Zoo Goob

She will chew on anything and/or EVERYTHING Miss Yen She loves the Remote because of all the buttons My shift with her in the wee hours of the night Daddy's shift with her in the wee hours in the morning (notice she is WIDE awake) Pretty Pretty PeacockThe other peacock (my favorite of the zoo) The Daddy Orangtan (he looks like a Yeti!)

The momma Orangtan The baby Orangtan (This was Greg's favorite of the Zoo) Ava checking out the snakes ahhhh snake

My other favorite of the zoo- tigers Ava checking out the tigersCutie Pie

Greg talking with the cow Ava annoyed that we didn't carry her the whole time HA ha ha

Greg loves the goat as an alumni of USNA Hi Goat Baaaaa Sheep Talking with the cow

You could feed the giraffe! Greg feeding the giraffe (he had an 18 inch tongue- ew) This past weekend we took a trip to the local Zoo. We couldn't ask for better weather (low 70s) or more entertaining animals. Ava loved watching the monkeys and feeding the giraffe. She has now started "talking" (making lots of different noises in her own made up language). She often wakes us up by "talking". It is a big improvement from screaming. In moving news, the Navy movers have surprised us by announcing that they will be coming a day early. It has been a mad dash to get everything in line before their arrival. We are really excited though that we get to stay a night in Marietta with the Cones & Fulchers on our journey to Virginia. We are very blessed to be staying with Becca's friend Christine in Chesapeake while we house hunt in Virginia Beach (she is a saint). We will update everyone with our contact information once we have found a house.

Happy Valentines Day!

Miz Cupid Greg says she looks like an old pudgy Hollywood actress who has her wig off with the bow and sunglasses- HA! Very Happy Baby In her adorable Valentines Outfit from Grandma Lita

Graduated to the Bath Tub!

She is starting to enjoy baths now (before she acted like she was getting a root canal) She loves to suck on cold glasses Queen of the castle playing drums! Wanting to chew on her drum sticks more

Her partner in crime She can sort of sit up on her own

Happy Valentines Day to all! This week we have been running errands for the move. We are almost set for our big day next Friday. Ava is still teething and is waking up more in the night because her teeth hurt. We are trying all the home remedies and teethers and they seem to settle her down more. Her Daddy makes her laugh when he plays tickle monster and it still is the sweetest sound.

Special Brithday Today

Ava sending love to Aunt Candace!

She wouldn't let go of her Aunt Candace

Another cool collage by John Meo of Greg's winging

Unfortunately we are not in Virginia soon enough to celebrate a very special day today. Today, Aunt Candace turns 18! We wish we could be there to celebrate her big day. We send all our love to her!

Gulfarium!

Ava's favorite things right now are FishThis is how excited she gets over fish Greg having a show down with the Lion Fish

Daddy GearThe birds talking to Ava Otters are so adorable This otter won us over oooo sting ray

Penguins Biggest Turtle I have ever seen in my life Shark! Greg petting a horseshoe crab (ew)

Ava & Daddy at the Dolphin Show

This Dolphin is 33 Years old!

Ava talking to the Dolphin

Greg Talking to the Dolphin

The Dolphin was such a flirt!

The Sea Lions! Sea Lion Swim Time

Finished up the day with Lunch on the beach

This is Ava's favorite book because you literally do differnt kinds of Doggie barks through the entire thing Catching up on Daddy's reading

Today we took a day trip to Fort Walton Beach. We went to their famous "Gulfarium" because Ava's favorite things right now are fish. She is fascinated by them and gets very excited. Our favorite part of the day was the Dolphin show. They made Flipper look like a novice. Ava is still having issues with her teething but we have found creative ways to cope. We are now busy planning the details of our move. We think our final move out day will be Feb. 21st. Have a blessed week!