one of THOSE days

Have you ever had one of those days where you are so tired you can just fall on your face and sleep for hours and hours? Avery sure did last week.

Since she has been mastering the crawling and cruising around furniture, she just seems to wear her self to exhaustion. Not to mention that we have been extremly busy and running here and there...either painting, or fixing a broken water heater, or to and from Guitar Lessons...it seems like it's non-stop for us.

Sid put her down for a nap and she ususally fusses alittle before she passes out, but not this day!! She rolled right onto her face and was fast asleep and stayed there in that same exact spot for her entire nap!

My question is - wheres the other sock??

Saturday in the City

We ran into Penelope the Pig and Avery couldn't take her eyes off her - as you can see.



Saturday morning we drove into the City for the "Starving Artist" sale downtown. We bought some BEAUTIFUL paintings, went to lunch at Carlucci's Bakery and walked a little downtown. How it's changed! It's amazing to me that I used to live at the Gateway and to see all that has been added on to it and all the new shops. I am glad I don't live there anymore - I'd be broke!

When we bought the painting, we had no idea what it would have sparked in us. We came home and saw the canvas in our livingroom and it inspired us to paint! Needless to say, we still have some finishing touches to take care of - but once it's complete I will post some pictures.

Getting older....

For Sid's birthday this year, I thought a night at the shooting range was just what he needed. I hadn't been before, but he has been a few times with Cameron and Todd. He is always ranting and raving about how "cool" it is, so we tried it out. I was actually surprised at how it was quite fun. But, I am not sure if it's the shooting that I enjoyed, or the fact that I got a higher score than he did.

Happy Birthday Sid!!

Bad Mom

Yesterday I felt like the worst mother in the world.

I put Avery on our bed as I always do for her afternoon nap, and turned the monitor on. Then I went about my business. She will usually nap for about an hour or so then start to jabber and talk to let me know she's awake. By the time I get to her, she's usually sitting upright smiling and as happy as can be, rested and ready to play.

Yesterday was different. About 20 min after I lay her down I heard a loud THUD from upstairs and then her screaming on the top of her lungs. I ran upstairs and she had nose dived right off the side of our bed! Luckily she was OK other than the rug burn on the tip of her nose! Poor baby! As soon as I scooped her up, she stopped crying, but then I felt like I could cry.

10 months and two teeth later

Whew. 10 months. I never really understood when people would tell me to cherish Avery because it's all going to fly by until yesterday, when she hit 10 months old.
TEN MONTHS?!
Where have I been? It is amazing how she has changed not only our lives but so many others --and she's only getting started.

www.stansburyparkguitar.com

It's official! We have our very own website. The father of one of Sid's students whipped this up for us. As you can see, it's still a work in progress, but hopefully this will get the word out about what Sid is doing in Stansbury Park...go ahead - take a look and let us know what you think!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Well, this Valentines Day was a first for us with little Avery...and it was one of the better ones. Since Sid and I don't really have any babysitters near by to sit on the big day, we thought we would just stay in and have a quiet night together...just the THREE of us. Actually, we kind of feel that going out on Valentines Day is a little overrated anyways - and who wants to deal with all the crowds. (One year we waited 2 HOURS for Red Lobster and since then we are a little hesitant of making plans on or near the holiday)
I woke up and as I walked past the computer room saw this:

waiting for me! What a great suprise!! Sid's still got it :) He left for me: flowers, purfume and cards. And for Avery: a card, balloon and stuffed animal that sings and flutters it's wings. He is so sweet. Every year he does something different and suprises me. And for some reason, I don't see it coming...

Anyhow. I made dinner and we ate (with Avery) by candelight. Which I might add she LOVED! Then watched Lost and went to bed early. (Sid had Strep throat earlier on in the week)

Sounds simple, but it really was one of the better ones.