wanna go?

we're going to the happiest place on earth for spring break this year and we're super excited. the best part about it is that we're going for free!!


disney has a great promotion this year called give a day, get a disney day! all you do is go do a few hours of volunteer service and you get a days ticket to disneyland. it only covers one theme park not a hopper pass so we're going to upgrade to a hopper for 25 bucks!! pretty sweet, huh?

it felt good to go volunteer and do some community service for a few simple hours. i'd say we're getting the better end of the deal with mr. walt disney.... but thanks anyways!

go here for details.

pigtails

so, as of late this gal has been sporting a mullet. sometimes its not very cute. so now she wears pigtails.

i dont think i've ever seen pigtails look so cute.

Valentines Craft

I found this cute craft on this awesome blog tatertotsandjello, and kell and our friend michelle made them the other day. it was so easy and cost maybe 5 bucks. Marbles, craft glue, dollor store frames and scrapbook paper is all it took. so easy and cute.

they're gone

my in-laws moved to brasil a few days ago. it came so fast and it still hasnt really hit me that they're gone. we went home the weekend before they left to spend some time with them. Ave wasnt super sweet that weekend so i went home the day before they left for good so we could see them once more. we sure are going to miss them but we are so excited for the summer so we can go visit them!! (it was bed time so ave is looking a little raggidy anne like)

While ave and i were home we went to two of syd's basketball games and played with my family. Ave doesnt really have a choice but to love watching ball games. i have a feeling she'll be going to lots of them in her days.

She is so independent these days. not a chance she will let me feed her anymore. she's getting bigger and so much fun. Trae said last night that he wants avery to stay this age for a long time cause she is such a charater and so funny.

look who's 1

(picture overload)

well, i'm a few days late now but avery's birthday was so much fun. she made sure she hammed it up all day long. she loved shoving her birthday cupcake into her face and i think she looked pretty cute while doing it.

We had a fun little party for the birthday girl. My parents, little sis Rachel, and Kell and Spence came over to celebreat. She loved ripping into her presents. she got spoiled of course. lots of toys, cute outfits, a big girl car seat, and an electric toothbrush. we sure love this girl.

the past year flew by super fast. i'm still trying to wrap my thoughts around it all but mostly i'm just grateful to be this girls mom. i love her more everyday. we are so excited to see what this next year brings for us.

Christmas Cards

got most of my christmas cards in the mail... there are still a few address that i need to get however. just because this time of year gets a little bit crazy and my mind is all over the place i decided to post it here...because lets be honest, chances are i forgot more the one person on my list. i'm so sorry if i did forget you, forgive me.

we have been so blessed this year. this year has been filled with so many memories and we've been given more than we deserve. We are lucky to have such a wonderful family and so many great friends. thank you for your examples and friendships. we hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

month overview

okay, so i've already concluded that one of my top new years resolutions is to be a less pathetic blogger. we're still crossing our fingers for a new computer without a virus. yes, i love avery, but it's sad that the only updates i do is when she turns another month old. hold me to it!
update of the last month:

this last month has been a whirl-wind. cannot believe it is the middle of december already. there are so many things that i love about this time of year. i love the smell of my christmas tree, i love the snow on the grounds, i love wrapping gifts and using a little creativity to come up with budget friendly gifts, and i absolutely love getting to spend time with our families. this past weekend we went home for the webb christmas party. when we were at my parents house before the party avery found my mom's baby Jesus under her tree. she just kept kissing him and giving baby Jesus a bottle. we sat and watched her do this for almost ten minutes. it was pretty cute.

my parents came to logan yesterday to deliver our christmas present a little early. for the past few years my parents have given us food storage for our gift. it is sure a great present and i more and more thankful for it every year. i'm happy to know that we wont ever go hungry. (our christmas tree is without lights in this picture. i promise it looks better now.)

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last week meag and i made a wedding cake for one of meags best friends (with a little help with some details from meags friend sammy and kell and spence, thanks). i love how this cake turned out. we still need a little help on the top real layer getting it all square and perfect looking but we are really getting the hang of everything else. here meag and i are in our 2 am glory, we got a late start on the cake, and here is the finished product.

obviously avery is 11 months old now, hence the reason i'm posting. she has been so fun this month. she is the loudest baby i know. sundays at church are sometimes a struggle with her cause she is so loud. i get a kick out of her everyday with the sounds she makes and the faces she pulls. she moo's like a cow everytime she see's one in our nativities (and any other animal that resembles a cow) and she oink's at her piggy bank. i'm also pretty sure she says ball now and loves me rolling it back and forth with her. she can blow kisses. she has said hi a few times too but its too inconsistent to consider it in her vocabulary yet. she still hasnt got a clue how to walk, except along furniture, and everytime we try to get her to stand her little legs just crumble beneath her. love this little girl and can not believe she will be a 1 year old in a few weeks.