SUCCESS!

she starts out in our bed...

then we very carefully & slowly move her to the bassinet...

and here she is wondering where everyone went...

I have finally succeeded in putting Ava to bed in her own bed (not the crib, but baby steps)!

Happy Father's Day!

So, we started out the day by bundling up Ava, then wrapping her up in the bubble so that we could take a stroll to the new house Jon found for us!

(A special THANK YOU to Auntie Julie for the awesome stroller -- she loves it!)

This is the view from the roof top deck (if you look closely, you can see the Pacific Ocean behind them), though Ava obviously approves, after seeing how people in California purchase homes, well, we just aren't ready for that....

(another special side note for you Texans: notice how we are all bundled up and had to use the rain cover on the stroller to block the cold wind, while it was 100 degrees in Texas, it was a mere 50 degrees here.

HOW WILL WE SURVIVE A 4th of JULY in TEXAS?)

Jon just wanted a relaxing day at the house and a home-cooked dinner, so we spent the rest of the evening shoving food in Ava's mouth

we only thought she loved oranges, but...

apparently this is no longer her cup of tea,

look at that face....I just want to eat her up

Like Father, like daughter

Morning Swim

Enjoying a morning swim with pops

She seems pretty relaxed

Experimenting with our floating Bumbo!

Who knew it was a useful flotation device?

Orange!

I know I am supposed to start with vegetables, but it was my mom's fault; she introduced Ava to these oranges from the Farmer's Market and she just loves them

Dinner at Ol Mexico (where Lauren works)

Okay, so I've come to terms with the fact that Ava mostly only smiles & giggles at guys, but tonight she went too far...

Here, she's just playing with Sean

then she started to grab his face

she started to position herself

and she went in for a kiss, the camera angle doesn't do it justice, but she totally tried to give him a kiss on the cheek (several times)!

but she'll do anything after a couple of sips of the hard stuff......what a flirt!

(I know -- we are terrible parents for even posing this picture)

Sitting up? You be the judge....

I was just shocked and unsure what to think....is this her sitting up?? I asked Jon and he said he thought so, but does this count because she has the arm supports? I don't know, please tell me.

Lauren's Graduation

Okay so this is the second one off to college, just another 18 years and we'll be done...hahaha

What good looking kids....wonder where they get it from...probably their mother.

She was showing off my baby, I think people totally thought it was her's

Grandma's gone now, so she's back to the fist....

A Loving Family

Grandma's Last Day...

On the last day, we went for a long walk along the beach and through the park

we had to try the shades again, but apparently now that she's more aware

she gets really scared of the dark, whether it be going to bed at night, going through a tunnel or putting on sunglasses

Grandma lovesssssssss flowers

so we stopped by EVERY flower patch along the path (it was a LONG stroll through the park)

she really seemed intrigued by all of the colorful flowers or grass or something?

something's caught her eye

oh, it's just Grandma trying to make her smile

FINALLY a FUN Bath Time (with Grandma)!

Scenic Tour

The day started out calm....

Then we went up to Twin Peaks for a view of the city...

We played in the park

Just hanging out

enjoying nature

enjoying each other

But then Ava wanted some alone time, we were really starting to smother her

Time to go home

what a worn out baby