My How She's Grown......

Just a few shots of Avery LAST Halloween @ 2 months. All I can say is.....WOW!!!!

Just pettin' a goat, mom......no big deal!

Avery loves animals, of all shapes and sizes (especially her own doggy....Shi-Shi). She loves trips to the Petstore, Springdale farm, Lollypop West (when it was open) and really any farm that offers her the opportunity to pet some animals. She usually goes up to the animals and says "Awwwww!!!!!" and then tries to touch his/her mouth. We're hoping that one day, she doesn't come across an animal that thinks her fingers look like little snacks! For now......it's absolutely adorable and we're so glad that she's an animal lover like her mommy and daddy.

Avery + Bananas = Happiness

Plain and Simple Explanation..... Avery loves Bananas. She loves to play with them, she loves to eat them, she loves to peel them.....she loves bananas. She IS our little monkey.

Happy Wedding Day!!!!

Michele, Jenn, Katie, Amy, Beth, Kelly & Andrea

Sam, Katie, Jenn & Keith (Sam & Keith are twins, I swear......)

THE HAPPY COUPLE!!!!!

My friend, Amy got married a few weekends into September and Keith and I had a GREAT time at the wedding. I've been blessed to be invited to 3 weddings for women that I work with this year and Amy's was the last of the bunch. Katie and Sam's wedding was also this year (pictured in the 2nd photo) and Andrea and Larry's wedding was in April. Amy and I have worked together for the past 3 years. The strange thing about Amy's wedding is, as Amy's wedding got closer and we started talking about all the "casts of characters involved in her wedding" and I met some of her family at her shower......we discovered that our families were close friends. Her Aunt Jo and my Aunt Ingrid were BFF's......and our families practically grew up together. It's a small, small world!!!! Happy wedding day, Chuck & Amy!!!!

The Bills/Dallas Game.....Monday Night Football!!!!

Are you ready for some MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL???? Especially when it's IN Buffalo and the guys are tailgating???

Ok, Ok.....I didn't go. But Keith did and he was sooooooo excited about going to this game, I had to post some photos. I wish I could give you a play by play......but I'm a girl and honestly I was watching Dancing with the Stars instead of watching the game, so all I know is that it was an AWESOME game. My hubby does such a great job at being a dad & husband, I'm happy when he gets to do some things for himself......especially when it has to do with his favorite football team, the DALLAS COWGIRLS (umm....I mean Cowboys) :) Love you, Keith! Did I hear that Dallas has a good chance of making the playoffs this year??? Hmmm.......is THAT why you've been in a good mood lately? Ha! How's that fantasy team doing?

Halloween....The Main Event

The Rizzo's were nice enough to have us over on Halloween night. We ate a nice dinner and then took our two "bugs" out, trick or treating in the neighborhood. At first, I felt as though Avery might not "get" this whole Halloween thing, and be all thrown off by it all. HOWEVER.....my daughter absolutely loved being pulled around the neighborhood, and brought to complete strangers houses to beg for candy with her little buddy, Olivia (the ladybug). She seemed to look at me most of the night as if to say "Mom, Are you kidding me? It just can't get any better than this!".

Pre- Halloween Festivities Part 2.....Posing with the Pumpkins

Avery LOVES "baloos" (BKA: PUMPKINS) !!!! Loves 'em! She was much obliged when I plopped her down on our porch to snap a few pics of her with the orange round orbs before they started to rot. Ahh!!!! Halloween!!! Just wait until you see her in her costume, folks :-)

Pre- Halloween Festivities..... GETTING THE PUMPKINS!

C'mon daddy.......There aren't going to be any left if you keep walking that slow!

How about this baloo, mommy?

HA! I found you!!!!

Huh? Why do I have to pose for a photo? There is still so much running around to do?

Don't ask me where we took these pics.....I honestly do not remember. We live in the sticks, folks....so Pumpkin Farms are a dime a dozen. All I do know is that around the time these pics were taken (the first weekend in October....which would have made Avery 13 months), Avery was really walking on her own. She had a great time weaving in and out of the pumpkins. Avery's word for pumpkin is "baloo". I'm not sure where that came from, except it kind of sounds like balloon.....but it's adorable.

Dear Livy....Happy Birthday....Love, Avery :)

Mommy!!!! I want to LICK ALL THE CUPCAKES!!!! Umm...did Auntie E and Aunt Nicole make those cupcakes over there? Are those supposed to be chickens? We are SOOOO going to the Little Bakery next year. Hey! Livy.....save some of those cupcakes for me, Ok?

I love you Baby AVEEEE........Right back atcha, Livy!!!!!

The pigs look MUCH better than those chickens!!!! MMMMMM!!!!! Taste better too!!! :)

Ummm....Hello? Someone forgot to give me some of that good stuff. Daddy....stop smiling at the camera and hook me up with some of those cupcakes!!!!

Dear Livy,

I had so much fun at your Barnyard Bash Birthday Party! It wasn't even funny.....well actually it was! It was funny watching you lick your cupcakes and eat the cheese off 10 pieces of pizza.....I loved playing with you and all your family and friends. You are my bestest friend of all. We are so lucky to have mommies that love each other so much and let us play together all the time. I can't wait to continue our adventures together in all the years to come. I'm raising my sippy cup to you, my friend. Here's to a wonderful 2 years on this planet.....and MANY MANY more. You are such a wonderful girl and you teach me so much. I am blessed to have you in my life! I love you!!!!

:) Avery Grace