Guess Who is 9 Months Old...??????

You guessed it RIGHT! Miss Avery Elizabeth is 9 months old...as of March 1st!

Holy Hannah Avery is 9 months and part of me thinks...about stinkin' time and the other part is sad how fast she is growing! This severe teething and momma's girl is only 3 months away from her FIRST birthday.

I better start planning and preparing!

Here is a couple pictures of Avery!

Here is a fun picture to compare how Madison looked at 9 months old. I don't see that much resemblance!

New/Old Clothes!

The nice thing of having two girls is that Avery pretty much has been wearing ALL of Madison's old clothes...well they are new to Avery :) I couldn't resist taking pictures of Avery in Madison's old jammies! Don't mind the crabby face...she is teething and not a happy camper (but still cute)!

She is crawling to me since she can NOT be away from me when I am in the room...oh the joys :)

Here is a picture of Madison in those same jammies when she was 8 months old.

Princess...Princess...Princess...

So Madison's new thing is PRINCESS! I think I know what her birthday party theme may be :)

She loves anything with Princess on it! She loves Cinderella, Beast (aka Beauty and the Beast) and Ariel!

We went to the store today with her Aunties (and Chris) and Aunty Sami bought her a NEW BACKPACK! We went through the toy isle and she picked out a princess cash register BUT then she saw the backpack and wanted to put away the register! She is SO proud of it...thanks Sam!

I also bought her a new pair of pj's...they were on sale and of course they were princess! She was so happy tonight to be in all her princess gear!

AND this is what happens when we asked her to show us her backpack...HAHAHAHA!

We may in trouble?!?!

Avery got on the computer and was trying to order Juicy Couture shoes...

I think we may be in trouble :)

In the toy box they go...

Aidan, Felicity and Scarlett came over to have a sleepover and this is how they play!

One CUTE mess!

This is my ball of love after a long day of playing at daycare, dinner and playing at home! She still looks cute I would say...besides the hair :)

How is this comfortable??????

TJ went to get Madison out of bed this morning and this is what he found? I just think its funny how kids will sleep and actually sleep in positions like this for a long period of time! Makes me just laugh!

Happy Heart Day

I hope everyone had a great day yesterday filled with love and joy! The girls wore cute pink shirts and brought little valentines to daycare to give to friends! They played games and did arts and crafts!

After TJ got home we went out to eat as a big family and boy was that interesting but good food! Avery was GREAT...messy but good. Madison on the other hand didn't like the food unless she dipped it in ketchup. I believe Madison is taking after her Nana and her love of ketchup :)


I attempted to get the girls in a quick photo shoot with the cute shirts I got them on sale at Old Navy...matching pink cookie monster shirts!

• First off, both girls are still battling a DANG cold! This season could not end soon enough!
• Second off, it was 6:55 in the morning.
  ~~Our mornings are always busy and running around trying to leave on time. TJ and I are sweating and the girls are all over the place. So I had a 6 minute window to try to get a couple good shots of the girls. As you can tell below they didn't turn out the way I wanted to but of course TJ took a couple back up ones with his phone and got a GREAT one!
  

The GREAT ONE TJ got with his phone...wish it was better quality but still great!

Maddi liking the camera time!

Alright girls...show some love!

HAHA...she was about to fall off the stairs!

A good one but I didn't get the full body...my mistake :)

She wasn't too happy about taking a picture...her expression says "MOM...come on"!!!

Hi Mommy!

"Mom I am done...see ya I am going to play"

I can already tell it will only get worse to try to get them to sit in one place for more than a min while smiling. All I can do is try before one is trying to leave, put hands in mouth, try to run away or before crying starts! I do all that I can do to attempt it and will continue to try even though I may lose the battle :) I am a photo mom and NEED to capture moments and special events!!!!!

Happy Love Day! I am blessed to have such amazing kids (who are cute) and such a great best friend/husband. We are also blessed to have such great family. We love you all and know we are loved (well we better be...hahaha). The girls also got spoiled from family! Thanks for all the yummy treats, gifts and all! They appreciate it dearly!

Girls-Kids Weekend

So while the guys went away the girls will play (sorta)!!! TJ, Todd and Travis and couple cousins and uncle went up north to spend the weekend fishing all day long! They loved every minute of it (thanks again Pam for letting them stay at your cabin)!!! So while the guys went and played, I packed up the car and brought myself, the girls and Brooklyn over to hang out with Mar, Shel and Sam (Dakota and Mauer too)!!!

It was a good time! On Friday night we ran a couple errands, went to Applebee's for dinner, and then Aidan and the girls came over for a sleepover. It was a crazy and fun day! The kids had fun playing together and that is all that matters! After the kids went home we ran to the store and stopped to get some fun girly adult beverages! The girls had a bath and then went to bed! Us ladies got out the scrabble board and had some drinks! It was fun just chatting like birds! Lets just say the next morning was NOT a good day for me! Thankfully we got to have a family nap!!!

After a family nap we got ready for the big super bowl party (I didn't really watch...only for the commercials)! Todd made his famous chili, Sam made deviled eggs, Chris and Shel made pickle and ham roll ups and TJ and I made taco dip! It was VERY tasty and NOT with in my diet plan but it was a good cheat day!!! The girls and I had so much fun!

It was a fun day/weekend and went by REALLY fast! Here are some pictures of our adventure of a weekend! Thanks ladies...it was memorable :)

The kids sitting down eating the Italian Dunker lunch!

Madison loving it all!

Felicity eating lunch!

Aidan loving it all!

Scarlett enjoying her food!

Avery had fun watching the kids eat...she had bites of her sisters...yummy!

Felicity playing!

Scarlett enjoying her milk

Avery using the tools to fix things

My pretty little girl having fun running and playing

Avery loving her bath

Auntie Sam and Madison playing after bath time

Mom and Madison...getting ready for bed!

Avery laughing at her new style "diaper head"!!

Last story before bed with gamma!

After the girls went to bed the big girls got to play! Mar enjoying a tasty treat :)

Shelbie's choice of cocktail!

This is the after affect of girls night...lets just say I do NOT mother of day award...but it was fun!

Shel loving Madison

Avery is CRAWLING

Avery has been wanting to crawl for a while but wouldn't UNTIL this weekend! I even got it on video!

"Mom...I don't fit in this stroller"

It was a fun time on Sunday when we decided to put Avery in one of Madison's doll strollers! As you can tell she is getting so big. Today is her 8 month birthday! She is not a baby anymore! Madison had fun pushing her around in it! I think Madison is sorta enjoying the fact that Avery can play a little more each day with her. Maybe not so much playing with "her" toys but likes to play with someone!

Why I wake up every morning!

Going to be sappy...sorry!

If I didn't have my adorable girls (and hubby), I would be SOOOO lost! They may be tough at times but they are the reason for smiling and loving everyday! No matter how bad or how complicated things get in our life they will brighten my day!

Madison Jo and Avery Elizabeth "Dilhaug" (as Madison pronounces our last name) I love you both so very much and blessed to have you in my life!