HOT!

When the forecast looks like this...

 We do stuff like this...
(Denise, Deann, Ryan and the kids came to visit and we had SOO much fun! Cant wait till next time!! ASAP please. We love having you here!!)

Cutest little cousins. These are the kind of  pictures they will laugh at when they are older :) such little doll babies. ( Hello mini Chris (girl version) and mini Colby!)

The 4th

The 4th of July means no work for Chris!! wahoo. So we went camping. We met up with Jason and Allison in a little place called Pine Idaho. I had never heard of it before either....Anyways, it was Beautiful!!! Perfect weather for camping. We sat in hot springs, floated the river, went fishing, and even a little parade in the town of feathervill. (Parade-aka- two 4-wheelers decorated in streamers and one truck full of kids squirting water.) Me and Ava were not able to participate in most of the activities but it was still way fun.
Thanks Jason and Allison for letting us crash your get-a-way :)

Of course we got homemade ice cream from the one restaurant in feathervill. It was amazing. Avy obviously LOVED it....im a bad mom for letting her eat it, I know.

other then that adventure, our days recently look a little like this....

(the pic on the left is in honor of Colton for his birthday. Playing "dress ups" haha)

Lots of days walking down to the pool...

 and a little of this :)

Our week in Rexburg

Me and Avy stayed in rexburg for the week but Chris had to go back to Boise to work :( He wanted me to send him pics of Avy so here are a few of those from my phone.

It was little Kash's Birthday party on Saturday. Avy had her first mary go round ride. She seemed really excited at first then she got a little scared when it started going :)

My dad flew us back to Boise Sunday morning. I can not even tell you how wonderful it is to fly... 1 hour of a beautiful flight vs. 5 hour drive with a crying baby....Flying wins!! I owe you big dad! Wish you could come pick us up every time!! seriously though, can you??!!

Avys smile/evil face.... haha!!

Christopher

Chris first fathers day was on June 17th and his 32nd birthday was on June 20th. So we had a lot to celebrate! He is such an amazing man. I still cant believe he is MY husband. I Love him so much and am THE LUCKIEST girl ever to have him.

3 parties in one day...

Party #1- Rexburg air show!! Beautiful weather, way too many people,  and awesome airplanes. The coolest plane by far was my dads :)

Party #2- Dianas Baby Shower!!! Little Madilyn is going to be one well dressed little girl. Im so excited to see that baby!!

 Party #3- June birthday party. Chris, Mike, James, and Denise's birthday are all in June so we had one big party. Warren and Bonnie really know how to have a party.... BBQ, Cake & ice cream, Volley ball games, Fire pit with smores, and Chinese lanterns! Such a beautiful and fun night.

Yes, that was all in one day. Always a party when we go home to Rexburg!

7 months

This little babe is growing up so fast and is so dang cute!! Here are a few things I want to remember about Avalee 7 months old...

- She is "rocking" on her hands and knees. crawling is coming soon. She wants to be moving all the time.
- She finally started solid food. boohoo- I have been putting this off as long as possible but it is time :( Her favorites so far are sweet potatoes, apple sauce (mixed with baby oatmeal), avocado, peaches, asparagus, bananas and carrots. This is her eating carrots- I could not shove them in fast enough! She grabbed the spoon and went straight for her head. Carrots were everywhere. She also likes eating paper but I'm trying not to include that in her diet.

- She loves mirrors. Every time we walk into a bathroom she pulls this face the entire time :) (ignore the dirty mirror- sick... I really do clean them)

- She loves going to the store and on walks.
- She sucks her bottom lip all the time. I think its a nervous thing.
-Still loves tub time. and splashes everywhere
- LOVEs to jump! I am going to have some pretty big biceps with all the bouncing we do.
-she has figured out how to pull off her bows and get's pretty ticked when she has one on.-let the mom/daughter hair battle begin
-Loves morning time
- she loves to grab faces. If you hold her, she will grab your nose
-sticks her tongue out when she smiles
- fake coughs a lot. She thinks she is funny :)
- Still gets up once in the night around 3 or 4 to eat. I don't know how to get her out of that habit... ??
-It takes her awhile to warm up to other people and smile...but she will let anyone hold her and doesn't cry. (as long as me or Chris is close by)
- Loves reading time- and then she likes to eat the books and rip the pages out...
-takes 3 (morning, noon, evening) 1 hour naps a day...on a good day
- She gets excited when elmo is on. (This is the only TV show she is allowed)
- Me and Chris are her favorites. She loves us :) and we love her!!!

We went to texas road house for dinner the other night and made it out with only 1 broken glass catastrophe. She is reaching and grabbing anything in reach- including full glasses of water! The old people next to us didn't even mind the glass chunks that went flying into their dinner because Avy was so cute. ha

Her hair is starting to get a little longer. This was my first attempt at a little pony. Cute :)