Ava Says Thank You

Monica made this super cute video of Ava saying thank you.

Here is a picture of Ava chowing down on a popsicle at daycare. She LOVES popsicles!

A special thanks to Monica for the great video and picture!

Halloween

Abbey decided to be Elmo for Halloween for the 3rd year in a row. She says next year she wants to go as a buffalo...does anyone know where I can find a buffalo costume!?

Ava went as a little chick. She was super cute walking around in her outfit. As you can tell she wasn't a huge fan of the chick hat and refused to wear it.

Here are the two girls posing for a picture just before we went trunk or treating.

Here is the huge spiders nest in our light. I hate to admit it, but I had fun decorated for Halloween this year.

Abbey made a picture of what she wanted her pumpkin to look like. I carved it for her and then

she painted it.

 

We had a great Halloween this year!

Halloween Cooking with Abbey

While Bev and Scott were in Lolo for Eric's birthday, Grandma Bev helped Abbey do some cooking for Halloween. First they made pumpkins out of circus peanuts. In this picture, Abbey is rolling the peanut candy into a ball:


Then Grandpa Scott carved the ball into a pumpkin and Abbey added a stem (made out of a green fruit snack):


Here is Abbey with the finished pumpkins:


Abbey also made spooky ghosts:


scary Halloween spiders:


and black witches hats:


And just so that Eric wouldn't think there were only "junk food" projects, she made some edible eyeballs. (Notice the cute drawings that Abbey made to go along with the eyeballs.)


apple "bites":


and banana "witches":


She also made "spooks" in a blanket for Eric's birthday dinner. Abbey loved decorating and eating all the Halloween treats. She is going to be an excellent cook when she grows up:


Ava had a good time eating too!

Ava Walking

Ava now takes a few steps on her own, although she prefers to crawl or scoot. Eric is going to have his hands full soon!

Ava "Scooting" Around the House

Even though Ava can walk on her own, she likes to move around the house by scooting on one knee. Isn't she a cutie!!!

Happy Birthday Eric

Scott and Bev went to Montana to help Eric celebrate his birthday on October 15th. Grandma Bev helped Abbey make Eric an Elmo cake (her favorite). Here is Abbey holding the pan they baked the cake in.


This is what the cake looked like after it had baked:


After the cake had cooled, Abbey helped Grandma Bev frost the cake:


Then they added candles:


Ava helped too, although she wasn't feeling very well because she was teething. (Look at all her teeth coming in!)


Eric and Grandpa Scott went hiking to celebrate Eric's birthday. They had a great time:


Happy Birthday Eric!

Ava's First Words

It is no big secret that Ava adores her bigger sister and so it makes sense that one of her first words would be "Abbey". She also says "Daddy" and will try to repeat just about anything. But there is no question who her favorite is because she says her name nonstop...except for when I'm trying to video tape her.