A Day Out

(What a cutie, huh?)

So most days lately, I have been the epitome of LAZY! I stay in my PJ's all day, watch TV or movies, play on the computer, and occasionally cook or clean. Because we don't often get out, Avery stays in her PJ's most days too! Yesterday I had a few things to do including getting my hair done, so I actually got us ready. I couldn't help but ogle over how incredibly adorable Avery looked in her little outfit. I'm sure I'm biased, but she is the most beautiful little girl! Ahhh...I LOVE being a mother!

(Some of the MANY faces of Avery)

(The famous "O" - The shape of her eyes matches the shape of her mouth!)

(Full body shot - What a cute outfit...thanks Alisa!)

(When we first got home, she had wiggled the headband down around her eyes. Nice night mask though!)

Twilight Contest

So my friend is giving away 2 tickets to the opening night showing of Twilight (Tickets are for Jordan Commons in Sandy.) I know there are a lot of Twilight lovers out there, so I thought I'd post the link to the contest to "spread the word." All you have to do to enter is e-mail your name, phone number, the blog address of where you heard of the contest (so MY blog) and a soup recipe to Launi@GraciousRain.com!! You can submit two entries per day. You can check out her blog for more details. The contest ends this Friday and the winner will be drawn at 5:00 pm so get your entries in!!

Gracious Rain Blog - Contest Information

New Pictures

Nothing too significant has happened in her first 3 weeks, but I thought I'd post some more pictures of Avery. She is still so much fun and we are loving every minute of being parents - Yes, even the diaper changes! (Though I'm sure those will get less appealing)

(We put her in the boppy on our bed and we all watched a movie - she didn't last long before she fell asleep. Must take after her aunt Lindsey!)

(Another picture of her sleeping in her bed)

(After a bath)

(She looks like she's enjoying her dream in this picture)

(It's out of focus, but I love her eyes in this picture - takes after her mom!)

(Her famous "O" face - She's gazing out the windows)

(Cousin Max holding her - He LOVES babies...especially his cousin Avery!)

(Another adorable picture of her "O" face. She was just staring up at mom)

Halloween

(Avery helping us carve pumpkins)

So it's been a week, but I thought I'd post some pictures of our Halloween night. As with most things in my life, I procrastinated carving our pumpkins until the night of. I like to do my own stencils for my pumpkins, so I drew them up and then Neil and I carved them while Avery watched from her bouncer. It was fun!

(Neil's pumpkin)

(My pumpkin)

(Avery's pumpkin)

(All the pumpkins on the porch)

And even though it takes a lot of time, I love separating all of the seeds and baking them. This was the first year that I haven't burned any of them. We had a LOT of seeds this year - and they're nearly all eaten. They get addicting. Anyway, hope you all had a great Halloween.