My little girl turned one!!

My little Avery had her 1st birthday!! I can't believe how fast this first year has flown by. She has just grown up so much in this first year. She loved her birthday party... she would just dance around while Travis "helped" open all the presents. Thank you to all the family for the great gifts!! I love having a little girl, it is very different than all the boy things we do with Travis. She is a delight and has such a good spirit about her. I love watching the relationship grow between her and Travis, they are becoming best friends. Avery was very good at her 12 month check-up, with the exception of getting four shots, she was a trooper! She is still just a little peanut... here are her stats: Head 44 1/2 (45%) 18 pounds 2 ounces (10%) Height 29 1/2 (50%).

4 Years and Counting...

Well this will tell you how behind I am on the blogging. Clint and I celebrated our 4 year Anniversary September 17th. We ended up going to see a movie together. Just being able to spend time alone together is a great thing! I love you BABE!

C & A Wedding in St. Helena

I am thrilled to have been a part of Carrie's and Adam's special day!! I can't tell you how nice it was to catch up with Carrie!! It brought back so many good memories of our times in High School together! Adam is such a nice, awesome person... Carrie couldn't have done any better. The weekend went by pretty fast. Clint and I flew in Friday morning, drove into Napa Valley stopped for breakfast, then drove up to St. Helena where the Wedding festivities would take place. The weather and the views were spectacular! We checked into the little B&B we were staying at then headed over to the Harvest Inn for the rehearsal dinner. It was so nice to see Carrie's parents again and all the other Bridesmaids. It was so nice to have gotten to know the girls in NY, which made for a fun reunion. The dinner was at Go Fish, the food was fabulous... as the company! Saturday morning we started our day off with a great breakfast at our B&B. I got ready and headed over to spend the day with Carrie and the other girls getting ready and helping Carrie. We did some last minute place setting arrangement. Carrie looked so beautiful and stunning! The ceremony was special and intimate, they both looked so happy and in love. We partied to the wee morning hours, and unfortunately had to say bye! I will miss my friend as I don't get to see her often enough, but am so happy she has found Adam.

Eye Surgery Success!

I am so happy to report that Travis made it through his eye surgery. The operation was on both of his eyes. His left eye would pull outward, so surgery was needed. The doctor adjusts all four eye muscles to give them a chance to work together. I knew he was going to have to get this done but it wasn't until the date got closer and closer that I really started stressing out about it. I think it's in a parents nature to second guess and OVER analyse all major decisions when it comes to your kids. You want to protect them, which makes these types of decisions really difficult. Travis was so brave and did such a good job! The surgery itself only lasted about an hour. Travis woke up upset wanted to rub his eyes, after a dose of morphine all was better. He slept for awhile longer and after he was able to keep the oxygen off we were free to go. Clint was a trooper and went to the store that night to get Popsicles and Sprite per his son's request. We had one throw-up accident shortly after getting home... he had too much milk a little too soon. Travis slept most the evening and woke up Friday morning like nothing had happened. He still had some drainage from his eyes, which T didn't like much, but overall was doing so great! We are so proud of him and are very thankful everything went so well.

1st Day of Preschool!

My little guy is growing up! Today Travis started preschool. The school had an open house yesterday so we went and met his teachers, he was really excited that Avery would be able to met the teachers too. Today went really good! Travis got up excited about going, lined up with all the other kids, then when it was time to go inside he started crying. I knew he would be OK once he got in there, but my heart still melted! He was all smiles when I picked him up! The day couldn't have gone any better... well maybe if he wasn't covered in mosquito bites! Yikes!

Avery's 1st step!

Avery is almost walking now! She takes lots of steps before sitting down to get her balance again. The day I got back from NY (August 3rd) she took one step. From that day on, she moved up to two steps, then three... now shes basically walking. I am so excited and can't wait for her to be running around with Travis!

Bachlorette weekend in NY

It was so nice to see Carrie again!!! I am lucky enough to be a part of her wedding, so I traveled to NY for her Bachlorette party. I must say I had a wonderful time, she has amazing friends. My flight there was delayed a bit so I didn't end up in NY until 3 hours later then I was suppose to. We had fabulous dinner Friday night, a wonderful breakfast Saturday morning, followed by a day of shopping and lunch @ the park. Carrie had a favorite Mexican restaurant picked out for dinner Saturday, which then was followed up by drinks. It was sad to say bye, but I am really looking forward to the Wedding in a few weeks!