Smiley face :)

Ava is 5 weeks old today and she is growing like a weed! Her newest accomplishment this week was her smile. She has been smiling since she was born, but of course, never knew what she was doing. Well this week she started smiling in response to our voices....especially her dad's! Every time he talks to her she smiles and laughs like it's the best thing in the world. It is so cute. Don't get me wrong, she smiles at me too, except when she's nursing, then she looks at me with one eye and her famous scowl. I swear if she could talk she would be saying "don't move a muscle mama." Those of you who have seen her know her scowl is quite serious, it is adorable. Here is a picture her dad took while she was smiling at him. What a beautiful thing.

A visit from the Viscarra's

We had a lovely visit from the Viscarra's while they were on their way home from vacation. Everyone got to snuggle the baby and we got a couple of gifts and chocolate! All in all a great visit! Vicente talked non-stop about everything, his papa and Gus, trains, his trip, his bro, etc. Then he swept our backyard for us, it was great. He tried to pick oranges from our tree, but they weren't quite ripe yet, so he tried to get them down by throwing one up into the tree, but that didn't work either. All the while Diego was eating dirt and Ava was sleeping. We can't wait to have them back, our deck needs sweeping again :)

To all my Aunties...

This is a shout-out to all my Aunties! I love you!

Love, Ava

Lots of Love in this House!

Love from her daddy, love from Bruce and lots of love from her mama! Life doesn't get any better than this!

Ava's first bath

Ava had her first bath today, well, at least her first bath by herself. I think she enjoyed it, mostly she looked at us like "what are you doing to me," but that is her usual look so we didn't think much of it. Her hair has been standing up on end ever since we dried her off....I wonder if it will stay that way. It is pretty cute! I always wanted a mohawk! You can also see that she is getting plenty to eat, in case any of you were worried :)

Bruce says Hello

Hi Baby Ava,

I am so glad you are here. I just love to give you kisses...slobber, slobber, and your toys are so much fun. All this playing together has really worn me out though, I am so glad we can take naps together.

Love, Bruce...more slobber :)

Welcome Ava!

Our little one is finally here! After 5 hours of labor and a very successful home birth, Ava Cameron made her appearance on Oct. 15th at 6:07 am. She was 6 lbs, 14 oz and 18 inches long. We just think she is the most wonderful thing on this earth!