Finally! Finally! Finally!

Alright, this is gonna be a hard one for me to accept...I'm going out tonight! Grandma has volunteered out of the goodness of her heart to baby-sit overnight and Nana is taking over tomorrow. Yes, brace yourselves! I am so excited. I never knew how much I would be a slave to our home once Avery was born, actually before Avery was born. Just a few months into my OBESE pregnancy (those who saw me at the end stop being in denial about the size ~ 65 lbs. weight gain ick!) I was so tired and didn't want to go out. Same with now, I am so exhausted and Avery can't even walk yet but boy is he demanding. I love him but sometimes he makes me crazy!! Anyhow, I am so so so looking forward to tonight! We (Me, Sis, My Bro-in-Law Adam, Mark & Jarod) reserved the second balcony at the South Lyon Hotel.

I Have Been Waiting!!

If you knew how many days I have waited just to update my blog! Yes, I am aware probably only 2 people in the universe read it but it is my only recreational activity...no really. Well my Birthday has come and gone this past Wednesday, I am now 27 years old...argh. I will get over it I am sure. I had a nice dinner at Shannon's with my fav main dish, meatloaf! I also got REALLY nice photo collages of Avery, Jarod and I framed from Shannon (Jarod's Mom) and Jody (Jarod's Sis-in-Law.) I will have to post photos soon of the quilt his Mom also gave us, it has stick people figures with our names above them, too cute!!

Yesterday we went to Jarod's family party; tons and tons of great food! There were so many babies there we could have marched them in their own parade. Avery's Auntie Jody and Amanda took pictures of Avery and all his cousins. When I get them I will post them. Here are some photos of what has been going on our tiny side of the world lately. Enjoy!!

We have a celebrity in the house!! Here is Avery with his cousin and nationally acclaimed best-selling author Lauren L. Wehner. Her security even let us close enough for an autograph which we have recently listed on ebay.


Too cute!! Jody feeding Lauren/ Shannon feeding Avery. Can you believe these babies were born only two days apart!?

Avery the big boy sitting in his new Bumbo!

Avery and Mommy taking a rest. Look how big that little guy is getting!!

The Most Important Part...

My future Husband and I.

Auntie KT and I taking a break.

Jarod and Ryan skipping stones on Mackinaw Island.

Think about it, what is of most importance to you? For me, I have come to find that my happiness lies in my very own family, Jarod and Avery. To me now, taking joy in life is love, happiness and contentment. Tonight, I think it fell upon my 3rd or 4th time peaking in on Avery sleeping I thought, this is true happiness: I am with a wonderful man who loves me and our child as well as being a part of our parents and extended family who are so caring and generous and encourages us to bloom daily. Every day that I have with Jarod and Avery feels like a blessing. I feel truly blessed. I feel like my life's journey, good or bad, has all led me to this point I have always been waiting for but never dreamed could possibly be.

The Engagement ~ 05/August/2007
...But I've left out the best part, how we became engaged. On our last day in Mackinaw city Jarod and I went to the beach front to unwind before our long car ride home. We only had a few minutes and the conversation was getting a bit suspicious! You couldn't ask for more; the beach was completely empty, the waves were crashing, the Mackinaw bridge in full view and we were together. Jarod got down on one knee and pulled out a black box carefully housing an engagement ring...asking me to marry him! I smile about it as I type and share this with you...it made me think, is there anything I wouldn't do for him? The answer is no, I would do everything and anything for this man...he makes me feel complete.

Coming Home Engaged!!

Are we there yet?

Our boat ride from Mackinaw City to the Island. Another one of Avery's firsts.

Avery's first time swimming...lasted only a few minutes.

This is one of my favorite moments of the trip...Thanks for the pic KT!


Mackinaw was beautifully exhausting! Can you believe my lazy butt went on an 8 mile bike ride around the island? Daddy, Aunt Nikki, Auntie KT, Auntie Lindsey, Uncle Ryan and Avery (Yes, Avery!) also went on the ride. How they did it so effortlessly I will never know. We pulled him around in those little carts that attach to your bicycle. He looked so cute and liked it for the most part...i wish I had gotten a photo of him in it!! :( It was Avery's first bike ride but most importantly his first time swimming.

We came home engaged!!

Avery's Big Adventure

Avery is going on his first trip and as well our first as a family. I will be posting photos when we get back home. We are set to leave early tomorrow morning. Wish us a safe journey!!

Camp Avery

So...Tuesday night our AC broke. Avery and I experienced our first camp out ever on the living room floor. I believe our apartment hit about 85 degrees and up. It was hot!! I stripped that little man down to his diaper and we laid on the floor by the patio door. We put a fan by the screen...sadly Mommy couldn't remember whether to position the fan to blow the air in or out!! It proved to be quite an interesting night.