Thanksgiving

Okay so this year Thanksgiving was much smaller than usual. We only had six adults and one Ava. We did however have five dogs if that counts. Not much to say other than it was a blast. Enjoy the pics.

Pumpkin Patch

So today was a pretty good day. I had the brilliant idea of going to the pumpkin patch to take cute pics with Ava and maybe even get a pumpkin. My friend Jennifer and her three kids from work tagged along. We even drug Uncle Pat out too. Once we go there we were able to do the hay ride, take a few family photos and even walk around the patch. There were so many people there, but it was worth it. I think we will make this a yearly event.

Enjoy the pics.

Zoo trip #2

Okay so many of you remember me blogging about the OKC zoo and how it suck. Well Ava, Aunt Kay and I went to the FTW zoo. It was freaking awesome. Ava called a brown bear kitty....it was too cute. She didn't call the big cat's kitty, even though I tried and she stayed awake until the very end. We tried to do a train ride, but that is just about the time she conked out. Oh at the FTW zoo they have the Texas area and it has a petting zoo part. Ava got to pet a goat, a cow and a pig. We of course washed our hands before going any further.

Enjoy the pics.

Where to begin....

Okay I am going to start small and try to add a new post every day this week. Don't hold your breath, but I have a lot to update and didn't think a super long post was a good place to start. That and I really don't have time for that. So here we go.

Okay so Ava is now 13 months old. We had her 1st birthday blow out the first of September. Everyone one came down and it was a blast. Lynn made the best and cutest monkey cake. I thought it was going to be way to big since she had two layers, but I was wrong. We had just enough left over to enjoy the following days.

11 1/2 months old oh my.

Okay so quick update for Miss Ava. Sorry it has been so long our computer got a virus and we had to buy a new one.

Ava is now 22lbs 13oz. Super tall. Wearing size 18 month cloths and finally her hair will go in a clip. Only set back with the clip is she will not leave it in.

We are now preparing for the great 1st birthday party. I have picked out the theme (beach monkey) and gotten all the decorations. I am so excited to have all the out of town family in. I don't think this year Ava will have a clue that this is all for her, but in the next years, watch out she will be all about the party. Guess this means I started with high standards and I will have to keep it up year after year.

Here are a few pics we took trying to get a cute on for her birthday e-Vite.

She can walk....

Well I totally forgot to blog about this on Sunday, but Miss Ava has taken her first steps to freedom. She took 6 steps to Mike and yes we have it on video. I can not believe that my little girl is growing up so fast. Less than 2 months and Ava will be 1 yr old. Oh my Oh my.

Other news, since Keria has not updated her blog.....Ava will have a cousin to play with in less than 9 months. Mike's little sister Keria and her husband Cody are pregnant. Yes you heard me right...the oldest child and the youngest child of the Shelby clan will have kids. Sorry I just find that funny. Guess in comparison Mike was older when Ava was born. That's okay, it has not hurt him at all. As for you Tom and Monique, don't worry no rush to have kids from this blogger.

Other news...Ava and I went to a gymboree class today. I must suck cause I found the whole thing too corny and silly. Oh well, not sure I would pay for it, thank goodness it was free!!!


Ava and Pat hanging out on the couch.


Ava swimming in Steve and Susan's pool in Tulsa

Ava and Gwen playing

Ava's new sleeping position on the couch

Do you think I am tired?

Happy Birthday to me....

Okay so if you don't already know today was my 27th birthday. Yes I know I am getting old. I was however thinking and I am now the age Mike was when we got married. I am also one year younger than my mom when she got married. It is funny to think that this time last year I was very pregnant and now I have a 10 month old little girl. Okay enough time down memory lane.

This year was so much better than my last birthday. Last year we had just moved in to our house a month earlier, the baby shower was the following weekend and there was just too much other stuff going on to really celebrate. So being so wonderful Mike made it up to me. I now am the proud owner of an IPOD (yes I know I am behind the times) and we had a date night. Thanks Pat for baby sitting. All in all I give today 2 thumbs up.

Oh I totally forgot...I got a facial today too!!!! Yup I am spoiled and love it.

Okay more to blog tomorrow. Enjoy.

1st week of July.

Here is my update for July. Unfortunatly I worked all week (all but Friday) while most of the guys in my office took off. Don't worry it was my choice, I am saving my vacation for later in the year. So back to my week. Very uneventful.

Ava is getting two more teeth on her lower jaw. When they come in that will be a total of 8 teeth before she is a year old. Nuts I tell you.

What else did we do...oh for the Forth of July Mike, Ava, Pat and I went to the lake. We tried out a new lake. Lake Ray Roberts, just north of Denton. So nice. A sandy beach and not too crowed. I wanted to go to that Lake for Memorial day, but "due to the cost of gas" (inside joke) we did not.

Other than that we are all still surviving down here in the heat.

Enjoy the latest pics.

You can not tell it, but Ava is jumping in her bed like the little monkey she is.


I was experimenting and letting missy feed her self her rice cereal. Not too bad, only 1/2 ended up on the face, floor and chair.


Her Ava is giving me her "look". After the look she barked at me. I know I know she hangs out with the dogs way too much.


Mike decided to rearrange the living room here is the after shot.

Storm a Brewing....

Well we had some much needed rain Saturday night. Ava had just finished her bath and Mike was at work when the dogs insisted that we go out side and watch the storm roll in. So we did. With all the static in the air we watched as the winds picked up and the air cooled off. We watched the wind blow the trees all around and let the dogs go wild. Something about an impending storm and the wonderful energy in the air that made the dogs wild with excitement.





I also realized I had not posted a picture of our newest house guest. Lady (bug) Shelby is staying with us for a while. She and Pat have moved in and have been here about a month now. Ava enjoys a new dog to play and crawl all over. Beau and Lady have always enjoyed playing, but now they actually will calm down a bit. Any one who has been here understands this was a rare occurrence when they just came for a visit. Either way they all have fun and Lady is a joy to have around. She has only chewed on a few of Ava's toys and one leg of my briefcase.

Flash Back Friday

Okay so I stole this idea from a few other blogger out there...sorry. I have decided that I will post a few older pictures from my past. This will not happen every Friday, but today I was feeling reflective so enjoy.


This is Erin and I out on the town for my 22nd birthday (July 2003)


Bella as a puppy the first day we brought her home. July 2004


Beau as a puppy the first day we brought him home....my how small he was and my how big he is now. June 2006


Mike and I in Breckenridge Colorado July 2006


Mike when he first moved to TX March/April 2004


Me my senior year in College 2002-2003 getting ready to go out on the town.

I know lots of random pics with no rhym or reason, but what can I say, I like these pics. Reminds me of my care free days when sleep was not so important to me and I thought I was mostly invensable.