aVeNuE's 1st baseball game

today i took avenue to see his first baseball game. i am not a huge fan of watching it on tv, but going to a game is always fun. the weather was pretty nice and ave sat still for a little bit. it was byu vs unlv. he liked watching the "BALL!" get hit and loved when people cheered, he joined in clapping. we only stayed for about 4 innings and then it was nap time. he wasnt too sure what to think about the couger mascot that kept waving at him either lol.


me and avey:) lol i had to darken the picture so you could see his face because hes soo white lol! hoping he gets some color this summer!

...a word from daddy...

We are quickly approaching the 1st birthday of our firstborn. Avenue is such an incredibly strong micro man. He amazes us everyday with his tiny feats of strength and his lil stubborn personality. I have quite a few nick names for him: Abanue, stinky, moo moos, boo boo, muscle man, smelly, tiny, tiny guy, stinky man, and many more variations of small and smelly. Just today he stealthily tried to grab Kady's phone, pretend to cry, vacuum, chewed up his sucker from the bank, and he loves having his finger up his nose. He doesn't suck on his fingers or thumbs but he loves having his finger in his nose. He is a little insomniac, and during one of his sleepless nights, we watched Elmo in Grouchland and he was scared by the bad guy Huxley and the only thing that would calm him down was to touch the ceiling with his hands. He is a lil busy body. I do not know how Kady is able to keep up with him all the time. Luckily his feet are not able to keep up with him yet, which causes quite a few face plants, but once he can move that fast it will be scary. My only hope for him is that he will be a tough, speedy, little hockey guy. Everyone asks me what I will do if he doesn't like hockey, I will not force him too play, I will just make him chose to play hockey, haha. He loves hockey sticks, every time he sees one he wants to touch it so I think I am safe. I love how cuddly he is getting. He will just chill in my curled arm for long periods of time. I always ask him for kisses and he will give me one every about 100 times I ask, I take what I can get. He is such a little stud, he makes these little cheesy smiles and screams into his phone like dad does "da da da da", pretty good impression for a stinky lil man. Every day Kady and I acknowledge how blessed we are for such an adorable healthy baby, we could not ask for more. Right now he just climbed onto a cardboard box and looked at me like he was so proud, yet so unsure if he should be up there. Classic.

this week..

aaron and i are looking at places to rent for the next little while. found some cute places but still looking... this week avenue has learned to pick his boogers, pretend talk on the phone (he usually calls and yells at dad with a serious face), say "uh oh!", almost skip nap time altogether!, climb under dressing room doors, pull his arms out of his car seat straps (they were tightened), and cry on the floor while kicking his legs.. haha big week for him. its a wonder he doesnt sleep more. avenue really is such a good kid to take out, he loves to see new things and places, and now he loves to walk everywhere too (sometimes away from me, which will soon be running away from me). i love this little kid and he loves learning new stuff!! right now my little stinky is watching toy story holding woody and sitting in dad's lap laughing when he laughs... pretty sweet guy!

tWeNtY pOuNdS!!

avenue is 20 pounds, and almost one, so we turned his car seat around a week ago. he loves it so far, hasnt cried much anymore and stays pretty entertained. he used to fall asleep when he was tired and now he just stares at us lol. he doesnt fall asleep cause theres too much to miss:)

some FAMILY pictures ive been hiding

poor aaron, this fall i made him take family photos multiple times. these ones his mom joann took. they turned out really good but the lighting in them was hard to edit clearly. these are my two favorite. its crazy how fast avenue is growing!!

a little fun ...

avenue and me waited for daddy to get back from the airport sunday afternoon and had a little fun with the camera..


i love how you can see his drool in this picture:)

the park..

it has been pretty warm off and on so i took avenue to the park for the first time and all he wanted to do was eat the wood chips lol. then the other day aaron and i took avenue and monies to the park. all avenue wanted to do was chase monies and the ball. i got some cute videos and ill try to upload them