Ava Kate is 4 months old

Ava Kate turned 4 months old today. She is a sweetheart! She is such a "smiley" baby. She smiles at everyone and can just make you feel so good. At 4 months old, she has really filled out. She is getting a lot of huggable rolls. She loves to sing with her brothers and sister and appears to be cutting her first tooth! This is much earlier than any of my other babies. She is already trying to keep up with her big brothers and sister.

T-Ball

Cooper had his very first t-ball game on Saturday. He was SO excited about playing t-ball. He wants to practice all the time and really seems to like it. It is so cute watching those little boys out on the field. Most of them don't know what to do and just do some of the cutest things. Cooper, in his second t-ball game was running the bases and stopped on 2nd base. The next hitter hit the ball to second and Cooper took off after the ball, he was supposed to be running the bases. Mark had been telling him "when the ball is hit to you, you go after it, don't just stand there". He did what he thought he was supposed to do...he went after the ball. It was so cute!! Unfortunately, he heard everyone laughing (because it was cute) and he got really embarrassed and started crying. Poor guy, if he only realized that it was cute. He also "aims" at the ball, over and over and over again. After MANY practice swings, he finally hits it and usually does a pretty good job.



Hit that ball! We love this picture...it shows the muscles in his arm.

Running into home...look at that smile on his face!

He's ready...


I tried to get a photo of Cooper and his buddy Ian in the dugout, but the camera focused on the fence.

He and his daddy always stick their tongues out when they are concentrating and trying to do something. Must be genetic :)





After a the game. He is dirty and loves to be that way.


This is Ali and Ava with Ali's mom Christy at their first T-Ball game. They cheered for their brothers :)

Playing in the water

Today, the kids and Mark played in the water. Cooper and Sophie started the "water fun" in a puddle of mud, then it turned into the hose being sprayed. Our neighbors, Ian and Lia came over and joined in the fun.

Cooper, in his rainboots standing in a mud puddle...this can't end well :)

Racing down the hill to where Mark is waiting to spray them with the water hose.

Ava Kate watched from the stroller. It won't be long before she is out there screaming with glee like the rest of them.

At least Sophie is smiling.

Roller blading through the water....

Playing in the water makes a girl tired.

A boogie board on the driveway, hum...

Lia

Cooper and Ian

Surfing on the driveway is always fun!

Strike a pose!

More pics of my kiddos

Drake is 9, he will be 10 in July. Cooper is 5, Sophie is 3 and Ava Kate is 14 weeks.

My brown eyed girl and my blue eyed girl

Ava at 3 months...some more photos

I had Ava Kate's picture professionally taken at 3 months old. I scanned a few of them in. I thought they were cute.