy that she wasn't allowed any!). We had a nice "chat" with some random stranger who kept joining into our conversation then I took some pics of Ava and Nicole by the Harbour. Lots of fun and I'm looking forward to returning soon!

Playdate with Alexa

We were finally able to get together with our terrific friends, Kari and Alexa. It had been a few weeks since the girls had last seen each other and Ava was definitely missing her bff!! It was so great to see the two of them playing together. It's hard to imagine that it was just one year ago that they were meeting each other for the first time!!! Ava was quick to show off her new teapot set that my Aunt Sharon got her while we were in Antigonish. After a fun tea party we went for a nice walk around the neighborhood. Ava was a bit cranky towards the end and did NOT want to be stuck in her stroller and longer....little Miss. Independent now that she's walking! Hopefully next time we have them over it'll actually be sunny enough to go swimming in the pool.

Alexa and Ava holding hands! July 2008

Andrea's Home!

My friend Andrea moved to Yellowknife last summer when Ava was still a tiny baby. She was the first friend to come to the hospital to meet Ava when she was born. We were so excited that she was able to make a trip home this summer!! Ava loved hanging out with her and even let her hold her for a couple of pictures.

Later on in the afternoon we took Ava outside to play on her new swing that JP hung in our backyard. She also had to have some time on her slide that we've set up on our new deck. It was a great day!














Ava meets Andrea when she was first born!














Ava and Andrea one year later!!!