Derrick Update

Well Derrick is currently applying to graduate schools right now. He has applied to Bellermine in kentucky, regis in colorado, and then U of U here in utah. He is also applying to Baylor univeristy in San Antonio Tx. Baylor's applications ar enot due until February, but the other school his application is in to. Regis has E-mailed him and told him that they would let him know if he got an interview by January 5th, but the other schools we have not heard anything from yet. Hopefully we will soon.

Lisa Engaged

Well I forgot to put this on the blog. Last week, I think, Lisa my sister that is just younger than me got engaged. The guy is Seth Lamb. He is a really nice guy, really good to lisa, and is great with avarie so we like him. Congatulations sis and welcome to the family seth.

Up to 7 words

Well avarie is up to words now that she is saying. Her newest is kitty, but she says it "tiddy". She also says "hi, daddy, mommy, puppy, baby, and bu bye." She also is combining words and saying "Hi, mommy and says it also to daddy and the puppy. THe other day she she said "hi pooh" (we call our cat pooh.) so we are excited to her conversations and actually understand them ( she is always gabbering about something), but I guess we are well on her way.

We are also preparing for the big 1st birthday which is on Tuesday december 2nd. I am going to make a bath tub cake with rubber duckies, bubbles and earnie. Avarie is really getting into sesame street. It is going to be so much fun!!

First tooth

Avaries first tooth popped through yesterday. It is great!! Finally she has one.

Update

Avarie trying to feed herself Avarie happy that daddy is home from class

11 months old and cute!!! Her curly hair is coming back!!!!!! I love it!

Here is a newer pictures of avarie. There is one of her trying to feed her self with utensils, which yesterday she started trying to do. Yesterday derrick and I were out of the room and Derrick had put her highchair in the living room so that he could feed her while watching football. At the time Avarie had not wanted to eat so he took her out and was letting her play. Well about 15 minutes later it was really quiet in the living room. I went in there and Avarie had taken her bowl of apple sauce off the tray and was using the spoon to feed herself with suprising little mess.

Hill Aoerspace Museum

Yesterday we took Avarie to the Hill Aerospace Museum. She had so much fun looking at the big planes. She would point at them and then start kicking and giggling. Of course I forgot my camera so I do not have any picture, but it was a lot of fun. There is a lot of military history in my family so I guess I am starting to educate her early.

Walking

Avarie took 3-4 steps by herself 4 different times on November 4th. We are heading closer to walking. She is still nervous though. She could do it by herself but realizes what she is doing and sits down.
Avarie is now very into dolls. The other day we were at walmart looking at the toys and trying to decide what to get her for her birthday and christmas and we saw the dolls. She started kicking and saying Ooohh. I got out one of my old dolls that my mom had given me and was letting her play with it and I showed her how to feed the doll with a play bottle and she would suck on it herself and then feed the doll. It was so cute.

Halloween 2008

Avarie was pebbles for halloween this year. She had more fun that Derrick and I though she would. After she figured out the candy thing she would not let go of her bucket or her suckers (she loves suckers). At the last house they went to she got a sucker and as they put it in her bucket she went "oooohhh" and started kicking. here are some pictures of her during and after trick or treating.

Avarie's Death grip on her bucketAvarie's Costume

Daddy trying to take her bucket away

A close up of avaries death grip.

Disneyland

This is avarie enjoying the treats at disney land the picture above was her eating my sorbet where she probably ate almost half of it. The picture below was of avarie after cotton candy. She loved all of the treats at disney land.

Over UEA weekend we went with my extended family to Disney land. Avarie loved the carousel as you can see. She would get so excited she would wave her amrs up and down and squeal. She also loved to ride the rides in fantasy land such as snow white and peter pan. She got really excited about the Tikki room and the birds also.