Chicago Jacobs

Our little puddin’ took her first steps yesterday! She has been a speedster with her push cart for many weeks now. Dave and I are looking forward to this next stage. Watch out world because Ava Jacobs is on the move!

The phrase “Time is Flying By” has really shown its face! Summer has passed us by and our angel is 14 months old! We have been to the Farmer’s Market and Emily Oaks Nature Center over the past few days. Dave had fond memories of the nature center. He fished there as a kid!
Ava had a blast at the Farmer’s Market. She cruised in her pink car, ate crossaints, and enjoyed the scenery!

Every day with Ava is a blessing and we are loving each and every moment. We are looking forward to each and every stage. We love you Ava May…

The Jacobs family had a very nice weekend visit to Madison Wisconsin to spend some time with Auntie Amy and Uncle Bryce. We spent the weekend at their new home and Ava and Hoober really enjoyed the suburban lifestyle and enjoyed the house in a quiet neighborhood. We look forward to many more visits and one day having some little cousins to visit as well.

Ava gets so excited each and every day when Dada gets home and Christine recorded it so we can remember forever.

We are not sure if Ava will have a future as a Vet but we do that she loves dogs and especially her dog Hoober.  The get along so well and Hoober is super gentle and very patient with her.

Ava is going to be 14 months old tomorrow and Christine and I continue to cherish each and every day with our little Angel. She continues to make us smile all day with her clapping and hamming it up. Ava loves being outside and she is never ready to come in from walks. Here are a few pictures from the last week.

David is the king of French fries! Ava wanted to know what these French fries were all about. She had a taste of her first fry (baked not fried)!

Ava is a mover and a shaker with her push cart. A beautiful, cool day!

Ava really loves being pushed around the neighborhood in her new little car. She could literally go for hours and never gets bored. She enjoys reaching for the manhole covers and saying hello to every dog within eye-site.

Ava is starting to stand with a purpose on her own and she is very proud. We love you angel.

Over the Labor Day weekend, we drove down to St. Louis. This was the first long rode trip for Ava. She was a natural traveller. Ava slept and played and did not cry or fuss once! Mama and dada took turns sitting in the back with her, which helped.
We spent time with Aunt Betsy, Uncle Tim, cousins Dola, Miranda, Evan, Erin, Amani and Jasmine.
Erin made an amazing cake for my birthday! It was amazing!
It was an extremely hot weekend, but we were all troopers and spent time outside.
Fishing, train rides, jumping on the trampoline and going for family walks were a few things we enjoyed.
We were able to enjoy grill Sunday! Ava loved Aunt Betsy’s chicken. We have made it twice since we’ve been home.
We are going to try and make this an annual family trip.

Our peanut is walking with a push cart! We cannot take enough video. I love it when she is walking and talking at the same time. She’ll be 13 months on Saturday!

Today we brought Ava to a place that both Christine and I remember from childhood. I took Saturday off for double family day weekend and we went to Santa’s Village out West. Ava enjoyed the animals and the many kids and it was a great day with perfect weather.

Ava just gets cudder and cudder each and every day. Dada can’t stop taking pictures of his little girl and one day she will be thankful what a great photographer dada is. Check out a few photo highlights below…

Ava and I love Bubbles Academy. It’s an open gym with a lot of kids and toys. We had an extra-special visitor today!

Christine surprised Dada with a picnic packed and tickets to Ravinia on Sunday when he returned from a overnight business trip to Philly. Ava had a great time at Ravinia for her 1st time and we all enjoyed perfect weather while listing to a orchestra playing Tchaikovsky. It was a really nice evening with yummy wine and cheese and picnic food.

Ava loves animals! Dogs, cows, horses, chickens and all other furry, feathered creatures. We went to Lamb’s Farm with auntie Amy and all had fun. Ava’s love for animals has come from both sides of her family. Ava and the adults enjoyed spending the day feeding and petting the stars of the farm. The day wasn’t over…

We then stepped back in time to the Bristol Renaissance Faire. Costumes, food, goods and more filled the Faire. Ava gobbled up corn on the cob and became a jester for a minute!

The day has come and gone. Ava’s first birthday party. Family and friends came to Mia Francesca’s on Bryn Mawr to celebrate with our little girl. Ava was overwhelmed at her party, as me and Dave predicted. All eyes on her, loud cheering and unable to crawl around is a recipe for a grumpy baby. Overall, Ava tried her best and that’s always good enough for us.
What did Ava choose for her future?
A tennis ball!! Look out athletic world for Ava M. Jacobs!
Our angel is one. Dave and I love her even more than yesterday!