Hunting with Dad!!

Dallas took Gavin hunting with him for a couple days. Gavin had so much fun and can't wait to go again.This is what it looks like when you wake Gavin up at 4:00 in the morning.

sOcCeR!!

Mackenzie and Gavin have been playing soccer for the past few weeks. They LOVE it! Mackenzie has improved so much this year. I've even seen a little bit of a competative edge from her which I have never seen before. This is Gavin's first year and he's just happy to be there! It is so much fun to watch!

This was Gavin after his game. His face was bright red!

One year old!!

I took some pictures of Avery today. She did not want to cooperate so I didn't think I got any good ones. I thought I would have to do them again but there were actually quite a few cute pictures! I couldn't decide which ones to post!

I think she'd had enough!!

In Memory

It was 3 years ago today that we lost our sister, friend, daughter, mother, and wife. We miss you and love you Tina!

Happy 1st Birthday Avery!!

Little Avery is turning one today! I can't believe it's already been a year! It's a little depressing for me to think she's not a baby anymore! We actually celebrated her birthday Sunday because Dallas was going to be out of town today. I felt kind of bad because for Kenzie and Gavin's first birthdays, we had big parties with lots of family and for Avery's birthday, it was just us. I guess that's what happens when you move to Wyoming. She had a great day regardless.We ordered some pizza for Dinner. She loves pizza!!

Then she got to open a few presents. Well, actually, Mackenzie and Gavin got to open a few presents :) She was so funny! Mackenzie picked her a little remote-controlled kitty and after they opened that, she wanted nothing to do with the other presents. She would push the button on the remote control to make the kitty go just for a second, then she would drop the remote, pick up the kitty, scream as loud as she could, then throw the kitty on the ground. Then she would pick up the remote control and do it all over again. She did that for probably 20 minutes. It was so funny! Gavin picked her a little red barn with farm animals-go figure! Plus she got a cabbage patch doll and a little couch from Dallas and I. She loves the couch too! Mackenzie got one for her first birthday and that was the best thing we've ever gotten her. She played with it for years! I think we may have to invest in a few more. Gavin thinks it's his. He doesn't want anyone else using it so him and Kenzie keep fighting over it. I have to remind them that it's Avery's.

Then came the best part. The birthday cake! mackenzie picked out the care bear cake for her. We got the big one, plus a little one, so she could have the whole thing to herself.

She started out slow. She wasn't sure what to think. She just kept sticking her fingers in the frosting and licking them. We were starting to think that she wasn't going to get messy after all.

Then she decided to dig in! She stuck her whole hand in the cake and started shoveling it in!
For some reason, she decided that it would be fun to rub the frosting in her hair like shampoo! She enjoyed that so much, that she figured it would be fun to smear it all over her body like lotion. This was the result...
She had so much fun with that cake! I couldn't believe how much of it she ate. I am surprised that she didn't get a stomach ache. She was smiling and lughing and saying Mmmm the whole time! I got her all cleaned up and she was ready for bed!

Happy Birthday Avery Marie!! We have enjoyed the last year with her so much! She has brought so much happiness to our family. She is so loving. She adores Mackenzie and Gavin and they can't get enough of her. They all have so much fun together! Avery is learning new things every day. She is not walking yet, but I don't think it will be long. I hope she takes her time! She is talking more and more. She will pick up the phone and say "hello." Our phone is off the hook most of the time because she is always playing with it. She loves to brush her hair and to brush her teeth. She is like my other two, and loves to be outside! If she's outside, she is usually content. She has been such a happy, easy going baby. I couldn't ask for anything more. She does have a pretty feisty personality though. She can be a bit stubborn at times and I love it! I love how such a tiny little thing can have so much personality. I hope she knows how much we love her. Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!

I took her to the Doctor for her 1 year check-up and she weighs 22 lbs 7 oz (75%)

and she is 28 3/4 inches (40%) and she is in the 50% for her head circumference. She still only has 2 teeth!

Pre school!

Gavin had his first day of pre-school today. He was so excited! I dropped him off and he didn't even want to say bye-he was too busy playing. When I picked him up, he told me all about it and couldn't wait to get home so he could show me what he did at school I. am so glad that he gets to do something that's just for him! I think he's going to have a great year!

1st Grade

I can't believe my baby is in 1st grade! Mackenzie started school today and she was so excited! I was worried that she wouldn't want to wake up because she has been staying up way too late all summer so I thought that it was going to be a rough 1st week of school while she adjusts to the new scedule. But, she actually woke up before the alarm went off! She got ready so fast then was just pacing around the house for a half hour waiting for the bus to come.She was acting like she was a little nervous. She said "I know what to do right when I get to school. I have to wash my hands. But, I don't remember what I am supposed to do after that". so, I asked her if she wanted me to follow the bus to school and walk her in to her class and help her get settled. She was so funny! She said "no! I don't need you at school! I just might need you to buy me stuff". My baby is all grown up! She is becoming so independant. It's such an exciting thing to a little kid and kind of nerve wracking to be going back to school-Into a new class. I know she will do great! She has some really fun teachers. (oh, and they are cute. Mackenzie couldn't stop talking about how "cute" her teachers are.)