Misc

Ava's New Skill

We took off the training wheels and after a few rounds in the grass and a few more on the driveway Ava was off and riding a bike on TWO WHEELS!

Vocabulary - Ari

Dada
Mama
Bubbles - usually followed by puckering up and blowing
Grandpa - said this for the first time while Grandpa was holding her and pointing to pictures on the wall
Poo poo - will point to her diaper
Bed - she is telling Toby to lay on his bed

One Step, Two Step, Three Step Four

It seems our little Ari is on the verge of walking! Today she took four steps, we stood her back up and she took four more trying to get to Ava's stuffed animal.

A New Tooth For Ari

Well, we can see a third tooth is popping through for Ari...she has been a little grumpy, but overall she is a happy little girl. Her teeth seem to be coming in just like Ava's did when she was teething...bottom middle two first then one top of the upper teeth on the side (may resemble a vampire if the opposite side comes in before the front two).

Sweet Corn

Our family loves this time of the year for all of the wonderful food we can pick fresh from the garden. Ava loves sweet corn from Nana and Grandpa's garden, so tonight when she asked for a second piece of corn Ari grabbed it out of the container and took a bite. Ava was a great big sister and offered to share the last piece of corn with Ari.
Ari's first time eating fresh corn on the cobb Ava's corn smile Give me CORN! I just love these two corn cuties!!

Ava's First Soccer Camp

All this week Ava has been participating in a soccer camp at the Solanco High School soccer fields coached by UK Soccer. All of the coaches are from the United Kingdom and spend their entire summer coaching 3 year olds through high school the fundamentals of soccer. The numbers were low for the squirts (3 & 4 year olds), so they combined the squirts with the nippers (5 & 6 year olds). Ava was one of three squirts amonst the rest of the nippers and she loved every moment of it.

Each day was filled with game style drills like fox and hound, fish and crabs in the sea and soccer ball roadway. They learned the very important rule of soccer GOOD FEET, BAD HANDS!

Ava really enjoyed Coach Joe who was so silly

The final day of camp the kids received a certificate. Ava is looking forward to next summer, so she can stay an hour longer and go on a bathroom break with the nippers.

Stand Up Ari

This morning Ari pulled herself up to a standing position using Ava's recliner Ava was so excited she got out her Build-a-Bear cell phone to snap a picture!

Ari's in the Army

Well, Ari army crawled across the living room to get to Ava's plastic case of play jewelry.

Ava's 4 Year Checkup

Stats

3'7" (97th%) and 42 lbs (98th%), healthy, happy and best news of the entire appointment....NO SHOTS!

Roll Over Ari

Yay....Ari rolled over this morning! The little stinker didn't give us any warning so we didn't capture this special moment on film.

It' a Girl!

Ari Grace entered the world at 12:47am on September 28, 2011

Mommy Daughter Breakfast

Today I had an appointment to check on the ever growing belly and Ava was there to tag along with me. We started our morning off with breakfast at McDonald's and then Ava hit the indoor playground. Since it was a weekday Ava had the entire playground to herself which she made the most of running around like crazy. After breakfast we headed over to May-Grant Associates where Ava was a little angel and heard the babies heartbeat for the first time.

I love you sweet pea!

Sprinklers, Cars, and Grandma and Gramps House

Driving around the yard checking the sprinklers

Keeping a yard green is hard work

Reading with Grandma and Ella

Lounging with Karah

In the beginning we were content sharing the sprinkler and little pool, but that was short lived and Grandma had to pull out two of everything.

Afternoon by the Pool

Daddy, Ella, Gramps, and I enjoyed the water


While Grandma and Karah decided to stay poolside


I enjoyed borrowing Ella's floaty to take a spin around the pool on my own

Melt My Heart...What a Little Sweetie

Ava: "Mommy would you like to share my ice cream cone with me?"
Mommy: "Ok, are you sure?"
Ava: "Yes, it's always nice to share Mommy!"

Happy Thanksgiving from the Airport

This year we spent Thanksgiving in the airport traveling to California to visit Mommy's side of the family and meet baby Karah.

Welcome to the World

We are so proud to announce a new addition to the Ford and Battram families....

Karah Addie Battram
11/20/10 at 4:25 am
7 lbs 13 1/2 oz
19 3/4" long

Congrats Aunt Tiffany, Uncle Will and big sister Ella on the safe delivery of baby Karah. We can't wait to meet you!!!

Comfy Day

My First Time Trick-or-Treating

This year I got to experience trick-or-treating in a neighborhood for the first time.....I loved it and wasn't scared a bit to walk up to the door to ask for a treat as long as Emily was there with me. We called it quits after about 20 homes due to a little boy who kept cutting in front of us and hitting us with his battle ax. We finished our night with a quick trip through the Burker King drive thru and then home to check out our loot!
This monkey was excited to meet Hannah Montana