NOVA Fiesta

Goob gets bigger by the day! Goob loves the Tulips! Talking with her Grandma Dukes Goob with the birthday Girl!The gentlemen renovated the master bathroom for Mom's birthday Goob hanging out at dinner Uncle Jon! Goob with her Great GrandDad This is B-Dad's fourth great grandchild Mom's Birthday Dinner Goob making Grandma Dukes laugh Goob and her GrandBob Daddy quality time

Goob loves her Grandpa!

always happy with him Loves to play with her Grandma Lita Always keeping her entertained

play time! she can now sit like a gorilla!

Looking pretty with her God Mother

Playing with Paige & Uncle Eric

Making Paige's famous Guacamole Grandpa making his delicious Brisket Uncle Justin giving his model pose Ava's God Parents

Taking a nap with Daddy playing with her Aunt Candace She barely has enough hair for a bow

Aunt Candace & Craig

Playing with Aunt Pat Aunt Pat & Grandma Lita put Ava to sleep She has the magic touch!

Valdez Clan!

We had a great time visiting Northern Virginia last weekend. We were able to celebrate Grandma Dukes birthday with the family. Greg learned how to install a toilet in the bathroom renovations. We got to spend lots of quality time with the Valdez clan as well. The 3 hour trip was a great change from our usual 18 hour trip to Northern Virginia. Greg has been working hard this week and has been waking up before the sunrise. Ava met her next door neighbor Max (7 months old) and is smitten by him. She just stared at him smiling and giggling. Max's Mom (Kim) and I have decided that we are going to have more weekly play dates. We are looking forward to a visit from Uncle Eric & Paige this weekend.

Jumping Goob

She loves the Jumper from her God Parents!

She doesn't reach the ground yet but she loves to wiggle Concentrating on all her fun toys So cute

Helping Daddy study Great Study buddylearned how to wrestle from her daddy- she pinned me! We have been having a great week. Annie has come over during the day to play with the baby to give me a chance to unpack the millions of boxes. She is a lifesaver! The distinct smell of boxes is starting to slowly fade. We are looking forward to going to Northern Virginia for Grandma Dukes Birthday this weekend.

Ava's Favorite Thi ngs

She loves the mirror! How excited she is about the Mirror

Now she is 4 Months Old

Happy Baby A list of Ava's favorite things:

1. Mirrors

2. Crinkle sounds (she loves to steal our subway sandwich wrappers while we are eating)

3. Singing (mostly in the morning- we are making bets that she will be a shower singer later in life.....hopefully she didn't inherit her mom's voice!)

4. Her Thumb

5. Fish

6. Rattles

7. Lifting her shirt up ( she has to wear onesies underneath everything for modesty)

8. Daddy playing tickle monster

9. When people repeat her silly noises back to her

10. Being center of attention

If only she would remain this low maintenance during her teenage years!

Hi Ho Virginia!

Pen is not a fan of boxes

Goob slept the whole time the movers were there

This is the view from our porch and what our apartments look like from the outside

Goob taking a nap when her bed was packed

Phi Mu State Day at CNU!

This is my Little Sister, Great Grand Little, and Great Great Grand Little in the sorority Some of the Phi Mu Alumnae- it was SO wonderful to see them again!We were line dancing!

I went to a wive's club meeting and the hostess had a pot belly pig at her house! It lived inside! It is 200 lbs- pictures don't lie! The Haseltons- So excited to live close to them again!

Out to eat with the Heberts aka- our landlords for the week :) My stomach loves our proximity to the Cheesecake Factory! Julian the king of the bathtub (Christine's son)

Goob & Annie

We have arrived! We are safe and sound in VA at our new apartment in Virginia Beach. We love our complex because there are many young military couples living near us. Our good friends Dave and Annie Wrigley from college live in the some complex as us and we are thrilled. We decided on a 3 bedroom apartment so that we could have a guest room because we would love visitors while we are living in the area. We are currently living out of boxes (which is like a jungle gym for Penny) and are slowly unpacking the apartment. We have already gotten to see a lot of my friends from college and Greg's friends from flight school. This weekend I was able to make a trip to Christopher Newport to reunite with my sorority sisters for Phi Mu state day. It was a blast. Our only compliant has been the weather because we were spoiled in Florida. We have colds but thankful Ava has been resilient. Greg starts class tomorrow and is like a kid starting elementary school- VERY excited.

Georgia on my mind...

Ava and her beautiful cousins Tilly and Elinor Ava loves being center of attention! Davis is so handsome! Ava loves her Aunt Julie Cousin Tilly Cousin Elinor Dean teaching the kids how to hold Ava

We were very fortunate to make a stop on our move to one of our favorite places, Marietta Georgia. We just can't pass up a chance to have some of their good southern cooking! Ava had a great time hanging out with her Warme family. Before we know it Ava will be chasing after her cousins outside. We are hoping to return for a visit sometime this summer if Greg has leave. We will miss living so close to them.