Play Time

Even princesses like to play in the rocks:) Avery loves to collect rocks she thinks they are special little treasures....

Walking in our field of "flowers" as she calls them. Again something I see as a nuisance she sees as something fun an "beautiful."

India Princess

My sister Jenni brought Avery this little dress from India. It was so cute on her. I had her wear it to church and she felt pretty special. It was so fun to have Jenni visit us. We have not seen her for a while and Avery ran up and gave her a big hug....mostly because I think she thought Jenni was Lara. She kept getting them confused but still had a great time with her anyway. We can't wait for our next visit. Also you will notice in these pictures Avery's ears....they make me laugh every time I look at them. I think they are so cute but I have a feeling if she is anything like her mommy she will probably be self conscious about them when she gets older. Oh well they fit her personality:)

Rub a Dub Dub Who Is In The Tub?

Cousin Zina and Aunt Lizza came down to visit us for a few days. We had so much fun. We went shopping, took the girls to the movie "Horton Hears a Who", it was Avery's first movie in the theater and had a picnic in the park and even went swimming. We did more in two days then we did all winter. It was so nice to have them come and I wish we lived closer so we could play more. Avery loves her cousing "Ziney" as she calls her and they are at that fun age where they can play together.

The Reality of Reality TV

So usually I never write on our blog unless I am writing about a picture but this story was just too funny not to write it down. The other day I went to my brother in-law's baseball game. As I walked by the dugout I noticed a group of older men standing around together having a very serious conversation. I assumed that they were talking about the game and the outcome and game strategies, but as I stood there longer I heard one of them say "so the kid with the dreads should have been kicked off long ago, and is it true that the Archuleta kids dad got banned from the set." I realized that this intense discussion was not over baseball but over American Idol. I laughed to myself as the conversation kept going and got more involved. One man said he only watched the show on occasions but seemed to know a lot about it and the contestants involved.

Now this story might not be funny to some people but I just thought it was so humorous. It seems that reality TV has really taken over. There is a reality TV show for just about anything now a days. I guess if I ever wanted to be famous the easiest way to do it is Reality TV. Maybe I will make a show about my life...or eat bug and rodent shake, or loose a lot of weight....or maybe get a total body makeover. Just a few ways to get my 15 seconds of fame.:) Now I am not trying to bash all reality TV because I do like some shows....but after watching some of these shows
I realized that there are a lot of weird people out there.

They're Finally OFF The Endangered Species List

These suckers are in for a rude awakening......and I am not talking about the men holding these poachers!!

Birthday Fun

Someone secretly wanted to wear the princess tiara....
The cousins....
more cousins....
all the cousins.....Avery loved having them all come.....she loves playing with her cousins!

Trying out the bubbles!

More Birthday Pics

Avery showing of her scented bubbles!
My mom sent Avery a photo of the Nelson clan and she was so excited when she opened it up. She showed all her cousins and started naming off people in the photo...it was pretty cute.
Josh got Avery a pink baseball glove and ball. She loved it!
We also got Avery a basketball hoop....she was practicing some pretty sweet dunks. The kids got some skills:)

Birthday Cake

So this was my first attempt at trying to make a cool birthday cake. I kind of went with an Oreo theme, so the cake was like a giant Oreo cookie with Oreo filling inside. The cupcakes were also filled with Oreo and cream cheese. They turned out pretty good....I especially liked the middle:)

Avery Jumping into the Pool

This is a video clip of Avery jumping into the pool with her cousin Samantha. Unfortunately Avery has no fear of the water. There were a few times when she jumped into the water...hit the bottom and pushed herself up to the top. I love that she enjoys swimming I think that is something she inherited from me....but it does scare me a little. We all got out of the pool to go eat and she was right by my side eating her carrot. A few minutes later a woman came to our table and said " is that your little girl in the pool?" Instantly I panicked having been a lifeguard for many years those are words I hoped I would never hear. I looked down at the end of the pool and sure enough Avery was sitting on the steps in the pool just playing. The crazy thing is that getting into the pool is kind of difficult. The pool has a fence around it and to get into the pool you have to go past the gate where you pay to get in...go down a hallway turn into the dressing room and wind your way through the room out into the main pool entrance. It seemed like something a two year old wouldn't be able to do in just a manner of a few minutes. But of course Avery figured a way out to do it. She is really independent and has no fear of anything....except teenage boys...which is fine I hope that keeps up for another 15 years. I was going to post another video of her playing in the pool. She was drinking the water and going up to strangers and just talking to them. I think I am going to have my hands full for the next few years.....or more like the next 15.

Avery's Birthday at Green Canyon

Avery showing off her new swimming suit!

Avery turned two on the 26th and we went over to Green Canyon to have an afternoon of fun. We played in the pool, roasted hot dogs, and of course opened presents.

Snow in April...Figures!

I still have some snow drifts on my lawn that have not melted yet. There are other drifts in our valley that are along the side of the road and they are taller then our car!:(
April has not been the warmest month...wind, snow and rain.....I was really looking forward to nice spring weather because we have had an awful winter. But seeing the snow fall in April put me over the edge. I am officially sick of snow! I want to see green again! So after this snowfall I was seriously considering putting out a personal add to anyone who lives in a warm climate and wants a roommate. Now I know why my older neighbors would go to Arizona for the winter.

Prom

Avery wanted to show off her belly.... and showing Lara what not to do at the Prom!
Then she wanted to find Lara's belly....I also think she was curious as to what made Lara's dress so poofy.
Smelling the pretty flowers

Lara and her charming date

Pretty Girls

Avery received some hair stuff as a present for he birthday and thought that she needed to wear them all at once!
This weekend was also my little sister Lara's prom. Avery had a ball with Lara. She loved that it was dress up time.


Avery had a hard time giving up the camera time to Lara so she decided they would share the photo shoot.

Avery's Party with the Nelsons

Avery really enjoyed ripping into her presents and making sure we were all watching her.
I am not sure what was funnier...Avery opening her presents and saying, "look mommy WOW!"....or my grandma watching an intense episode of Dateline.
or how Avery gave all of her presents to great grandpa after she was done playing with them.
She sat on his lap and showed him all of her presents then insisted he read to her the new book she got.
My mom got Avery some fun music to listen so they thought it would be fun to try it out. They went in the kitchen cranked up the music and danced around. It was so cute I wish I would of got it on video. Not long after Avery's great grandma came in and joined the fun. It was so great watching all three of them being silly and dancing. They know how to throw a party!

Avery's Pre-Birthday Party

We went to Gooding this last weekend and spent some time with my family. While we were there my family gave Avery a little birthday party since they will probably not be able to spend her real birthday with her. She had a great time and she knew that the party was just for her.
She even knew how to blow the candles out! It was so fun seeing her so excited.
She will be well rehearsed by the time her birthday comes on the 26th.