Trip to KC, fireworks, and family!

After church a few weeks ago! A little out of focus but she was smiling at the camera...if I remember correctly, Dada was holding his keys by the lens.

We have had a VERY busy and fun summer so far. Mommy is really enjoying spending time with her little family. Ava is growing and changing so much. She is talking, using some baby signs (please, stop and "all done"), will say what sound a dog and duck makes on command, she is running everywhere, and is as busy AND active as ever! 

Some of our little Chatty Cathy's new words:

• lake 06.01.11
• wisk 06.02.11
• noodle 06.02.11
• stop 06.03.11
• woof 06.05.11
• blue 06.10.11
• tells Lola, "NO" 06.16.11
• car 06.13.11
• Ketchup 06.15.11
• go 06.13.11
• Sit 06.13.11
• Toot 06.20.11
• Quack 06.22.11
• Go Go Go 06.22.11
• please 06.27.11
• outside
  

Some of her favorite things to do:

• giving Lola belly scratches
• playing outside
• sharing food with Lola
• sticking her tongue out
• reading books
• climbing on the fireplace
• blueberries are her favorite food at the moment
• dipping her food in ketchup or ranch
• helping Mommy, she helps me load the wet laundry into the dryer, throwing things in the trash, unloading the dishwasher, cleaning up her toys
  
• she's a chapstick girl like her Momma and LiLi
  

Things she's not so crazy about:

• meat
• being told she can't go outside
• smiling for the camera (don't let the picture at the top fool you...she will not look at the camera anymore, guess since we have taken 12 billion pictures in the last 15 months that she's sick of the camera being in her face!)

Over the 4th of July weekend, we went to Kansas City, well, Olathe, KS to see Aaron's sister and family.  We stayed with Ava's cousins, Uncle E, and Aunt RoRo!  We had such a great visit. Ava LOVES her cousins, and Chloe too. Ava got to visit cousin Amber's goat, Heidi, we went to Deanna Rose (a great petting zoo), she got bit by both a cat and a goat all in the same day, and saw a great fireworks show. We wished we didn't live to far away from them.  Here are a few pics from our trip: 

Amber & her goat, Heidi.

Cousin, Andrew protecting Ava from the goats.

Bottle feeding a baby goat. Aunt RoRo and cousin Matthew standing close by to keep the goats from knocking her down.