Hide your cameras...Ava learned how to take pictures

Zach is pretty good at giving haircuts!

They're always busy, even when they do sit still for a picture!

Grandpa's buddies

Getting both of them to be still long enough to snap a picture is a job in itself

Decorating the tree with lots of special ornaments

Maybe it's because she just ate 'real' food, or the fact that Ava is stuffing it in her mouth, but Katie wasn't too excited for her bottle

Enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at Grandpa's. And I just noticed...it looks like a tornado hit the living room!

Lots of fun!

Uncle Lars taking the troops for a walk to wear off some energy

Bundled up for the kids' walk

Ava and Madox helping Grandma Rachel do dishes

Hard to believe that in a few weeks, this will be our living room

Windows should go in this week!

Looking north

Daily changes...now, if the rain can hold off for a few months!

Framing

Garage floor

The beginnings of our new house...

Farming with Daddy and Grandpa...at the Garden City elevator

Ava's introduction to Peanut M&Ms

Naps...take 'em when you can get 'em

They both love to play!

Having fun at Uncle Lars and Aunt Jeannine's

Tailgating before the Iowa vs Northwestern game. Tough outcome, but great day.

Ava loves it!

Nightly ritual...running around the apartment, then plopping down on 'Brown Mountain'

Breakfast of champions

We love to play at Grandpa and Grandma's house

Love our Ava

She looks so grown up here

Going on a lady bug hunt (hey, you make your own fun in a 2-bedroom apartment)

Can we fit one more pretty in there?

They look innocent now...

The finished product

Enjoying the fact that Ava likes to vacuum

Carving pumpkins

Putting baby to bed (earlier, Ava put baby in time out). 2 going on 20.

Happy birthday Aunt Sarah!

Ava likes to play with Katie's toys

Playing in Aunt Sarah's make-up bag

Katie and Ava reading books

Hugs