Saturday, October 18, 2008

Just Some Photos

Ava in my vest.  She loves putting on big jackets, but hates wearing her own.

Ava enjoying sitting with Big Sis!  Grams and Papa hanging out on the couch!  They came to stay with us for about a week and we had a blast!  Thanks Grams and Papa for all the help and great company.

Bath Time Fun!

Look at my BUBBLES!

I just wanted to post a photo from our Gotcha Day over six months ago.  Ava has changed a lot since that first day.  Here she was very shut down and didn't show any emotion.  Now, you definitely know how she's feeling--she doesn't hold anything back.  What an amazing little girl.  We are seeing her change on a daily basis!

5 comments:

The Callender Family said...

Great pictures of the girls! Thanks for sharing...

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful family!
Miss you guys in ABQ!
Carrie

Anonymous said...

Those bubble pictures are SO great! I was just showing our China pics to Barbara, Neal, Trinity and Eden over the weekend, and when we got to the Gotcha Pics, I couldn't get over how guarded and wary Ava looked...for days! It's hard to imagine she was ever any other way than WIDE OPEN!!! Glad you had a good visit with Scott's folks...can't wait for ours! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Poppins (AKA Traci) said...

Gene,
Amazing what love can do. Now I know what Peter meant when he said, "Love covers a multitude of sins." Thank you for opening your heart to Ava and in turn, opening ours. We love you all.

Traci

Rachel said...

Gene - Great pictures! I love getting to see both of your girls. Ava looks great and the pumpkin patch looked like a fun day! Its amazing how much she's changed in 6 months.

Glad all is well!

Rachel