Pretty party

A baby girl attending another one's birthday party. What could be cuter?

I took some doing, but Jana managed to sneek a quick picture of Ava's first two teeth!

Cousins Leah and Ava

Leah was about the same age in this picture as Ava is now. Leah had her 1st birthday yesterday. My, how time flies!

Grandma Jo with newborn Ava

It seems so strange that Mom used to sit with me just the same when I was a baby.

This picture always makes me laugh 'cause Ava's all-like, "whatchu talkin 'bout Jana?"

Greyboy

When I first met Greyboy, I was sitting on the front porch of Jana's house. It was a cold winter night, too cold to be sitting on a porch, and up ran this happy little loner. His owners had moved from Salt Lake City, only to abandon him on the very block that Jana lived. We became friends by chance and he lived everywhere that I lived afterwards. He had a warmth about him that everyone he encountered felt. He was a very special soul. If I'm lucky I'll run into him again somewhere.

Jana and Ava Bundled up @ Liberty Park.

Cousins Leah and Ava. It doesn't get any cuter than this.

Happy Valentines Day!

Ava will be 6 months young tomorrow. I can't believe that we'll be celebrating her half birthday already! It was just last Valentines day that Jana and I got to hear her heartbeat for the very first time.

Ava doesn't mind the winter at all.