Happy New Year 2007

Happy New Year Ava.

Daddy wanted you to see the fireworks for New Years so we decide to wake you up so that you could experience them. Hope the new year brings you as much joy as it will for us.

Love Always,
Mommy and Daddy.

Your First Christmas

Merry Christmas Ava,

As for all holidays, we always split the day in half. First we open presents bright and early at our own home and then head over to Grandpa and Grandma's house. We will then spend the morning with them, open presents and have our Christms dinner with them around 2pm and then move on to Tha and Yai's house to open more presents and have a second Christmas dinner there. The thought of having to alternate Holidays every year between grand parents is not something that your Daddy or I could ever imagine. We both greatly appreciate and love our parents so much so that we feel that being able to see both of them every Christmas is far better than only spending it with them every other year. It does get a little hectic trying to get from our house to another house and then on to another. But for us, the benefit far exceeds the trouble. The idea of have everyone over at our house is something I think about often but Mommy is not such a great cook. Hopefully this is not a trait that you will inherit. I suppose in the years to come, I will have to over come my fear of cooking and cook a Christmas dinner that no one will forget. (Hopefully because its delicious.) But for now, our tradition seems to work.

Merry First Christmas!!

xoxo

Mommy, Daddy and Bentley

Christmas Card Pictures 2006

Here are the pictures that we used for our holiday cards. Yes, Mommy is a little obessive compulsive and likes to get the pictures taken the first week of November so that I can design the card and have them ordered by the next week. Once they are returned to me, its typically the week of Thanksgiving, giving me just enough time to address them and have them out on Dec 1.

First Trip to Disney's Magic Kingdom

Living about an hour away, how could we not bring you to the best place for children to go. There truly is something magical that happens at Disney World. Even at 9 months old, you are already in love with Mickey and can't wait to watch him in the morning on the Disney Channel.

The day you got your beloved Mickey Doll that you sleep with.

Getting Ready for Disney

Mommy, I have to curl my lashes first. How do I use this thing again?

Then I put on Mascara

Now some lip gloss

And Voila.... I'm Ready!

First Trip to Sea World

We joined the Tamara's for your first trip to Sea World.

First USF Bulls Game

Today, you went to your very First USF Bulls Football Game. –Matt Grothe set the school’s single-game record for passing yards with 364 yards to lead the University of South Florida (7-3, 3-2 BIG EAST) to a 27-10 victory over the Syracuse Orange (3-7, 0-5 BIG EAST) on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Raymond James Stadium in the final home game of the 2006 season.

Too Bad you couldn't stay up to watch the whole game with us.

GO BULLS!