All Boy!

Look at this little guy! This is Avery's cousin Camden who's 3 months older than she is. Gotta love his shirt!

His shirt (and pizza face) does the talking!!

Avery is 2!!

One year ago... ...and over the weekend!

Everyone told us, and still does, that the time flies when you have a little one. And boy does it! It's such an understatement. I can't believe Avery is two years old. She continues to amaze me everyday whether it be with her vocabulary (which is probably larger than mine) and the way she puts sentences together, her compassion for people she cares about, her constant wonder about the world around her, and lately, her manners! She can be a very polite little girl and I swear sometimes it's a switch that she just flips on on a whim. But her manners and sweetness are so precious to us, when they show themselves (which is quite often lately!!). Avery had her birthday party on Saturday and had a blast! She got so many cute outfits and fun toys. It was a wonderful day. We had family and friends, and pizza and cupcakes! What could be better than that? I've still got a lot of shots to go over from the party and from Eastern WA the week before... so more photos to come!

One more from yesterday...

... because it's her Daddy's favorite! :)

Almost 2!

Where does the time go?

Avery and I went to the park today because it was 75 degrees outside!! What a great surprise with the weatherman predicting rain... what do they know? ;) Anyways, I snapped a few darling shots of Avery and I'm just totally amazed at how much she has grown. I feel like we just brought her home from the hospital yesterday. She's going to be 2 years old on June 3rd!! My baby is growing into a big girl... Just blows my mind! I suppose I'm all nostalgic and emotional since I'm 12 weeks away from having another little girl. I'm on quite the rollercoaster of emotions lately. Avery is really getting interested in my growing belly saying, "Baby sissy in Mommy's tummy," and "I love baby sissy," and "Give baby sissy a hug." Now if only I could get Mark to snap of picture of Avery hugging "Baby Sissy"!!!

Another from last weekend...

My parents are in love with these boating pictures... thought I'd post one more... :) In less than 3 weeks, my precious little girl is going to be 2 years old! Where does the time go? I'm so thankful that I've developed a love of photography! And excited that in about 13 more weeks ;) we'll have another little one to add to the picture-taking adventures!! Avery's going to be the best big sister in the world!

Afternoon at the Beach!

Avery and Daddy playing at the water.
What a beautiful day! I couldn't wait for Avery to wake up from her nap this afternoon so we could head to the beach. I was sooooo excited to have the opportunity to take some pictures outstide in the beautiful, natural sunlight, at the beach on a warm day. I caught a few cute shots of Avery and Mark and Avery and her friend Addie before I realized there was lint and dust in my camera that I couldn't clean out. I was devestated to say the least. But thankful for the shots I was able to catch. So tomorrow, camera is going in for a cleaning!!

Avery and Addie playing at the water's edge.

"I Like to Drive Papa's Boat!"

We just got home from a family weekend in Eastern WA where my parents are now living. Although we didn't get the weather we were hoping for, we still had a wonderful time! Daddy took 4 days off work and we had the best time hanging out with Grammy and Papa, golfing, boating and digging in the dirt (which I didn't take any pictures of because every other picture of Avery outside lately seems to be while she's digging in the dirt)!! Her favorite things to do were go on Papa's boat and go out on the golf course. Mark brought a small golf club for Avery to use for the first time... but she was mostly interested in running and putting the ball in the hole...not necessarily hitting the ball.

This shot is pretty adorable, though!!

Back to unpacking and painting!!