springtime evenings

our evenings are mostly spend at the ball park these days which is okay by me because I know one little girl who absolutely loves to be outside watching her cousins play sports!

a letter to avery | five months

Are you REALLY already 5 months old baby? I cannot believe you have already been here with us for 5 months! They have been some of the best months of our lives and goodness gracious do we love you to pieces. You have changed our lives little bird and we wouldn't have it any other way! You bring us so much joy its ridiculous!

You have officially eaten solid food! You have had rice cereal, sweet potatoes, green beans and carrots! So far, you have loved everything we have given you! You were a little confused at first and you didn't really know what to do with the spoon in your mouth, but you have definitely gotten the hang of it. I absolutely love giving you baby food! I love how cute your little face looks with baby food all over it and I love that you can't seem to eat it fast enough, piggy!

You have now rolled over from your tummy to your back (although your aunt Ashton is the only one who has seen it!) We still can't keep you on your back because you are always rolling over. (and you spit up so much when you are on your belly!)
 You are trying your hardest to crawl. I imagine it wont be long! You also love to grab those little feet and put them in your mouth. You are starting to "walk" in your baby walker when you're on a hard surface. You love to chew on the wheel that is on it and you will keep you arms straight out. You are starting to pick up objects with your hands and of course you bring them straight to your mouth. You can also sit up when your arms are out in front of you. You are growing so fast!

We think we will be seeing little teeth soon! You have your little hands in your mouth pretty much at all times and when I give you your cold teething rings, you love to keep them in your mouth. You also love to grab our hands and gnaw on them!

You still make that squeaky/sucking in out and it is so adorable. It is my absolute favorite sound I have ever heard. It makes everyone smile when they hear it!

We think your eyes are slowly turning brown! Time will tell, but we see specks of brown appearing in certain light! But, as of right now, your eyes are still blue and your hair is dirty blonde! You are still in 6 month clothes and size 2 diapers. We are so happy the weather is getting warmer so you can get good use out of your summer 6 month clothes.

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You love:

looking at your daddy (you can't look at him without smiling!)

smiling at everyone that talks to you

grabbing your feet and putting them in your mouth

 to be in your walker
mornings

chewing on your hands at all times

 to roll over on your belly

  "talking" really loud
cuddling

all veggies we have given you
your paci when you are sleepy

watching your cousins play baseball
watching TV
when your cousins talk to you

You hate:
to have your clothes changed
to have your nose wiped or sucked out
to be hungry
to be on your belly too long

weekend | easter celebration

avery's first easter

    

easter egg hunt

congratulations to you two!

family of three on easter

the lanfords

coley's - shawn is getting too tall!

sweet Solomon

my family

the kiddos - minus avery and Solomon

our annual easter egg hunt at mema and pepa's was a success! we had two new additions this year and we found out we will have another little baby running around next year! (congratulations haley & kendall!) our family keeps getting bigger and bigger with each passing year! I can still remember when it was just me, megan, haley, ashton and carson hunting eggs! Now, we have so many kiddos running around and it is so fun! another easter celebration is in the books and this year we got to celebrate with our sweet avery claire! i was exactly 9 weeks pregnant last easter and this year we had her here with us. we are so beyond blessed with that sweet little girl!

i hope everyone had a wonderful easter!