Snow Days!

Avery was testing out the boats at the Sports Show. And then her and Chloe decided to try out the different RV beds! I think they found one they liked!

I worked really hard to get a good picture of the girls together. Instead I got 2 decent ones of them alone and an ok one of the 3 of us. Pictures are getting a little harder now that Harper can just walk away. Avery always tries really hard to hold her back but that usually makes both of them have not happy faces!

We went to dinner with some great friends and then to try out the new yogurt place in town, Orange Leaf. It was wondeful...definitely recommend it!

We have had SO many snow days!! We are on our 4th one in 2 weeks and it is looking like we might have another one later this week. It has been great being home with the kids though. Avery loves playing out in all of the snow! Erik took Avery and Chloe out sledding one day. It was too cold to go to the big hill but they had a great time on the little bump in the front yard! Harper likes to stand at Avery's window and watch them.

Hope everyone is staying warm!

Happy New Year!

We had a big cookie decorating party to start off the holiday season. It was a full house but they had a good time. There were 8 big kids and 5 under the age of one! The kids did a book gift exchange and all played really well together.

Harper got baptized the week before Christmas. It was a special day and we were very blessed to have so much family there to celebrate with us.

I did not take any pictures on Christmas day! I don't know what happened there?? But we had a wonderful holiday and a great break from school! We spent a lot of time with family and friends. It all went so fast though.

This is from the last family gathering we had on New Year's Day. Avery and Chloe were playing "camp out" under the dining room table and they decided that their little sisters wanted to play too! Emma and Harper did not last very long but they had fun while they were there.

Too cute not to share!

We hope everyone had a great Christmas and we wish you all a Happy New Year!!

PS-one of my many resolutions is to be better about this:)

Last 5 Month Catch Up

SO........I have slacked off a little and have some catching up to do. Here are just a few pics and a few highlights of the past 5 months. Hopefully I will be better in 2011.

August

Avery continues to take gymnastics and is also taking dance classes. She loves them both!

Harper and Emma have started acknowledging each other and playing together. Harper is not always great with personal space and tends to be on top of Emma.....we are working on that!

September

Back to school for Avery....she loves it!

We took one last trip to the lake for Labor Day. Both girls love being down there.

October

Avery was Annie and Harper was Sandy, her dog. They were cute! Avery loved being Annie and claims she is going to be Annie every Halloween......we'll see about that!

We took a family trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Avery loved jumping in the hay.

November

Thanksgiving 2010

Just the girls being silly at home. If Avery isn't in her pjs, she is usually in a princess dress. Harper was trying to show "how big" she was.

December

Laughing at her daddy I think........

Harper is walking everywhere now. She is into everything and constantly on the go! She keeps us all busy.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

The summer has gone by too fast!!!

We have had a great summer....can't believe it is almost over!

Harper started using the excersaucer(sp?) and she loves it! She hardly ever uses the baby swing or even the bouncy seat anymore because she wiggles so much that she can just about wiggle herself out of them.

When Harper gets really sleepy she will fall asleep anywhere. It doesn't matter what is going on around her. Avery seemed to think she needed some of her toys with her while she slept.

We went to Crown Center to check out the Clifford Exhibit and play in the fountains. Chloe loved the water right away but it took Avery a little bit to get comfortable with it. She tried to wear her towel in the water at first! It was a great free activity though!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Avery started taking dance classes. She seems to be having a great time with it!

Avery and Mallory after their first dance class!

Erik and I celebrated our 4th Wedding Anniversary on the 8th. We saw Grown Ups, did a little shopping and went out for a great dinner!

We took a weekend trip to the lake with some friends. It was so great to get away and just hang out. The kids all had fun swimming and playing. This is Harper and Henry. For some reason I couldn't get the other pictures on here of Avery and Mallory.

Playdate with our friend Hudson. We went up to the Northland to the spray park. The kids loved it. There was a playground next to it that we played at afterwards.

Avery had a PJ party for her 3rd birthday. It was so HOT that day but she had a great time!! Of course I didn't have my camera out but this was some of the kids dancing to Dora. We had a projector up and they watched it on a big screen!

Harper in the Johnny Jumper. She is bouncing but not really jumping yet....unless Avery has a hold of the straps and then she is really going!

Avery gave Harper her first bite of the rice cereal. She wasn't too crazy about it but is getting better with it. She was a mess the first night though!

We went to the Lakewood Beach on Avery's birthday. It was so fun! Emma was stealing Harper's binkie. I think we have avery similar picture of Chloe stealing Avery's when they were this age!

Avery and Chloe had a great time at the beach. They swam so well on their own and attempted to make a sandcastle. Uncle Nicky helped them feed the ducks with all the food they dropped in the sand.

Avery got a big girl bike for her bday. She hasn't totally taken it for a ride yet. She is still pretty hesitant. She rode it all around Wal-mart so I know she can but we are just waiting for her to get up the courage to do it here. It is blue...of course!

Still can't believe Avery is 3!! When I logged on to update the blog I had to make a new countdown for her next birthday. I made it say that she was 3 years and 4 days......I wasn't ready for the one that said we had only 11 months and 26 days until she was 4!!!!!

Hope everyone is having a great summer!!!!

Busy Couple of Weeks

We have had a busy couple of weeks. Erik and I got an ice cream maker for our wedding that I am embarrassed to say we had never used. Until now...Avery made some ice cream! And of course, it was blue:) It was actually very tasty. I also cannot get over how old she looks in this picture-she is getting so big!

She thought it was excellent! It was pretty easy-we will be making more!

Harper is 4 months old and has started rolling over. She is such a happy baby!

the girls

We had a playdate with all the girls I play bunko with. It was quite the group. From the left is Peyton Smith, Maddox Johnson and those are his new little sisters in front-Laney and Emerson, Mallory and Henry Pierce, Harper and Avery.

We went to the zoo and it was HOT!!! Harper was a trooper but I'm not sure she was really having that much fun.

The big kids didn't seem to mind the heat though. Chloe is on the far left and Avery is right in the middle. The other 3 are my friend Erica's triplets. I believe Mady is on the left and Emmy and Carson are to the right of Avery. It was fun seeing all the animals and the kids were all great but I think we might go for an indoor activity next time!

Happy Father's Day!! We went miniature golfing and to do the go-karts for Father's Day. Avery did well the first few holes and then was more interested in being another obstacle for Erik and I. But she was happy and having fun so we were ok with that. We only made it 9 holes before we moved on to the go-karts.

She really liked her ride with her daddy! She said he was going pretty fast. She has become very observant in the car lately. The other day she asked Erik why he was going when the light was red and he had to attempt to explain that you can turn right on red if no cars are coming. And then she insisted on getting in the front seat when we got home so he could tell her what the speedometer was and how it worked. She can't be getting into cars already-she has a long ways to go before she is getting one!!