Temple square

Friday night we went down to temple square to see the lights with our friends. We had such a good time, and it totally got me into the christmas spirit. We got avery all bundled up as you can tell, but she didn't want to be in her stroller she wanted to be out where she could see the lights. She loved it and was being such a good baby all night.

Brett and i are so lucky to have such great friends. We have so much fun laughing and talking with our friends i wish we could see eachother more often. The boys were being so cute taking the kids while us girls got to walk around and talk and catch up. What great husbands we all have. After we saw the lights we went down to the gateway to eat and the california pizza kitchen. By the time we sat down it was 9:00 and way past the bedtime for our kids. They all did so good and were all so cute! But around 10 they were done and needed to sleep. I guess no more late nights with friends. Thanks guys for your friendship and i say we make this a tradition.

I just love going to temple square especially during the christmas season. To remind me what christmas is all about, our savior. Its such a neat place to feel the spirit and remember whats important this time of year and the true meaning of christmas. This time of year i want to be around those i love my family and friends and build special memories.

Avery has taken her first big step she rolled over last night. I was cooking dinner and had left her to play on the floor . I would come check on her every once in awhile and first i noticed she was rolling to her side,but this is normal for her because she has being dong that since she was born. Then i came back in and she had rolled over, but she had her hand stuck. Then i rolled her back to her stomach and this time she rolled over and if got her hand out. I was so excited and such a proud mom. I got the camera out and then she stopped, so this morning we tryed again and i got it on camera yahoo! The small things that make us moms so excited and proud of our kids. Today she has been doing it all day and she loves it, but now she is getting frustrated because she can't roll back over. Its so fun to see her try and figure it out and then accomplish it. What smart kids they become! I can't believe how big she is getting it felt like yesterday that we brought her home. The only thing now is brett needs to see her do it. He was at work yesterday and today he was sleeping poor daddys always miss all the fun.

So much to be thankful for!

These are some pictures we took at thanksgiving at my parents house. This was avery's first thanksgiving and she was so cute all day!! By the time my parent's got pictures with her she was not as happy since we had all ready taken millions of her she was done for the day. I have so much to be thankful for this year and i just want to take this time to name a few.

I am extremely thankful for our little angel avery. I couldn't be more grateful to be able to be a mother to this sweet girl. And also at this time i am so thankful for samantha our birthmom for her strength and love for avery. I can't think of a better time than thanksgiving to thank my heavenly father for this chance to be parents and i know without this gospel and eternal families this would not be possible.

I am thankful for our families. This time of year makes you reflect on how lucky brett and i to have such wonderful supportive families. Family is always there when you feel like everything in our lives is falling apart and it just makes you grateful for the plan of eternal families. Brett and i are so lucky to be so close to our families and love spending time with them. Avery is so lucky to have 2 families that adore her!

I can't go without letting my husband know how thankful i am for him. He is such a hardworker and is so busy, but he always makes time for avery and i. He is the cutest dad he just loves her so much and avery just gets the biggest grin when she sees her daddy. Brett is always making me laugh and he can tell the same funny stories over and over and i still laugh just as hard. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband and most of all the greatest bestfriend.

I love this picture lola my neice wanted to be in the picture so bad to be close to avery. She just loves avery so much and just wants to hug and kiss her all the time. Lola is also adopted and these 2 little girls have so many people that love them! Avery loves all her neices and nephews she gets the biggest grin when they are around. I can't wait til she can run around with them. I love this holiday to reflect on all our many blessings we have, and to remind us to always be grateful throughout the whole year.

more random pictures!!

I know i just did a post, but i couldn't help myself i have so many
cute pictures and once again i am addicted to picasa its so fun.
Avery loves her bath. She is now splashing and making a mess!!
She especially loves when her daddy gives her bath. I love giving
her a bath with her cute rolls she is getting so chubby i love it!!



This is after she took her bath. She was being so dang cute!!
I love her picture with the one eye closed she is still making
so many funny faces. She is talking and smiling all the time she
is just such a happy girl!

Sweet Girl

I am having way too much fun making these collages, so here
are some more fun pictures of avery!!

3 months!

Avery is 3 months as of last week. She is just growing so fast and getting bigger all the time. She can now hold her head up so good, and loves sitting in her new chair!! She loves for brett and i just to talk to her and loves when we make funny noices. She is so smiley and is trying so hard to talk to us and tell us stories!! She is such a loud vocal baby you always know when she is in the room. She now loves to watch baby einstein movies and it helps keep her entertained while i take a shower or try to blog. She is still so wide eyed as you can tell in all her pictures we know call her boo!!! She has also found her hands she always has them in her mouth and now she just sits and stares at them its so funny to watch. I can't believe she is already 3 months and before you know it she will be 6 months and we will be able to be sealed as a family. We are so excited for that day!I love watching her learn new things being a mom is the greatest gift!!

Weekend fun!

Last weekend my neice ashlyn come down to spend the weekend with us. She was such a big help with avery she wanted to hold her all the time and she gave her a million kisses!! Ashlyn just adores her new little cousin and avery adores her. Avery just smiled and cooed at her and we just loved having her here. I asked her if she could come live with me and be my nanny and she agreed to bad i had to send her home. I realized how nice it was to be able to have another set of hands to go get me diapers, hold her and all the other duties we have to do. Avery is so lucky to have so many neices and nephews that love her. Ashlyn is such a sweet girl and we enjoyed every minute of her here. I know avery will just grow more fond of her cousin. One of the funnest parts of the weekend was brett watched avery while ashlyn, my mom and i went to high school musical 3. I have to say i love those movies we had such a fun time. Ashlyn we love you and hope you can come again soon!