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Ava was extra loving on this trip, she couldn’t stop kissing everyone! Maybe it’s because she was surrounded by family […]

Ava enjoyed her first hike up to the H rock behind my parents’ house. What a view!

We drove up Emigration Canyon in our white Jeep (dada’s favorite car). What a view, and the weather was perfect!

Tears filled my family’s eyes at Amy’s graduation. It took her 9 years to earn her PhD in neurobiology and

Ava was perfect on her first flight! She slept for half the flight to Salt Lake and played through the

Ava is going on her first airplane ride tomorrow. We’re heading to Salt Lake City for Amy’s graduation. We’re hoping

As soon as Ava wakes up, we sing ‘Good Morning to You’ to her, followed by, ‘oh my gosh, it

Watching Ava evolve is amazing, it’s so cool seeing her mimic us and pick up on things so quickly. It

Ava is changing week by week. Her movements, sounds, and facial expressions keep both me and Dave smiling constantly. Her

Ava has had a busy few weeks! She started clapping her hands last week, and we cannot get enough of

Our precious little angel is 9 months old today. We’ve loved every single minute of her first 9 months, and

Ava rocked out at her very first music class at Gymboree in Northbrook. She especially loved Katy Perry, and wearing

Momma and Ava had a great time at home rocking out with Katy Perry and her colorful new scarves.

Two years ago today in Paris, Dave asked me to marry him. Fast forward 760 days, and here we are

We had a really nice visit to the Chicago Botanic Gardens for family day, even though it ended up being

Ava loves it so much when we play peekaboo with her that she’s started doing it right back to us.

Ava started saying ‘ba ba ba’ the last couple of days, and we managed to catch a great video of

We took Ava on her first getaway this weekend! We started out with a picture with the Easter bunny at

Ava took her first ride in a shopping cart today at Whole Foods. She kept leaning side to side, but

Ava is getting cuter by the second! She loves getting out of the house and sharing all that cuteness with