McGee Family

Summer Happenings 2011 (warning lots of pictures)

2011-09-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

Averi turned 3. She got lots of stuff but her favorite is her princess clothes which includes matching shoes. She is a ball of sassy energy and makes us laugh all the time. So happy this little girl is mine.

The kids getting ready to watch the balloons glow at the Hot Air Balloon Festival.

We went to the Hot Air Balloon Festival the kids all loved it but especially Averi. Everything is awesome to a 3 year old.

Had 4th of July festivities. Averi loved doing sparklers. When we were getting ready for the fireworks to start I told Averi to get ready for them and she said "the fires not working it's broken."

Picnics on the porch. Averi got a lunch box and loves putting food in it and carrying it around. In this picture she's getting ready to eat her lunch while I mowed the lawn.

Averi loves swimming. This is the daycare ladies pool for her baby but Averi loved it and plays in it for hours.

Makenzie turned 15. Averi thought it was her birthday and wanted to help blow out the candles.

We went to an air show. This is a parachuter with a flag hooked to his ankle. It looked so awesome.

More air show pics.

We also had a family reunion and visited with lots of family but I can't find the pictures of that. We had a great and busy summer.

Easter 2011

2011-04-24T12:28:00.001-07:00

Averi Easter egg hunting for the first time.
Averi in her new Easter dress. She was so adorable.

Averi singing "I Love You"

2011-04-12T09:44:00.000-07:00

Averi loves Barney and she loves singing the Barney "I Love you" song. She has to sing it at the top of her lungs and she will sing it over and over for about 10 mins. It's pretty funny.

The other day she was watching Barney's Birthday movie and it was time to eat. Dennis went into get her and all I hear from the kitchen is Dennis saying " Averi, do not lick the TV" Averi responded with " I'm licking the cake Dad". It's amazing the things you say as a parent that you thought you would never say in your life. I love it!

Averi exercising!

2011-03-06T18:16:00.000-08:00

I got the "Jillian Michael's 30 day shred" workout video. This is Averi doing it with Jake, Cody and I. She's pretty good at following what Jillian does. Little side note, I LOVE this video. It's only 20 minutes and it kicks my butt.

Wild Hair!!!

2011-03-06T17:39:00.000-08:00

Averi has really fine hair so if it isn't in rubberbands this is what it looks like. It's pretty wild right? Don't you love her grumpy face too? She's normally a very happy girl but right after her nap, you better walk on eggshells for about 30 minutes.

Averi's umbrella

2011-02-13T14:26:00.000-08:00

Averi loves her umbrella. As you can see from the 2 pictures above she seems to think that she needs it inside also. But reasoning with a 2 year old is impossible. The other day she was twirling around the kitchen with her umbrella and spun a few times too many and fell and hit her cheek on the bench at the kitchen table. Oh man she screamed for so long and instantly got a bruise. But she didn't learn her lesson we have to constantly remind her not the spin with her umbrella. Also it's hilarious when she says umbrella. She says "umbrellllllla".

Ready to go!

2011-02-12T18:04:00.000-08:00

Averi loves to take her purse just like Mommy. She also loves to wear her Dora hat and gloves even if it's not cold.

Averi praying

2010-11-07T19:11:00.000-08:00

Averi loves to pray. Here's a cute video of her. You have to have it pretty quiet because she talks softly she prays.

A few random pictures

2010-11-07T18:38:00.000-08:00

On our way to church. She loves going to Nursery.

Averi and Mommy.

Naked Averi and my cute nephew, Briggs.

Happy girl!

Averi hugging Jacob. She loves her brothers and sister so much.

Sleepy girl

2010-11-07T18:27:00.001-08:00

Averi sleeping with Dennis on the couch
Averi was actually standing up while she was sleeping. I had to snap a picture before I laid her down.

Sleeping while watching a movie.

Averi is starting to get to the stage where she doesn't think she needs to nap everyday. On the days that she doesn't nap she falls asleep around dinner time and in some weird positions.

Big Owie!

2010-11-07T18:11:00.000-08:00

Averi wanted to wear a pair if crocs that are about 2 sizes too big and then put them on the wrong feet. She started running outside and biffed it big time. You can see the 2 marks by her eye but she also has a big goose egg on her forehead and the side of her nose is skinned also. Thankfuly she's pretty tough and only cried for a few minutes but it looks pretty bad.

Halloween

2010-11-07T17:50:00.000-08:00

The kids had a great Halloween this year. Left the Right is Jacob (50's guy), Cody (Headless Horseman), Averi (BSU cheerleader) and Makenzie (cowgirl). I bought the cutest ladybug costume for Averi and she hated it. She would scream anytime I came close to her with it. Dennis found a cheerleader out fit and she would actually wear it. As many of you know there is now reasoning with a 2 year old.

Birthdays!!!

2010-09-26T19:44:00.000-07:00

Jacob blowing out his candles. He turned 12.

Cody blowing out his candles. He turned 11.

Averi blowing out her candles. She turned 2.

Averi opening her presents.

Since I last posted to our blog, 3 of our kids have had birthdays. Averi , Cody and Jacob. Bradley has one next week but he's away at college so I won't be posting pictures as we won't see him for his birthday. Here are a few pictures of the other kids birthday celebrations.

Averi Singing

2010-09-26T19:15:00.000-07:00

Averi loves to sing. She will use anything including her hand to make a microphone and just walks around singing. The only problem is she has to sing at the top of her lungs. There is no quiet mode when she sings.

Family Pictures

2010-09-26T17:11:00.000-07:00

In the front row is my parents and in the back is my siblings and I. Left to right me, Brad , Michelle and Lisa.

Front row my Mom is holding Kobe, my Dad is holding Averi and in the back Jacob, Makenzie holding Briggs and Cody.

Front row my grandpa holding Briggs, my Mom holding Kobe, and my Dad holding Averi.

Back row Jacob, Makenzie and Cody. My Mom and my grandpa. He will be 93 in just a few weeks. He is such an amazing man. He still lives on his own and takes care of a huge garden. I hope I can live up to the legacy he has lived.

While were were with family Labor day weekend we took a few family pictures.

Chuck E. Cheese's

2010-09-26T16:56:00.000-07:00

Averi and my adorable nephew, Briggs riding the tractor.
Averi riding the car

We went to Chuck E. Cheese's Labor day weekend to celebrate my nephew, Kobe and Cody's (my stepsons) birthdays. They both wanted to do this for their birthdays and Kobe wanted my kids to be there. We had a great time. I didn't know if my older kids would like it but they all did. It was fun to be with our whole immediate family minus our oldest Bradley, he's away at college and my sister in law Rachael she had a mother daughter weekend with her mom and sisters. I have no pictures of the rest of the kids not sure what happened there.

Before and after

2010-08-08T22:38:00.000-07:00

Before (Christmas 2009)
After (today)

I have been really focusing on my self and becoming healthier. I lost about 20 pounds from January to the end of February and then started Weight Watchers at the beginning of March. I have lost 50 pounds on WW. So a total of 70 pounds. I'm not finished losing yet. I would like to lose about another 30 pounds. I feel so much better now. I should have done this a long time ago.

Lagoon

2010-08-08T20:53:00.001-07:00

We went the Pioneer Village and had an "old time" picture taken. Averi wasn't too impressed with the clothes and threw a huge fit so she is in the picture without her western clothes on. Oh well it is still a pretty cute picture. When she's made up her mind almost nothing can change it.

Averi riding the bumper cars. She had no clue what to do. She just went around in circles and when people would bump into her she would give them a funny look. It was hysterical.

Averi riding on the kiddie boats.
Daddy and baby elk. The baby is by the yellow tub.

Tiger sleeping.

Dennis, Cody Averi and I rode the train around Lagoon to see the wild animals.

Jacob and Makenzie waiting in line for a ride.

Averi and I on the carousel. Makenzie and Cody are in the back ground but aren't looking at the camera.

We took the kids to Lagoon over the weekend. We had a great time. We haven't been on a family vacation for a long time. There are very few pictures of the older kids, they were running around like crazy trying to ride all the rides. Averi had a lot of fun with mom and dad. She is really out going and not afraid of much. We would put her on the rides and she had a great time. My kids talked about it almost the whole way home (5 hours). Hopefully we will take the time for these fun and important family memories.

Cute girl!

2010-07-22T20:57:00.000-07:00

Averi has been talking a lot lately. She has such a fun personality and makes us laugh a lot. I can't believe she's going to be 2 in a few weeks.

Averi's broken wrist

2010-07-22T20:47:00.001-07:00

Averi fell off the piano bench and broke her wrist. She was not happy for the first couple of hours. I was so worried how we would live for 3 weeks but she was a trooper and she managed and was climbing on the piano bench that same day.

Here she is with her splint on.

Summer happenings

2010-07-22T20:10:00.001-07:00

We had a family reunion for my mom's side of the family. We had a lot of fun seeing family we don't see very often. Here is a dance we had one night at the reunion.

Averi was supposed to be sleeping but looks like she put her grandpa and dad to sleep instead.

Makenzie turned 14 June 30th. She is so excited to get to go to church dances. She is also excited for high school in the fall.

We went to Idaho Falls and visited my brother and sister in law. We had a great time hanging out and seeing their new house. This is a cool water feature that they have in town.

Graduation party!

2010-07-22T19:41:00.001-07:00

From left to right Pearl (dennis's aunt), Dennis's grandma, Makenzie (his daughter), Linda (his Mom), and Jessica (his neice)

Family picture. It's not very good.

Bradley hugging is new comforter.

We had a graduation for Bradley a few weeks after graduation. He got a lot of stuff for his dorm at ISU in Pocatello, ID. He is going to study culinary arts.

Graduations!

2010-07-22T19:09:00.000-07:00

Bradley is the one in blue on the left.
Bradley is the one in blue next to the man in black (that's his step dad, he's a teacher at the high school)

Here is Jacob at his graduation.

Dennis's oldest, Bradley graduated from high school and his 3rd, Jacob graduated from elementary school. We are pleased with both and the accomplishments they have made.

Awkward sleeping conditions

2010-05-23T17:43:00.000-07:00

Dennis put Averi in bed with a diaper on and her onesie snapped but apparently she didn't want her diaper on any more. I found her 2 hours after he laid her down sleeping this way.

Averi would not take a nap this day but then decided that she was tired at dinner time.

I found Averi sleeping like this the other day. I can't believe that sleeping in that position would be comfortable but it doesn't seem to be bothering her.

The Baby dance!

2010-05-09T21:07:00.000-07:00

When we sing "Do the baby dance" Averi dances like this. It's pretty funny because she only dances this way when we sing this song.

Averi yelling at Dennis

2010-05-04T15:21:00.000-07:00

Lately Averi will start yelling at us when we tell her not to do something. I know we shouldn't but it's funny so we laugh and then she starts laughing. We love her fun and cute personality.

Random pictures from April!

2010-05-02T20:24:00.000-07:00

Averi loves to jump on the trampoline. When I tell her it is time to get off she is such a tease. She will come to the door and then when we try to get her she runs away. It usually takes about 5 minutes to catch her.

Another picture on the trampoline.

Being a silly girl!

Wearing her pretty princess crown. This is the new way to wear it.

Sleeping Beauty

2010-05-02T20:09:00.001-07:00

Averi didn't feel very good this day and I was trying to cook dinner. I had Jacob hold her and turn on "Barney" to entertain her for a little while and next thing you know she was fast asleep.

Here is Averi sleeping on my mom. She just climbed on her lap and was asleep in about 2 minutes. She rarely does this. Usually the only time she stops is when I put her in her crib.

Our little maid

2010-03-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

Averi spilled water on the floor and I asked Dennis to get something to clean it up with. Averi got a shirt and started cleaning it up. She has been wanting to help so much lately. If you don't let her she freaks out. Hopefully she will stay like this forever. I know it's a long shot but I can hope.

Chillin' on a nice spring day

2010-03-16T21:14:00.001-07:00

We were hanging out on the porch swing today. It was 65 degrees. Such a beautiful day.

At the park

2010-03-16T21:10:00.000-07:00

Dennis took Averi to the park the other day. She had such a great time. My cousin Kathy's son, Kaden went with them. They had fun. Averi wasn't afraid of any thing. Her hair looks pretty cute in the second picture doesn't it?

Tumble dry Low?

2010-03-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

Averi found out that playing in the dryer is pretty fun. She played in there for about 10 minutes. When Dennis took her out, she threw quite the tantrum.

Averi's new play area

2010-02-09T15:55:00.000-08:00

Pretty cute hair, huh?

Here is Averi's new favorite play area. She loves to take the pots and lids out and then puts blanket and toys on the oven drawer. Last night she was laying in there and pretending like she was asleep. It is interesting how kids come up with ideas like this.

Sleeping Beauty

2010-02-09T15:43:00.000-08:00

Averi was really crabby the other day and I needed to pay bills. I was on the computer and she was talking gibber gabber and then she stopped. I said " Are you all done talking?" She didn't say anything and I turned around and she was sleeping. She had never fallen asleep like this. She is always so full of energy and the only to stop her is to put her in her crib. Apparently she was really tired.

Having fun eating!

2010-01-13T20:32:00.000-08:00

We had french fries with dinner the other night and we were having fry sauce. Averi wanted some so I gave her the bowl. It only had about a tablespoon left. She made quite the mess and had a great time eating.

Playing in the snow!

2010-01-13T20:23:00.001-08:00

Averi played in the snow for the first time a few weeks ago. She had a great time. She kept sticking her face in it. She wasn't too excited to put on her snow pants. When we brought her back in the house she didn't want them off. The next day she wore them for several hours. We haven't had snow since then but can't wait for it to snow again.

Christmas

2010-01-12T20:46:00.000-08:00

Having fun swimming.

We had a family picture taken. Everyone was there except for our 4 older kids. It was their moms holiday.

We played lots of Rock Band.

Cute Briggs in his blessing outfit.

Averi holding her new cousin, Briggs

We went to my parents for Christmas this year. All of my siblings were there. It was a crazy and loud couple of days but lots of fun. Oh, also very late nights. It's been several years since we've all been together for Christmas. My sister, Michelle had a baby November 30. It was so fun to meet my new nephew, Briggs. Averi LOVED him. She wanted to help with him a lot. They got permission to bless him while we were all together so that was really special to do that on Christmas day. We had a great time and are so grateful for a loving family. Here are a few pictures of all the fun we had.

Averi Dancing

2009-12-10T20:55:00.000-08:00

When I put up Christmas Decorations last weekend I got out this snowman that dances and sings "Let it Snow". For about 4 days Averi hated it and would cry if we played it. Now she has realized that it's not so bad and wants to play it all the time. She has to bite the hand of the snowman (her hands aren't strong enough) to get it to play then she sets it down and dances like this.

Going to the Oscars!

2009-11-07T14:48:00.000-08:00

For Young Women in Excellence on Wednesday they had "A Night at the Oscars" as the theme. They asked all the Young Women to wear a formal gown. This is the one that Makenzie chose. She looked so beautiful. The best part about the dress is that it was only $12.00. We had a great time.

Fashion Show

2009-11-07T14:32:00.001-08:00

My sisters got the top dress for Averi at my baby shower and my Mom got the bottom dress for Averi for Christmas. We had to try them on and take pictures so Grandma and Aunties could see how cute she looks in the dresses they got her. In the bottom picture she insisted on standing on the coffee table. She has learned to climb up there and she will get up there and play for 15 or 20 min. She is really good not to fall off.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T20:53:00.000-07:00

Here are all the kids dressed up minus Bradley he was at a Halloween party. Averi(cow), Makenzie(Charlies Angel), Jacob(Joker) and Cody(vampire).

Here is Averi withe her 2 friends Guyden(Tigger) and Henry(monkey). They have the best time playing together. Averi is the ring leader most of the time and tries to herd Guyden and Henry around.

Cute girl showing off her costume. She loved her tail it had a fuzzy end and she kept rubbing it on her face. She also loved getting the candy. She kept saying "nummy"!

Crazy Girl!!!

2009-10-25T18:44:00.000-07:00

Averi was running around screaming like this for about 30 minutes. It was so funny to watch her.

Looking so grown up

2009-10-25T18:26:00.000-07:00

My sisters bought these boots for Averi for her baby shower before she was born. I didn't think she would be able to wear them for a really long time but we tried them on and they fit. I think she looks so grown up in this outfit. She struggled to walk in the boots at first, it was really funny.

Averi's new trick

2009-10-18T19:58:00.000-07:00

Bradley put some candy on the coffee table and Averi saw it so she was climbing on the table to get it. She was so proud of herself.

Rocking baby

2009-10-18T19:45:00.000-07:00

Our older kids have mp3 and ipods and Averi thinks that she needs one too. We let her try one the other day and she loved it. We took them off and she kept patting her ears for us to put them on again.

Averi loves her baby

2009-10-18T19:36:00.000-07:00

My mom bought Averi a baby doll for her birthday and she loves it as you can see. It also giggles when you push on its belly and when Averi does it then she does a really cheesy laugh. She is also really gentle with it and talks to her baby. It is so cute how motherly she is.

Volleyball

2009-10-18T19:17:00.000-07:00

Makenzie just finished up her first season of volleyball. She has never played before but some of her friends talked her into it. She liked it a lot and learned a lot about teamwork. They didn't win any games all year until their last one. Makenzie was so excited to finally win. Averi also loved going and watching Makenzie.

My baby is growing up!

2009-09-27T20:15:00.000-07:00

Averi is getting so independent. Dennis gave her the spoon and she just started feeding herself. She is very observant and wants to do everything that we do. It's awesome to see her learning and growing but it is a little sad to see her growing up so fast.

Spotted baby!!!

2009-09-08T11:57:00.000-07:00

Averi started breaking out yesterday morning in this rash. It wasn't very bad yesterday but she woke up this morning and was covered. She had an ear infection and they gave her pennicillin so I was assuming that it was from pennicillin. I called the doctor and they said that they wanted to see it and sure enough they confirmed it is a pennicillin allergy. She looks worse than she feels. She has acted normal so that is good.

It's someones birthday!

2009-08-10T21:53:00.000-07:00

We can't beleive our baby is 1. Here a a few pictures of her first days of life. Averi has been such a joy in our life. Its been a little bit of a bitter sweet moment. I love to watch her learn and grow but I wish that it hadn't had gone so fast. She has such a sweet and fun personality and she thinks she is such a big girl. We love you Averi! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

My grandma

2009-07-19T20:12:00.000-07:00

After almost 93 years of life my grandma passed away on last Friday, July 17. She would have been 93 on July 27. This a 4 generation picture that we took when Averi was just 1 week old. I am so grateful for her love and example. She was so loving. She was also so dedicated to the Lord. She had been sick for several months and I am so thankful she doesn't have to suffer anymore. I will miss her but am grateful that she was in my life for so long and for all the wonderful memories I have of her. I know that her and my grandpa had a very sweet reunion in heaven. I am grateful for the plan of salvation and that I will be able to see her again some day.

4th of July

2009-07-19T19:45:00.000-07:00

When Averi wasn't sleeping she had a great time splashing and playing in the water.

Having fun playing in the dirt.

Jacob coming down the slide

Cody had a great time playing on this snake. The slides were really big and made him too nervous to try.

One of the fun slides to go on.

Averi completly pooped. She slept about half the time we were at the pool.

We had our first Vaughn and Elaine Huntsman Reunion this summer. We went to Lava Hot Springs, Id. We had a great time. We stayed in a yurt. It was great it had enough beds for 8 people and 2 couches. It also had a fridge, microwave and satellite TV. There was a fire pit outside and bathrooms across the campground. It was camping with a little bit of luxury. There is a really awesome pool that is huge and has 4 slides and 6 diving boards. We spent most of the day Friday there and then went to the natural hot springs that night. Then Saturday we went to Soda Springs, Id for a 5k walk/run, parade and 4th of July festivities at the park. Every one in my family did the 5k except my sister because she is pregnant, her husband and son and Averi and I because I hurt my knee. Everyone practiced before except for my dad and he beat everyone in our family. That was pretty awesome because he was the oldest out of everyone. The men went golfing and the girls and babies took naps and my kids played in the river. That night we watched fire works. It was so much fun and we can hardly wait for the next one. Thanks mom and dad!

Makenzie turns 13!

2009-07-19T19:32:00.000-07:00

Makenzie turned 13 on June 30th. She is so excited to be a teenager. She just had a party with about 5 friends. They played wii and jumped on the trampoline. I am so grateful that Makenzie is such a good girl. She is very helpful around the house and with Averi. We are very blessed to have her as our daughter. We love you!

See ya

2009-07-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

My mom got this hat for Averi and I was taking a picture so I could show my mom how cute it was. She was crawling away from me and I called her name and she turned and then it looked like she was blowing me a kiss like "see ya later".

Got Milk?

2009-07-19T19:07:00.000-07:00

Actually it's more like "got ice cream?" I got Dennis and ice cream maker for fathers day. We gave some to Averi and she loved it she also got the perfect "got milk" mustache.

Cute Girl

2009-06-20T14:14:00.001-07:00

I just posted this picture because I think it is just so dang cute. Her daycare lady took her to the pool and set her in and Averi posed like this.

Averi can walk!

2009-06-20T13:30:00.000-07:00

Averi has started walking. It is so cute because she is so tiny(only 15 pounds). She doesn't walk very far in this video but my kids were counting her steps a couple of days later and she walked 19 steps (about 4 feet). I am little sad that she is growing up so fast. I wish she would have waited to be closer to turning one but it sure is fun to see her learn and grow.

My hair is long enough for a curler

2009-06-15T21:11:00.000-07:00

Averi hardly has any hair but it is finally long enough on top for a little curler. Yeah!!! Thank goodness for baby headbands so she won't be mistaken for a boy.

I love paper and making messes!

2009-06-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

Averi loves paper. She is alway getting in to places that have paper. Her 2 favorite spots are the recipe book cupboard and the computer desk. She will sit there for quite a while and just move it around on the floor and then start ripping it. We will tell her no and she looks at us and then goes right back to what she is doing and then look at us to see if we are watching her.

Averie loves being outside

2009-06-15T20:45:00.000-07:00

Averi loves to be outside. If we open a door she crawls as fast as she can to get out. She loves going on walks and playing on blankets outside but she hates the grass. Dennis took her to the park and she stayed on the blanket the entire 2 hours they were there. She would crawl to the edge of the blanket touch the grass and sit back down. It was the best cage.

Little miss determined

2009-06-15T20:21:00.000-07:00

Well I had a video but it was too long so it wouldn't download. It was of Averi trying to get a bag out of a box. She worked on it for about 15 minutes. At first she was just grabbing it with her hands and then she started grabbing it with her teeth. She was so determined to get it out but never did. She started getting irritatted thankfully I was able to distract her. She has become quite stubborn. I thought it was way too early for her to have a tantrum.

SO BIG

2009-05-14T20:22:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of Averi standing without holding on. She is pretty brave. I think she will be walking with in the next month, unfortunately. I want her to stay a baby a little longer.

HAPPY BABY!

2009-05-14T20:16:00.000-07:00

I have the happiest baby, she is such a good baby and is so "go with the flow" pretty much all of the time. I love it.

Averi's cute dress

2009-05-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

I got this dress for Averi a few weeks ago. She looked so cute.

Bradley goes to prom

2009-05-14T20:02:00.000-07:00

My oldest stepson, Bradley went to prom a couple of weeks ago. He is a junior this year. He had a great time and looked really handsome.

2009-05-14T19:57:00.000-07:00

The other night I had finished feeding Averi and way doing the dishes and I looked over and she was fast asleep. She can fall aslseep anywhere just like her dad.

The other night I went to check in Averi and this is how she was sleeping. I thought it was so cute.

Averi can stand up!

2009-05-14T19:33:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been so long. Averi has been really busy since my last post. She is now crawling, pulling herself up to furniture, standing without holding onto anything and getting into everything. It is crazy how fast they grow up.

Happy 7th anniversary

2009-03-08T18:18:00.000-07:00

On March 30th Dennis and I will celebrate our 7th wedding anniversary. I can't believe we have been married this long. I guess time flies when your having fun. It has been a wonderful journey so far. I hope that the next 7 are this good. I love you Dennis!

Sleeping with Daddy

2009-03-08T18:02:00.001-07:00

I was doing the dishes the other night and asked Dennis a question and there was no answer. I went in the family room and this is what I saw. I thought it was so cute the way they were sleeping. Averi loves her Daddy.

I am a busy body!

2009-03-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

Averi is getting so big. She has become quite the little busy body. She rolls and scoots all over and has started to army crawl. She can only do it backwards right now but I have a feeling that it won't be long until she is really crawling.

Special Olympics

2009-03-08T17:30:00.000-07:00

During February, Boise hosted the Special Olympics World Winter Games. Dennis volunteered at a few of the events so he was able to get tickets for us to the closing ceremonies. It was awesome and so inspiring to see those athletes. They had a lot of inspiring stories. They told one story of a boy who was doing speed skating and fell and got hurt. He got up, finished last but finished. He went to the hospital later and had torn his ACL. It was such and awesome event. I am glad we were able to be part of it.

Averi can sit up now!

2009-02-01T18:07:00.000-08:00

The other day I decided to see if Averi could sit up on my bed and she did it. She loves to sit up she thinks she is such a big girl.

being silly when I sleep

2009-02-01T17:59:00.000-08:00

Sleeping and sucking on the back of her binki.

Averi asleep in her Bumbo while I was doing the dishes.

cute headbands and hats

2009-02-01T17:41:00.000-08:00

Looking cute for churchBeing silly with a burp cloth on my head.

Do you think this bow makes my head look big? By the way she had this on as a joke. I wouldn't take her out with a bow this big. She could hardly hold her head up with it on.

My cute bonnet
Here are a few of the cute and not so cute things on Averi's head. She is pretty tolerant so it doesn't bother her to put things on her head.

Averi's first time eating and Happy New Year

2008-12-31T22:45:00.001-08:00

Tonight is New Years Eve and we are just hanging out at home so I decided that it was time to update the blog and to try feeding Averi rice cereal for the first time. She loved it.

Well I hope that everyone has a wonderful 2009.

Family picture

2008-12-31T22:41:00.000-08:00

We had our family picture taken a few weeks ago. We hadn't had one taken in a couple of years so we thought it was time. In the back is Bradley (17) and Makenzie (12). and in front from left to right is Cody (9), Dennis and I, Jacob (10) and Averi (4 months).

2008-12-31T22:35:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from Christmas eve and Christmas day. We had a quiet but fun holiday at home. My parents gave our kids a Wii and they have had so much fun with it. Santa gave Averi a walker and she likes it alot. It has lights, music and a mirror. She loves to look at herself in the mirror.

The first snow fall of the year

2008-12-31T22:31:00.000-08:00

We had a snow storm and decided we better get a picture of it. If you can't tell Averi's snowsuit is a snowman. So cute!!

My cute Christmas dresses

2008-12-31T22:26:00.000-08:00

My mom always buys Averi new clothes and she bought her these cute Christmas dresses. Thanks mom for all you do

Funny baby

2008-12-31T22:16:00.000-08:00

Here are just a few pictures of Averi being silly. She is getting such a personality. Some of the things that she does just cracks us up.

Averis' Christmas dress

2008-12-01T20:41:00.000-08:00

My mom bought this dress for Averi and wanted to know if it fit so I tried it on and took a picture so my mom could see it on her. I love the look on her face. It's like she is thinking "what are you doing". She is starting to get such a personality.

Averi talking

2008-11-10T19:39:00.000-08:00

Averi sucking her thumb

2008-11-01T22:51:00.000-07:00

I really don't want her to do this but it is so cute. The other day she was really fussy in the car and then all of a sudden she just stopped. When we got home I found her like this. She can get her thumb every once in a while but lately she had been sucking it alot more.

Halloween and Averi talking

2008-11-01T22:42:00.001-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Halloween. Averi was a cat she looked really cute. Also, here is a video of her talking. Our camera was out of battery power by the time the kids got to our house so we didn't get any pictures of them in there costumes. Makenzie was a devil, Jacob was a hobo and Cody was a vampire. They looked really cute also.

Just a few random pictures

2008-10-21T17:13:00.000-07:00

Every time I want to take a picture of Averi smiling she stops right when I am going to snap the picture. Yesterday I just happened to get it on time.
This is a pretty serious face

Averi loves bathtime!

Averis' blessing day

2008-10-21T17:03:00.000-07:00

We blessed Averi on Sept. 28, 2008. It was a great weekend. All of my family except Michelle, Yuyi and Kobe were able to come. We had a picnic on Saturday with Dennis and my extended family and then blessed here on Sunday. Dennis gave a beautiful blessing and Averi looked so cute in her dress.

Our new addition

2008-09-27T20:58:00.000-07:00

This is our new addition, Averi Elaine McGee. She was born August 11th at 7:41 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 181/2 inches long. She was in the NICU for 4 days because her sugars were too low that is why she has an IV and all the wires hooked up to her. She is home now and perfect. She has been such a good baby and is such a joy.