Well it's been about a month because now Avery is already 5 months!!! Time is going to fast. My little baby girl is getting so big. I will have to take her and weigh her tomorrow for her official 5 month stats.
But lots of other things to blog about!
Thanksgiving was great. We went to Josh's parent's house for lunch. I made my favorite pecaned yams and then also some secret family recipe chocolate pie.(Josh's sisters were joking, "Is this like the special chocolate pie from the movie The Help???" haha. No.) I made two to take and two to leave at home. We had them all gone within the next few days. This year was the first in a while that I have NOT gone out shopping on Black Friday! I placed an order online at Kohl's at midnight and went to bed. It was much easier. Then we went out the next day and bought a Christmas tree (from a gas station that was about 1/2 mile away... we were feeling lazy this year) and spent the day decorating the tree and the house.
Then the next week, we all drove down to Salt Lake City and spent Thursday night there, seeing the lights at temple square, so Avery and I could fly out to Wisconsin early Friday morning. I get a stomach ache just thinking about the stress I had about flying this time (I don't know why but I think I get more freaked out now than I ever have) but Avery was perfect as usual (seriously, that probably sounds annoying but she is honestly sooo good!) Even people on th plane were like, "She is such a good baby! Not even a peep!" It was great.
So Wisconsin was good. We did a lot of shopping and eating - two of my favorite things. We were there from Friday until Wednesday so it went by fast, but it was a good visit for just us girls. Hopefully the first of many mommy/daughter trips! :)
When we got back to Idaho, the next couple weeks of December were filled with more Christmas preparations. Gabe had his Christmas program at school last week and he sang, "Here comes Santa Claus" with his class. It was very cute. They did lots of actions. Caleb was in his preschool class at the time but they brought the preschool kids down and sat them in front on the floor so Caleb had a front row seat! (Josh, Avery, and I were closer to the back). It's crazy to think that while we were there at about 1:00 pm such a horrific tragedy was just finishing occuring across the country in Connecticut. I can not believe this nation is turning into a place where you can't even send your kids to elementary school without worrying they might get shot and killed. It's horrible. I don't know what the solution is except for to teach your kids to be the best people they can be and to love God and one another because every day might be your last. So unbelievably sad.
But I will try to finish this blog before I get too depressed again and cry!
Caleb hs had so many funny little moments I need to just write every one down on here because they make me laugh. Gabe is getting so grown up and mature. He helps me a lot - when he wants to - and is really excited to get more legos for Christmas this year. Josh recently went to Gabe's class last Tuesday and did a presentation with Truck (the dog) and the kids loved it. He had some kids hide drug-scented towels in the classroom in file cabinets and backpacks and then ad Truck go sniff them out. It was fun to watch. And Miss Avery is just our same old sweet little girl. We got her a walker off craigslist that she sits in and the boys puch her around and she laughs away. She is so quick to smile at just about anyone and has been more vocal lately, discovering how to blow raspberries and making different singing sounds to amuse herself. She's also discovering her hands and sometimes she'll just look like she's in a trance staring at them and slowing forming fists and moving her fingers. It's funnny. I love that she has so much hair. I can put bows in her hair now without even needing the headband to attach them too. She still has the smoky blue eyes, maybe they will change, maybe not.
So that is all the news I can think of! We're excited to almost have Christmas here! Now for all the pictures... The one of me with the bear is at the Idaho Falls Museum. They had a gingerbread house exibit we took the fam to. Then there's also baking sugar cookies, temple square, our Wisconsin visit, Josh's K-9 presentation with Gabe's class, and my latest couponing haul for those interested (probably just me) But for my own record keeping, I spent $28.01, retail was over $95. 43 items (4 things not pictured), average of 65 cents each. Yay for coupons!
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