Florida!

Luke, Avery, and I went to Florida to see some old friends. We had such a great time. I was worried about how Avery would do on the plane, but she did great! We brought Baby Einstein on the laptop which was a lifesaver. We stayed on the beach; it was beautiful. I can't believe we lived there for over 2 years. I don't think we appreciated the beach as much then. Avery loved it! She wanted to get in the water, but it was a little too cold. It was a constant battle to keep her from eating the sand! She wore her bathing suit for the first time and looked so cute. She's a little Florida girl after all! As much as I don't like to admit it, she was born in Florida, not in Texas. :) We showed her the house we used to live in and the hospital where she was born. It was a great trip! We are exhausted and glad to be home.

                                           My favorite beach pic

                                              At our old house
                                Fun with Jaci and Jackson


                      Avery's new friends, Jackson and Addison
                       Spending time with the Keller family
                                 Eating lunch with Samuel
                                           Chillin on the plane

8 Months!

Sweet Avery,

You are eight months old now baby girl! You are officially bigger than your bear. I can't believe it! Where did my tiny little baby go? Just yesterday  we were playing dress-up with your preemie clothes. You are so much fun at this age! Your daddy and I are loving every second. You are getting to be such a big girl now. Your cute little smile has two tiny teeth on the bottom now. You have decided that you like baby food and will finally try some new things. Your favorites are avocados, bananas, sweet potatoes, and carrots. You are getting closer to crawling and can manage to army crawl/scoot yourself across the floor to get to something you want. You are quite a little mommy's girl and will not let just anyone hold you. I secretly like how much you want to be near me. :) I can't get enough of you anyways!  You still do not quite sleep through the night.:( You do love your sleep though and get 12-14 hours a night, sleeping in until 9- 9:30. Mommy gets about 8-9 hours so that's nice too! Your favorite toys right now are your singing bunny, your puppy dog, the TV remote, your pink rattle and the play car keys.  Oh how I love to sit and watch you play. You light up when daddy comes home from work and when the dogs come near you. You have me and your daddy wrapped around your little finger! We are head over heels in love with you. I'm so proud to be your momma my little princess. I'll love you forever,  I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be. Happy 8 months sweetheart! 

A Happy Easter

Avery had a great first Easter! She got lots of goodies and had a fun day with family. (she's not spoiled or anything) Luke and I gave her a basket full of presents when she woke up and she was excited to take everything out of the basket, then put it back, then out again and so on . :) I'm looking forward to her using this little basket with her name on it for years to come to hunt Easter eggs. I tried not to be sad thinking that this was her last "baby's first holiday". I can't believe how fast my little baby is growing up. She'll be 8 months in a few days!! We'll never forget this day with her. We'll also never forget what Jesus did for us so we can enjoy days like this. Happy Easter! 

Baby Dedication

Tonight was the baby dedication at our church. It was really neat. There was a reception before church and we were prayed for by the elders.  Avery got a new Bible, a cross for her room, and her first taste of a cookie at the reception. :) It was a very special night. There were so many babies there, I couldn't believe it! She got to hang out with her two besties, Avery Kate and Eden! Thanks Richland Hills for honoring and blessing our sweet little girl!

Getting Ready for Easter...

I'm excited for Avery's first Easter! I got her this Easter bow a while back and she has been wearing it every day this week so far to get in the Easter spirit. :) She has started to think it is funny to pull off her headband bows, which is heartbreaking for me. Ha! Still haven't decided which dress she will wear for Easter; we've been having dress up parties to try to decide. Yep, that's what we do while Daddy is at work. :) I  remember when I was little and it was so much fun to get a new dress to wear to church on Easter. I don't want my baby to grow up, but I'm excited for her to get to that age. I look forward to teaching her what Easter is all about one day. 

The last pictures are from Sunday; she was so happy after I dressed her and was like "Ok mom, take my picture, I look cute." The last picture is her practicing for ACU sing song. She's a future siggie and I've taught her that siggies always win, so she is getting her sing song face down.

Girls' weekend...

Luke was out of town this weekend preaching at a retreat, so Avery and I had some girl time. We had a fun weekend even though we missed daddy. On Friday we had lunch with our friends Tiffany, April and April's little girl, Avery Kate. Then mommy and Avery did a little (too much ) shopping. When the daddy is away, the girlies will play. :) Then on Saturday Avery was feeling a little yucky because she is getting another tooth...no fun. After laying around most of the day, we went out to dinner that night with Tiffany, April and Avery. The Averys' had some fun play time!

Blue Dress

This little blue dress was my dress when I was a baby. I remembered I had it the other day and quickly put it on Avery, hoping that she hadn't gotten too big for it. It fit and she looked so cute! I'll have to find a picture of me in it and see if we look alike at all. I'm afraid she looks like a baby Luke in a dress though! :)