11 Months...

a little late. I have been a terrible blogger! Hopefully when I get the cord to my computer fixed it will help the bad blogger problem. If anyone knows of a mac laptop charging cord just lying around, you know who to call!

Okay on to the baby. Avery is 11 months old and is as cute, fun , crazy, sweet, etc etc as ever. She is the best baby in the whole world, duh, she is half me and half Michael (how could you get any better?). She is crawling everywhere and can stand on her own if she doesn't realize it, but once she does you better watch out cause she gets mad! Grandma Great got her to stand on her own and Avery looked at me then looked at her and started wailing. She didn't even sit down (which she knows how to do), she just gave GmaG a super sad face and waited to be swooped up. Silly girl. She is getting better at walking too. Today I just held her right hand and she walked through the kitchen. I don't think it will be too much longer, but it will definitely be on Avery's time. Yesterday we were at Aunt Susan's and Brooklyn, who is 2, had a little car that you can sit on and push around. Well Ave was playing with it until B started scooting it away and Avery chased after her as best she could. B's legs work a little faster then A's crawl and A got frustrated and so maybe that will be some motivation down the road.

I have been trying to write down everyday what Avery laughed at that day. Well lately we have been putting her in the big tub mostly because she crawls out of the sink and once she almost fell off the counter! bad mom! In the tub she stands the entire time. Once in a while she will let out some gas and she thinks it makes a funny sound and she will look at me and start to giggle. It is hilarious (kinda too much info, but HEY that's us!). Point is she is getting more fun and just plain funnier each and everyday!

Avery got a new carseat for being 11 months and too heavy and too long for the baby carrier. Woohoo. She still has to face backwards but the day is not looking too far off when she gets to face forward like the rest of us!
So since it is November and everyone is doing super cute posts about being thankful, here is 11 things Avery is thankful for:
1. Mom. I am pretty sure she loves me the most.

2. Dad. She loves him a lot too. He is cool and plays with her... a lot!

3. Kiara. She loves all her aunties/uncles but Chia definitely takes the cake. Ave goes to her over me a lot of the time.

4. Her grandparents: Grandpa and Grandma Adams, Nuna and Papa, and Gmas and Gpas Great. They supply her with cute clothes, food, and think she is just too cute.

5. Her tedda bear and puppy. Tedda is her fave but puppy runs a close second, she gets so so excited when she sees either one.

6. Her blankies. Grandma Haynie sent Ave a white fuzzy one which is her favorite and she also has a green one from my friends that she loves. If I have a blankie I get cuddles!

7. Her crib. She sleeps better in her crib than anywhere else, she also will play in her crib endlessly when I need to get things done. I am especially grateful at night when she tries to head dive in to her crib and once she is there she doesn't make a peep.

8. Bathtime! Nothing beats some warm water to splash around in, silvery faucet and handle to play with, toys, and a huge space all to herself (well compared to the sink).

9. Food, especially tomatoes and goldfish. Life just doesn't get better.
10. Jammies that have little animals on them. Her favorite is a pink pair that has a polar bear on it. I can get her to come to me if I show her the animals and talk about how cute they are.

11. Friends/ Cousins. To name a few: Annie, Addie, Kena, Ella, Brooklyn, Ashley, Anj, Lauren, Lindsi, Jeris, Rob, oh you know who you are! I actually had a cute pic of Ave and Ella but I deleted it on accident and I think it will take too much work to try and post it again.

And just because I am on the subject here are a few more things Avery is grateful for: binky/passy, bathroom full of drawers to explore, pumpkins, outside, going bye bye, animals... especially real ones, swimming pools, books, spaghetti, trees that blow in the wind, and walks.

As I was writing this blog Avery just got the nerve to stand all by herself! I guess she had to prove me wrong. She was walking with the little roller thing and ran into the bench looked at me and let go! Hooray for Avery!

Our Teenie Halloweenie

Okay so my pictures totally posted in the wrong order and I don't know how to fix it without doing it all over again soooo I am sorry for the our of order Halloween story.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Here is Avery with our carved pumpkins. We carved them Halloween night with our friends D&S. We have put off carving our pumpkins because everytime we had time Avery was asleep and we wanted her to experience it because she is obsessed with the pumpkins. Well she was once again asleep on Halloween night but I figured we could just go out and buy another pumpkin and do it with her. She absolutely loved the carved pumpkins especially when we lit them. She sat out there for 20 minutes before Michael pulled her in to take a bath. I think she would have stayed out there for like another half hour if we had let her.

Here is Avery in her fairy costume before we went trick or treating. THis is at our house and no one took any candy while we were gone. Sad. Now i have tons of candy that I don't like... I guess we have candy for next year (nerds don't get stale right?).

Here is Avery with the pumpkins before they were carved. She seriously loved the pumpkins and would sit outside and play with them for forever. She loved picking up the little one and trying to pick up the other two. She would make cute faces and grunts as she would try.

For lunch on Friday, Avery and I went out with some of our best girlfriends. I look like a tard in the picture but everyone else looks cute. We had a good time chatting away. It has been a while since we have all been together and probably too long before it happens again. I love those girls though!

We started Halloween by making sugar cookies on Thursday night. They were delicious and helped me start gaining my holiday weight. I think I ate like 12. It is a good thing that we have friends to give them away to!

Well I have more pictures but they didn't download because my camera died so these will have to do for now. I will try and post again soon... maybe tonight if you are lucky.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM! He is 15 years old! My baby brother is 15! In a year he is going to date and drive.... watch out world!

Pumpkin Patch

We went to a Pumpkin Patch in Sandy a couple of weeks ago and had a grand ol' time. We went for family home evening after Michael had gone to school and work so we got there kinda later so it was dark. But we still had a great time, especially Avery who was obsessed with the pumpkins. This is the only picture I have of Avery looking at me because she was so enthralled with the pumpkins she couldn't do anything but touch them and ooh and aah at them.

This was on the hayride around the little pumpkin patch. She is our little pumpkin! Isn't that hat adorable! Aunt Heidi gave it to her along with that cute shirt. She matched the pumpkin patch perfectly!

Lindi, me, Avery, and Kiara on the hayride! Michael, Jeris, and Suzanna on the hayride.

We actually had a lot of fun at the pumpkin patch even though it was small and didn't have much to do than take a ride and find a pre-picked pumpkin. We were glad that Chia and the buds came to make it great. Oh and they also had delicious apple cider that was free! Yum!

Stay tuned for some cute Halloween pictures of my teenie halloweenie, Avery!

Drinking

Who needs a sippy cup whe nyou can have people squirt water in your mouth all day? Apparently Avery doesn't. We still haven't had much success with any other form of drinking except breastfeeding and this...

Groovin'

This is how Avery grooves to the music!

10 MONTHS...

HOly heck my baby is 10 months old... only 2 months away from a year. How did this happen? She was a little itty (sorta) baby not long ago who cuddled with me and would fall asleep on me and needed me for absolutely everything. Now she is a little missy that wants down on the ground, but then wants me to hold her, but wait she wants back on the ground again because she has to crawl around the room then scale across the couch to end back up back at me and once again she wants back up. She eats anything and everything you could possibly give her. She LOVES people and is very engaging to all that are in her sight. She still mostly likes mom or dad to hold her but she will try to captivate anyone in her sight with her big blue eyes and even bigger smile. She thinks baby/toddlers are the funniest things ever and will laugh at anything they do. Avery will wave hello and goodbye most of the time and if you are extra lucky she will blow you a kiss. She has even started to give fives... very softly.

This is on her 10 month birthday at Ashley's bridal shower

This is at Grandma Great's right after Conference on Sunday
Avery was showing Auntie Chia how big she is!

I am so grateful for my Avery and the sweet spirit she has. She makes everyday so fun and worth doing all I do for her. I am so grateful for my little family and for the future we have together, I am so excited for each day we have together. I am grateful for the gospel that provides me with the knowledge that I can live with my family eternally. I could not imagine a day without them. I am grateful for the leaders of the Church who give such amazing advice that somehow seems to be directed to me. I am going to try and make the most of each day and remember how blessed I am and how much my Father in Heaven loves me.

Avery's Crib!!!!

When Avery was born I conjured up this idea for her bedding. I would tell Mike about how I wanted it and he thought I was crazy, especially when I told him I wanted the crib black. I didn't really know how to go about making/designing the bedding I wanted but remembered I had some talented people in my family who could all help (it took me 6 months to remember that). So when I visited Oklahoma I put my family to work! My mom helped me choose the fabric and all the necessary tools needed, Kiara, Abby, and Lexi helped me cut lots of little circles for the flowers and Alisha helped me place all the different flowers and told me I needed stems (I am grateful that she is so dang crafty and can vision these things because I lack that totally). So by the time I left Oklahoma I had the easy stuff done (or the stuff that I could do with minimal help). Then it came time to sew those bad boy bumpers together and I knew that I would screw it up so my m-i-l Marilyn came to the rescue! She was so great and fixed everything and and sewed those puppies in like a day. Amazing! The bumpers then made their way to Utah and were in Salt Lake for a couple weeks and I couldn't stand it (Our dear friend Jeris forgot them a couple of times... poor guy)! So while I waited I painted the crib (Grandma helped even though she told me I was dumb for painting it black... gotta love that woman!), and made the crib skirt and the padding inserts on the end. I finally got it all put together and LOVE it. More than LOVE it. Now we have to clean up all the extras in her room (like Michael's bike, golf clubs etc.) and hang all the pictures, signs, and other decorations we have. I post the finished product but here is the best part! Avery really liked the flowers and just sat and played with them forever.
She LOVES her crib too!
Like really really LOVES it. Doesn't that smile say it all!