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

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

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

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

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

9.5
As soon as Ava wakes up, we sing 'Good Morning to You' to her, followed by, 'oh my…
VideoAva’s the genius
Watching Ava evolve is amazing, it's so cool seeing her mimic us and pick up on things so…

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

What a Past Few Weeks
Ava has had a busy few weeks! She started clapping her hands last week, and we cannot get…

Happy 9 Months Ava May Jacobs
Our precious little angel is 9 months old today. We've loved every single minute of her first 9…
VideoAva’s 1st Music Class
Ava rocked out at her very first music class at Gymboree in Northbrook. She especially loved Katy Perry,…
VideoAva Katy Perry Fun At Home
Momma and Ava had a great time at home rocking out with Katy Perry and her colorful new…

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

Botanic Gardens
We had a really nice visit to the Chicago Botanic Gardens for family day, even though it ended…
VideoPeekaboo Ava
Ava loves it so much when we play peekaboo with her that she's started doing it right back…
VideoBa Ba Ba
Ava started saying 'ba ba ba' the last couple of days, and we managed to catch a great…

First Vaca
We took Ava on her first getaway this weekend! We started out with a picture with the Easter…

Weeeee!
Ava took her first ride in a shopping cart today at Whole Foods. She kept leaning side to…

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

Soon!
When will Ava crawl? I'm predicting sometime in the next two months. We'll see!

Peggy Notebaert Museum/ 7 Months!
Happy 7 month birthday, Ava! We took her to the nature museum today, and her favorite thing there?…

Princess Ava
Our little angel is 6 and a half months old now and keeps getting cuter and sweeter every…

First Dip in the Pool
Ava took her first swim with Dada today. We'd noticed early on that she loved the water during…

Happy New Year!
Se he bok mon e bod a sayo, in Korean that means may you have many blessings this…