Sunday, May 23, 2010

Our little girl is 4

Shelby turned 4 on May 20th.

It seemed like we celebrated her birthday for 2 weeks between Grandma Mary coming out and then Grandparents Avery being here for a couple of days.

She got a bike for her birthday which she is learning to ride. It might be the first thing she has had to "learn" how to do.

Last Saturday we had a My Little Pony birthday party for her. Several of her little friends came over and they played some games that Stuart made. Mostly they just ran around and played on the swingset.

On her birthday we took her to eat at Red Robin after I brought treats to her school. She didn't understand why she wasn't "bigger" when she woke up that morning.

Shelby at four:
  • Can spell and write her own name.
  • Loves Spiderman, Disney princesses and Barbie
  • Asks a lot of questions.
  • Is starting to eat more fruit and vegetables but still takes forever to eat
  • Absolutely adores her baby brother except when he is playing(eating) her toys
  • Loves to get her nails and toenails painted
  • Is an outdoor girl - Daddy and her spend lots of time playing tee ball and catch
  • Likes her hair long and bites her nails
  • Wears dresses almost everyday
  • Favorite colors are pink and orange
  • Is a big helper most of the time
She has her four year appointment this Tuesday and next Saturday both Bradan and her will get their pictures taken.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

I LOVE CAKE!

May is birthday month around here. Bradan turned 1 the first week of May and Shelby turns 4 this week. More to come on Shelb's birthday later.


For B's birthday party we continued the Avery tradition by inviting all our friends over and having hamburgers with all the fixings and a keg. It was a great time and Grandma Mary even got to come out to help celebrate. Poor birthday boy was getting a tooth in and running a temperature on his birthday but he did perk up in time for this party where he got to eat a cupcake all by himself. Which of course he loved! Looking back at pictures from the last couple of weeks all of them are of him eating cake.






Bradan at 1 year:



  • 23.5 pounds


  • Is waving bye bye and giving kisses


  • Cruising but hasn't taken any steps


  • Loves to walk holding your hands


  • Sleeping through the night


  • Eating almost everything - favorites are carrots, veggie chips and yogurt melts

  • Loves to play outside especially in the rocks


  • Bear crawls when wearing shorts or no pants


  • Starting to imitate sounds and actions