Happy Birthday Great Grandpa Stephans!

Great grandpa turns 80 years old today! We had a surprise party for him this weekend!

I am 17 months old!!

Taking time to smell the flowers!

A Beautiful Fall Day!

Today we spent the day at the Pumpkin Patch and Apple Orchard! We had a great time enjoying the beautiful day! And tomorrow we get to bake apple pie!

The Pumpkin Patch!

Ava searched long and hard for her perfect pumpkin. She liked the big ones, but ended up picking a tiny one that she could carry around with her all day long!

The Hayride!

She really isn't crying in this picture...the bright sun just got in her eyes!

The Apple Orchard!

She is making up for lost time!!!

Everyone warned us! Look at her go!

Daddy's Hat!

Ava and Uncle Joe!

Our Little Farmer!

Ava and Grandpa Sheridan!

Priceless!!!

She's FINALLY walking!!!

Here's the proof!!!

Hopefully more videos will be coming soon!

(But this one was hard enough to catch on video!)

GO BREWERS!!!!

So... this morning I wore my Brewer sweatshirt to church to give the Brewers a little divine intervention!!!! Looks like it worked! Of course.... God has to answer my prayers!!

(Who can say no to me???)

GO BREWERS!!!

Daddy's Little Helper!

I am 16 months old!!

Fun at Cheese Days!

Quite the shenanagans in Monroe this weekend!

Put it on your calendar for 2010!

The Parade!

Yes... she slept through half of it... but it was a 2 hour parade!

Andy and Ava!

Brad And Ava!

He was a little hesitant at first, but .......

MUCH BETTER!

"Come to Cheese Days in Monroe!"

Ava is excited for her first "Cheese Days"! Be sure to check back at the end of the week to see all the fun! We are expecting a full house!

Messy Girl!

Ava loves to eat! And she actually does get some IN her mouth!

We Survived the First Week!

Mom and Dad say they have quite the group of kids this year, but I sure had fun at dad's school!

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So Much Fun!

Ava and Abe!

This past weekend, our friends Jenny and Rohn Bishop came down to visit and check out the 150th Anniversary of the Lincoln/Douglas Debates held in Freeport, IL. Grandpa Sheridan was also interested, so we took 2 car loads down to check it out! We had a lot of fun, and Ava got to meet ABE LINCOLN!Dad also had some fun! He somehow ended up in an abolitionist torch lit rally!!!

Everyone else was in costumes....