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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Mother's Day Weekend

I know this post is way delayed, but that is how things are these days! I had an amazing Mother's Day. Thank you to my babies and to my hubby. I wouldn't be a Mommy without my beautiful baby girls. I love them so much and I count my blessings everyday. Lily and Avery made this cute flower pot for me at daycare. Lily helps me water everyday and she was so excited to see the flowers bloom!

My little thumbsucker.

The girls with Grandma Romaine on Mother's Day weekend. We travelled back up to Newcastle and spent some time in Sioux City with Jason's family. We were able to enjoy his nephew's baseball game and then a nice cookout with his family at Lonnie's house in Sioux City.

Avery with Aunt Trina.

Cousin Mitchell...named player of the week this past week!

Family photo.

My Silly Lily

The girl cousins

Lily and Jules playing at Uncle Lonnie's

Rachel, Lily and Jessie

Grandma Romaine and her girls on Mother's Day before church

Mommy and Lily on the farm

Lily and a baby calf

Playing with baby kitties at Uncle Randy's

Avery and a kitty...she isn't so sure!

Lily and Jules

She wanted to take one home...Mommy said NO WAY!

Happy Mother's Day!

7 Months Old!

Dear Avery,

Today you are seven months old! WOW! You change so much and time just seems to be zipping by! Before I know it you are going to be one! You are the sweetest little girl I have ever met. I told your Daddy the other day that I would have 15 more babies if they were ALL just like you. You are so sweet and so happy all the time. You are so laid back and you always go with the flow. You love to cuddle and I love this because I love to cuddle you!

What Avery does at 7 Months:

~ nurses around 5 times per day

~ eats food twice a day (usually oatmeal in the morning and a fruit at night...we are still working on veggies)

~ you do NOT like veggies

~ bananas are your favorite

~ wears size 3 diapers

~ wears 6-9 month clothes

~ becoming a better napper...usually takes 2 naps a day now (one hour each)

~ you can SIT UP

~ LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to suck your thumb still...it is ALWAYS in your mouth

~ like to play with your big sister and her toys...she doesn't always like to share with you though

~ like to go on wagon rides and to the park

~ rolling all over the place to get to where you want to go

~ you are so smiley and happy...we love your bright, big smiles...you light up the room!

~ you are starting to get some hair

~ your top "strawberry" on your back is starting to fade

~ you like to be outside

~ you are a good girl at daycare with your sister...but you won't take naps there
~ you are more vocal...you can say "dadadada"

~ I think you are starting to look like your daddy

As always, I love you higher than the sky and deeper than the sea my sweet Avery Grace. I can't imagine life without you.

Love,

Mommy

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

B-Nanas and Oatmeal

We finally found something Avery likes...Beee-Nanas and Oatmeal. Lily calls bananas Beeeenanas so it has stuck. Avery doesn't really like "food" yet and she won't open her mouth when I try to feed her. Jason mixed some bananas in with her oatmeal the other night and said she ate a huge bowl. I fed her the same thing twice yesterday and once today and I can hardly get the spoon to her mouth fast enough! I'll try something else mixed in tomorrow.

Easter 2011

This is a very picture heavy post...

My beautiful family

Going on an egg hunt

I got it!

Lily and Bubba

She found one!

Lily and her daddy after the hunt

We had a great time with the girls this Easter. Lily celebrated her third Easter and Avery celebrated her very first. We got the girls "The Story of Easter" book and we read it to them before Easter in hopes of them catching on a little that Easter is not about the Easter Bunny, but about Jesus. Lily tells us that Jesus is in her heart and that he died on the cross for us. This couldn't make her parents any prouder of her. She is a smart little girl, but of course she loves the idea of the Easter Bunny too!

On Saturday night we had an Easter egg hunt for Lily and my nephew at my parent's house. Lily loved running around finding eggs and candy! On Sunday we went to church and then had Easter lunch at my parent's house. The girls got to play with their cousins and open even more candy and gifts from their GaGa and PaPa. They are just a little bit spoiled...:). The Easter Bunny brought them a wagon to share and he left Lily and overflowing basket of goodies. The Easter Bunny left Avery's bag of goodies at the checkout stand at ToysRUs, so the poor baby didn't have anything in her basket on Easter morning. This made her mommy very sad. We will have to call ToysRUs today to see if they still have her stuff. The Easter Bunny left behind some half eaten carrots and I had Lily check the house for jellybeans AKA Easter Bunny droppings...she says she didn't find any :) We hope everyone had a very Happy and Blessed Easter!