Happy Birthday G-ma V

We celebrated my mom's birthday today with a dinner at Logan's. We had fun outside waiting for our table. Avery loves to try on everyone's sunglasses.

Avery had so much fun in the restaurant throwing peanuts around too. Happy birthday mom & g-ma, we love you!

Happy Mother's Day to Me!

We had a very busy, fun filled day on Mother's Day spending time with our moms. I feel blessed to say that I am Avery's mommy.

Playing outside is a dirty job

Avery loves to be outside. Everytime we go out though, she comes inside REALLY dirty. She loves to play in the water, the dirt and now her new sandbox. She cannot go outside without play clothes anymore cuz she can't keep them clean. I love it. Check out the dirt on her hands and face in these pictures.

Messy Project

I recently registered on a website that will email you fun activities for your kids based on their age. I decided to try "painting" with cool whip colored with food coloring. It was a hit. Avery enjoyed getting messy.

Before I was a Mom...

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on,
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom THIS much.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special if could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment,
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mommy's. May you all feel as blessed as I do.
(Photo is from when Avery was 1 day old.)

More Easter

More pictures from our fun Easter day.

Happy Easter!

"Cool Dude" sunglasses from Aunt Jenni and Uncle Brad. Just cuz she's pretty.

Avery and Grandma K.

Avery's easter basket from Mommy and Daddy.

We serve a Risen Savior! Hallelujah! What a wonderful thing that we can say and take a day to celebrate. Thank you God for your selfless gift to save a sinner like me. We had a wonderful day filled with fun with our families.

First Easter Egg Hunt

Gettin' Ready. Look at all the eggs! Putting them in her bag.

Watching the other kids...

Very proud of herself.

All done...what a fun day!

She might have piggytails and pink...

but that doesn't mean she can't play in the dirt. She played in the dirt, digging it with her pointer finger. I couldn't get her to go inside. She loves to play outside.

Avery- say "Cheese"!

This is the silly face that Avery makes now every time she sees a camera. Nice, huh?

Fun at the Mall

Avery and I went to the mall one morning with Grandma VZ since she was on spring break. Avery had fun riding the carousel with Grandma, riding Bob the Builder and checking for candy. She actually got lucky and found a couple pieces! After that, she checked each one over and over again, just in case.

Yummy!

Avery had some pudding for dessert one night- I think she liked it!

Ouch!

Poor kiddo. She wanted to go outside by her daddy so bad that she walked right off the back steps onto the bricks forgetting completely to go down the steps the right way. Luckily, the mark on her forehead changed to a light bruise very quickly and then went away. Oh, boy...

The Easter Bunny

My friend Missy and I took our kids to the mall today to see the Easter Bunny. The Easter Bunny was a little tardy but that was okay cuz Avery enjoyed checking out his space all by herself. She was a little unsure when he did show up and did not want to get her picture taken by herself with him so I got to join the fun. She prefered to sit in his chair all by herself.

I Love this Girl

I am always amazed at how much I love Avery. As she grows and gets smarter that love just gets bigger. I am so thankful for all the time I get to spend with her. I am so thankful to Kraig that he works so hard so that I only have to work part time and spend most of my time with her. We thank God for all of the blessings in our life.

Playing

Avery playing with her little people zoo. She is getting so smart. She like to repeat what all of the animals say.

Playing outside

Avery loves to be able to go outside and play now that it is getting nice outside. We played on the tennis courts and she was watching the big kids play basketball.

Buddies

Avery and Roscoe and best buddies. It's fun to watch Avery play with Roscoe- she loves that dog so much. On this day, they were exploring the backyard for more "treasures".

Treasures

Friday was such a nice day that Grandma VZ took Avery for a walk in the park while I was at work. These are the treasures that they collected. It's nice to see the sun and have a few nicer days that we can get outside again. Avery loves to be outdoors. This will be a very fun summer.

Mommy's Chair

My parents brought out my old rocking chair for Avery when we were at their house. She liked rocking the teddy in it. I had my 2 year pictures taken in it at home because I wouldn't behave at a studio. :) It was fun to see Avery in it. These are times I can't believe I have a daughter of my own. She is so special to us.