no one quite like daddy . . .

It just doesn't get much better than a daddy and his little girl . . .

Go Packers!

Ryan's Packers are playing in the NFC championship game tonight . . .so of course, we had to get pumped up. Notice how excited Ava obviously is! : ). I guess she should get props for getting woken up early from a nap after church, stuffed into a new outfit and then posing for a camera without crying!!!! Either that or she was already in game mode with her game face on.

STARTING to sit

So my blog isn't all gloominess, here's a couple pictures of Ava starting to sit on her own (on a bright note - we have a new camera!!! : ) ) She pretty much can only do it slouching forward with her hands to help her out but it's a beginning. She was 5 months old on the 9th . . .it goes too fast!

Starting to fall down (but one of my favorites!)

a few more of Christmas and one random

My mom sent me the pictures she had taken over christmas and here are a couple . . .plus one more random one I've been meaning to post

My grandparents with most (but not all) of their great-grandchildren

We got to watch Cade and Cole a couple of weeks ago . . .Cade wanted to give Ava a kiss
All dressed up for Christmas Eve Services (Ava screamed for all shots but this one) : )
Ava wearing Great Grandma Maibach's baby dress
Hanging out at Grandma Bahr's
Charming Great Grandma Bahr

first time eating cereal

So we gave Ava cereal for the first time last night. I'll let you decide if she liked it!

some random shots

Helping mom change the sheets on her bedcozying up with daddy
sound asleep snuggling her puppy
playing in her favorite christmas toy!!!! she LOVES her exosuacer

(did we mention mommy does too!! : ) ) hanging out in the high chair