celebrating 3 years of a miracle

Avery Jane turned 3 years old yesterday. we were given a gift with our daughter and we are so grateful. yes, we have bad times (that often involve some temper tantrums, timeouts, crying, you get the picture). but, the good times...man oh man, the laughter, the joyful face, the hours of playtime, the hugs and kisses, and all of her quirky quirks...melt our hearts every single day.

God, thank you for such a gift!

princess headband from aunt TT

and decorating her own wand, courtesy of the kink family!

our amazing and precious little girl celebrated in grand fashion. where else...but disneyland!

deep in conversation with the fairy godmother


this cracks me up

and then this...

more fun photo ops (can i get it on this pic?) :)


dumbo!





ahhhh...disney

happy birthday, peanut!! we love you!

our adventure today

Avery and I like to talk about adventures we take every day. (we even sing a song we stole from Barney...but, still fun) And since Avery is turning 3 in 5 days, I decided it was about time she had her first haircut...ever! so, our adventure today was to Kid Kuts this morning and, well, Avery loved it! and let me just tell you, she sure got the royal treatment. sat in a racecar, watched a movie, blow dry and style treatment and even a lollipop at the end. not too shabby for a 3 year old.

at the start

she loved watching it all in the mirror!


and meanwhile... little man rockin' the pink stroller


finished product, from the side and the back. beautiful blonde locks on my california girl!

i really must improve

with my blogging. waaaayyy too much time goes by and i don't update our blog. so, i will TRY to do better. here's an update.

Thanksgiving. check

Christmas. check

New Years. check

Kids sick. check

Parents sick. check

Move into new house. check

and so much else...

here is what we've been up to, since everything listed above.

josh hung a new swing in our frontyard. it's the best. (thank you weatherfords!)


another trip to disneyland with avery's bff



what avery chose to wear this particular day, playing in the backyard.

she's a trendsetter out here, i tell ya...

not to mention, little man

and celebrating my birthday with amazing friends. :)

josh even hooked me up with a pinata at my surprise party. complete with lebron james face on it. haha. avery and i took out our anger on that poor pinata.


and the love of my life...

let's back it up a minute...

so, we moved. yep, we moved into a house! no more apartments!!

how many boxes can we fit in this room?

and do you see a certain someone in the background?? sorry buddy...

my little helper -

not quite sure what's going on here...

and avery saying goodbye to her "old home" as she now refers to it


well, they lasted 8+ years - my wedding bouquet. it was time to say goodbye. so, here's the final pic

and a BIG thank you to SUPER NANA - who came and helped. Could not have done it without her!

its been way. too. long.

so, without boring you with a lot of talk...i'll just post some recent pictures, a few of the things that have been keeping us so busy that we haven't posted a blog entry since the beginning of november!

Avery's Christmas performance at church - singing Do You Hear What I Hear



as you can see, she started on her feet...and ended on her booty. you should see the video, though...she has got to be the cutest kid on the planet. i'm not biased.

decorating the xmas tree in our new house. oh ya, we moved. (another post on that soon)

taking a break to read

and dance