8 months old!

My little Cherub!

Avah is 8 months old now and currently has no teeth! I know something to blog about right. I can tell that three want to come out so she has been pretty cranky the last couple of days. On Thanksgiving day she really started blabbering. She said Da Da all day long which def. melted Colin's heart. She has not been quiet since then. She has also started screaming if she doesn't get her way. She def. has attitude. We are all looking forward to family coming in soon.

A father's love :-)

Today I am so Thankful for my husband and for the love that he has for our children. This picture fills my heart with so much joy that I cannot really find the right words to express those feelings. Another year has gone by and my dad is not with us. I really do miss him a lot but it is the moments that Colin spends time with Christian that help me get through those really hard days. Especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. Colin and Christian's relationship has really grown over the past year. Nothing sounds so sweet than Christian yelling "Daddy's home" at the end of our day. What would I do without these two people in my life. So THANKYOU so much God for providing me with such a loving husband and such a sweet beauitful little boy! I love them both!

The Welch's come to town!

The Welch girls at the park!

The Welch's

The Turducken! Yummmyyy!!!!
Christian learning how to play the violin!

This past weekend our family came in town. Well Colin's side of the family but I seriously consider them my own family now. We had an awesome time. I don't think that I have ever cryed after they have left but this time I did. I think I cry because so much time goes between our visits that when they see the kids again they are so different. It had a been a year since I had seen my sister in law and so much had changed. We had an AWESOME pre-thanksgiving diner at our house on Saturday night. We cooked a Turducken and played a game of Risk. Saturday during the day we took the kids to the park just to walk around and play. It was so nice to just hang out with everyone. They all left on Sunday so Colin took Christian to the airport with him so that they could go to the park after everyone left. Christian always has a hard time with family leaving. He just doesn't know how to deal with it. He gets really mad and doesn't want to tell anyone by but you can tell that he is so sad inside. On a much lighter note we have alot going on this week. We get to spend Thanksgiving with our awesome friends Josh, Jen and Raegan who we have missed so much. Then three weeks and my mom and stepdad come into town. I am so excited. So Thanks to Colin's family for coming in. We love you guys and are missing everyone alot!

A Day in the Leaves and Trees!!

Christian completely in the tree!

Avah Faith playing in the leaves!

7 months old!

Avah and her girlfriends for Halloween!

Avah just turned seven months old on Halloween. She is now sitting up on her own and loves babbling. She has also found her tongue and her ear. I have been noticing that she is alot more sensitive than Christian was when he was this age. If you take a toy away from her now she bursts into tears as though you've done it on purpose. She still does not like tummy time at all. Neither one of my kids liked to be on their stomachs. Avah has also discovered a new way to get mommy back into the nursery from church service. The workers in the nursery try to feed her yesterday but she insists on the food coming from me. She coughed and cryed until she almost threw up yesterday and of course I was paged to come down. Once I got in the room I nursed her and she calmed down. When I put her in the bouncy she laughed(haha mommy!) and ate all of her baby food. That is a seriously BAD habbit if you ask me. She loves loves loves to look at herself in the mirror and also has a huge fascination with other babies. She gets to happy when she sees baby Kate or any of her other girlfriends. We are looking forward to a very busy November!