Life as we know it!

Well...sorry for the delay with the new post! Life has been a little crazy (as usual). We're continuing in the daily routines of our jobs and trying to add in fun times with friends and family! Last weekend Haley and Avery took a plane up to the bay and had an amazing time with family and friends. We went to fro yo with Auntie Meg and Uncle Jimmy, hung out with G and G Pratt a lot, saw the newly engaged Kaitlin and Chas (YEAH YEAH YEAH CONGRATS GUYS!), got to see Erica and fiance Brian's great house (YEAH for a wedding in a month!), celebrated big Avery's birthday (thanks to the Hibbs' for babysitting!), went to CPC for Sunday church, went to Pete's with Uncle B, Auntie E, Auntie Meg and Uncle Jimmy, did a lot of shopping with Auntie E for the wedding (YEAH YEAH YEAH), etc. Lots of family time, lots of business but all in all a great trip, she even did well on the airplane!

The following weekend (this weekend) G and G Pratt are in town for a golf tournament. We spent the whole day Sunday getting a project done that Andy and I have wanted to do forever (install a baby seat on our bike!) So here are some photos, by the end of the whole thing she loved it!


At first she loved the helmet...


And she always loves being with her Grandma.


She wan't so sure about it when we had to strap her in.


Riding with Dada was a lot of fun though.


Big and little Avery...how precious!


The Koning 3 on our bikes...this will now be happening a lot more!

Lastly, we appreciate your prayers and ask for continued support as we try to move north, our hearts are heavy wanting to make this transition and we feel we're doing everything in our power to make it happen. Thank you all for the support you have been so far, we look forward to some day being able to write we're finally moving

Walking

Just a little more of something everyone wants to see!!

MedNews

For those who hadn't heard, the PET scan that I had taken a few weeks ago has come back all clear! Very happy news every time it happens. Continuing with the other tests, I had my EGD on Tuesday. For those who don't know (since I didn't), that just means a scope is sent down my throat to make sure everything is in order. The drugs were pretty crazy (I was a couch potato the rest of the day), and the doctor came to talk to me while I was still a little sketchy. But here is what he said: the muscle between my stomach and esophagus is very weak, which could be the cause for the bad acid reflux, and there was also so ulcer lining. He had also said there was so pre-cancerous something (holes in my memory) that he was going to send for testing. All that to say, Haley and I will be meeting with him soon to discuss the findings. That's all the info for now!

Some Fun!

Here are some fun pictures from the last few weeks...she's definitely starting to walk more and more and we're excited to get another video up and running soon!:)


this is how she sleeps lately if she throws everything else out of her crib (which is pretty much anytime she's put into her crib)


she is definitely in a daddy phase right now and loves loves loves playing with him!


A family photo op! we went on a picnic for dinner at this lake with our great friends ben and stacey!


Avery's new favorite thing to do, sit in the grown up chair and watch TV! (although we did learn that this chair tips over backwards quite easily, thankfully she thinks it's funny and just keeps on cruising!)


And lastly, this is how we find her sleeping if she keeps some stuff in the crib:)

Sunday Surprise!!

We'll let the movie speak for itself!

Fun Times!

Well it's summer so time to have fun right? Some highlights lately have been as follows:

It was just last week that we took part in our church's vacation bible school. Andy lead the kids in worship every night, Wednesday through Saturday and did quite an amazing job. All of the kids loved it. The week ends with a huge outside party after church the Sunday after VBS and a party it was! They rent huge blow up water slides, have a snow cone man (probably the best snow cones ever), and lunch is provided. Avery obviously loved the food and wouldn't stop eating. The pictures we have are of another little girl feeding her (unfortunately we have no idea who this girl is, Avery just started eating her snow cone and she thought it was hilarious), but if nothing else, it made for a good photo opp!


The girl feeding her had to concentrate really hard, it was super cute!


She's just too excited!

Then On Thursday we went to "strole and savor" in Long Beach. It's a really neat outdoor even through the downtown area of Belmont Shores where you buy tickets and multiple restaurants are out selling their "best" foods for a certain amount of tickets. We met up with our friend Tamira and her daughter Ella (who was accompanied by her boyfriend Lucas, they're 5 years old) at a park and then headed to the downtown area. Although both Andy and I were totally overwhelmed by all the people (we don't get out much) and the 5 year olds being crazy (Erica and Brian, it was like having Ella times two at downtown disney post beignets the whole night!), it was a super fun night. By the end, Avery had eaten: beef slider, pad thai, egg roll, gyros, hummus, taziki, a greek spinach pastry type thing, pita bread, a whole piece of pizza, frozen yogurt, and two miniature cupcakes. We had her in the red wagon she got for her birthday and people literally stopped to watch her eat the miniature cupcakes, she also reached out and stole Ella's right out of her little hands. She's quite the eater!


This is when we were playing at the park before doing the strolling...


She loved the swing!


Always time for kisses....


All the kiddos together!


Stuffing the last little bit of the mini cupcake into her mouth...she was upset after this photo was taken because there was no more!

oh and p.s., we had her 12month check up today and she, as always, did amazingly. She's 22lbs. and getting taller as always; 75%ile for height and 60%ile for weight, she didn't even cry for her shots today!