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Standing - Ava's new obsession

Ava is definitely on the move now - she has been crawling well for a while and her latest obsession is pulling up to stand wherever she can. And...she's off!

The big 3

Lily and Ben on their actual 3rd birthday.

Ben and Lily's 3rd birthdy party

What big kids they are now. We had a great diver/princess party today, with 23 kids jumping in the bounce house, dressing up in princess dresses, playing in the sand, swinging in the hammock, eating Little Mermaid cake... Thanks for helping us celebrate everyone!

Ava's first time in the swing

Yes, she loved it! Ava and Lily took a turn together too - very cozy.

Ava at 8 months old

Here she is, 8 months old, with Daddy. What a big girl....

Taking Ava out to lunch

Jeff and I took Ava out to lunch today at La Pizzeria, one of our favorite little restaurants in downtown Campbell - it is very authentic Italian and reminds us of our honeymoon in Italy...ahhh..... Anyway, she did very well and even got to try her first piece of bread - yummy! (Don't worry - she didn't have any wine!)

Look at all the mermaids, Mommy!

This is what Ben said the first time we arrived at their new swim class at AVAC's (Almaden Valley Athletic Club) swim school. It is a great facility - the water is like a bathtub and they really do a great job of making it fun and teaching life-saving skills along the way. Ava and I go together on Mondays, while Ben and Lily are old enough to go with an instructor (Miss Jackie) and with 2 other kids in their class on Tuesdays. What a blast.

Grandpa's Airplane

Back home in the Bay Area now, we took a trip out to Hollister airport to see Grandpa's airplane that he has been building for the past few years. Pretty cool! We can't wait to see it fly!

Ballerina Lily

One of Lily's favorite Christmas presents were some ballerina items. Surely her cousin, Hannah, will be teaching her some moves soon. In the meantime, the outfit is there!

Happy New Year!

For the New Year, we spent the day at Northstar at Tahoe, watching the ice skaters and enjoying some Starbucks. Ah.... Although it has been great spending so much time being homebodies at the Christmas house, it was nice to get out too. Ava, Ben and Lily loved riding the bus from the parking lot to the resort and looking at all the skiers and snowboarders with all their gear ("lots of stuff!"). Next year we'll be strapping skis on them for sure. (By the way, Jeff and I did get one fantastic day of skiing in at Northstar a few days ago - thanks to Nana and Papa for babysitting!)