From Snow to Sun

Last weekend we were covered in snow. This weekend we had temperatures in the high 60s. It was beautiful. We took Avery and Finlay to the park. Avery yelled at people to say hello and Finlay sniffed the other dogs while trying to hide from the people. They make such a funny pair.

We also had dinner with our friends Ronda, Russell, Helena & Kevin . It's always interesting taking babies to restaurants. I still get pretty flustered until we get everything set up and princess is eating. I guess eventually we won't even think about it since it'll be like second nature. Helena is 5 months older than Avery and it's amazing how much more she can do. Like walking and eating real food! She was so cute feeding herself green beans and grilled cheese. And she calls everything "dawg" (including Avery :) ).

The end of this week we had Avery's 9 month doctor's appointment. He said she looks great. She's not going to win any size contests, though. She's in the 2nd percentile for weight and the 7th percentile for height (15 lb. 26 in.). She didn't have any vaccinations, but they did the toe stick for normal blood work. Then, because of her allergic reaction to wheat, they drew blood for a food panel. It was hard for me to watch them try and find a vein in her arm big enough for the needle. Let's just say they didn't succeed and we ended up using her fingers. We got what we needed though. She was a trooper. Here are some pics from our weekend. I hope everyone has a great week!

At the park

40 WEEKS

Out to dinner. Helena, Ronda, Russell, Kevin, Tim, & Avery

Avery & Helena did not want to cooperate for our pictures, but still cute :)

It was brought to my attention by some ladies at church that "Avery's hair is very stylish with the spikes on top". Yes, Avery has Kate Gosselin's old hair do. Ahhhh!!!!