Where Have You Been!!!

It is unbelievable how fast 2 1/2 months can go by. I finally dumped all of the pictures from my cameras and there was over 600 pictures!! Of course most of them were of my red hair growin', attitude developin', mobility inceasin', vocabulary expandin', dietary habit experimentn', curiously just about killin', ALMOST 9 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL. Thats right, she'll be 9 months old in a couple of weeks and next thing you know, we'll be lighting a candle on her first birthday cake giving Ava her first real sugar rush. She is already wearing 12 month old clothing and she cut her first tooth just this week. She can crawl backwards but prefers to just roll to her destination. She is showing signs of sitting up but gives up when she realizes how much effort is going to be required. I blame myself for this because we've been known to sleep in till 9:30 next to each other on Sunday mornings while mom's at work.
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KK and I enjoyed tropical paradise for 2 weeks in Hawaii. Even though we brought home plenty of souvenirs, Ava was still upset we didn't bring her with us.

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While we were gone, G-Ma Susan and Aunt Kellie enjoy countless hours of quality time with Ava. Maybe Susan remembered the mid-seventies again when KK was still just a bundle of joy.

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Yep, a whole lotta hair is going on. A question I have asked KK several times now is when do we make the mistake of cutting her first bangs.

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As long as we can keep her occupied while we tie her hair up, maybe we'll just start in with the french braids before we bust out the scissors.

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I know what your thinking. How did we get her to stand still while we plastered on all that white face cream. Well, there is no face creme, she is just that fair skinned.

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