A Day in the Life...: 2006

Monday, December 25, 2006

Merry Christmas!!

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Enjoy the pictures and videos below! Merry Christmas everyone!!
Love,
Kim, Matt, Avery & Sammi

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Saturday, December 23, 2006

The Jolly Old Man in the Red Suit

We took Avery to see the famous man this time of year, Santa Claus, yesterday. As you can see in the picture she isn't so fond of him this year. :) We'll see what happens next year I guess!!

Happy 2 days til Christmas everyone! :)

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Friday, December 22, 2006

Snow, Snow

This is what we woke up to Thursday morning....I guess more snow fell over night then we thought! Poor Matt is out there shoveling his little heart out....and no I'm not that bad of a wife....I did go out and help him, although he did most of it! :) There was no way either of us was going anywhere if we didn't shovel the driveway. I think the drift in front of the garage door was at least 3 feet! We have drifts in our back yard that are almost as high as our fence...and Sammi loves jumping around and getting buried in it! Everyone here is safe, thank goodness. Our friend Beth's parents are currently driving as we speak from CA to come see their new grandbaby! This little old snow storm wasn't stopping them. Since DIA (airport) is/was closed, the next flight out they could get was the 26th, so they decided to pack it up and head to WY. We'll be praying they make it safely!

We hope everyone else is doing well!

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Dreaming of a White Christmas???

Well, the good news is, Matt, Avery and I get to spend some good quality time together. The bad news.....is that we have a blizzard!!!!!! Yikes! I left work early since the roads near our babysitters house were starting to close, and Matt wasn't too far behind. The base sent everyone home early as well as all the state offices. I could hardly see trying to pick up Avery, and was SOOOOO thankful we made it home safely. Any of you who have either lived or visited Cheyenne, you know how windy it can get. Well imagine 40-50mph wind gusts on top of heavy snow! It's crazy! I think this is the worst weather we've seen since we've been here. We just missed the snow storm of 2003. Well, to all of you who are enjoying nice weather, enjoy the pictures. You still don't get the full effect of the storm since I can't really capture the wind on my camera, but let your imagination run wild. (All of this is happening of course while our friends Sam and Brian are living in FL and Tim, Tammi and the boys are vacation in Disney World!!!!)

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Caught in the act again!

Ah Hah!! Gotcha! For a little while, I thought Avery forgot about the drawer with all the kitchen towels.......as you can see by the photos below, I was quite wrong! haha It's the only drawer she's allowed in, so sometimes she takes definite advantage.

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Zoo Lights

On Saturday, we headed down to the Denver area just to get out of town. We met our friends Heather and Kevin for some lunch at Flat Irons, then shopped a little and then headed to the Denver Zoo for the Zoo Lights. We were pleasantly surprised at how well Avery did since we left the house at 10:30am and did not get back until 9:00pm!

The Zoo Lights were well worth the drive and money to get in (only $14 total since Avery was free). There weren't as many animals out as usual obviously, and it was quite cold so I'm sure many of them were content to stay warm in their shelter. We did see elephants, tigers, hippos (pictured below), giraffes, a polar bear, snow leopards and a couple animals I can't remember. Avery barked at all the animals, since I think now that she knows a dog is an animal she thinks all animals are dogs! Ha Ha :) She's just too darn cute....we're thinking about keeping her. :) She had a great time looking at all the lights and seeing the animals. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed back up to Cheyenne. Of course on the ride home our pooped out little munchkin took a good snooze and went straight to bed when we got home.

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Monday, December 11, 2006

Funny Videos

This first video is not funny for the reason I first thought it would be. As you can see in the video, Avery is wearing one of my shoes. This is the reason I thought this would be amusing, however, it turns out that talking to Matt on the phone is a little more funny. I couldn't believe how long she stood there talking to him on the phone, telling him stories!!

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This is just a short one of her walking in my shoe.

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In this one, she somehow got a stacking cup, that her Aunt Michelle and Uncle Eric got her for her birthday :), stuck on her foot. Of course my laughing and video taping on the ordeal encouraged her just a little! Hee Hee Enjoy!

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Christmas Crash

Avery's second Christmas is already proving to be a little more memorable than the last! She absolutely loves Christmas trees and lights, but of course is still not quite sure what to make of all of it. It's so fun to see her reaction to everything. This year will be the first year where we'll wait to bring out all the presents until Christmas Eve!

So as I was saying, this Christmas is proving to be more memorable...well as you can see in the picture below, we have now had to put a gate in front of our tree. The reason is this, as I am frantically making dinner, hoping Matt will be home soon because Avery is trying to stir up trouble, I have to keep shooing her away from our tree. I'm trying everything to coax her away. Well, all of a sudden it's very quiet and then.............CRASH!!! Avery succeeded in knocking over the tree! Luckily it fell onto our couch and not her. However, she did trip over the light cord, fell back against the wall while pulling out the cord from the socket. She was fine, a little scared...and no ornaments were broken. So I thought, all is well, I'll just have Matt put the tree back up when he gets home. Well, it turns out the base to the tree was broken! So it's now held together with gorilla glue and duct tape!! Thanks for saving our tree sweet pea! As you can see (maybe) in the picture, the tree is just a little crooked....you'd hardly be able to tell!! Next year, we'll be getting another.

Picture of the tree below:

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Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Little Miss Claus

Here are some pictures of Avery in the cutest outfit ever! (At least I think so, however I am biased) :) We went to Matt's boss's Christmas Open House on Saturday so of course we had to dress Avery for the occasion. Thanks to Grandma Rose for sending this adorable Christmas outfit! As I've said before, it's becoming more and more difficult to get her to smile for the camera...right now she's more interested in the camera itself. I'll have to take a picture of our Christmas tree soon to show you all how we've had to decorate it. The top 1/4 of the tree is decorated as now Avery has discovered how cool Christmas trees are! HA HA

Enjoy the pics and thanks for stopping by!

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This is just a random extreme close up of Avery...I've been trying to get a better shot of all her teeth. At least you can see some of the bottom ones. :)

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Monday, December 04, 2006

Welcome Little One :)

So I'm a little behind in posting this, but we are so happy to welcome baby Reagan Audrey to our "family"! She's is absolutely beautiful...congratulations Sam and Beth!!!! She was born at 11:03pm on Monday, November 27th, weighing 6lbs. 14oz and 21 1/2 inches long. Everyone is home now and we can't wait to go over and see the new arrival!!

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Monday, November 27, 2006

Cheyenne Christmas Parade

We did much re-organizing around the house this past weekend....it really has become our Thanksgiving weekend tradition. Instead of spring cleaning, we do "Thanksgiving cleaning". We were able to take a break and head out to the Cheyenne Christmas parade. We brought some hot chocolate in a carafe...brought some warm milk for Avery and bundled up nice and good to watch the pretty lights in the parade. Avery had a wonderful time...sorry the pictures did not turn out very well. The weather was perfect...it was 41 degrees but sitting out in that for an hour, it gets pretty chilly. I was ready to head back home for a nice bowl of chili once the parade was over. Funny Avery story...at least we think it's funny...We had mittens on her, so when she would clap in excitement about the parade, she couldn't hear her hands clapping. So.....she would take her mittens off so she could hear the clapping noise! I tried to figure out why she kept taking off the mittens...and then we finally realized what she was doing. And she also started to associate barking to dogs, so whenever she saw a dog in the parade she would bark. Hee Hee The parade was nice....for those of you who have been to the Cheyenne Frontier Days parades...it's pretty much like that except for the lights, Christmas music and a few less horses. :)

Here are a few pictures of us with Avery and Avery watching the parade. The last two are just silly pictures I was taking as she was crawling under our table. Enjoy and we hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!!!

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Turkey Day

So I didn't get that many pictures of our wonderful Thanksgiving feast, but here are a few of the kiddos. Thanks to Tim and Tammi for hosting a wonderful meal....we had a great time with our friends. We are so blessed! Everything was delicious and we were even able to take home left overs!! That's the best part of the meal don't ya think???

Avery had a great time playing with Tanner and Evan and showing off for everyone there. :) I think she wore as much food as she ate! Hee Hee

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Wednesday, November 22, 2006

It was a good weekend for football!!

After two close games, Ohio State and the Steelers were able to pull it off!! To show her support of both, Avery wanted to cheer them on by wearing her little cheerleader outfits. Thanks to Keelee and Lou for the OSU outfit and to Grandma Rose and Grandpa Tom for the Steelers outfit!! She looked so cute in both. However, trying to get a picture these days is like pulling teeth....she'd much rather be doing other things than posing for a picture for mommy!!

We hope everyone had a great weekend. Avery and I did the girl thing Saturday while Matt worked. We went to lunch with our friend Debbie and then did a little shopping. Saturday night, Matt and I went on a date and saw the new James Bond flick, Casino Royale (many thanks to Debbie!!!!!). It was a great movie!!

Eat lots of food, take lots of naps and the eat some more food tomorrow!! We'll be back to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

For now, enjoy the pictures of Avery... :)

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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Happy Birthday Nolan!!!

Happy 1st birthday Nolan!! We can't believe how quickly a year has gone and how long it has been since we have seen you. Avery asks about you alot because she really likes playing with her buddy Nolan. We miss you so much but are so glad to have been able to spend the first 6 months of your life with you. We can't wait to hear more stories about your adventures!

Nolan's first birthday...way to go with the mess!!! That's the way to do it! :)

Me with Nolan (he's just just over one week old here!) and Matt with Avery (just over 2 months).

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Just the Right Size

So I've been a slacker lately with the blog....sorry to all you avid readers!! :) Here's a picture of little Miss Avery enjoying her new Little Mermaid chair. It's the cutest thing ever because it's so little. She still needs help getting in it because it tends to tip over if she does it by herself!!

Last weekend was pretty uneventful. We did go to dinner Saturday night then went to Home Depot to look at blinds on Sunday. I know, how exciting!! Hee Hee It looks to be another uneventful weekend coming up as well. Matt has to work Friday night and all day Saturday, so of course I'm bummed that we won't be able to see him much this weekend.

Well happy Humpday everyone!!!!

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Friday, November 10, 2006

Another one under the belt

Congratulations Sweet Pea!!! I'm so proud of all you've accomplished!! Matt was hooded on Wednesday evening, officially ending his quest for his Master's Degree. He is officially one degree ahead of me now!! Hopefully I'll be able to catch up soon. :) Avery was very good during her daddy's ceremony...she only made her presence known a few times. Hee hee :) As you can see, she is in a very pretty dress for the occasion, however since I realized Wendesday that we don't have dress shoes for her, she was stuck wearing tennies with her pretty pink dress!! Enjoy the pictures everyone!! AND Happy Friday!!

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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

One for you and more for me...

Just a cute video to share again...
Enjoy!!

P.S. I hope all of you went out and voted today!!!

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Friday, November 03, 2006

America's Funniest Home Videos :)

Every Sunday night now, we sit down and watch America's Funniest Home Videos. When my mom and stepdad came out for Avery's 1st birthday we were watching it randomly and all of a sudden Avery started cracking up laughing at some of the segments! The ones she finds particularly amusing are the videos of people falling down. Hee Hee :) This video does not nearly capture how much she can crack up because of course when she was, I didn't have the camera handy. However she is laughing and staring intently at the screen. And I apologize now for turning the camera in the middle of taping. I guess I didn't realize that you can't turn the camera like that when your doing video....only when taking pictures.

It's still pretty funny though! Enjoy and Happy Friday everyone!!

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Wednesday, November 01, 2006

In a galaxy far, far away...

lived the evil Darth Vader (Tanner), the wise Yoda (Evan) and th beautiful Princess Leia (Avery). Hee Hee I have finally been able to find the pictures we took last night. Avery went trick or treating for the first time with Tanner and Evan. We had lots of fun, but as you can see from the pictures, it was a little difficult to get them to pose for the camera!!

Evan's costume cracked me up! He's so darn cute and Tanner was making me laugh because he calls Darth Vader "Dark Vader". Hee Hee :) We had fun hanging out with you guys!! Thanks for letting us tag along!!