We're So Vain

We got some new family pictures done...FINALLY. I was feeling really proud of myself when we showed up to pictures. We all looked nice, I had snacks for Ava...I was all sorts of prepared to have a wonderful picture experience. And then Ava decided she hated me. Seriously, she screamed almost the whole time.
For a baby who looks so good, you would think she would WANT to have her pictures taken.
Anyway, we managed to get a few that turned out. The peeps at Fotofly are AWESOME. Though, we were the first appointment and I'm pretty sure we ruined our photographers day. Whoops.

Ava's 18 Month's...Which Means More Awesome Hair!

I can't believe the Flav's is 18 months old! She is such a little character - She surprises me everyday with something new...for example, she decided to start saying "awesome"! Legit!
Here are some fun things about my little buddy!

New Words
She can say most everyone's name...except her own. Funny thing, whenever I try to get her to say Ava, she says "awesome"...sounds about right...

She can say most animal sounds.

We are working on greetings. Right now she says "Hi" and we are working on "Sup". She also says "Bye Bye, Love you, Day (good day)!"

Loves
This girl loves just about everything. She loves when I bring a new game or activity to her attention. She is so curious and LOVES to discover new things.
TV...which is weird because we don't really let her watch TV too much.
Everything Yo Gabba Gabba
Friends
Grandparents
Coloring

 Picnics and Tea Parties
Her baby...she is so cute with her baby. She will carry her around everywhere, give her kisses, put her "nigh nigh" and tuck her in with a blanket. She loves to take her baby for walks in her stroller as well.
Being outside. I am so glad the weather is turning nice again. We love going on hikes, playing in the backyard, using chalk, etc...

Hiking in the Red Rocks

Reading. She loves to be read to, read by herself, anything to do with books. We make LOTS of trips to the library!
Right now she is a Daddy's girl...bummer.
She loves getting treats...we don't give her very much sugar and when she gets it, her eyes get big and her mouth goes wide open. Hilarious!
Dancing
Doors
Throwing things away.

Dislikes
Wearing clothes...totally takes after her mom on that one.
Riding in the car...I think once she is big enough to face forward she will like it a little bit more.
Getting her picture taken.

This is a tantrum because I said I wanted to take her picture.

 Eggs...seriously...who hates eggs?
Church...the whole "sitting still" thing drives her bonkers.

Don't mind that her sweater looks totally saggy and gross...It was actually a cute outfit...

We love Flavs so much and are so grateful for to joy she has brought into our lives for the past year and a half!

Ava Gets the Best Room....

Seriously, Flav's room is my favorite room....I might spend all day in there...with or without Ava.

Blegh....I hate those blinds...oh well.

This is Ava's favorite place...she will come in the room, pick a book, and sit and read. LOVE.

Ummmm, don't mind the toy mess....

Holidazy!

Can I just start off by saying, this baby is seriously the cutest....

The holidays were seriously so fun. We got to see tons of family and Ava was totally spoiled. She got WAY too much stuff from Santa and had WAY too much grandparent time. We have just barely recovered from grandparent withdrawal.
Here are some pictures from over the Christmas break (Don't worry, I don't thing I got enough.)

We made maybe a million spritz cookies

Ava had Gingerbread Man pancakes

Annual Christmas Eve Asian Buffet

Ava's favorite gift was a Yo, Gabba Gabba! blanket...she was obsessed.

Another appearance of the blanket.

Seriously, she would not leave it alone.

Sharing some pre-breakfast

She got a baby doll as well and everytime she picked it up, she would give it a kiss...and yes, we totally teach her to give open-mouth kisses.

Cousin time with Kennedy

Photobombs with Mikelle

New Years Party

Still an unpleasant experience

We hope everyone had as good of a holiday as we did!

Flava Update

I realized I haven't posted any updates on Ava in a while so here's her "16 month and 11 days" update.  

Likes 
She LOVES to talk...seriously, we can't get the girl to stop talking...unless she's by other people, in which case, she keeps her mouth shut.
Almost all foods
Running
Playing in the backyard. Now that the yard is done, she has her bike, car, and chalkboard to play with. Cousins
Puzzles
Books
Singing - She is so funny to listen to when she sings. She gets a sing song voice and tries to follow along with any songs that she hears.
Dancing
Grandpa King

Seriously, this girl is one of the happiest babies I have ever seen. She loves to play and be silly and she is SO curious.

Dislikes
Eggs....okay, seriously, who doesn't like eggs?! I have tried every different way to cook eggs and she wants nothing to do with it. She puts her tongue on it and then spits it out
Naps
Riding in the car...I'm guessing she will like it better when she can face forward, but she is still too small so we will have to bear through the car rides.
Santa. This girl has a grudge match with anything Santa. She loves to see pictures of Santa and she will say his name, but anytime she sees someone wearing a Santa hat or dressed as Santa, all jingle breaks loose.

Words
A lot that Ava says makes no sense to anyone but John and I. But here's what she says pretty well.
Show - We hardly ever let her watch TV and the only show she likes to watch is Yo Gabba Gabba. So anytime she sees a TV, she says "Show" or "Muno" (one of the characters on the show)
Shoe
Mom
Dad
Santa
Nice
Go
Bow
What is it?
I think there are more, but I can't think of what they are. Oh well.

We sure love this little princess!