Ava goes "trick-or-treating".

Look's like Ava received lots of goodies!

Dressed for a Fall outing.

Blissfully swinging in the cool weather.

Ava weighed 18lbs 4 ozs today!

Ava has toast for the first time. She is 48 weeks old today!

New textures, new tastes. What a journey!

Exploring, exploring, constantly exploring . . .

Ava has discovered that she can make her own music . . . that little brain is just learning new things all the time.

Ava is bundled up to go visit Henry Lee.

It must be very cold outside. She looks like a little polar bear.

Ava snuggles with her Mommy

Ava's hair is growing and she is indeed a brunette.

Guess who won the prize for "best costume"!!!!!

Ava did!!!!!
Here she is with the runner's up.

Daddy's little Pittsburgh Penguin!

Blue Bell Baby.

Ava's been to the blue bell ice-cream factory in Texas
and she has this t-shirt to prove it!

Here she is playing with her toys - free to crawl to whatever interests her.

Peek-a-boo!

Ava enjoys playing this game. She loves to have fun.

Quite a pair! Ava show's off her teeth. She is 47 weeks old today!

Two beauties, Ava and Katy.

Katy is Ava's first cousin-once-removed or

Ava's Mommy's first cousin.

Ava sleeps like a little Bunny.

Ava's knees are red in the morning because she sleeps like this all night long. Ava's Mommy slept like this too when she was a baby.

Uh-oh - Ava looks pleased as she holds her Mommy's money.

Ava's Mommy discovers that Ava likes money and Ava discovers that she can reach the TV!

Ava wants out of this hat.

Yep - she's becoming more and more independent every day.

Ava goes bowling!

Ava's Pop helps her bowl a strike!

Ava explores her room.

Cheech has a playmate now, for sure.

Ava looks very please with her new found freedom and mobility.

Ava is all laughs today.

Ava plays with Cheech and gets tickled by Daddy.

Having fun with Katy. Ava is 46 weeks old today!

Sometimes Ava reminds her Grandmommy of her Aunt Mandy when she was Ava's age.

She does in this picture.

Little Red Riding Hood finally finds her nose!

Ava has been working on pointing to her nose.

She found it!

Ava gives us a big smile.

She has a very tiny dolly that her Grandmommy gave her.

Ava goes exploring around her house.

Ava is discovering her freedom.

Ava looks very "Coco Chanel" at Spencer's birthday party.

Ava loves being around her family and friends. Not too sure about the birthday hat, though.

Ava kisses her Daddy.

She's Daddy's little princess.

Eating & growing & eating and growing . . .

Every little girl needs to eat and grow.

Ava is getting steady on her feet. Ava is 45 weeks old today!

Ava practices walking around her playpen.

Standing to play.

Ava wants to be upright.

A serious Ava. All about strawberries today!

Don't feel like smiling big today.

Watch out Mom! Ava stood up on her own today at Great-grandpoppy's!

Ava's cousin Katie teaches her how to climb the stairs at Great Poppy's house.

Still just as pretty in pink!

Ava is ready for a nap in her pink fuzzy jacket.

Ava likes shoes & purses.

She is starting to look like a "girly" girl. (Read - High Maintenance!)