Cute Shoes

Avery has shoes that were passed down to her from her cousin Hannah. I love these black patton shoes...they're perfect with dresses for church!

The Fab 4 Together Again!

My best friends from PT school! We (& our husbands and kids) got together for a long awaited weekend of fun! The girls went to Mi Luna, shopping, and of course to Dessert Gallery! Yum! We had a ball!

Avery loves her recliner! She has on her new dress from Cade, Owen, and Quinn and her new phone from Aunt Robin.


A quick pic with Grammy & Grampa during their visit for Avery's 1st birthday.

Time for presents! Avery helped open her gifts.

We all had a lot of fun!

Nana & Papa got her a recliner. We sat her in it, reclined it, and gave her a drink, and she knew just how to relax in her new chair!

Another Party!

Her cake looked just like the plates and decorations we had.


This little cake was just for Avery.

For some reason, she definitely did not want to wear the hat at this party...oh well!

Yum...cake!

Avery is 1!

Our last monthly picture by the plate, and the cutest one I have to say! She crossed her feet like that when we sat her on the counter...ADORABLE!

Avery turns 1!

On Avery's actual birthday, August 19th, we (Nana, Aunt Shelly, and cousin Hannah) took her to the Cheesecake Factory. We had a ball! The waiters sang "Happy Birthday" to her. She just sat and smiled and listened with her hands clasped...it was so cute!


She thought her dessert was really neat...

and she really wanted it!

But only to spread it on Mommy's hand, not to eat it. We tried a few times to give her bites of the vanilla ice cream and whipped cream, but she didn't want it. Weird, except she had never had anything sweet and cold except for a cupcake.

She was very happy with herself!

Cozy Coupe Car

Avery was excited about her new car being put together but then got upset because she wanted someone to push her around in it. She plays with it all the time now! What a great gift for her!

More of Avery's 1st Birthday Party

She really loved eating the whole cupcake...the icing and the cake and the sprinkles.

She had so much fun!

Even when she told us she was all done and I began cleaning her up and removed the tray, she kept eating the icing off her hands.

Mommy and Avery having fun!

Mike and I got her a "Cozy Coupe Car" but quickly realized we would put it together later because of all the parts; however, Avery like playing with the steering wheel and horn.

Avery's 1st Birthday Party

We had 2 parties for Avery's 1st birthday. The weekend before her birthday with friends and the weekend after with family. We all had so much fun! I was so excited that Avery kept her hat on...she looked sooo cute!

We had been singing the "Happy Birthday" song to her all week, so when we sang to her at her party, she thought it was great! She began waving to everyone like she was in a pageant or something. It was hilarious!

She loved her cupcake!

& ate it up!

Avery's pair of pink Nikes finally fit and are working great for our mover and shaker! She got them for Christmas from Aunt Robin, Uncle Todd, Andy, and Amber.

1 Year Pictures

We went to Picture People again (we went for her 6 months pictures also) for Avery's 1 year pictures. We had a blast! At the end of the photo shoot, they let them tear into a cake/cupcake and take pictures. Avery loved getting to eat and play with a cupcake for the first time. The pictures turned out really cute.


These were taken after the photo shoot.

Having Fun!

Playing with cousin Hannah! Avery loves it when someone pushes her around on her little traincar. She giggles and waves.


Staci's new baby, Quinn, came to visit and Avery really enjoyed meeting him.

Hopefully this is a glimpse of how she'll be with our new baby.

EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!

Mike and I are excited to announce that we have #2 on the way! We found out late (praise God for an awesome 1st trimester!), when I was already almost 12 weeks (let me know if you want to know the full story), so now I am 15 weeks. The due date is January 31st. Sorry it took me so long to get this on the blog! We will find out in about 5 weeks what we're having, so I'll update the blog with new ultrasound pictures then! Yeah! Avery is going to have a little brother or sister! They will be 17 months apart. We praise God for His blessings!

Avery Loves to Swing!

Avery loves to swing! She did not want to get out. We had a lot of fun at the park.

Family Party

Hangin' with cousin Amber on Nana & Papa's swing.


Playin' around with Aunt Robin.


Crazy hair after taking out the ponytail.

Like My New Do?

Avery's bangs have gotten long, so 1 or 2 ponytails works well, and it's so cute!