Its a BOY!!!

Yep.. Avery is going to have a little brother! We found out last Friday and couldn't be happier about it. Kendal had NO question in his mind that it was a girl, but he was still very happy to hear the news. Ill be 19 weeks on sat. and my belly is getting bigger every day. I'm in my maternity jeans now and cant wait for the weather to get just a little colder so i can wear some of my sweaters. I never like it when winter starts to approach but I'm so excited this time around!

Avery loves to kiss my belly and jabber to the baby. He still doesn't really know whats going on but its cute to know that he knows that's somethings going on in moms belly. I was laying on the couch the other night with my fit up rubbing my bare belly and Avery toddles over and starts rubbing my belly. I told him that the baby would be out soon and then they could play. He got the cutest little look on his face looked down at my belly and with his little hand started gesturing to come out and said "mon baby, mon" I laughed so hard for a bit and then had to tell him that it would be just a little longer. Avery is getting so big and i know he will love being a big brother.

Kendal is staying busy with work and school. It gets hard some days but we are pushing through it and he is doing so well! I have tons of pictures to post so as soon as Kendal gets home ill sit down and do it. (my camera is in his car) I just wanted to write this quick little post and give everyone the good news!

Broken Phone..

What a lame post I know. Avery sat on my phone a while ago while it was open and he busted it somehow. I can call out sometimes(that doesnt help too much because i dont have any #'s memorized) but I cant see who is calling me or receive any messages. There are only some of you on my friends and family list that I talk to on the phone but I just thought this would be an easy way to let you know that you cant reach me on my phone. HOPEFULLY Verizon can help me out today but who knows. I hope everyone is great!

I love school shopping!

Even though its not for me I still love school shopping! I went with my sister last night to get school clothes for her girls and the sales were so good I just couldn't pass them up. I got Avery a few little outfits and of course since Kendal starts school a week from today I decided to get him a few things too. I also got him a few other things to make him feel right at home at school. A trapper keeper, #2 pencils, pens, erasers and of course college ruled paper. He laughed so hard when he saw the "army" trapper keeper I got him. I just wanted to get him a cute little something to let him know how proud I am of him for FINALLY going back to school! We are heading to Lava hot springs this weekend so hopefully ill have some fun pictures to post when we get back.

Holy cow where has the summer gone??

I cant believe its been so long since my last post. SO much has been happening too.. I don't even know where to begin. Well first off last Sat. was Kendal's 29Th b-day! Hes gettin old ;) I let him sleep in and Avery and I made him a yummy breakfast. We mostly just goofed off for the day and then went to a friends house for dinner and cake and ice cream. Kendal requested white cake with strawberry frosting. It looked like a cake a 7 year old girl would have but he loved it! Happy Birthday Kendal, we love you so much!!

Avery has been keeping us very busy! Besides working on the potty thing a little more, he is now in a big boy bed. He loves it! Or so we thought.. He was sleeping great for a couple weeks and now its like he hates being in there. He ends up in bed with is every night and its driving me crazy! So now we are just trying to break him of that little habit. In the midst of just letting him "cry it out" he sometimes falls asleep on the floor by the door. So sad, but so cute too! I squeezed my arm in and was able to snap a pic of him.


We have also made a few trips to Bear lake that i haven't blogged about. My parents have a little place in Paris Idaho and that's only a few minutes from the lake so we have been having some fun there this summer. Here a few pics from our trips...




This summer has been a blast and its going by way to fast! Kendal starts school again on the 20Th. I'm excited for him but sad too because its more time away from us :( Its all worth it though right ?!?! And last but not least... WE"RE PREGNANT!!!!! We found out last month and have just been waiting until our 1st Dr's. app. to tell everyone. Everything looks healthy and great and we are due the beginning of March! I hope everyone is having a great summer! Here a few more cute summer pics of Avery boy.

BOISE!!!

So after many, many chats about going to visit Shelley in Boise I finally did(last month) and had a blast! We hadn't seen each other in about 4 years(PS we have been friends since 8th grade!) but as soon as I got off the plane it was like we had talked everyday! I was so excited about meeting Noah and Brad. Noah and I hit it off right away :) Brad and I?? Not so much.. I found out he's real name was Donald and so when he first got home that night, I yelled "Hey Donald!" The first time I said it he didnt hear me and then the second time I tried my joke I dont even think he cracked a smile :( No need to worry.. A few hours later we were long lost BFF's and I had just as much fun with him as I did with Shell! If you ever want to break the ice with someone just ask if you can feel their peck! Trust me, works EVERY time ;)

Shelley and Brad are HUGE "coupon people" So I got a lovely little day at the spa free! It was so relaxing.. Shelley is a wonderful cook and we ate way to much the whole trip. I ate a whole bag of double stuffed oreos and loved every minute of it! It was such a great vacation! Noah is the sweetest thing and I loved getting to know his little personality :)

After we played all day long... We would get comfy on the couch and have a "office" marathon! Oh holy crap that show is funny!! I dont know what was more fun, the stuff we did during the day or our bonding time at night??

It was a wonderful vacation and it mad me realize how much I miss my little friend.. I hope one day (even if only for a short time) we can live close again :) Thank you Shelley (and Brad) for such a fun trip!! I loved it and I cant wait to see you guys this month! xoxo

Here are a few more pics of the trip...


So its not letting me post anymore pics! Why does it always do that to me?? Ill try and post more later

One word tag!

Ive never been tagged before so thanks Shell!

1. Where is your cell phone?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Couch
2. Your significant other? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wonderful
3. Your hair color? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black
4. Your mother? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .Amazing
5. Your father? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Workaholic
6. Your favorite thing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avery
7. Your dream last night? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lost?
8. Your favorite drink? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dietpepsi (ha! made it one word)
9. Your dream/goal? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Happening
10. The room you're in? . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Office
11. Your hobby? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cooking
12. Your fear? . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Death
13. Where do you want to be in six years? . . . . . . Steady
14. Where were you last night? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Home
15. What you're not? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shy
16. Muffins? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . Blueberry
17. One of your wish list items? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Travel
18. Where you grew up? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Utah
19. The last thing you did? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ate
20. What are you wearing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeans
21. Your tv? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sony
22. Your pets? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None
23. Your computer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Problems
24. Your life? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Grateful
25. Your mood? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Relaxed
26. Missing someone? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Always
27. Your car? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Honda
28. Something your not wearing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shoes
29. Favorite store? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Changes
30. Your summer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paris (idaho that is)
31. Like someone? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kendal
32. Your favorite color? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black
33. When was the last time you laughed?. . . . . . . .Today
34. Last time you cried? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Today
35. Who will do this? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Question?

I TAG Bridget, Candice, Carolyn and Camille!

Backyardigans B-day Party!

For those of you who don't know, Avery's 2 favorite things are cars and backyardigans. So I took him to the party supply store and I let him pick out what kind of party he wanted. First he was checking out the cars stuff and liked what he saw so we put all the stuff in the cart. But then we went to the backyardigans section and he flipped out! (the backyardigans stuff was cuter if i do say so myself) So we put all the cars stuff back and got the backyardigans party stuff instead. Kendal and i had so much fun baking the cake! Here are a few pictures of our little Pablo masterpiece.. Yes I know Kendal is BY FAR the artist in our family but i helped too :)

The party was a success and Avery had so much fun! Some of his cousins came to play and his little girlfriend Paige and they all had so much fun playing with each other. Watching him at the party I just couldn't help but get kind of excited for the future B-day parties to come. What will he be like when he's older i wonder? Will he want girls at his party? Will I even be aloud to be in the same room with all of his friends at his older parties? Or will I be shunned to my room only aloud to come out when its time to clean up?! Lets hope I have many, many more years until he is embarrassed of his mommy! Well at least for now i can still do everything for him and planning his little party was a blast and I hope everyone that came had fun too!!

After the pizza and presents we all went across the street for some cake and ice cream and to hit the Pablo pinata! Come to find out those stupid pinatas are hard to break open. After letting all the kids have a few turns each, we had to hand the stick over to Justin so he could finish the job! Lets just say Justin took care of Pablo..



After poor little Pablo was slaughtered :( We sang happy birthday to Avery boy and had some cake and ice cream. It was a fun day and a great birthday for Avery!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AVERY!!!

I cant believe my little man is two! It seems like just yesterday we were taking him home from the hospital. I feel like just last week he was learning to sit up on his own and giving us those first big smiles!


And now he is 2 and oh so big! I love every minute of my life being his mommy. I am so blessed to have him in my life each and every day. He has only been on this earth 2 short precious years and he has already changed my life so much! Kendal and I cant wait for each new day to spend with him, to watch him learn and grow.


Happy Birthday Avery we are already so proud of you!! We love you so much and are so grateful for you! I love that he's growing up but at the same time I hate it so much. I want him to be my little baby forever!

Family Pictures..

Because Avery was turning 2, it was the perfect time to get some professional pictures taken of him since it had been a while and we hadn't taken family pics for a long time either. I thought because we were taking the pictures outside that Avery would be such a good boy. Wrong! He just wanted to play the whole time and wanted NOTHING to do with getting his picture taken. Our photographer Amy was so patient and she did a great job! Here are a few that I took from her blog. I cant wait to get the rest in a week or so :) Even though it was hard to get Avery to sit still she got some really cute pics! That's what being a good photographer is all about right?! Avery looks so big in these pictures and I cant believe he is turning 2 in two short days! I cant boob about him turning 2 just yet.. You'll have to read his birthday blog on Thursday for that. (and to see more pictures of just Avery boy) Thanks again Amy!

Yay Avery pooped!!!

But not in the potty...

We kind of had a late night last night at my brothers and Avery didn't get his normal bath time routine because he fell asleep in the car. So today before church Kendal took him into the shower with him and gave him a quick rinse down. Avery ran out when he was done and came to the side of our bed where he knew he had stashed one of his little cars. In that one minute of not having his diaper on, Avery took FULL advantage and left us a little present on the carpet! It was the funniest thing to see the look on his face! He bent over and studied his little poopy like it was this crazy creature that magically slipped out of his body.

All in all was a cute/funny experience and it was a great opportunity to go over the "poopy only in the potty" thing. Im not pushing him into potting training because I don't think he fully understands everything yet so we are just taking it nice and slow. I did take a picture of his funny little present but I don't dare post a poopy pic on my blog. Is that gross? Is it funny? Is it weird that mommy took a pic of the poop?? I just don't know :) I have some fun pictures of Avery and our new flowers so I will post them as soon as I find my camera charger..

Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Tomorrow is my mom's 56th b-day! Yes thats right I said 56! She doesn't look a day over 40 does she?? I just wanted to take a minute to say what a wonderful mother I have. She is my best friend and I would just be lost without her! I have always, always, always been a mama's girl and that will never change. Avery just loves his grandma too and I don't know what he would do without her either. I hope and pray that Avery and I will have the kind of relationship that my mom and I have. And if thats too much to ask because he is a boy then I hope to have it with my daughter some day. She is such a strong woman and I look up to her and respect her for all she has done in her life. She has strengthened my testimony more then she will ever know and I love her even more for that. I am so lucky to have such an amazing woman in my life, and best of all I get to call her my mother. I love you so much mom!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

Averys litte love...

I just wanted to add a quick little post about Avery's little love :) This is Paige. Oh how much Avery loves Paige!! Bridget and I and Kendal and Justin are together all the time so its just natural that these two are as close as they are. Avery loves to give Paigey little loves and you should see her face every time she walks in the door and sees Avery. Its the cutest thing ever, we love it! We always joke that they will be each others first date, kiss, etc. You never know what will happen but they sure do love each other now! These are just a couple quick pics of them watching their favorite show together, BACKYARDIGANS!! Look at their cute little faces, they love their shows :)

Big Boy potty!!!

Well its official!! Avery has started his potty training! He loves his potty.. Not to pee in it though. He just just loves to push it around like a car. We are helping him understand that its not a toy. He helped daddy put it together and he thought that was pretty fun! But now its time to potty in it...



As you can see the look on his face, he has NO idea whats going on! I kept telling him if he went potty I would give him a treat or buy him a little car. You know, a little reward? He wanted to hear nothing about a treat or a toy! He loves sitting on it with his diaper ON but OFF is a no no for Avery :) He has pull ups and we will keep trying everyday until he loves his potty! I love that he is getting so big but it breaks my heart too. I just want him to stay my little baby forever. He's getting a big boy bed for his B-day too, so we'll see how that goes! If anybody has potty training tips please let me know! I'm all ears..

Its been a while...

Well.. Its been a while since I have even checked my page so there is a lot more to add! Avery is getting bigger and bigger and cuter and cuter everyday! He loves to help me do EVERYTHING around the house and he is a total mommy's boy. We had a blast over Easter, every holiday just gets more and more fun the older he gets. He is spitting out new words everyday and I just can't believe the stuff that comes out of his mouth sometimes! Mommy and daddy need to start paying attention now to what they say when he's around :) Anyway, since its been awhile I have a bunch of new pics so enjoy! I will try my hardest to update weekly..