Happy Fall

Here are a few pics that I took of Miss Ava on our front porch with her pumpkins....

playin' in the leaves....

Baby #2 Update

I went to the doctor's two weeks ago for my 16 week check up. Everything went great!! The heartbeat was still very strong. We go on Wednesday the 22nd for our ultrasound to make sure baby is growing they way he/she should, but don't get too excited because we are NOT finding out the sex of this one. It's going to be a SURPRISE in March!!!!

Randoms

A couple weeks ago, our friends Amanda and Ben came into town and we decided to go bowling. It was Ava's first time and she loved it for the first 5 frames then all she wanted to do was walk around. Her are a few pics from that day.......

Ava's is the yellowish one in the middle...

Ready to help me daddy????

Here are my two cuties in two very ugly colors............if they weren't so damn cute this would be an UGLY picture....

Ava hangin' out with her friend Hudson watching the Lion's lose of course......

Last Sunday we were all laying around being lazy and watching football. Ava started straining like she was getting ready to poop. So, I asked her if she was pooping and she grabbed her butt, so I hurried her into the bathroom and sat her on her potty and the next thing we know she has POOPED!!!! She loves sitting on her potty, but hasn't gone on it since, but she is still interested!!!

1st Poop on the potty......

Update....

Well it has been a long time since I last blogged. Life has been busy running after a 14 month old, but it is always interesting!!! Ava is growing by leaps and bounds everyday. She is learning so much and growing up to be such a big girl!!!

What have we been up to??? For Labor Day weekend Kyle's parents decided to take us all to a Detroit Tigers' game. Of course they lost but we had a great time and got to see some fireworks (that Ava fell asleep during). Here are some pictures from that day!!!

Ava & Papa riding the Tiger

Walkin' around.....

Ava and Mommy with Paws

We also spent Sunday of Labor Day weekend at my mom's swimming and enjoying good food with the Womble's. Monday was a day of relaxation and I had to work later that night.

On September 8th, I went to the doctor's for my 12 week checkup. I was able to hear the heartbeat (strong and healthy at 168 bpm). Dr. Taylor said everything is on schedule and going fine. I go back on October 6th for my 16 week check up. Overall I have been feeling good. Extremely tired, but isn't that expected?!?!?! I have had a couple bad days that this baby is kickin' my butt, but other than that I'm feeling GOOD!!!

September 14th was Ken' birthday, so Jennifer and I thought it would be cute to get him a t-shirt with a picture of Ava and Cameron on it. So, we took a picture of the two of them in camo and put Papa's Lil' Hunters on the shirt. Here is one of the pictures from that day!!!

Ava goes to Dr. Garner's on October 30th for her 15 month check, so check back then for more updates on peanut!!!

Houghton Lake

A couple of weekends ago we went up to Houghton Lake to Uncle Ron's cottage and spent the weekend with Kyle's family. We got up there vary late Friday night because I had to work, but it was nice to sleep in on Saturday. Saturday we got up and the boys' went fishing and us girls plus Cameron just hung out at the cottage.

Ava remembering what it was like to lay in her swing....

Then we went over to Uncle Clyde's and Barb's and he took us out on the boat.

Ava driving the boat with Papa

Cameron and Ava in their life jackets....

Ava hanging out at the front of the boat with the wind blowing in her face......she loved it!!!!

warming up from a cold swim in the lake

I was trying to get her dressed so she could warm up, but Papa was on the side of the boat in the water and she wanted to be in there with him!!! ( Gosh I hope that is not telling us anything about her future....................)

The Hensley Family

(back row: Ken, Steve, Shaun, and Kyle
front row: Jane, Kelli, Jennifer with Cameron, and Ava and I)

On Saturday night after we gave Ava her bath, we dressed her up for a special occasion.......
Yep, you are reading that correctly......Ava is going to be a BIG sister in March 2009!!!!!!!

We are all very excited yet nervous. Everything happens for a reason!!!!

Birthday at the Zoo

We had a big birthday party for Ava at Potter Park Zoo (that's where Kyle works now). We reserved the pavillon by the playground and had a beautiful day. We thank all of our family and friends that were able to make it and share this special day with Ava. She loved the food and her cake (Thanks Nan they were a hit). Ava got a ton of cute clothes, books, puzzles and toys. Thanks again everyone!!!

Lion and Turtle cupcake cakes

yummy food & cake

Thanks for coming everyone!!!!

Ingham County Fair

We took Ava to the fair this year. We thought about taking her last year when we got home from the hospital , but it was too hot. When we got there we went to the petting zoo first. She wasn't a big fan of the goats licking her, but she enjoyed it. Then we decided to let her go on a ride, not sure how she was going to do, but she surprised us all and loved every single ride she went on.

Sitting on the Sheriff's motorcycle

Ava riding Mission to Mars...

Driving a car.....this kind of scared me at first because after it goes up a big hill it whips around the corner and I really thought she was going to fly out, but she came around all smiles. The whole time on this ride she had her right leg on the seat, her right arm on the back of the seat just drivin' and chillin'. Too cute...

ridin' the space ship....

flying....

petting zoo

ridin' the critter train

Ava and I on the carousel

We were walking through the barns looking at the different exhibits and I looked down to see Ava holdin' her papa's finger. It was priceless.