busy, sick and ready for a vacation

yeah! spring break is finally here and it came just in time. we've all been sick over the past week but we are feeling much better for the most part and are so ready for a sunny california vacation. we're super excited to spend the week with my lovely family. i'm sure the boys, and kell, will go golfing at least once or twice everyday, so the rest of us girls will have such a relaxing time. i'm in desperate need of quality family time since we're moving after graduation in may.. (more on that later).

all of the kids in my family got this for my mom for an early mothers day gift so she could enjoy the road trip a little more. i had never heard of them until about 2 weeks ago and now i am totally loving the amazon kindles. it is officially on my wish list, along with a hundred other things.

we really haven't been up to tons lately except for the past few days i have been super busy making a handful of headbands for my little sisters dance team for dance competition gifts. dont ask me how i got roped into doing this, being that i've never made these kinds of headbands before, but i sure enjoyed it and will soon be making myself one in every color. i snapped a picture right after i finished them and the only thing i could find to display them was my rod iron decor.

well, this post is completly random and i have been totally lame at taking pictures lately but i promise we have a life...a happy, busy, far-from-perfect but wonderful life.

be back next week!!

little beaver

this is what avery's crib now looks like. i'm not super happy about it cause she has a really nice crib, and don't quite know how to get her to stop eating it. i sure hope wood is a good source of fiber or something because she's been getting her share of it lately.

i'll go pick her up from her naps and she'll hand me a piece of wood that she's been chewing on. she thinks she's cute but i think she is a little stinker....(but a cute stinker).

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.