Halloween 2010

Destin, FL 2010

September 11-17th, 2010--Avery's first trip to the beach in Destin, Florida

We rented a house right on the beach with Juju and Papa. It was a really fun week!

Fun with Friends

1st Birthday

On August 13th, 2010, Avery turned 1! We had a family birthday party at our house and it was LOTS of fun! Here's a few pictures of the BIG day:

12 Month Portraits

Once again, the talented Jill Brannon captured some great pictures of our girl. Avery was NOT in a good morning on this VERY hot, sticky, humid morning in August, BUT Jill still managed to snap some sweet shots of Avery's very expressive face! :)

Fun Random Pictures

Found the kleenex box, Mom!

Playing with Gretta



"Fun" with food





Watching my first Travs game with Daddy

Happy girl before heading to church

Watching the world go by with Gretta

"repurposing" the coffee table into a slide

Into EVERYTHING

Being silly

10 Months...

WOW...we can't be in the double-digit months already, can we?!? I know it's a cliche, but time really is flying by these days. Just a few stats:

• Weight: 23lbs.
• Height: 30.5 inches
• Wearing 12-18 month clothing and size 3 shoes
• Still on EleCare formula and SimplyThick, but hopefully not for much longer!
• Almost completely off baby food
• Eating 3 real meals and 3 bottles a day
• Favorite Foods: chicken, turkey, spaghetti, green beans, peas, sweet potatos, crackers, bananas, pears, peaches, yogurt, oatmeal, & blueberry waffles--haven't much met a food she doesn't like except avacado
• Bedtime between 7:30-8:00pm
• Wakes up between 6:30-7:00am
• She seems to be naturally transitioning to 1 nap a day, but still takes 2 some days...generally 1 really long nap and a 2nd much shorter "catnap"
• Loves getting into EVERYTHING...especially Gretta's bed and toys.
• Not cruising the furniture just yet and that is a-ok with mama and daddy for now. She gets into enough "trouble" without cruising :)
• Lots of "talking" going on....dada, nana, teta (we think this is Gretta since she says the same thing every time she sees Gretta), hi
• Loves to wave bye-bye to people, animals, objects, rooms, whatever...
• Favorite activities: swimming, bath time, chasing Gretta, stealing Gretta's toys, getting in Gretta's bed, obviously anything Gretta-related :), swinging at the park, visiting family, waiting for Daddy to come home in the afternoon, riding in the stroller, trips to Shipley's with Daddy, going to Mother's Day Out and Sunday School

We are blessed beyond measure to have this precious baby girl in our lives and are so honored that God chose us to be Avery's parents. She is such a joy to us and our entire family!

We love you to the moon and back sweet girl!