Labor Day with Mimi and Poppa

So I'm a little behind in posting these pictures (shocker), but here is proof of our fantastic week with Mimi and Poppa on Labor Day. We all had such a great time, and it was sooo good to get to spend time with all the Fletchers! Here are some of my favorite shots:

Two of a kind

Bass Pro Shop - whats more loveable than a giant fish?

Taste test at Marble Slab...nope, just the spoon :)

Build a Bear - the greatest place on earth!

Soaking up the view at Big Cedar Lodge

Go Razorbacks, beat Alabama!

Water Baby

I'm back now from my 2 month blogging sabbatical, so here are a couple of tub shots of Ava. Starting out slow :)

We take bathtime very seriously around the Fletcher house

Ava's 1st Baseball Game

Some friends of ours, Brett and Debbie, gave us tickets to the Naturals game a couple of weeks ago, and we had the BEST time! Ava was totally in her element - surrounded by lots of people. We couldn't get her to leave everyone around us alone, she thought they were all there to play with her :) Especially this group of boys to our left, they would make faces and tickle her and she was having a ball! But when they turned around to watch the game, she kept squealing to get their attention. I had to give her to Chris so the boys could watch the game, but then she found someone else to play with...so much fun :)

Giving Daddy kisses

The petting zoo for the the kids, we got there just in time to see the baby goats before they took them away. Ava cried when we had to leave...she loves animals (thanks Oakley :)
All worn out

A dog's life...

I love having a baby and a little dog at the same time, there are just so many cute situations that happen on a daily basis. Luckily I was quick enough to get pictures of this one...

Don't worry, I had just cleaned Oakley's kennel and all her bedding. No germs here! Anywhere Oakley goes, Ava follows

Teaching Oakley how to share :)

Memorial Day

Although I'm not doing so hot with updating regularly, I had to stop in the middle of all my cute baby postings to add one about her daddy. My husband and his crazy friends had such a fun time on Memorial Day, and here's the proof...

No losers in this match, they were both so tired they had to stop before someone pulled something :)

Ava's Baby Dedication

I can't believe how long its been since I posted last! It's been a really busy month, so the blog kinda got put on the back burner :) So finally I'm adding new pictures...

We had baby dedication at Pinnacle Hills on Mother's Day, so here is our little family standing up in front of the church. Ava was given a Bible with her name on it from Pastor Floyd, then he prayed over all the families. It was really special, and I was so proud of Ava. When we walked across the stage she turned out toward the audience and started waving her arms and grinning. Quite the ham.

Sarah was kneeling in the front of the church to take our picture (against her will), so I was trying to get Ava to smile for Mimi and Papa in the camera :)

Ava giving Daddy kisses before we went out on stage

Sarah and Leah cracking Ava up in the car before lunch. She loves her aunts!

Sarah and Ava in our backyard, the wind was blowing so hard! Making her giggle :)By this time the wind had butchered my hair, but Ava's grin was so funny I had to add this one