Avery's First Birthday Party

We celebrated Avery's first birthday with a Lemonade party on Saturday, October 29th. Family and friends gathered at our home to help us celebrate Avery and we couldn't be more grateful for the love they continually show to Avery.

We had lots of lemonade and everyone drank out of mason jars to go along with our lemonade theme

Our sweet nephew, Micah

I made the Lemon Drop cupcakes, too! 

Chris' co-workers, Jack and Lachlyne

Avery loved opening presents!

"Please take this hat off of me...." (She doesn't really like things on her head)

Reading her birthday card

How cute is she!?!?!

It's smash cake time.... she didn't really get into it- maybe because there were 20 people staring at her??

at least Micah enjoyed it, though!

She LOVES the balloons though!

Avery and the boys! Thanks to Keller, Kenyon and cousin Micah for coming to the party!! 

The PT group!

The party was a huge success!! Happy Happy 1st birthday sweet girl!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Happy 18th birthday to our cousin, Erin!! We love you so much and hope that your birthday is very special-- just like you!!

Dog Daze and Chris' 27th Birthday!

Fort Walton Beach puts on Dog Daze every fall and this year we decided to take Bailey. The event was held on Saturday and it sprinkled rain the entire time we were there. I would say we were there for just over an hour and a half and during that time there were probably about 500+ dogs in attendance. There were tents set up advertising rescue shelters and dog adoption agencies. There was a dog parade and even a race! It was a lot of fun and we think Bailey really enjoyed it, but that it might have been a little overstimulating for her! ha!

Sunday was Christopher's 27th birthday and we celebrated by going to dinner at Bonefish. His co-workers had given him a gift card to Bonefish on Friday for his birthday so we took advantage of that and ate like a king and queen! lol. We were absolutely STUFFED by the time we left. I also made red velvet cupcakes for him and he will be getting a deep tissue massage on Thursday at It's All About You Day Spa. In addition to his massage, I got him his first pink shirt for when Baby A is born!

Family Picture for Chris' 27th Birthday!!

(WOW, I look HUGE in this picture!)

Yummy cupcakes!

Baby,Baby,Baby!

My last post was about the birth of our little nephew. It's so crazy to think that he was due 4 weeks after our little girl and that he is already here! A quick update: they are going to try weening him off of the vent tomorrow! Pray that everything goes well!

This post is to congratulate all of our family and friends who had their babies within the last 48 hours!!

-Baby boy Ireland was born on Wednesday, September 22.

-Our close friends Jordan and Kim Howell welcomed their little girl, Adalynn Kadence, early Thursday morning September 23.

-My cousin, Ansley and her husband Tyler welcomed their little girl, Ali, Thursday evening September 23rd.

WOW!! That full moon really brought out the babies! :) Congratulations to Justin and Adriane, Jordan and Kim, and Tyler and Ansley on the births of your precious little babies!! Chris and I are so excited for each of you and can't wait to get our little ones together for play dates!!

our NEPHEW!!

WOW- yesterday was quite a day! Our little nephew was born 9 weeks early!! His due date was not until November 24th but God had other plans. Our sister-in-law, Adriane hadn't felt the baby move on Tuesday and went in for an ultrasound on Wednesday morning. His weight and heart rate were fine but after running some more tests they decided to admit Adriane into the hospital for 24 hours of observation. Within just a few hours they were performing an emergency c-section and our little nephew was here! He weighed just 4 pounds and will more than likely be in the NICU for a few weeks. Mom and baby are both doing well, but I would like to ask you to pray for Justin, Adriane and baby boy as they are all adjusting and healing. This was not exactly how Justin and Adriane pictured this experience, but we are all just happy that everyone is ok. Chris and I have a NEPHEW!!! We cannot wait to meet him!! Welcome to the world, baby boy Ireland!!! We love you!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAILEY

August 2nd was a big day for our sweet little puppy.... she turned 1 year old yesterday!!! Bailey is by far the best dog and is truly a part of our family. She was our first "child" and I just love her so much! For her birthday she got a new rope and toy, plus some doggie ice cream, which she LOVED. It was a fun treat for her!!

Bailey with her new toys and ice cream!

Her first taste of ice cream....

The ice cream was a hug hit!

Here she is with her new rope

our attempt at a family picture.... gotta love the timer on the camera!

HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY, BAILEY!!!