Santa Arrives Early...

We told Santa that we are leaving on Thursday to go to WV... ho, ho, ho came to our house early since Avery has been a good girl this year.  We were eating dinner last night and Santa called Phillip on the phone and told him that he had just left our house and in the back ground we heard reindeer bells.  How exciting to see Avery come in and look under the tree to find all her presents from Santa. She got a basketball goal and when she first walked in she picked up the ball and shot some hoops...daddy was SO proud ( I think we are going to have a little athlete on our hands).  Here are a few pictures..

The picture above this is her tent...as soon as she played basketball she run over and jumped in her tent.  She discovered a bag of smarties candies in her stocking so she needed a pack of those open.  We opened the smarties candy and while she opened gifts she would come over get a smarties, jump in her tent, shoot a basket and then go back to open presents... priceless.

 

The pillow pet was a HUGE hit!!!

  I always have to get a picture of her from behind...just love how her little feet looked.

 Ring pops were the next thing she needed to open from her stocking...I love the picture below she is eating her ring pop and holding her new babies hand.  Yes, she is truly that sweet.  : )

It can make you sleepy opening so many presents and eating all those fun snacks... Avery crawled in her tent with her pillow pet and rested before getting her second burst of energy...maybe it was a sugar high.

Christmas 2010...Our gift from God above.

Christmas 2008... The most precious gift ever received!!!!!
Now we are heading "over the river and through the woods to mimi, grandad and aunt jenns house"
SO EXCITED!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!! 

Avery 2010...

 Just a few random pictures of Avery...  SHE IS SUCH a joy!!!!!

 Granty and Uncle T sent Avery a new coat and a new dress...She modeled the coat, hat and the underpants to the dress...  COAT LOOKS SO CUTE and those underpants are a hoot!!!!!

 Avery has her very own drawer in our living room. I came in from the kitchen the other day and this is what I found.  TOO CUTE!!!

Christmas Parade.... SHE is getting so big. : (

Avery wearing Phillip's pants.   : )

Did You Say Bungee Jumping?...

We went Christmas Shopping at the mall over the weekend.  I was shopping in one store and Phillip and Avery went out in the middle of the mall to look around.  Phillip was heading back into the store as I was coming out and he said "momma, Avery wants to bungee jump" I said "Avery is not bungee jumping..." I just thought he was pulling my leg and trying to push my buttons.  Well, my baby bungee jumped!!!  My 2 year old little delicate angel  got her self strapped in and kept her eyes closed the entire time ( we think the eyes closed means she can't see you so surely you can't see her) she was getting put into the harness. I was so proud and Phillip's pride was about to explode.  Avery had the best time!!!!!

Eye's closed..."you can't see me"

She leaned back like this until Phillip took over...

Looking Like Christmas...

 We started to decorate for Christmas at the Popham house.  Here is Avery on top of the tree box...she loves to climb.

 Decorating the tree...

 Avery had the honor of putting the star on top of the tree; daddy is the best helper.

 I love this picture...Avery is so tiny that Phillip can hold her with one hand. 

Love our 3 stockings...waited so many years to hang all 3. My sweet Avery.

Happy Thanksgiving 2010...

Happy Thanksgiving...We spent the day at Phillips Aunt Virginia's; ate good food and enjoyed great company.

 So much to be thankful for...I am thankful for this beautiful baby girl that God has blessed us with.  I am thankful for Avery's birth mother.  I am thankful for a husband that loves God and is honest, faithful, hard working and LOVING.  I am thankful for my daddy, who I admire and love SO much.  I am thankful for my mommy, who is the most caring person I know and I LOVE her.  I am thankful for my sister Jennifer, who is my angel here on earth she is the strongest person I know and I love HER BEYOND words!!  I am thankful for my family and my church family. I am so thankful for some of the most amazing friends. Most of all I am thankful for a God that loves me unconditionally and never leaves me.

HaPpY ThAnKsGiVing

 I just thought this picture was cute...Avery trying to climb down the rock wall.

 Avery, Phillip and Kate were looking under the deck for the kitty... no luck

 Avery and Kate playing dress up...SO STINKING CUTE!!

 Wanted you to see how long her hair is now... CRAZY!!

THANKFUL!!!!

Halloween 2010...

Avery was Abby Cadabby from Seaseme Street; I have to say I think she was the cutest Abby Cadabby ever!!
We attended our church's Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat and had a great evening!!





The Stash... She come home and dumped her bucket on the floor; do they really start this early.

The Great Pumpkin Patch...



We took Avery to pick her pumpkin this year and SHE would much rather try to lift THEM ALL.  It seemed kind of strange that we picked our pumpkin out in 70 degree weather; SHOULDN'T IT BE at least in the 50's.???  We enjoyed the precious family time, we took our pumpkin home and carved it ( Avery didn't mind the pumpkin guts at all : )  and watched Scared Shrekless.  We put a candle in our pumpkin and set it on our porch and AVERY HAD A MELT DOWN.   Avery did not want the pumpkin outside she wanted it inside on the living room floor, so the pumpkin came inside and we put it by the fireplace until she went to bed and back outside it went. 
Tomorrow night we have our fall festival/trunk or treat so more pictures to post of Avery in her Halloween costume.  STAY TUNED... 

 

MY FAVORITE PICTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!