4th Of July Fun...

We had such a fun 4th of July Holiday, and it fell nothing short of being packed full of craziness. We had something to do every second of the day. We started by having some yummy breakfast over at the Boyce's, joined the Pages for the parade, went and saw Grandma and Grandpa Berger, went back to Boyce's to swim and Daddy went to play softball with the Day's. We ended the night at Grandma Day's for a BBQ, but unfortunately we didn't make it to the fireworks. Avrey only had one nap the whole day so we wanted to get her home. We had so much fun and can't wait for next year.

 

 

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18 Months Old...

I can't believe I'm about to say this, but our little baby girl just turned 18 months old. Someone told me the other day that she is starting to look like a little girl now. In a way it makes me sad because it makes it that much more real that she isn't going to stay little forever, but I'm also very excited to see the little girl that she is going to turn into. Here's what she's been up to:

• She has the most infectious personality, and can bring a smile to your face no matter what.
• She is now saying her name by saying "Abrey".
• She loves getting her back tickled.
• She can count to 3, but always misses 1.
• Little miss independent would be an understatement for this little girl. She thinks she is such a big girl now and wants to do everything by herself.
• She has learned how to climb and get herself up on the couch.
• She now knows what a dog, monkey, cat, snake, cow, horse, fish, bear and sheep all say.
• She knows all her body parts.
• New words:
• Please 
• Thank you
• Apple
• Milk
• Hot dog 
• Cookie
• Cracker
• Fishee
• Bread
• Cereal
• Cake
• Coke
• Spoon
• Wa-wa (water)
• Shoose (shoes)
• Hat
• Sing
• Slide
• Chair
• Stairs
• Sit
• Play
• Ball 
• Potty
• Poopie
• Sleep
• Bye
• Go-go
• Stop
• Out
• Up
• TV
• Keys
• Pool
• Car 
• Truck
• Side (outside)
• Purple
• Ni-Ni (goodnight)
• Papa (grandpa), Mama (grandma)
• Binsey (binkey)
• Brady, Ky-Ky, Lanen (Landen), Amb (Amber), Bock (Brock)
• Kaiee (Kailee), Koda 
• Daisy, Ashee (Ashley), Ad (Adam)
• Liz, La La (Bailey)
• She's even starting sentences:
• Help me
• Ready go
• I want some 
• Just kiddin'
• I want up 
• I need a coke
• I'm the baby
• I go sleep

We went to her 18 month check up and it went really well. Here are her stats:

Weight: 21 lbs. 6 oz. (she was 21 lbs. 10 oz a week before, but lost weight because of her ear infection)

Length: 31 inches

Head circumference: 18 inches

Dr. Sigg says she is still as healthy as ever and nothing too report...which I couldn't be happier.

Funny Face...

I have absolutely no idea where she learned to make this face, but it sure cracks us up. 

Father's Day...

 Since we were going to be in St. George over Father's Day I tried to surprise Dallas by sneaking his gift down so he'd have it. I worked with my Grandma Berger to make a U of U quilt for him...and it was one of the hardest things I've done. But, I got it done just in time and Debbie took it down for me. He was pretty surprised and LOVED it. 

St. George Trip...

 We were lucky enough to go to St. George this weekend and get away. It was a quick little trip, but it was definitely fun as always. Avrey did so good both on the way down and the way home. We left late Thursday night (due to some delays for trying to find a lost wallet) so she pretty much slept the whole way. Then on Friday and Saturday we hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Boyce and Uncle Spen at the house and shop. Then came back home Sunday morning. There was also this cute little bunny that would just hang out in the backyard and Avrey LOVED to look out the window and try to find him.

Memorial Day...

I can't believe how late I am at posting all of this, but here is a look in to our Memorial Day weekend. It always means so much to me to see my sister, cousin, and great-grandma. Not a day goes by that I don't miss them and wish that my older sister could be here.

Summertime Sweetie...

Spending time with this little cutie is always the highlight of my day. I'm so grateful that I'm able to have a flexible schedule at work that allows me to have an entire day off to just be with her. Summer has only just begun and it's already been filled with lots of fun. I got a Cherry Hill pass along with Angela and Shayla so I'm really looking forward to spending majority of our days there. Plus I think it will be fun for our babies to play with each other. We've also taken our first swim of the season at Grandma and Grandpa Boyce's pool. Avrey's reaction to the pool was a little different from last year. Last year she warmed right up to it and it didn't take long for her to fall in love with the water. And this year she acted very scared and would not let go of me. Since then we've been able to go a couple times now and she seems to be getting better with it every time we go.