Reason to Celebrate

After years of coercion (by Jeremy)

And hours and hours of studying (by Jeff),

it's official

He is a licensed

(well, the actual license is due in the mail any day now:))

Real Estate Agent

YAY!

We are so so excited!

Now get crackin' honey

cuz you are going to have to buy some more of these...

and some of these...

and she will definitely need some of these...

Yep, it's another GIRL!

But who am I kidding?

it is going to more of this...

and this...

and this...

this...

and THIS...

WE CANNOT WAIT!!

Feeling Motivated

These have been on my list of 'remodeling projects' since before we moved into our home

3 years and 3 months ago!!

It is a bit overwhelming and

I am notorious for taking FOREVER to complete a project.

But I decided I want them to be done by the time we bless our 2nd baby

SOOOO...

The projects have begun!!

STAY TUNED!!

Avery hearts:

Her DADDY!!

and her 'NUM-A-NUMS'

Anyone Seeing A Trend Here?

Our 1 Year Old!!!

It is still hard to believe 1 year has come and gone!

Avery has been such a joy and we LOVE her spunky little personality!

We are grateful we get to be her parents!

She is getting so big and is learning new things everyday!

like:

couponing

which teams to root for

church is good... and exhausting (I promise that is NOT what she wore to church;))

how to help mom in the kitchen

leftovers are our FAVORITE!

how to dress herself

what to do with toilet paper

if you are hungry, you have to help yourself (also refer to 3 pictures up)

you point this thing at that big box... that is what daddy always does!

games are fun

shopping is relaxing;)

What a big smart girl, she is onto this old world and ready to conquer it!

1 year stats

Weight: 20lb 5oz 33%tile

Height: 30 1/2inches 85%tile

Head: 18inches 66%tile

Don't you want to eat her up??

We do!

Our Cupcake Turned ONE!

We celebrated our little birds 1st birthday (thanksgiving day) on (black) Friday.

We can't believe how fast it came!

She was so happy all night and the smiles just kept getting bigger!

(even though we were not thinking and planned it 30 minutes before her bedtime{silly})

She knows how to please a crowd!!

And she loved the huge STICKY cake too!

She couldn't make us happier and we sure love all of our wonderful family and friends who are always so generous and supportive!

A special thanks for all the super fun birthday presents and to Darcie who saved my bacon by coming over early and frosting ALL the cupcakes!!!

WE LOVE YOU ALL!!

Side(bar) Note

I am sure you have seen this link on my side bar

It wasn't working for a while but I have corrected the problem and let me just tell you, it is worth clicking on.

My dad has been doing photography to some extent since long before I was even around. And he is now trying his hand in extending it into the blogging world. He would love for you to stop by, leave a comment and to tell your friends about it too.

And make sure you check out his series on '10 cool features on your digital camera you should learn and use' I know I need to learn a lot more about my camera so that I can get the most out of it!

SO... Check it out!

Another photography note...

As many of you have noticed the new header (seriously... I love it too!!)

Jeff's wonderful Aunt Lilian took family pictures for us in October!

Wonderful huh!

What a dear she is to take time away from her family on our behalf.

There are more pictures of us here along with a lot of her other great subjects:)

I think she is for hire. Double smiley:)

Thank you Lilian!!!