At the doctor's office.

Ava tries to figure out this weird toy.

Perfection. Ava is 40 weeks old today!

Ava is just a perfect little baby girl.

Here she treats herself to lunch.

A future drummer, maybe?? !!

Ava discovers banging things together will make noise

Posing for a photo.

Ava seems to be very used to having her picture taken.

Hanging out with Henry Lee

Ava and Henry Lee go for a stroll on the beach. They are great friends.

Standing Tall.

Ava holds her Mommy's hand while she stands straight and tall.

Ava takes a ride in the laundry basket!

Ava looks like she is on a joy ride here.

Ava likes shoes! Mommy and Daddy are in trouble . . .the love of shoes seems to run in the family.

Somebody stopped Ava's Mommy and said that they thought she was pushing a doll around!

Ava is 9 months old today! She is also 39 weeks old today.

Ava is fitting into 9 month jammies!

That is the first time she fit in the right size; she is usually at least a month behind.

She's catching up!

Ava in the park with her friend Jeremy.

Ava gets everyone out enjoying themselves.

Playing with bocce balls at the park. Ava weighs 16 lbs 3 ozs today!

Ava likes balls like her Grandmommy does.

Grandmommy has some like this.

Ava is such a happy baby girl.

Ava's smile brings happiness to our hearts.

Ava loves to see the ducks.

Ava and her mommy watch the ducks at the park.

Look at how they make her smile!

Ava gives crawling a try.

If she figures this out, she will be checking out more than her toys!

Ava visits Nan's house for a BBQ.

Here are Ava and Nan - best buds.

Picking Flowers.

Pretty in polka-dots, Ava enjoys her happy flowers.

Having another jump.

In her furry boots, Ava does her thing.

Ava and her Daddy experiment with coloring on her Daddy's birthday.

Will Ava be artistic? Stay tuned. . .

Ava has sure grown into her swing!

Look at her big eyes and nice legs.

Sparkling, big eyes!

Ava's eyes agree with her smile - one happy baby.