Avery's 1st Birthday

We cannot believe that Avery is a year old already! Time is flying by and there is no stopping it. We had a fun party for her on Sunday the 8th, with our family that lives in town. We missed all of you that live far away! Avery is growing very slowly, but she is healthy. She is now 16lbs 5oz and 27 3/4 in. long. She is pulling herself up to standing now. Avery is our talker. She loves the phone, especially the cell phone. Every time she drops a toy, she says uh-oh, and she has learned to say what sounds like Hi. Give us a ring and you will definitely get an ear full. Avery has also learned to give hugs and kisses which are the best! We love her very much.


First attempt at a cupcake cake. The frosting was too runny, but oh well, there is always next year!


Avery had to be hand fed her birthday cake. She would poke her finger in it, but no chance of her smearing it all over.



Thanks to Charlie, Avery had a lot of help opening her presents!

Peek-a-Boo Fun

This is a video of Charlie & Avery playing peek-a-boo before bedtime. Charlie loves to torture Avery, and yet she still loves to play with him and to give him loves. I guess that is what brothers and sisters do. Every morning she looks for him to come out of his room down the hallway. She gives him hugs every time we get her up from nap, even when he has stolen her favorite blanket from her! It amazes me at the love that Avery has for Charlie after the many pokes, pushes, pulls, kicks, and squeezes around the neck that he does to her.

First attempt at a family blog

Hello to everyone who joins us on the beautiful blog. We typically make fun of people who send out lengthy Christmas newsletters, I guess blogging is kinda like that. We've enjoyed some of our friends blogs, so I guess we can contribute as well as consume. Katie will be responsible for all correct spelling, and Robby for any humor. Katie will also be responsible for making sure this is not the first and the last posting.

Slide show of the kids