just Ava

Two weekends ago we had a family over and they have an eight-month old baby girl (Baby Cheeks). We dusted off our exersaucer for sweet Baby Cheeks to sit and play in.


Ava was jealous.

Even though she's W-A-Y too big for it she wanted to be in it.



So, after company left she's been playing with it ever since. She can climb in and out of it by herself.



Silly Ava!

Since I'm now the proud owner of a Much Nicer Camera (Canon Digital Rebel XS) I've been letting the girls (in particular Ava) play with the Super Old Camera (our original Canon elph whose battery life is a few minutes). So far none of her photos are un-blurry. She doesn't want to believe me when I tell her you have to hold the camera steady when you take photos.

I'm trying to capture Ava's funny and interesting facial and body movement gestures. She just has the funniest expressions. I think she's mimicking grown-up gestures but it looks very cute when she does it. (like speaking emphatically with her hands on her hips and her head cocked side-ways) It's nearly impossible to capture these gestures because she stops instantly when I get the camera out.

Thank you all for your kind comments regarding Guinness's passing away. The girls are doing fine. Mark and I honored him by drinking Guinness Extra Stout this weekend. It is a relief that he is no longer in pain.