Labor Day Weekend

We traveled to The Woodlands to spend Labor Day weekend with Papa Jim and Gramielle. This was only the second time for us to travel with Ava and considering she is teething she did pretty well. She didn't do as well in the car this time but it was nothing we couldn't handle. I ended up sitting in the back seat and was Ava's entertainment. I think the teething had a big part to do with the rough car ride. Not to mention she spends more time awake and gets bored more easily. We were happy none the less to be getting out of town for a little bit and visiting with family. We played with Ava in the pool for the first time and on Sunday Jim and Lauren had about 40 of thier closest friends over to the house to meet Ava. It was the Ava party for sure! She did very well and mingled nicely with all the guests who were anxious to meet her. Thank you to all the friends who came over to meet our precious girl. Before we headed out of town we stopped by to see the Burkharts. It was a short visit but always fun!

Pooltime with dad


and mom
(she liked kicking her legs in the water)


Her swimsuit is a strawberry and it looked super cute on her. Glad she got to wear it before she outgrew it.

Some of Jim and Lauren's friends stopped by to meet Ava on Saturday since they weren't going to be able to come to the party Sunday. This is Ava smiling at Brady (despite his Longhorn gear).

Old friends were reunited and were able to show off their new granddaughters.
Edwina, Lexi, Gigi, and Ava

Ava opening a new book she recieved at her party.

Getting some Papa and Gramielle time on the patio

Classic shot, sucking on fingers. I can see those little teeth about to come through. They are just about to break the skin.

Grabbing for the coffee mug

and chain

(everything is interesting to her and she wants to touch it all)

Visiting our sweet friends Jenny, Zack, and Baby Bekah

The Burkhart Family

The dads with their teething girls. They both have their hands in their mouth. It's so cool that our girls are going through these milestones at the same time.

Macy and Charlie finally got to meet each other!