Happy Birthday to our good friend Bill Buttons!!

We went to a great party tonight for our friend Bill (the "buttons" thing is a great inside joke; it's not really his last name) Anyway, the party was a hit--a wine tasting party, which for me meant Sprite and fruit juice--but it was a great time. Our wine (that I bought on clearance at Safeway for $3.50) won FIRST PLACE!!...and the snooty wine people...they came in last!! LOVE IT!! It was a big group and Avery seemed to be the life of the party all night! Everyone just loved at doted over her-they were amazed how good she did...all evening! She is our little night owl :)

good daddy...

Thought I'd share this hilarious picture of Johnny (following orders) in Avery's Cinderella tent. Is there a better way to spend a Saturday morning?!

vAlEnTiMeS dAy

We didn't do too much for Valentine's Day...we were all a little sick! We did go to pizza with some friends :) Johnny also made us buttermilk pancakes for breakfast. It was nice just to spend time together!

Fun in Phoenix

Johnny had some work meetings in Phoenix this last week and we were able to go with him and hang out with Steven, Brooke, Dylan and Sydnee. They have a beautiful house just outside of Phoenix and we stayed the week with them. My parents were also there when we arrived--and we surprised them by showing up to the door late Saturday night! We had a great time, Johnny was able to work and spend the evenings with us. Avery loved spending time with her cousins and Brooke was so generous to let me use her scrapbook stuff...I got 19 pages done! We can't wait for our next trip!

My new workout partner

So little miss Avery has been pushing me--she's so tough :) I'm doing this P90X workout video system thing..you may have seen it on info-mercials (is that how you spell that??) It's kicking my butt!--and Avery's too! She is just crackin me up, thought I'd share:

Spring?

We have had beautiful spring-like weather for the past couple weeks! There are buds on all the trees and plants, as it's been about 65 degrees! Avery and I have been taking advantage and going to the park, blowing bubbles, riding her new scooter...and other fun things. We love spring...hope it stays!

Excuses, excuses...

For me, the superbowl was just an excuse to get together with friends and family and eat junk food...so we did just that! Zach, Kelly, Mike, Noelle, Mikey, Gail, Matteo and Allie came over to hang out for the day--and we had a fabulous time! I heard the Steelers won, but I can honestly say that I didn't even watch 2 minutes of the game...not even half-time.