Welcome to the World Lakota!

We recently had the joy of welcoming our third God Son and Ava's first little brother to the world. He is a spitting image of his oldest brother Christion. Next to him Ava looks like a giant. Please join us in congratulating Kevin and Dianne Hunt on having their third son, Lakota Spartaco Hunt!!

Morag's Photo Shoot!!

Our Aunt Morag recently came down from Rhode Island and she brought her super duper camera with her. Auntie and Grand Ma and Nana dressed Ava up and they had a photo shoot. Sit back and relax, there are about 50 pictures in this slide show!!!

Whoa!

Whoa! Its been a long time since our last post. I guess time really does fly when you are having fun. Ava has been the center of our joy since she arrived and she continues to surprise us at how quickly she learns and grows. She is grabbing and holding her toys and pacifier. She's a good pincher too so watch out!

We stopped by to see our college coaches at The Mount. Deegan wanted Ava to bless the track...



She is starting to play with her toys...





We read her favorite books all the time...



Bath time is so much fun!



And she loves to swing in the back yard!

EXTRA EXTRA!! Ava Addresses the Public

I don't think, as a parent, this stuff ever gets old!
Ava's a natural public speaker!

4th of July Weekend

The holiday weekend was a busy one for us. We went on our first overnight vacation with Ava. Heading down to Baltimore, the plan was to hit the Aquarium, watch the fireworks at the Inner Harbor and visit college friends in Towson. We stayed in a hotel overnight because we thought it would be easier to go from the harbor to Towson for the Mount Reunion. It seemed as though we packed our entire house into the X-Terra. I was very proud of us getting everything together!! I thought we did it; we got her pacifier, enough diapers and wipes, etc...... Until, we decided to freshen up after walking around the city all day!! I go to hop in the shower and what do ya know! We had left our suitcase with our clothes nicely packed inside on the bedroom floor! Ava had 12 outfits for 2 days while Chris and I had none!! Other than that the quick get away for the long weekend was enjoyable (well we could have done without seeing the stampede, but that's a whole other story!!) we look forward to introducing Ava to more of the world and watching our friend's children grow along with Ava.

Milestones

On July Second we celebrated Ava's 2-month-old birthday! Michelle made a cake using ice cream sandwiches, whipped cream and home grown raspberries! It was an amazing cake! Don't worry Ava, you'll get your taste soon enough! (Great) Uncle Steve was in town from England and got to get some hands on time with the new family member. He will be returning home soon and will be missed by us all!