Baby Cousin

On Saturday, July 14, Avery's new baby cousin James Aaron arrived!

We have been calling the baby "baby cousin" because we weren't sure if it was going to be a boy or a girl... It was a surprise! 

Kids must be 12 years old or a sibling of the baby in order to visit the labor and delivery floor at the hospital. So Avery had to wait outside while Josh and I took turns visiting.

She admired little James from afar....

But today she was so excited to meet one week old baby James in person!

She even got to hold him.

He is so sweet!



Avery Reads "Old Hat New Hat"

VIDEO: AVERY READS "OLD HAT NEW HAT"

Fourth of July 2012

I shouldn't have mentioned the word "parade" before we left on vacation, because Avery has been talking about seeing the parade for the last 10 days straight. On the other hand, at least we built up the excitement for today!



Vacation

Josh's parents ("Boompa" & Sheila) came out for a visit this week.  Avery had such a great time with them and was very spoiled! 

They went to the park...

They rode bikes...

They visited the zoo...

And even the aquarium...

They also took a few trips to Target for some new cups, sunglasses, videos and Dora band-aids...

And of course did not miss Sunday dance class!

Meanwhile...

Josh and I jetted off to Cabo San Lucas for our first (and last vacation) in a very long time! (Which I will admit was a little bittersweet for me. Up until this point, I was the only person on the planet who had seen Avery in person every single day of her life).

But it was everything we hoped for....And just what we needed.

Swim up bars, warm temps, ocean breezes, fireworks at night, as much sleep as we wanted...

(Below is the view from our balcony)

And one very beautiful wedding.

Congrats Auntie Jennifer!