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Trips, hikes, birthdays, belt tests, sushi nights and ordinary Tuesdays. The everyday life of the Jacobs family, written down as it happened.

July 17, 2013

Dada Using the Sling

It's summertime, and we go on lots of walks every day with Ava and Hoober, both equally excited…

July 13, 2013

Ava Has a Tooth

It's happened! Ava has two teeth cutting through her gums, her two lower center teeth. I tried to…

July 11, 2013

Ava is 11 1/2 Months and Cudder!

Ava is almost a year old now, and momma is busy getting ready for her doljabi. She's growing…

July 9, 2013

Which Instrument?

Dave and I give Ava every musical opportunity we can find, we always talk about the possibility of…

July 4, 2013

Ava’s first 4th of July

Today was Ava's first 4th of July, and we had such a nice morning. We went to Highland…

July 3, 2013

Ft. Polk, LA

Ava and I took a trip to visit my brother at Ft. Polk. We were sad to leave…

July 2, 2013

Cudder Every day!

A little throwback to when this sweet girl was barely big enough to sit up on her own,…

June 28, 2013

Music Class at Gymboree Old Orchard

Ava has been attending music class at Gymboree for about four months now. We sing songs, play instruments,…

June 25, 2013

11 Months

Could we love Ava any more? She's 11 months old today, and the love just keeps growing. She…

June 22, 2013

Too Much

Ava loves exploring her world. She wants to touch everything and everybody! Dave and I love watching her…

June 18, 2013

Dave’s First Father’s Day

Dave is a dedicated, loving, silly, and proud father to Ava. He smiles ear to ear every single…

June 18, 2013

1st Father’s Day

Sunday was our first family Father's Day, and it turned out to be such an awesome day. Ava…

June 15, 2013

Ava’s Crawling

10.5 months old, and our baby is officially on the move! Ava's been practicing her moves on the…

June 14, 2013

Ava’s Best Friend

Ava and Hoober are becoming closer and more loving toward each other every single day. We could take…

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June 11, 2013

Kisses for Dada

Daddy's little girl giving him the sweetest kisses. It was Monday night, and Ava should have been fast…

May 30, 2013

Ava, Grandpa and the Blackhawks

Grandpa dropped by to see Ava tonight right in the middle of her late nap. She woke up…

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May 29, 2013

SLC May 2013

Fun trip to Salt Lake City for Amy's graduation and some beautiful mountain time.

May 28, 2013

SLC May 2013

We had an awesome trip to Salt Lake City for Amy's graduation, and got to spend some quality…

May 28, 2013

Ava’s a Lover

Ava was extra loving on this trip, she couldn't stop kissing everyone! Maybe it's because she was surrounded…

May 27, 2013

Hiking We Will Go!

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

May 26, 2013

Emigration Canyon

We drove up Emigration Canyon in our white Jeep (dada's favorite car). What a view, and the weather…

May 25, 2013

Amy’s Graduation

Tears filled my family's eyes at Amy's graduation. It took her 9 years to earn her PhD in…

May 23, 2013

Ava is a Traveller

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

May 22, 2013

First Airplane Ride Tomorrow

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

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