The Ordini's: September 2012

I can't believe that Avery's 1st birthday has come and gone!! That really seems to have gone much faster looking back then I know it did while I was going through it. It's been one of the most stressful years of my life adjusting to two kids and it's been one of the most rewarding years of my life being blessed with these two munchkins!! They truly make me laugh and smile every day and I can not imagine my life without them. Here are some pics from Avery's special day.....

Avery's cake by a local baker that does this out of her house...she's amazing!!!

Avery's highchair all decked out!

Avery with Grandma Ordini

My little Sweet Potato...always smiling!!

She could catch flies with that smile!!

Anxiously awaiting her birthday cake...and keeping her hat on!!

This kid DOVE into her cupcake and icing...note hand in air covered with it!!

There's that smile again....love this kid!!

Kelsey's 3rd bday was 2 weeks before so I had the baker make a smash cake for Kelsey too.

Figures Avery doesn't do her huge smile in the one family shot of the day!

Happy 1st Birthday Avery Joy!!!!

Well it's hard to believe that the summer is basically over. It's even harder to believe that Avery will be 1 in 2 weeks. My word that went fast...well...kind of. :) Avery has been walking now for 3 weeks...and she is EVERYWHERE!!! Almost running...how she hasn't fallen more and gotten a ton of bruises is beyond me. She is for the most part a very happy baby...and has more determination than anyone I know...big or small. We will do our very best to shape that into a positive as she grows up...try.

Kelsey turns 3 on Sunday....that went even faster. I thought of that tonight when Chuck and I were bringing the girls upstairs for bed and Chuck let Avery climb up herself..and Kelsey was walking up next to her, step for step...and I swear I could remember it like it was yesterday watching her to the same thing. We finally took the next step of switching her toddler bed to a full size bed because she looked enormous in the toddler bed. But now she looks so small in the full size bed...and it takes up more than half her bedroom. But she was in heaven when she walked upstairs after daddy put it together. We still say we plan on keeping Avery in her crib as long as humanly possible...of course she is so determined she'll find a way out of the dang thing within the next few months.

We finally took a family vacation the last week of August to the Outer Banks. Although to me-vacation always has implied rest and relaxation. When you go away WITH your children hardly vacation...just a repositioning of your life to another house. And we also went with most of Chuck's family....that's 9 adults and 14 kids in one house. Granted - it was a 3 story house with a pool and within walking distance to the beach, although a trolley was also available to pick you up from your door and drive you there as well. Very nice...would've been even nicer if it hadn't rained so much. It was truly a good time though...spending time together with his family...the kids all had a blast together.

Here's a few pics from the trip and the rest of the summer.