Tummy Time

Here are some pics of Avery on her tummy. She usually doesn't like to stay there very long, but she's getting better! She loves the big exercise ball and riding on our knees. Aidan is usually around to "help", although sometimes we have to remind him to share with Sissy. I think he recognizes his baby toys that she is now using. She is starting to notice him (and everyone!) more, and loves to watch him when he's busy playing. And he is always happy to give her a kiss. They are such a sweet pair! I try to get pictures of them together all the time, but she's so wobbly and he's such a busybody that it's pretty challenging to get a good shot. Here's a rare picture of them both looking at the camera!

Pictures from last week

I've been walking with the kids lately, now that the weather is getting a little nicer. Avery is able to sit forward in her stroller now! Sometimes I get the double-stroller out and let Aidan ride, but other times he prefers to walk along with me and push his lawn mower. This past week we baby-sat for his friend Brooke from church, while her mommy was in the hospital having twins! Aidan's friend Taylor is also becoming a big sister this week. I guess I missed out, because 2008 is becoming the Year of the Baby!

A new baby on the way!

Ha ha, it's not what you think. We are very content (and busy!) with our family of four :) But we are excited to announce that Aidan and Avery have a new cousin on the way! Aunt Amy and Uncle Cody are having a baby in early July! They went for a 20-week sonogram today and they are pretty sure they are having a girl. Avery is really excited because they will be close in age. Here are some pictures...she is sucking her thumb in the first one. We can't wait to meet her!

Naps in Funny Places

Avery and I had a "girls day" at home on Saturday while the boys drove to Waco for the Baylor basketball game. After "flying" on my knees a little, I put her in her exersaucer so I could check a little email, and after a few minutes she laid her head down and took a short nap! Seeing this reminded me of when Aidan fell asleep in his Johnny Jump-Up at this age so I'm attaching that picture as well, just for laughs :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here are some cute pics Grammy and I took of the kids for Valentine's Day :)

Bye-bye Grammy!

My mom flew home today and here are some pics from her visit. Last night we all went to Babe's (yummy!!!!) for an early Valentine's Day dinner. Avery tried out the door jumper and liked it, although she was still a little unsure of what to do. Aidan also loved the watercolor book that Grammy brought for him. We miss you already, Grammy!

A Day with the Jolly Family

Grammy has been in town this week and yesterday we spent the day in Weatherford to hang out with the Jolly family! I had a great time with my favorite aunts and cousins ever, and Avery got to meet Mema! My cousin Barb and her two kids Tyler and Clara didn't get to come because Clara was sick, so we missed them :( We ate and played games, and Aidan had a BLAST in the backyard running around and playing with Marley the dog. The trampoline was also a huge hit. The kids also took their very first bath together! They both had such a fun day that they crashed in the car on the way home last night. Thank you Aunt Marsha for hosting us :)

Some random pics

Here are some random pics from the last week or so. We went to a Superbowl party at church tonight and Aidan had a blast playing in the bounce house (he's very into jumping these days). Needless to say he's sleeping like a stone tonight. He loves to help me with chores lately and is big on helping me put wet clothes into the dryer. It's great because I'll let him put a whole load in by himself, and I can go check email or whatever! There's a pic of the kids with their Uncle Cody and Aunt Amy, and one of Avery's "Oh Deer" outfit from Auntie Jen :)

Avery's 3-month Portraits

Here are Avery's 3-month shots! I love the first one. The second one is really cheesy of her but it makes me laugh because she's giving the peace sign.

Mommy's Bad Idea

We had a busy weekend so yesterday we stayed at home to relax. Aidan was bored so I decided to make some homemade fingerpaint since we didn't have any in the house. I found a recipe online and followed the directions but it came out VERY thick. I didn't think it would matter that much, and as you can see in the first two pictures it started out okay....

got a little bit messier...

And before I knew it, it became a huge, gloppy, brown mess which Aidan proceeded to get in his hair and all over the high chair.

Next time I will
1) BUY fingerpaints at the store, and
2) use one or two colors at a time rather than four.
Maybe this is why Mommy was not an art teacher!

KD Playdate

Today a bunch of my college sorority sisters and their kids gathered at our house to play! It was very busy but tons of fun :) Aidan loved playing with the big kids and Avery got to meet her new friend Grace who is about two weeks older. They found out that they both have the same favorite color (can you tell what it is?). The sandbox in the backyard was a big hit, even though it was muddy. Trying to get all the kids to pose together was a challenge but we did our best. If only they all posed as nicely as Camille did :) It was great to catch up with my buddies. We are spread out all over Dallas, so a get-together like this doesn't happen very often!

AVERY'S SMILE!!

Here is little Avery Kate smiling for the camera!! Special thanks to Angel for taking these :)