Helper Girl

On Sunday, April 27th, Matt, Ava and I cleaned up the front yard (pulling weeds, trimming bushes and trees, and sweeping) before it got too hot outside. Ava sat in her jogging stroller and offered moral support to Matt and me. She did a great job, although towards the end she started to get tired and began resenting her jogging stroller.

As you can see, the stroller was beginning to get old...

Flora and Fauna

Lately, while on our walks, Matt has been getting Ava out of her pram to touch and feel the trees and bushes (of course, only the okay ones). He started doing it one day because Ava had laid her head down on the side of the pram and just stared at the trees and bushes as he walked. Well, ever since he started getting her out of her pram to touch and see the trees and bushes, Ava has loved it. Here are some pictures of Ava while on our walk. Some are of her sitting on her Daddy's shoulders and some are of her touching some new trees and bushes (ones that aren't on our usual walk). She actually tried to put the leaves in her mouth, so there's one picture with some flora and fauna in her face. She's still alive, so the leaves must not have been poisonous.

Here's a pretty bush...

As much as Ava loves to touch the leaves with her hands, she also loves to feel the leaves with her feet. She's so funny...she'll stretch her little legs out to touch the leaves with her toes!



Now for some trees...

Ava trying to eat the leaves off the branch...
On to another bush...

How Do I Love Thee?

Let me count thy ways...

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How could anyone not LOVE this little girl?

Trying To Crawl Some More

Here's Ava trying to be mobile once again...

I love her face in this one...it's like she's in anguish trying to crawl...

3 Legged Crawling

Ava is on the very brink of crawling. She's slowly but surely figuring out the mechanics of how to get moving and is piecing together the idea of seeing something and being able to go get/retrieve it. She just tries so hard to crawl and you can see the determination in her eyes. Here are some pictures and clips of her trying to get moving. Her latest trick is trying to crawl with her arms and one leg that's extended out straight (hence the 3-legged title). It's hysterical to watch.

180 Degree Turn

We finally captured Ava doing one of her 180 degree turns on her belly. Although she's not crawling yet, she's like an octopus...her arms and legs are everywhere! Here she is in action...

Someone is Ticklish

Here is some funny footage of me tickling Ava Holt while she is standing in her Jumperoo. If this doesn't make you smile or make your day better, I don't know what will...

Have You Seen My Mixing Bowl?

The pictures speak for themselves...

Ava's such a silly girl.