Ava Learns to Crawl

I was starting to hope that Ava would never learn to crawl. I am sad to say that the days when she would remain in one place are gone. And to make matters worse my pack n play is somewhere in Utah...I bet a dog leash will work just as well.

Abbey and I tried and tried to get some video of Ava crawling. After about 20 takes and 3 different locations we finally got some footage of her crawling. For some reason she won't crawl when I'm watching, but when my back is turned she will crawl all the way down the hall. Here is one of our crawling bloopers.

Abbey and Ava on the 4th of July

We had a wonderful time with Abbey and Ava while they were visiting in Orem on the 4th of July.  Ava is very mobile now and can crawl backwards (we hope it won't be long before she can crawl forwards!). This picture shows Ava standing up in the ExerSaucer:

Abbey had a lot of fun making a patriotic "flag" cake. She helped Grandma Bev bake the cake and then she and her cousins Grace and Gabe decorated the cake:

They took turns putting blueberries (to create the stars) and strawberries (to represent the red stripes) on the cake:

This picture shows the completed cake. It was yummy!

Saturday evening, Abbey watched fireworks with some of her Zimmerman cousins. Eric, Grandpa Scott, and Uncle Marshall put on a wonderful show of fireworks (all legal):

Some of the fireworks were very loud. This picture shows Abbey covering her ears (along with Grandpa Scott and cousins Grace, Gabe, Todd, Alec, and Davion):

Abbey and Ava enjoyed playing with Grace, Gabe, and Leo. We are glad Abbey and Ava are coming to visit again at the end of July.

4th of July in Utah

We took a road trip to Utah this 4th of July to spend some quality time fighting with family. I was disappointed to make the long drive down for nothing. Somehow we made it through the whole weekend without the slightest family disagreement.

Abbey had fun watching the fireworks Saturday and the slightly less legal fireworks Sunday. She also enjoyed playing with her Utah cousins. Here she is playing pops its with Grace and Gabe.

Here is Abbey having a balloon fight with her cousin Katie. Awesome hair Little Miss Abbey!

I think Abbey's favorite part about this trip was getting to hold the baby chicks...it's either that or the potato truck that we saw TWICE while driving through Idaho. Apparently potato trucks are kewl!

Ava had lots of fun in Utah as well. Here she is hanging with her Grandpa Klein who made the long drive up from Arizona to spend time with everyone.

Ava's Grandma and Grandpa Zimmerman were very happy to see her and pinch her cheeks.

Here is Ava doing what she does best.

We had a fun filled 4th of July and can hardly wait for our next visit to Utah.