God Parents tour of Hampton Roads

Justin & Jess come into town for the weekend

Ava always makes us laugh The ladies we love living by the beach Greg gives us the tour of the Hangar The superhornets of VFA 106- "The Gladiators" Greg being the tour guide His dream plane He sits in the back seat wow

Jess giving Goob driving lessons Tailgating for my soccer game in Portsmouth

Touring Colonial Williamsburg The Valdez Bandits The Williamsburg Inn Looking at Goob in the stroller

Dress up everyday Williamsburg was in full bloom and it was breath taking

Pretty spring weather for about 2 hours Tulips are Jess' and my favorite Greg posing

Blessed.

Flower Child

Daddy with Goob Williamsburg was fun

Williamsburg Winery Tour

Exterior view of the winery

The grape fields More fields (not in harvest now)

Cheese tasting Yummy- HA Justin

Antique wine bottles Making notes about the wine cute our tour guide

Goob geared up for her tour with Daddy American & French Barrels The ultimate wine cellar

Justin giving Goob juice

Aunt Jess reading to Ava Story time

Laughing at Aunt Jess We had a very busy exciting weekend with Justin & Jess. We took a tour of nearly all of Hampton Roads. Our first stop was the Williamsburg Winery. We learned that it is the biggest winery in Virginia and has been established since the late 1800s. We toured the vicinity and learned all about the storage and fermenting of their wines. The group favorite was the Acte 12 Chardonnay which apparently was the favorite of the Queen's when she visited last year. We then did a walking tour of Colonial Williamsburg. All of the gardens were in bloom and it was stunning. We then took the tour to Becca's alma mater Christopher Newport University in Newport News. We then crossed back to the other side of the water to Portsmouth. The gang tailgated Becca's soccer game and were the team's good luck charm. We ended the night by eating at Waterman's Seafood house on the Virginia Beach boardwalk. The following day we got the tour of Greg's Squadron's hangar. It was really neat to see so many superhornets at once. Greg explained what all the equipment was on the plane while we were awestruck. We ended the trip by swinging by Sandbridge beach. We plan on taking advantage of our proximity to the ocean front all summer long. Uncle Justin and Aunt Jess promised they would return soon (even though Ava peed all over Aunt Jess!).

Dynamite Dukes Visit

Dukes came into town to play!

Ava loves it when Dukes talks and sings to hershe LOVES her ducks Bath times made easier by Aunt Betsy sending the baby bath seatShe can still play with all her duckies in her bath seat so she is happy I think we take pictures of her so often that she has learned how to pose

Dukes snuggling up her grandbaby

Finishing up the night night ritual with Goodnight Moon

Tea Time in Norfolk at the Painted Lady Dukes giving her Baby Juice for the first time Ava knew this was NOT her milk She loves sleeping with her blankie bear We had a wonderful visit when Dukes came into town. She helped us put the finishing touches on our apartment with hanging pictures and Ava's quilt. We went to Norfolk for a Mother/Daughter Tea which we throughly enjoyed. Dukes gave Ava baby Juice for the first time. Ava was not a fan of the juice initally but has become better adapted to it over the past few days. We are working on baby sign language with her right now. Her first sign is "more". We think she now understands the concept of more but cannot sign it yet. She bangs her hands on the highchair as her sign for "more" currently. She has made dinner very entertaining in the Valdez house. Ava was sad to see her Grandma Dukes go but is looking forward to spending Memorial Day weekend with her.

Day 2 of Operation Oatmeal

Day two of operation oatmeal was a success! This time she ate half of the oatmeal and was having a great time sitting in her high chair. We call this her "office" because she acts so business professional in her high chair.

Food for the first time!

Dad doing the airplane technique with the food Ava thinks this might be a toy pew! What is this?! Greg laughing hysterically at her facial expressions Clean up crew

Bottle for dessert

Ava tried her first solid food on April 3rd. She was a great sport. She was VERY surprised initally and ended up eating about 1/4th of the meal. Her meal consisted of baby oatmeal mixed with breast milk.

Growing up Goob

Ava discovers she likes flowers This beautiful tree is right outside our window She loves it her first day playing outside checking out the scene reverts to her favorite position

playing with Daddy and Penny That's her buddy Sweet baby

Daddy Gym paying off.....

Tada! She can sit on her own now! She is as surprised as we are

Hanging out in the Navy Personal Property office

All she wants to do is sit up now that she can do it

She loves her books she likes to hold them when we read to her ooooo book she always taste tests everything though

This past weekend we really enjoyed ourselves. Our neighbors had a margarita night on Friday where everyone brought their dogs (and Goob). We had a great time and really enjoy living in the same complex as several of our friends. Becca started playing in a women's soccer league on Saturday. Goob and Greg will be cheerleaders in future games when the weather warms up. On Sunday we finished up our unpacking (finally!) and Becca went to a tea with her Phi Mu Alumnae group. Greg has been taking advantage of the days off he has had this week by going to the golf course as frequently as possible. We have started training for our half marathon we will be running on Labor Day together. Goob will be running it with us (thanks to Grandad) in our new jogger stroller. We have spring fever and are trying to stay outside as much as possible with the weather.