1-30-13

 

Jake is at school today.  Joel decided to move all the chairs in front of the TV and then alternate which chair to sit in.  Jake never allows his to do this - when Jake is away, Joel will play.

1-28-13

 

I didn't know she could feed herself!  She's getting so big!

1-27-13

 

Play time!  Joel really loves Avery's toys!

1-25-13

 

Joel is trying to sit like Daddy in the recliner.

1-24-13

 

Ok, I set Avery down on the blanket and now she's over there!  I think we have a crawler on our hands!  (Ok, just army crawling, but I still have to be on the lookout now!)

1-23-13

 

Crazy morning hair!

1-20-13

 

Avery is choosing to play with Star Wars toys instead of her own.  I thought with a girl I might get away from this obsession.

1-19-13

 

These 2 second cousins are having a BLAST!  We love spending the weekend with family!

1-16-13

 

Avery is watching the Calvin/Hope game with Daddy.

1-14-13

 

Joel is still lounging in Avery's toys.  I think he's stuck here, thus the look of, "Now what?"

1-13-13

 

6 months old today!

1-12-13

 

Avery fell asleep like this.  We must have worn her out today!

1-11-13

 

Avery's first basketball game.  She's sporting her green shirt!

1-9-13

 

A little hard to see, but the boys are "using the force" on each other.  I think we eat, sleep, play, memorize, read, EVERYTHING Star Wars in this house!

1-8-13

 

SO excited about Avery's Christmas present!  Aunt Michelle made this rug to go in her room.  LOVE IT!

1-7-13

 

And the final product!  As you can tell, this was a big ordeal in our house.

1-6-13

 

Cookie re-do.  Now we have the right kind of dough for cut-out cookies.  Star Wars here we come!

1-5-13

 

Joel thinks he's can still sit in the baby chair.

1-4-13

 

Still walking around without his pants buttoned.  But now he is a pirate!

1-3-13

 

Apparently Jake does not like lettuce.  We said he could pick it off.  He didn't want it to even touch his plate!

1-2-13

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Jake loves to hold Avery!

 

1-1-13

 

Jake really wanted to make Star Wars cookies.  Daddy bought some cookie dough and baked it.  This is how they turned out...he didn't know there is a difference between sugar cookies and sugar cookies that you cut out.

Continuing On

So after much debate about whether or not to continue this blog - here goes.  Without it, I haven't been taking as many pictures.

A Full Year!

I can hardly believe that it has been a full year since I decided to blog a picture each day.  Sure, I've missed a few days and Jeremy has taken as many pictures as I have, but this tells a lot about the daily happenings in our life.  We are busy, crazy, and having fun!  So, should I continue this blog?  Is anyone reading it, especially any relatives who don't live close? 

12-31-12

 

New Year's Eve entertainment - Joel is holding one sleeve of my shirt and Jake is pulling him in circles around the house.  Yes, we stayed home, and yes, we were in bed before 10:00.

12-30-12

I got Avery this cute headband for Christmas.  I didn't even realize that she had a sweater to match it perfectly.  I also didn't realize that a 5 month old could even wear a headband and look so old because of it!

12-29-12

Undecorating the Christmas tree.  I really wanted a cute picture of Avery with the lights, but she was not cooperative when we decorated or undecorated.  She did love looking at them though!

12-28-12

 

Jeremy gave these to me earlier in the week for takingn care of all the Christmas details.  They are still beautiful!

12-27-12

 

Our dessert plate says it all!  Ruth's Chris was amazing!!

12-26-12

 

We had a surprise delivery from Oma & Opa to help us celebrate tomorrow...