Ava is 15 months old

So what a month has it been. Ava is learning so much and it is so much fun, I love every minute I get to spend with her. Since I am having no luck finding a job we had to pull Ava out of daycare. Hopefully I will find a job soon, but i need a state job.

(Daddy gave me a Mohawk)

(at Joseph's 1st birthday)

("Just Keep Swimming!, Just Keep Swimming")

Ava took her 1st step on October 22nd and then yesterday she took 4 more, so by 16 months she might be running :).

And on October 23rd we had a scare, but thankful Ava is alright. Ava was crawling on the kitchen floor with Kelsey and Taylor and must of lost her balance and hit her head. She was crying and Geoff and I ran in there, then all of a sudden she stopped breathing, I called 911 and Geoff remained calm, but Ava came out of it. Ava and I still took a ride in the ambulance (a 1st for me as well) and headed to the ER just to make sure she was fine. And of course she was, I think it had a lot to do with her Angel watching over her everyday and night.

So that is our month.

Pumpkin Patch 2008

Bauman Farms, wow is all I can say, it was so crowded people everywhere. http://www.baumanfarms.com/ So today since it was so nice we decided to go to the pumpkin patch, but not just any pumpkin patch, it was the best one I have been to.

We picked the kids up from their mom's and grandma Cheryl, Geoff, Ava and I paid $10 per person, so you know this has to be good and you got to do all this fun stuff

Hayride ... Zip Lines.... Corn Maze ... Dark Maze with Slide.....Kid's Maze with Slide ... Kid's Play Area....Pirate Ship ... Obstacle Course.....Frontier Fort with Slides ... Animal Barn....Swings ... Giant Slides ... Grain Bins....Covered Wagon...Authentic Native Teepee.....Gopher Hole with Slides.....Jumping Pillow ... Kid's Zone with Maze.....Scavenger Hunt with prizes......Food Court Music & Entertainment......Cider Demonstration Every 1/2 Hour

The Jumping Pillow looked like a lot of fun, but I couldn't go on I didn't want to bounce the little kids off with my big booty :).

The kids waiting in line

The kids finally getting their turn

So Katy, Kelsey and I did go on the zip line, and it was fun.

Here is Katy and Ava (she wouldn't smile) in the apple.

What a Fun Day at the Farm.

Baby Loss and Healing Memory Walk 2008

So today was the 1st Baby Loss and Healing Memory Walk. We walked in memory of Ella today.

It was Geoff, Cheryl, Ava and I and we all had matching T-shirts, on the back of our shirts I added my own touch "In Memory of Ella Ann Land", but Ava's was a little different it said "In Memory of my Twin Sister Ella Ann Land".

The walk was held in Stayton and it was a small group of 15 and each had the own said story and I wish I would have met these people under different circumstances.

Then we went to lunch at Shari's.

Next year will get more people to walk for the babies that were loss.

For more information please visit the site. http://babylossandhealing.com/

A Note to my Husband!

Just wanted everyone who checks on our blog to know how proud I am of Geoff.

A year ago today we were in a different place, a bad place, and with his strength and determination he is a new man, a man that I am proud to call my husband and my soul mate.

Geoff has over come so much and I can't express how proud of him I am. He does so much for me and our family and wouldn't change anything.

Sometimes we take our everyday life for granted and don't get a chance to tell the people we love how we feel, so on this special day I thought I would share with our friends and family how I feel.

Geoff...you have changed my life in so many ways, we have been through good times and bad and a year ago I would of never thought we would be so happy. I Love You and I am so Proud of you and all you have accomplished.

1 year down and many more to come.

Love

Adria

Swimming has started

Parent/Child swim class has started up again. 1st day was Saturday October 4th, which was also opening day of hunting so my mom came and helped me with Ava.

Some of the same faces as last time of course Jack and Ty, Hannah and Chanel, Tatum (wasn't here this day) and the new faces were Reese and her dad Mike.

What a fun day swimming and Ava still loves the water. There are some OK pictures but Grandma Mimi was in charge of the camera.