Silly Gilley

The week of Thanksgiving, November 2009, Ava got sick. When she started feeling better, she got into her dress up box. A true Diva!

Ava is famous!

Sometime in Spring time 2009 we were at the Houston Children's Museum. There were a few employees taking pictures of children for their new website to promote the newly renovated tot spot. There were quite a few taken of Ava and one actually made it to the official website.

Favorite Picture

I love this picture Mark took of Ava in July. As Granma would say "It is the essence of Ava"

Future Longhorn...

At least Daddy hopes so...

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a happy Turkey day this year! Spent the entire day with both families. Started the morning at Nana and Grandad's for a Thanksgiving lunch and then after Ava's nap we headed to Sloan and Elayne's for a Thanksgiving dinner.

Here is a picture of the Gilley clan

We have many things to be grateful for!

Hello Potty...

A few weeks ago, Ava came up to me one day and told me she wanted to wear big girl (Hello Kitty) panties and was done with diapers. I was so excited that she made my potty training experience painless. From that day on, she took it upon herself to use the potty. As a reward, she wanted a Hello Kitty stuffed animal like her friend Jenna. Granma and I set out to Build-a-Bear so Ava could celebrate this huge milestone.

She picked her 'bear' of choice, Hello Kitty, and stuffed her Hello Kitty. The end results!

Saturday morning in bed....

A lazy Saturday in bed with her I Touch...

Florida July 9 - July 12

Made our annual 'hike' to Boca Raton this year to visit Bubbie and Poppie. All the Gilley, Tugentman, Schoenfeld and Pabolmo crew made it out this time. It was hard to keep track of so many families, but it was so nice to be together. We spent most of the time catching up and keeping up. Even made it to the beach one day. As always not enough time....

Ava and Addi

Ava sleeping after a long day at the beach