My first blog

Fall has arrived bringing cooler weather, football, and changing leaves. With this new season I've decided to try and blog to keep our family & friends up to date on the McDonald family current events.
We had a wonderful summer with our new addition Elle Adeline McDonald on May 10,2008. She has been a super happy and fun loving baby (thank god!). Elle loves to smile, coo, and get tickles. She has a really funny giggle when you tickle her under her chin. Ava is also loving being a big sister and tries to help in any way she can. We try and load her up with tasks she's allowed to help with (getting new diapers and finding baby wipes). She is eager to help in any way she can.
Ava also recently celebrated her big third birthday, yeah! She had a blast celebrating with everyone. And boy, did she get lots of new toys! Thanks to the grandparents she has a new scooter, "plasma car" & leap frog reading book. That was before her actual party with her friends! At her party she ate a Dora cake, opened a pinata, ate way too much candy and played with her best friends. As she put it, "that was great". According to Ava, she still has some growing to do before she is older ; ).

We went on a few trips to Florida to visit family and have some R& R ourselves. It was busy to say the least, but a very nice to spend time with everyone. Now that summer is officially over we are looking forward to some family trips with the girls to camp and hike. Jason is super excited that the Jaguars have won a game finally, and Ava was there to cheer them on. I am just happy to have fall here and hopefully look forward to cooler days.