GIVING THANKS FOR OUR BLESSINGS...

"Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a reward from Him" Psalm127:3

Monday, September 27, 2010

Visit from Nana and Grandpa

Avery's Nana and Grandpa came for a nice visit this weekend.  She had a great time with them! 
Unfortunately, we have no pictures with Grandpa, since he's usually the photographer.  We'll have to make sure we catch him in some pictures next time.  But here are a few from the weekend....
 Our little gymnast!
 Happy Girl!
 She loves her rocking horse!
 Reading her doggie book with Nana.
 Just playing...
  My sweet girl.
Spending more time with Nana before they left. 

Thursday, September 16, 2010

13 months!

Last weekend was pretty big.... We left Avery over-night for the first time... and actually we left her for 3 nights.  I had a conference in San Antonio, so my parents were gracious enough to keep Avery AND the dogs for us.  Unfortunately, Ted had to stay behind the first two nights to work, but he ended up joining me the final night, so we could have some fun.  We just celebrated our 8 year Anniversary, so it was nice to spend some alone time down at the Riverwalk.  Avery had a wonderful time at the farm... I'm pretty sure she didn't even miss us.  Ted and I enjoyed the little break, but all we talked about was Avery.  We really missed her. 
Last Sunday, she turned 13 months old.  We definitely have a toddler on our hands.  She is constantly on the move, with a 10 second attention span.  She is an accident waiting to happen.  You definitely can't take your eyes off her.  She's walking/running great now, and trying to have conversations with us.  She is such a good eater, and we've established a really good bedtime routine.  She is such a sweet little girl.  We just love her to pieces. 
Here are a few recent pictures....

Already playing on my iphone
Learning how to color!
T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!
Thanks for keeping me NaNa and PaPa!

The food was great!
The playhouse was fun!

And the slide was also so much fun!!!

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Opening Week of Dove Season

It's that time of year again... Opening week of Dove Season.  If you asked Ted what his favorite holiday was, I'm sure that Labor Day would be on the top of his list... only because it means Dove Hunting!!!  Unfortunately, he spent most of opening day in bed sick, but he still managed to go later on in the day and shoot a few birds.  He then waited patiently for the weekend to come, so he could go shoot more birds.  Today, he woke up early and went out to my parent's place to join all the guys for some dove hunting fun.  Lots of my cousins and their friends come, so it ends up being lots of fun.  I spent the day at work, so Avery stayed with my parents all day, and her favorite cousins C and G came by to play with her.  By the looks of my Mom's pictures... she had a BLAST!  Here are a few pictures from today....

Nana and the kids
Daddy and Avery
She loved this little car!
Courtney and Avery riding around in the jeep!
Look.... no Hands!
I finally arrived late after work, and got to join in on the fun!