Happy Birthday, Dustin!!

We had a cookout and kiddie pool party for Dustin's birthday. Will, Erin and Spencer Davis and Alex, Joy, Hope and Alden Huber came over to eat and play.

Avery had a good time in her bouncy seat while we watched the older kids play in the pool.

The kids took a little bit to get excited about the pool but soon enough, they were having a great time. The boys insisted on having the mower in the pool. They kept getting out and fighting over it but strangely enough, once it was in the pool, they didn't fight at all.

It was impossible to get all three looking at the camera at the same time.

Pretty soon, Hope got tired of all the boy activity in the pool and decided to go down the slide. With her wet butt, she went down pretty fast. She was having so much fun!


Mason and Spencer preferred the pool. They play so well together. Spencer is fearless in the water. He loved putting his head in and making bubbles with his mouth. We couldn't believe how brave he was.

Even Avery got in the pool! She wasn't too sure at first but pretty soon she was smiling and having fun. It was fun while it lasted!

The girls were hanging out on the floor after a tough day outside with the boys.

Avery loves the Exersaucer. We have to put a towel around her to keep her from wobbling too much but she doesn't seem to mind.

I don't know if he's helping or hindering the grass pick-up.

Yes, he is really that dirty. He played hard outside with Daddy.

She found her toes!!

She likes teething toys...a lot.

Redneck Boy

Mason decided he should eat his Lucky Charms while wearing his John Deere hat. He wore it the entire time he ate breakfast.

Avery sat at the table with us while we ate breakfast. She likes to see what's going on.

Dustin wrapped Mason's towel around his waste after his bath. He thought he was really big stuff strutting around. But, when he took it off, he hid behind the chair and peed on the floor!

Avery went to the doctor today. She weighed 13 pounds 6 ounces and is 22 1/2 inches long. She is 50th percentile for weight and 5th percentile for height. Yep, that's right...5th. What can I say, we have short kids! It's no wonder the 3-6 month clothes are still kind of big on her! She is showing off her size 2 diapers in this picture. I can't believe how fast she is growing.

Wait, wait...don't get too excited. All he wants to do is sit on his potty. I guess that's a start. He likes to take Dustin's magazines and look at them on the potty. Like father like son. He wants to sit on his potty pretty much every time one of us sits on ours.

I just thought this picture was really cute!

Rice cereal...yummy...

Avery tried rice cereal for the first time tonight. She loved it! I was going to hold her off for awhile on foods but the last couple of days she has been extra hungry. So, I thought it was worth a try. I was kind of surprised at how well she took to it. She even stayed pretty clean. Dustin and I are both sad because our babies are getting so big so fast!!

Mason was the supervisor. He kept acting like he wanted to try it but then would refuse. I was willing to let him try it. Of course, he probably would have liked it now. He hated it as a baby.

Yummy!!

Avery's First Tooth

Avery is getting her very first tooth! No wonder she has been so fussy lately. Other than that, she is doing very well and is growing everyday.

This is probably the best eBay purchase I have made in a long time. Mason loves Monsters, Inc. so when I found a Sulley doll for sale I had to get him one. Needless to say, he loves him.

Mason discovered the joy of YouTube today. I made the mistake of searching for the cleanup song because he sings it to me when I'm cleaning. I just wanted to learn the words. Anyway, we found a Barney video and now he's hooked. I always hoped that he'd never discover Barney. Oh well; I guess there are worse things. Mason had a doctor's appointment today to get his 2 year physical for daycare. He is in the 25th percentile for weight and height which is where he's been most of his life.

New Pictures!!

These were taken at Sears on Monday, June 30. They turned out pretty good.

These were taken before Erica & Mark's wedding on Saturday, June 28. Mason did a good job walking down the aisle. He looked very handsome in his tuxedo. Avery was gorgeous in her dress. Dustin didn't look too bad either. :)