As cute as can be...

Rolling over, cooing, smiling.... (Part 1)

Avery is so interactive now, smiling and laughing. 

She rolled over the other week, but I finally got it on video! 

Rolling over, cooing, smiling.... (Part 2)

Here is Avery a few moments later finishing up her trick!

Avery and her Rainbow fish- 3 months

3 months

2 months

1 month

Wow! I am a slacker!

I can't believe it's December already and my last post was beginning of November!  I thought I was doing a little better than that!  I apologize!  Here is some of our favorite pics from our St. Louis Visit over Thanksgiving!

Ride little horsey....

Nothing cuter, than Grandma with her girls!

Dax and Harrison playing waffle blocks with Jake...always a favorite!

Need I say a word?!

Baking with Grandma!

On your mark, Get set, Go!!

I have to get the original of this picture, but I love it too much not to post. 

(Sorry Bret, yes, it is a picture of a picture.)

Halloween Recap....

A quick recap of our Halloween (A week after the fact, but better late than never, or months later!)

We had our great friends over, The Hess Family, for pumpkin shaped pizza, pumpkin carvings, and trick or treating!  The boys really got into trick or treating this year, especially Steve!  (Steve will be ready to go all night with Harrison when he's up for it!)  The story behind Harrison's costume: After many costume desires Harrison decided he wanted to be a ghost (not a scary ghost, a friendly one)!  So I made him a ghost costume!  Then after a few Halloween parties with his friends, he decided he wanted to be Superman.  Well, after making this ghost costume we were going to wear it, so we borrowed Carson's Superman cape and....

Harrison became a Super Ghost!  Quoting his sweet words, he helped other ghosts!

A caterpiller and an apple...

Halloween night pictures soon to come....

In the meantime, I snagged these from Annie's blog (with her permission of course!).  Cole, The Hungry Little Caterpillar (which she knitted), and Avery, Our Little Apple (which I bought!).  They were pretty cute together and got many "ooohs and aahhhs" at the Arboretum when we were taking the pictures!

A little catch up...

 This is from this summer (before school started) with the Ray kiddos!  I stole it from Kristin's blog.  Haylee and Harrison love seeing eachother.  Precious Rylee with her broken leg and Proud Big Brother Harrison!

 First Bath!!!  Boy, I could swear this was a picture of Harrison when he was a baby!

 First day of preschool, which he absolutely loves!!

 We did this with Harrison and Pat the Bunny and so we will carry on the tradition with Avery and her little Rainbow Fish.  Every month, a picture with her little friend!  Above - Month One

Month Two

This is a special picture.  Avery is wearing a dress that I wore when I was a baby.  My Mom kept it all these years!  It's adorable.

Of course, I had to get one of the cutest parts of the dress....the back!

Also, please note, two months and she now has two rolls on her little thighs!

St. Louis Favorites...

We just came back from St. Louis for Avery's Baptism and my cousin's wedding!  It was a great time - here a few of our favorite pictures...

 A group shot from the baptism!

 Avery in the traditional baptism gown.  Many of my aunts, cousins, and second cousins have all worn this gown that was tailored by my great-grandfather and embroidered by my great grand-mother.

 A trip in October isn't complete without going to the pumpkin patch at Eckerds Farm!

 Just plain cute!!

 Look at our family of four all dressed up!!

And of course, before leaving the wedding we made a family trip to the photo booth!  Avery loved it!! :)

A Family of Four!

Our Baby Girl....

We are officially naming this sweet baby girl, Avery or Averie.  (We are still hung up on how to spell it, but she now has a name!)  I am one day shy of 28 weeks pregnant and had a great visit with the doctor today!  The ultrasound was so fun to watch today - she waved her little fingers at me, blinked her eyes, and moved like crazy!  She is 2.5 pounds and healthy as can be.  Thank you Lord!  What a blessing!

Obviously, her profile picture here...and her head size is measuring average!!

Here is her sweet face. 

And, last but not least, her adorable little foot!