A BIG THANKS!

Thank you everyone for my Christmas! It was a GREAT 1st Christmas.

I am so excited for next year when I'll be ready to open

stuff on my own. I appreciate all the toys and cloths I got.

Below is a walk through of my Christmas. I'm sorry to say

we didn't get any pictures at my

Great Grandpa & Great Grandma Whipple's place, but we will

get lots the next time we're out there. Which hopefully won't be too long!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Christmas Memories

My first Christmas started with my Aunt Tiffy and Uncle Paul

coming to visit us in KC Dec 20th-23rd. It was a nice time.

Grandpa Randy and Grandma Bev came up too!

Grandma Bev and I just hanging out and relaxing

Our these really for me?

I heard mom opened mine last night...that crazy mom!

Grandma Bev, Me, & Grandpa

Sandy helping with stockings. He's such a BIG HELP!

Hey, bring me some of that chocolate too Sandy.

What a GREAT looking bunch!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Next we traveled out west to visit everyone!

We stayed with Grandpa Randy till Monday the 29th.

On Christmas Eve, we went to my Uncle Calvin's near Kalvesta

and had Christmas with Granny C's family.

On Christmas morning, I attended my 1st Whipple Breakfast,

boy those biscuits and gravy and sausage sure are good.

After that we had a full day of Christmas:

Christmas church service followed by

Christmas lunch, Christmas stockings,

and Christmas presents at Great Grandpa &

Great Grandma Whipple's.

Ava & Grandpa Randy

Christmas Tree at Uncle Calvin's

Are all those presents for ME?

Me and my new friend Kelsey

Granny C and Me

My Christmas even continued after Christmas Day!

On December 28th, Grandpa Larry, Grandma Julie,

Uncle Shon, Aunt Hailey, and Uncle Brandy

all showed up at our house.

Uncle Shad, Aunt Amy, cousins Abby & Meghan,

Great Grandpa & Grandma Bernard

all showed up the next day. It was a good time!

Cousin Meghan opening her gifts!

Cousin Abby unwrapping her Christmas gifts!

Uncle Brady opening his gift from Mom & Dad!

That's a BIG ONE B!

Ha! Ha! Daddy sure is a jokester. B went through that whole

box just to get the gift card at the bottom!

Here's me talking to Hailey the night everyone left.

The house was REALLY quiet then! We stayed up and watched a movie,

well actually daddy and I slept through it.

Christmas didn't stop there, no no no! One New Year's Eve,

we went to my Grandma Jenny's and Grandpa Bill's in Topeka.

There we not only celebrated another Christmas, but the New Year!

I think I made it up till about 7pm, then it was lights out,

till Dad came in and kissed me at 12:01 and then I was up for

about another hour.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Kisses from cousin Abby.

Great Grandma Marietta with me and Meghan.

This is how we all felt by Jan. 1st.

Christmas is HARD work!

Cousin Meghan let me play with her toys!

Tiggers are made for bouncing

and bouncing is a wonderful thing!

Grandma Jenny and her 3 wiggle worms!

Mommy gives the BEST Christmas Kisses!

The 3 Amigos with Grandma Jenny and Grandpa Bill

Us Girls...we're a WILD bunch.

You better keep an eye on us, or we'll get 'cha!

Look at those good looking people there!

Shay with his neices...doesn't everyone look happy?

3 Generations!!!

IS IT OVER YET?

Perfect Baby

That's what Dr. Yannette says, I'm a PERFECT BABY!!!! I had my 4 mo. check-up today. I weighed 14 # 11.5 oz, was 25 inches in length. I'm just a growing like a weed in your front lawn. I'm in the 70% for both height & weight and he says that's good. I got 4 shots again, it was HORRIBLE!!!! Mommy says I'll get more, but that her and daddy will always be there to kiss them all better afterwards. Thank goodness for them!

4 month old!

Ava and Great Grandma Bernard just chattin' about snowmen. Can you see Piper trying to listen in on the conversation?

Here' Ava and her mommy taking in her first fire in our fireplace.

Here is what 10" of snow in Gardner looks like. Grandma Jenny came and stayed the night when it snowed so she got to share Ava's first big snow with her.

The snow came up to Sandy's chest. He had to think twice about going out into the backyard.

Here's Ava helping Dad put up the Christmas decorations.

OH NO Great Grandpa! I think I left the iron on at home!

Me and Grandpa Larry just chillin'.

Grandma Julie took me for a ride around the kitchen. Watch out for those RR tracks!

Future lady of the Red Hat Society.

You guys see that tree back there? There are no gifts under it yet! No bones, no fancy dog collars, no female boxer calendars. I'll check back under everyone's trees soon to see if there might be a gift for me.

Ava, Grandma Carolyn, and Grandpa Sam the day after Thanksgiving.

Ava has already taken over her Dad's chair. He doesn't mind though, with a face that cute he let's her do anything she wants.

Grandma Carolyn had a lot of good advice to give to Ava.

Here's Ava all bundled up and ready to go out on the town in Dodge City during Thanksgiving.

Sandy feels like he is king of the world when he is up on the swing set.

I was so tired after I long journey at the doggy park that I couldn't even make it to the car seat. Fortunately dad buckled me in before we headed home.

Aren't Mom and I just the cutest?!

Just hangin' out and talkin' with mom.

I am almost as tall as my brother!

Mom and Sandy at the doggy park.

Me and Dad at the doggy park.

Uncle Shon teaching me to fly!