Our little pumpkin!

How time flies....I can remember thinking when I was pregnant how much fun it would be to dress Avery up for Halloween and it seemed like it was forever away. Well, her first Halloween has come and gone and our little pumpkin got dressed like a pumpkin. We got her the 6-9 month sized costume, and wow, uh, it barely fit her! She's growing like a weed!! But she was so cute and didn't seem to mind it too much.

My dad came to visit for a week and the two of them had a great time getting to know each other. It was so much fun watching my dad with his new grandbaby! Just smiles and love and cuddles abound! We had tons of snow while he was here so lots of quality time while we were stuck in the house. The house is quiet now, but we'll be ramping up with family over for Thanksgiving and then Ben's parents and Ben's brother's family out for Christmas. Enjoy the photos of Avery!

Playing with my keys...I love my keys! I'll whack you with my keys....after I whack myself with my keys!

Our Little Pumpkin

With Auntie Kari...

...and Grandma...

...and Grandpa...

...and Mom and Dad!

I really like these sack things, they are comfy!

Hmmm...not sure about this one. Ben and I aren't sure if she's milk drunk or just really tired. But it's cute anyway.

Lovin' g'pa time!

Daddy's photo studio

The first bite of real food....pretty anti-climactic. She never seemed into it at all! Just kinda pushed it around on the spoon and never took a real bite, no matter how hard we tried! Fun to watch though.

Cereal aftermath

Watching Lion King on You Tube. She loved it!

Long delayed post....

Well, we moved! Finally! So that's why no post in so long. The last month was gone so fast....I am still turned around a bit. We are in Parker, not Highlands Ranch, but everything happens for a reason, and I truly believe we were meant to find this house. Tons more room than the other one, space to grow into, yard, park, pool, etc.! So far it's been great and the commute into Denver hasn't been terrible. I guess we'll see with snow how it really is?!?!

Avery is growing and changing so much. I'll just post a ton of photos and let you all gander at her cuteness! She's on the verge of rolling over, laughs and giggles, smiles constantly, sleeps good, eats good, and really is just a joy to be around. We really cannot imagine life without her. She checked in at her four month dr. appt. at 15 lb. 5 oz, 97th percentile for height (can't recall exactly what the measurement was to be honest...) - but she's definitely tall! Overall, healthy as can be. One cold that stuck around for a while, nothing major, and we just had our first battle with pink eye. She starts home day care on Monday, so we are hoping that she is able to avoid the swine flu (and regular flu for that matter) until she's old enough for her vaccines. Keep your fingers crossed! Enjoy the photos, especially the video at the end! Love to all, and I will try to post more often. How time flies these days!

First, our new house. These are photos from the week we moved in - we've managed to get furniture arranged by now!

Ben's pumpkin made the trip

Front of the house

Back of the house

Avery's room

Living room (furniture is now arranged)

Family room

And now our little star!

Waking up from a nap

Getting ready for bed

Smile!

Cheering on daddy's team!

Hanging out with mommy while she works from home (I had pink eye!)

Hanging with my doggie

Cuddles from Grandpa Lowe

Mommy's favorite hat

Gonna roll over soon!

Kisses!

Love my jumper

And the best for last - my first laugh, real laugh, caught on film! I haven't done this since, so enjoy it while you can!

House update (different house) and new photos and video

Well, the Highlands Ranch house didn't work out (too long of a story to get into...), but we have moved on to a different house in Parker. We are hoping to close this Thursday and maybe move by a week from today. It's definitely a house we can grow into. We love the neighborhood, there is a park a block away, a pool...and friends closeby. It'll be good for us, so keep your fingers and toes crossed!

Avery went to her first CU game last weekend. Ben couldn't have been more excited to show her off and show her around. It was so much fun to watch him with her. She's kinda stopped her "talking" phase, but we've moved on....to BUBBLES. She blows bubbles with her drool, and even though we aren't on solids yet, she is playing with her food - she blows bubbles with formula. YUM! Below are the most recent photos and a couple of videos, one of her "talking" and one where she's blowing bubbles.

Auntie Kari made me some super cute bows!

Always happy!

My big girl Bumbo chair


Another one of Auntie Kari's cute bows

After we left the CU game, still smiling even past my bedtime!

Watching the game from Daddy's lap

Proud PAPA!!!

Smiling as Daddy sings to me at Home Depot

My talking video:

My bubbles video:

Another house update, more photos and a cute video

We finally got the second appraisal finished on the house and the number came back right where we wanted it. We will hopefully get final approval from our lender this week and maybe even close by Friday. If there are any hold ups we'll not be able to close until next week sometime and move on the 10th or 11th, so we shall see how things fall into place.

We haven't been doing too much outside of the house, but here are some more recent photos of Avery.

Really, just looking cute

My first sesame street experience

Cuddling with Daddy

Hugs from Mommy

Dancing with Daddy

Smile!

Kisses from Daddy

My cute hat that finally fits!

And finally, a really cute video. Avery really does like Daddy's kisses, but her new thing is to act like she's going to bite him when he kisses her. Very funny!

House update and loads of photos

We are moving forward with the house purchase, but hit a snag with our appraisal. The house was a fix and flip, so the seller bought it for about $80K less than what he's selling it to us for. It is, however, priced right in line with the neighborhood. Of course, the lender thinks it strange that there is such a jump in price in less that 6 months, so they are requiring a second appraisal. Our closing date has been moved out at least 1 week, but thankfully the couple we found to move in to our house and assume are lease are willing to wait until the 15th of September for us to vacate. Otherwise, it would have been Ben, Avery and I (plus the dog and two cats) moving in with my mom and Kari (plus her two cats) in a two bedroom condo!!! So that's where we are on the house - we'll update once we know anything but it'll be a while since our lender's corporate office has to review and approve the second appraisal. Cross your fingers!!

The backyard at the house we are trying to buy needs some work, but thankfully Tanner will have a friend (yes, that is a rabbit!!):

Here's a plethora of recent photos for you to enjoy!

I am on my way to being a thumb sucker...

Lookin' stylish!

Tummy time with Mommy and Tanner

Hanging out with Daddy

Tough girl!

Waitin' for Daddy to get home from work

Watching Sesame Street

I am just ridiculously cute in this one

Best place to take a snooze!