Avery has a favorite holiday and so far it’s Easter. This girl was so sick yesterday with a fever, runny nose, and pretty much slept all day cuddling with her parents. I really thought we were going to have to cancel having family over today, but she did a complete 180 and was feeling so good all day.

This was her yesterday. She was not feeling herself at all.

New girl today hamming it up for the family

Avery fit into the dress her nana gave her when we found out she was a girl. It is so crazy that this time last year we just found out we were having a little baby girl and we dreamed of how she would be. At a little over six months her personality is shinning through and she is beyond what we could have imagined.

We spent the morning hanging out at the house as a family and then headed off to the noon church service. She loves the loud music and makes her own noises as the band plays, she sticks her arms straight out and and just explores all the people. Once the sermon starts going she still wants to talk so Tyler had to take her out in the hall. I didn’t want to put her in the nursery since she was sick yesterday.  While we were at church, my sweet in-laws started all the food at our house, so by the time we got back almost everything was ready.

The meal was so good and we put Avery in her high chair as we ate and I fed her some baby food. Once we all started talking Avery decided she wanted to be the center of attention. She was using her new-found voice…screams… and smiling at all of us.  Today she decided her auntie Megan was hilarious. There is a running joke in the family fighting over who is the funniest, and Avery nominated Megan today. Avery does not laugh easily, you have to work for her laughs and she was just giggling away at Megan. Each phase brings so much joy to all of us and today was just perfect.

After eating we took a family walk to Starbucks and Avery took a nap in the BOB. It was a beautiful spring day with all the flowers blooming and sun poking through the clouds. When we got back to the house Avery was trying so hard to crawl. She is now doing these planks trying to get her knees under her body. I am so thankful to live near family that we truly enjoy being around. We really missed our family in California and Utah. I wish I owned a private jet to make sure we could all be together for every holiday.

Happy Easter everyone!