My 1st Halloween~Part 2

The cutest little pumpkin in the pumpkin patch....

The happiest little pumpkin in the pumpkin patch...

Daddy and his little pumpkin getting ready to go into his work to trick or treat!

Mommy and pumpkin

A smiling daddy... a smiling pumpkin...

Out of my pumpkin costume into my outfit that Meme got me... isn't my hat so cute:)

At daddy's work now.... our friend Julie and her son Coleman

Our friend Katinka and her son Connor

Daddy's co-worker Silvia and her daughter Yasmeen

What a great day I had. I got to go trick or treating at daddy's work and meet lots of new people that were all dressed up in fun costumes. Halloween is a great time. Now only if I could get my little hands on some of that candy everyone had...................................

My 1st Halloween~Part 1

Mommy got me all dressed up in one of my cute Halloween outfits and we decided to take some pictures this morning....Here I am with my M&M's..... mmmmmm I can't wait until I can try some!!

"Hey how did I get up on this bowl of sweet treats?"

"WOW there sure is a lot of yummy candy here"

"But even better than the candy are my fun polka dot pants that I cannot keep my eyes off of"

"Well that is about it for now. Tomorrow mommy is taking me into daddy's work to trick or treat in my costume so more pictures to come then"

What a day!!!

I had quite an eventful day today....It first started with an afternoon walk outside. It was cold so mommy bundled me up and off we went...We took Trixie with us and we had a great time. I am just beginning to notice Trixie around the house and I have even smiled a couple of times at her.. I am not so sure what that doggie thinks of me though....

Mommy thought this was a cute pic of me on our walk:)
Next up was my 2 month doctors appointment and UGG all those shots that go with... I was such a brave girl though and had a smile on my face.....

Then the shots came...3 of them in my little legs... I screamed bloody murder for about 2 minutes and then I was fast asleep.... Check out these cool band aids the nurse put on me...

All went great at my appointment and I now weigh 9 pounds 5 ounces and I am 23 inches long.... I fell right at the 25th percentile for my weight and 25th percentile for my height... Mommy and daddy thought I would be closer to 10 pounds but I am still just a little peanut but all healthy and looking good!!!

Introducing the bumbo seat....YAH!!!

Today mommy and daddy tried out the bumbo seat to see if I was ready to take it on.. and guess what??? I did pretty good.. I was a little wobbly at times but I started to get a hang of it with some practice. Here I am in my Halloween PJ's too!! Mommy thought I needed to wear them a couple of times this week in preparation for the big day on Saturday!

Some new things that I am doing now that I am 11 weeks old:
~ I coo and I talk
~I smile:)
~I am now grabbing at my toys on my play mat
~If mommy or daddy will set a toy in front of me I will touch it and even put it in my mouth
~I love to suck my thumb, sometimes it is just a finger, sometimes 3 fingers.. whatever I can get I'll take...mmmmm they sure do taste good..

Me, Meme and my Mary Jane's....

Me and my Mary Jane's......


Thanks Meme for making me a great pair of Mary Jane's.. I just love them and I am so glad that mommy got them out!! They keep my feet really warm and I love to look at them and check out the cool pink color on my feet!!!

Here I am.......smiling about my new kicks!!!

P.S. After mommy posted these pics.... Papa told her that she had my Mary Jane's on the wrong feet... Oops mommy!!!!!!
Sunday October 25, 2009(11 weeks old)

Avery's 1st wedding~ Part 2

Avery and Mommy on the day of the wedding! Mommy all ready for the big show! (me not ready quite yet)
Mommy, Meme and me... it was a cold day and the ceremony was outside so I had to bundle up in my blanket.

Me and mommy again!

Here I am in my pretty dress that Meme bought me but I wasn't so happy about it at this very moment!

Meme feeding me a bottle right before the ceremony!

Amy and I at the reception!

I had a great time at my first wedding and reception! Congratulations to Trisha and Adam!!!

Avery's first wedding!

This past weekend I went to my first wedding with mommy, Meme and Papa. Daddy unfortunately had to stay home and bring home the bacon. Mommy's friend Trisha was getting married and she was in the wedding. Meme and Papa were my babysitters. They took great care of me!! Above is a picture of mommy and me on a beautiful fall day in Indiana. I had so much fun and slept in my first Bed and Breakfast. I did quite well and continue sleeping 7-8 hours a night.. Mommy loves her beauty sleep!!

Avery's Baptism 10-11-09

Avery's baptism was today on Sunday October 11, 2009. We went to Springfield to celebrate the special day and Avery got baptized in the same church that mommy and daddy got married in. We were surrounded by our loved ones and felt very blessed to have such wonderful family with us.
Here I am in my pretty Baptism dress..
Getting the blessing from the priest
The holy water being poured on my head..
Mommy, daddy, Father Hoefler and I!
Father Hoefler(the same priest that married my mommy and daddy)
Aunt Laura, Uncle Jay and cousins Justin and Jack~
The godparents...
Meme and Papa~
The whole family... minus Jack(who was busy in the pews)
Thanks for all that came to help us celebrate Avery's baptism. What a beautiful day~

My 8 week pictures.....

Well here is how it all started... Mommy wanted to get some professional pictures of me taken so one of her friends here in Arkansas was nice enough to come to our house on Friday and take some pictures..She did a fabulous job and this is just a sample of her work!!! She took a lot more that day!!! I think she really caught some cute ones.. Thanks Nicole for capturing some really sweet and memorable pictures.


It didn't start as mommy planned.. I wasn't sure about the basket and the hat but it got better I promise!

To the pumpkin patch we go!

Today my mommy and daddy took me to my first pumpkin patch. It was a pick your own and we got to pick out two pumpkins for our house! I had so much fun and it was a beautiful sunny day for it!!!!

Here I am sitting on my first pumpkin.. This pumpkin weighs more than me ..Whoa that's big!
My mommy and me!

Here's our family of 3...Wow this is so much fun...so many pumpkins so little time.

It really is a pick your own...this one was a little too big for my hands..

My daddy and me

The 2 pumpkins we found. The big one is for mommy, daddy and Trixie and the little one, you guessed it, is for me!!Here is my daddy and me(I'm in the baby Bjorn on the front of daddy)...We are pulling our wagon of pumpkins to the front.

Weighing our pumpkin....14 pounds! WOW!

Too tired after all that pumpkin picking.. I am going to sleep the rest of the way home! Thanks mommy and daddy for a fun day!

Pumpkin Picking, Springdale, AR 10-3-09