Easter Field Trip

Last week Josh had another field trip. This time we went downtown to the puppet theater for a show and then had an Easter egg hunt at a park afterwords.

This is Josh trying to catch Avery for a picture for me.

The kids looking through their "goods."

Our Avery LOVES candy and we can hardly keep her away from it.  In fact she found some in the diaper bag the other day and ate chocolate pieces through the metallic wrappers.

Josh and Mom date

It is so much fun getting to spend one on one time with your kids. We try to do a couple of special dates with Mom or Dad a few times a year. Last month I took Ethan to a Suns game which I need to find my pic of so I can post it. So I decided to take Joshua out for something too. We decided to go to a movie and dinner. We just got a quick dinner and then went to see the Lorax in 3D. Josh ate a ton of popcorn and really enjoyed the movie. Joshua was so enjoyable to be with, with his constant smile and fun personality.

  He didn't squeeze in a nap before we left, so of course he fell asleep in the car ride to the theaters.

There was only one other group of people in our theater on a Tuesday night so we got to sit wherever we wanted.

Visiting with Grandpa Bob

Last weekend we got to hang out with Grandpa Bob and Debra. We decided to pick them up and head out to east Mesa for a Food Truck Festival. I've been wanting to go to one so when I saw it advertised on my groupon I was ready to go. I was a little disappointed and thought they would have more trucks or more events going on especially since you had to pay to get in and pay $2-$4 to sample food from each of the trucks. The best food was a creme brulee truck I had a dark chocolate one that left me wanting 3 more! It was also a very windy day. But the kids did get to go in a bounce house and ride on a hay ride.

Wildlife Zoo

Josh had a field trip to the wildlife world zoo this past month. In the morning we were able to convince Michael to stay home from work and go with us, which made our day extra special.

Avery does not like animals very much, in fact she looks like she is having convulsions when she freaks out around animals.  Here is her meeting the baby goats in the petting zoo.

She is still freaked out as the llamas approach us!

Dad and Josh riding the skyline that goes over the zoo. 

Happy Birthday Avery!

My sweet Avery is already 1! I can't believe it this year has gone by so fast. At the doctor Avery weighed in at 21 lbs and was 29 inches tall. She walks really well now and even dances and tries to go up steps by just lifting her leg. She says just a few words: mama, dada, and Josh. She loves music and loves to dance. She's a pretty good eater but still doesn't like drinking from a sippy cup. For her birthday she got to hang out with Mommy all day. At the stores and the gym everyone remarked on how cute she was in her birthday girl shirt and tutu. After Daddy got off work we met him at Bucca de Beppo for dinner. Then we came home, opened a few presents and had a little birthday icecream. For her presents she got a dolly stroller to push around and a bubble machine.

The Sunday before her birthday we made a little trip to Grandma Connie's house for a visit.  We ate dinner and had cupcakes for Avery's birthday.  She ate her whole cupcake and was ready to lick up all of the frosting.  

Happy Valentines!

We had a good Valentines Day. I decided I wanted to do 7 days of Valentines and give my family a little valentine each day for 7 days leading up to Valentines. None of the gifts were big just a little treat or something to play with but the boys loved it and woke each morning with anticipation of what their valentine would be that day. On Valentines Day we had to go to our classes that are on Tuesday nights and then we came home to hang out with Daddy for a little bit before bed. For me for Valentines Day, Michael and the kids made a poster that said in turn for 7 days of valentines that I gave them they were going to give me 7 days of relaxation by cooking dinner and doing chores for the next week.

The boys playing with small etch a sketches they got for Valentines.

Avery really enjoying a marshmallow heart she got for Valentines!

Avery 11 months

Our Avery is rounding the corner toward her first birthday and I just can't  believe she is so big already!  This is our attempt at pig tails with her little bit of hair on the top of her head.  Avery says mama, dada and just the other day started saying Josh or her variation of it.  She also just started walking more, now she'll take 6 to 7 steps by herself before she falls and if she has something to hold on to she easily motors around.  Our Avery now loves food and easily eats more than either of the boys.  She evens yells at us when she runs out of bites to eat.  She sleeps a little bit better these days too.  She still wakes up once a night to drink a bottle but takes 2 naps during the day.  We love our little girl and love watching her learn and grow each day.