tomorrow

today i got to experience avery's temper tantrum in public. oh my goodness talk about embarrassing. at home, i ignore that kind of behavior. i let her roll around and when she's calm she gets up. but, in public? what do you do? we were at the library and she was tired. she took a phone away from her friend and i told her she needed to give it back and that was it. down she goes, to the ground, on her back screaming! it was about time to go so there were not a ton of people there. i look up and mom's are staring at me. they were holding babies and haven't entered into this phase yet so a word you all with babies, don't judge! but, i picked her and calmed and we left.

maybe it's just me but after avery i found myself worrying about the dumbest things, things i have no control over. when i go to sleep i usually think about all the things i didn't do and all the things that need to be done. for example, this weekend mimi and nana are coming up to visit. we are having friends over on sunday for halloween. and for some reason i feel the need to have everything so clean and perfect! but, at the end of the day does it really matter that the laundry room floor is clean? that's great, it's clean but at what cost. if it meant that avery had to play with herself or watch tv so i could clean out the fridge, is it really worth it? no one else is even going to notice. so tomorrow morning i'm going to clean but after naptime it's going to be all about avery.

so here is my promise to you avery...

i'm going to turn off the computer, leave the dishes in the sink, and turn the music up in the playroom. i'll swing you around and dance. we will listen to barnyard dance until you say stop. i'm going to let you walk me around the house holding hands for as long as you want. i'm going to let you pull out every single q tip you can find. i will let you take a bath during the day for as long you want. i'm going to rock you to sleep and hold you a little tighter. i will be grateful that God has given me you!

at what age should i tell her it's not okay to wear her necklace?

avery has started playing in the baby bouncer which she NEVER used when she was a baby. now she loves to sit in it while it vibrates! more to come but here are a couple. the first picture might be my all time favorite of her :) happy sunday!

pumpkining

i took avery to the pumpkin patch today and we met up with amanda and cole. she immediately found all of the little pumpkins and picked them up and started throwing them. she proceeded to pick them up and say "ball" before chunking it. luckily, none of them splattered everywhere! we left with a couple of little ones! just in case you want more pumpkins photos you can click HERE

her hair is such a mess!

oh yes, she did climb up on the picnic table and straddle the pumpkins all by herself ;)

giving cole a little love!

a "ball" just her size

perfect for throwing!!

i also took avery to my photoshoot on wednesday morning. the mom wanted a picture of them together (and of course so did i). she sure does go for the younger guys! :)

holding hands

first, check out my new post ----------------> (and the face lift i gave the blog)

avery got a new car seat!!!! she's still rear facing but this one goes both ways. she was so excited when we got it she just sat in it in the house. although, it's still not in my car because i'm going for a fresh start and going to get all the junk (aka cheerios, cheezits, milk, puffs, etc.) out of car first! and i might have ordered her a little potty in the excitement of online shopping. but, there was so shipping so it was a great deal! :)

so, for some reason i keep thinking she feels warm and of course she's always fine :) but, she loves when i put the thermometer in her ear. which is nice because now she likes when the dr puts things in her ears too! i think though, maybe i should stop. :)



and here's a little bit of bath time fun. she loves the bath!







this is her sitting back down. whenever she stands up i say "are you ready to get out" and she slowly sits back down and says no.

we miss daddy!

the lucky ones

that's you!!! i have the hardest time deciding which pictures i wanted to put on the photography blog. but, here it's a free for all! i am looking for new places to take pictures so i took avery to this "field" in katy. definitely a great place but bringing props or something to sit on it a must! :) normally i would pick just a few to share but i didn't feel like thinking that much. warning: picture overload. did i not put some on the photo blog that should be on there?

do you see what i deal with?

this would be a great picture if only she was smiling! :)

if you're like most people (including mark) you probably just turn the music off or pause it. but, if you're me (the person who chose the songs) you listen to them everyday. when i add a song, sometimes it's my favorite at the moment or sometimes i really connect with it, which is the case for in my daughter's eyes. because i can't explain how i feel when she holds her hand up because she wants me to grab it. when we walk around holding hands. or when she's upset and puts her arm all the way around my neck and holds on tight. i don't know what i did to deserve that. i'm almost certain some days i tell her everything she can't do instead of what she can. yet, it doesn't matter what kind of day we had or that i just got mad at her she still wants me to hold her. but, i know this is going to stop someday and she is going to be able to reason. if you watch the biggest loser a lot of the contestants always talk about how they want their kids to want to be like them. it's different from what tv's shows say because their always saying "i don't want you to be like me". but deep down, i think every parent wants to be that roll model and wants your kids to want to be like you. i know i do.

ok, enough of my random thoughts for the day. what you really want to see!

here's my sunshine after her nap!

just relaxing

i took more but i need to go through them! :)

catching up

just because i've been taking pictures of other kids doesn't mean i haven't been taking pictures of avery :)

let's start with avery's love for big sonic drinks. **sigh** bad mommy, i know. she picked it up and was carrying it around. she was drinking a little but i thought, hey it's caffeine free so it's not all that bad. bad mommy. now when she see's a cup she wants it. so now everywhere i go i order a small water. luckily she doesn't care what's in the cup :) and no, i didn't pose her with the cup.

now, for a little saturday morning love. she's so happy when she's outside.

couldn't even tell you what was going on here ;)

and in between the new found temper tantrums and outbursts there is still a sweet little girl. to put her to bed i just turn off the lights and she puts her head down on my shoulder. it's probably one of my most favorite times of the day. she puts her left arm all the way around my neck. tonight she lifted her head and her lips found my lips and she gave me a kiss. then she put her head down and lifted it again to give me another kiss. after watching her throw herself on the ground and roll over on the floor while trying to cook dinner tonight it was a nice reminder that she's a sweet little girl. i wish i could take credit for that. ;)

this outfit came from aunt jerry when she was born. i've been holding on to it and it's finally the perfect weather to wear it, and it fits! i can't get enough of it!

after the photo shoot the kids had a play session. here's my little "assistant" :)