Christmas mornibg 2009

guitar, drums, trucks, pirate ships, cars, clothes........ thanks Santa

Santa n reindeer were well taken care of.......

and so were we!!

fun times were had by all..... more to come

happy kidos at home with dad

very proud big brother likes to hold baby sis and talk to her....... a lot.

she is a great listener :)

"dad, do I have to sit still?"

pay no attention to the TV in the background........ cute baby girl here ;)

our little angel

happy girl

Avary had a great first week home with the boys!!

can you say, "daddy's girl"

Ione to Metaline Falls Train Ride

Lots and lots of people there, we were lucky to get an inside car to see the sights :)

so beautiful but cold even in the covered cars.......

Logan got his money ready to keep the "Robbers" happy.... that was fun!

He did very well and made some friends along the way. We'll be back next year :)

Logan's adventures

he wore his luck fishing hat at Valley Fest catching one the biggest ones of them all!

WOW, what a wopper , almost half of Logan's size..........

thinking about the FISH he's going to catch.....

they stocked the pond with about 500 fish!! all free and very FUN!!

Logan even played with the Martial Arts people and had a blast :)

Last ride of summer 2009

lots of miles........gotta wear shades

:O)

What a fun summer Logan and Jason have had riding to downtown from our house several times a week!

next year mom and Avary can join in on the fun~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mom will have to do some

"off season" training to pull a trailer. wish me luck :)

Avary's Park Party!

We managed to get through most of the party at Hayes Park before we packed it up to inside to eat the cake just before the rain started :0) Thanks to everyone who was able to make it.

Our little Sweet Pea........... Avary

Logan and his cousin "little M" playing trucks :0)

"i love my grandma" definitely getting to them while they are young~!!!!!!

A fun new finger puppet book from Amanda and Brain. It was great to you guys!

Logan ride to downtown

Holding his sis, very careful and happy big brother :0)

went down the slide with a smile on his face!

1 st time down the wagon slide by himself

Logan said to dad, " daddy, i want to go up to the top!"

Logan's first bike ride to downtown!

Avary's second week of FUN

Duncan Gardens at Manito is a special place for our family....

great trip there for Avary's second week.

Her first trip to see the fountain...... not so impressed, yet.

Our little sweet pea.... so precious and healthy. What proud parents are we!

"Big boy" hair cut................ don't look mom, it's ok :0)

The Signature flower for Avary: The sunflower :0)

Welcome baby girl Avary

All our time waiting Avary Anna has come down to this moment...............

About 11:00 am after being on Patocin for 1 hour and having general contractions......
My water was broke at 8:55 am, Patocin started @ 10:00 am ........

Avary Anna born at 3:10 pm natural child birth.............WOW is all I can say!! Couldn't ask for any better plan and execution! My doctor was so proud of us, after Logan's birth she knew how exciting it was for us to have Avary and be so "easy".

big brother Logan is already (not impressed)........ but very loving to Avary

Loving and holding my baby girl after she was born, I was in disbelief on how fast and smooth her delivery was, knowing she was going to be here any minute. Only about 5-6 contractions of pushing and she was born crying the a good set of lungs on her. We spent about 2 hours getting to know each other before transferring to the Mother-baby room. Our Labor/delivery nursing staff ROCKED!!! They were so happy and supportive for us. Again, Thank you!!!!!

Very proud grandmother who's help was a wonderful comfort. the days she spent with our family flew by and were so very special......... Thank you mom!

Again, proud papa. Tears of joy were shed when Avary was born and healthy as Jason cut her cord and then holding her in his arms, you couldn't get him to stop smiling. Love you Honey :)

Our little miss looks so much like her big brother at this age............. she does have some pretty cute dimples when she cracks a smile :)