Happy Birthday Avery!!!

I can't believe it but Avery is 1 years old! Her birthday was Saturday the 24th. Avery is such a sweet and spunky little girl! I have noticed her transition from baby to toddler in just the last few days. She is so much fun! Avery knows what buttons to push to make her big sis angry, which is funny to watch:) She has taken a few steps, but has not taken the plunge to just walk already! She gets so proud of herself when she does take those steps from the table to me, or whoever she is walking from. Avery is 100% her daddy's girl, in her look and in favorites. If Tyler is in the room you will not see her with anyone else. Tyler absolutely loves this too! Avery knew everyone was there for her birthday and she was soaking all of the attention in, she is not shy, like some would be in the spotlight. She loved opening her presents and eating(playing in) her cake!

Things Avery is doing at age 1:

*Points to things and tries to name them

*Points to what she wants

*Stands on her own

*Throws good tantrums

*Screams louder than any baby I know:)

*Mimics Paisley's dancing and singing

*Plays patty cake

*Can go up and down stairs

Avery's Words:

-pup pup(puppy)

-mama and dada

-baba(also means binki)

-ah dah(with one hand in the air, means all done!)

-mimics the dog barking

Avery's stats:

18 lbs(10%tile)

29inches long(65%tile)

17.8inches head(55%tile)

Precious moments

Tonight putting Paisley to bed was something I just had to write down so I can remember these moments when she is a teenager and has me pulling my hair out:) I think we take for granted how much kids listen and learn from us, though sometimes when we talk to them they may be focusing on something else. Now I can't take all the credit(nursery) but I must say I had a little tear in my eye.

After saying our prayers:

Paisley: Wow, that prayer was really long, we shouldn't say that long of prayers.
Me: But Heavenly Father loves it when we talk to him . And he and Jesus love you!
Paisley: Ya cause jesus died so that we can live.
Me: Yes he did(tear)
Paisley: He also died for rudolf, but I don't want him to die cause he would be sad
Me: Oh OK(don't really know why rudolf got into the mix...maybe cause she has started watching Christmas movies already!)

Anyways, this little girl has me so amazed a lot of the time, she has such a strong sweet spirit that I know has helped me in a lot of cases, she is a little sweetie and I love her!

Summer wrap up

Summer has come and gone so fast! This summer was fun, we swam at least once a week. Paisley absolutely loves the pool- she is a little fish. She also started dance this summer with her cousin Paige, she continues to dance and couldn't be more excited to go and dance every week. We also got a puppy this summer, her name is zoey, although she isn't much of a little puppy anymore, she has grown so big! Paisley likes her a lot, depending on the day:) We went boating and camping- camping with a crawler wasn't too much fun, but we managed and Paisley enjoyed every minute of playing in the dirt! I forgot my camera when we went but Paisley is so brave and loved riding on the tube, and as for Avery, she absolutely hated her life jacket! Summer is gone but we are ready for the change, one of the nice things about living in Utah!