Monday, January 20, 2014

Update

Ok, I realize I am really behind in posts and that mainly happened because I lost the cord to my phone that connects it to the computer. I couldn't get any of my pics off my phone and post them. So now that I have successfully downloaded all of them, I can catch up all the way from September at Avery's birthday. 

Picture Update (September):

Avery wanted a Minion party this year. One of her favorite movies has been the Despicable me series and since the rest of her life is saturated with princesses, ponies and pink, I was more than happy to oblige. 


 Blowing out the candles:




Unfortunately, most my pics of the family came out blurry cause I didn't have my flash on, but at least there is proof Avery really did like something at one time that wasn't pink!

At the Woodlands mall after Avery's bday:


Avery's class at school is called the Ladybug class and each of the kids gets to take home the class (stuffed toy) ladybug and take care of it for a week. The teachers ask that you take pics of things you did with your ladybug will she came to visit. Then they post them in the class book of Ladybug's travels. It's a very cute idea. 

Playing barbies and dress-up:

At swim lessons:

At ballet:


(October)
Lunch with Mommy after dance one day - Avery loves going to the salad place:

Out for Mexican one weekend:

Out for brunch:

At the Houston zoo:

Avery like to play model when she gets new clothes:

Miles' boosterthon fun run at school. He ran 42 laps and earned over $250 for his school:

Miles with hid teacher:

Having fun at school lunchtime with friends:

(November)
Avery's school pic - taken from my phone. Hopefully someday I will replace this with the scanned picture we have.

Miles got straight As his first grading period for second grade. Even though he has missed a lot because of his surgeries, he hasn't seemed to have any trouble keeping up with his school work. He is lucky to have two great teachers who push him to do well. So proud of how much his work ethic has improved.:

Chest incision healing. He had some sort reaction to the tape, that is why is appears all red around it. 

1st ear after stage 2&4 with stitches still in:

Stage 1 side #2, with little ear still in place to save cartilage and skin for stage 3:

One week later after stitches came out:

One week later after stitches came out:

More Avery modeling a new outfit:





Two weeks after stitches removal:


Thanksgiving pictures:





One of Avery's made up outfits:

Visiting Miles for lunch, with his toothless grin:

After 10 years it was time for new couches. Unfortunately they wouldn't be delivered until after Christmas, but we waited that long, what's a few more weeks? The kids are still young enough to enjoy furniture shopping with us. We didn't buy this, but they seemed to like it. Hopefully we won't screw them up so badly they spend the rest of their lives in therapy on one!

Sadly, I only have two pics from xmas. Chris took some with the nicer camera, until the battery died. But here is the tree with some of the gifts before the kids got to it and the next is them opening their stockings waiting for the grandma's to arrive:


(January)
New bathing suit for swim privates:

New outfit for Valentines Day:


Wall of Water, downtown Houston:



Houston Arboretum, hiking nature trails:




  New outfit for spring(can't wait for it to be warm again):

More school lunch fun:

Snuggling with teddy after swim and dance:


Houston aquarium (not very big at all!):




Here are some pics from my mom's camera that she emailed over:





That is a long overdue update from September through January. Avery has a dance recital this weekend and Miles will have another surgery at the end of the month. I'm sure those pics will take me a long time to post as well.

Well "that's all (for now) folks"!!!!