Splish, Splash!

Alas, summer is here and we are tyring to spend as much time as we can splashing in the water. Avery Reese has recently gotten a baby pool and she LOVES it! We "swim" every other evening and the evenings we are not swimming, she is splashing in her new bathtub. I thought the 'quacking' noise was scary myself, but she loves it. In fact we had trouble getting her out of the tub Sunday evening. I won't comment on her bikini, I will let the photos speak for themselves. Enjoy this heat wave!

Avery Reese's new pink inflatable duck bathtub, that she simply adores!!

Avery Reese's conservative one-piece swimsuit

The reason we had to purchase the one-piece swimsuit......crack stinks!!

Splashing in her state of the art pool

Enjoying the water table at The Wonder Place

So Many Firsts........

Avery Reese is amazing Brad and I each day. She is such a wonder to watch. I thank God everyday for giving us our miracle! Avery Reese has recently started sleeping in her crib in her room. The first couple of nights were rough for all of us, but a week later we are adjusting well. As you can see from the photos, Avery Reese is taking advantage of the extra room her pack-n-play did not offer. She never stays still, even while sleeping.

This morning was her first attempts at eating cereal. She made some very funny faces....Brad and I could not help but laugh and snap photos, poor girl! Her face indicated she didn't like the cereal, but like a baby bird she continued to open her mouth for more. It was too cute. We shall try another round of cereal tomorrow morning. I think Brad and I better purchase a highchair soon.

Don't you just love that adorable smile

She is obviously playing and not sleeping in her crib

She is supposed to be sleeping on her incline, not perpendicular to it

Yummy rice cereal.....I think

Do I have to eat this?

Sitting Up

Avery Reese is sitting up on her own these days!! She is getting SO big. Brad and I are right by her side just in case she decides to lose balance or tip over, but she is typically sitting up for minutes at a time without any assistance. I can't believe how big our little girl is getting. Next thing you know she will want to start picking out her own clothes and driving herself to school. I better enjoy these moments!!

Rainy Weekend

This weekend was good for napping and hanging around the house in our pjs. It rained so much I was afraid we were going to float away. The rain was nice Saturday morning, but by Sunday we were all getting cabin fever. We even pulled out Avery Reese's Jumperoo, so she would have something different to play with. Here are some photos of us trying to keep Avery Reese entertained through the rainy weekend.



Her feet don't quite touch the floor yet, but she loves her jumperoo anyways!

Trying to sit up by herself, but as you can see she still needs some support

She wore yellow hoping the sun would pop out.

I don't know who is entertaining who here.........Brad or Avery Reese?

Busted!

A New Friend

Avery Reese has always been fascinated with KC our chocolate lab, but in the last few days she has become enamoured with Abbey the cat. Since Avery Reese's arrival, Abbey hides out alot and is secretly hoping Avery Reese is not here for the long haul.........sorry Abbey, but she is staying. Last night, Avery Reese decided to take charge and show Abbey who was boss so she reached out to pet/pull her hair. It was very cute and Abbey, surprisingly stayed put and allowed Avery Reese to pet her. Ahhh, friends at last!!



Who's the boss now?

Here, kitty, kitty.....

Hold it right there Abbey, I'm coming.

Easter Sunday

Despite the torential rainfall, we had a nice morning at church. The service was great and all the kids looked so sweet in their new spring clothes. We were able to get a few family photos in front of the cross this morning too. Avery Reese loved her new Easter dress, she kept trying to eat it. We hope everyone had a nice Easter with their family!

My First Spring Break

Grandma Terri was gracious to spend her spring break with us in Sherwood spending quality time with Avery Reese. The two of them had way too much fun! Grandma Terri gave Avery Reese a new hairdo.....which I might add gave her an attitude. Grandma Terri had fun dressing her and redressing her in new and different outfits and bows throughout the day. And she apparently also introduced Avery Reese to Law & Order and Dancing with the Stars. All in all everyone had a great week and Brad and I really enjoyed the extra set of hands. Thanks Grandma T!

Showing off her new shoes......hot pink hightop Converse.

My mohawk gives me attitude and makes me want to rock!

My new Mohawk!