I have been incredibly busy lately and horrible about updating. I've also been waiting on my Dad to send me some pictures he took of Avery and her cousins which I still don't have and will have to add later.....
We had a big snow storm and Avery and I got creative with our snow"women" we made....
FebruaryMy last remaining grandparent passes. My Grandfather Morris Mitchell left us on the 13th of the month. As sad as it was, there was comfort in knowing he was reunited with my Grandmother once again. We went to Burley for the funeral which was rather short and sweet. My Grandfather despite his oneryness was a brilliant man that loved geneology and Grandma's chocolates! It wasn't until I was married that I actually got to know him better. I feel blessed that my daughter had the chance to know him too. It was great being together as a family and although unfortunate the opportunity for gathering, what a blessing to draw close to eachother and form stronger family bonds that will last us forever! On a light note, Avery has made a wonderful friend with my Aunt Yvette. She latched onto her as soon as she entered the building and pranced around being the drama queen that she is. It was so sweet for me to watch them together. Picture to come soon!
March
We headed down to Salt Lake for one of Britt's company parties that we totally flaked on....but we did get a nice hotel to stay in thanks to Enterprise..... We ate at a few of our favorite restaurants, visited IKEA, but most importantly went to see Grandma Mattie. I have missed her soooo much. With the death of my Grandfather the realization of how blessed I have been to have her in my life was all too clear. Not only has she been the closet Grandma to me she has also been one of my dearest friends. I know it is because of her that I am supposed to be a Cornaby. She has always loved and supported me, listened and loved unconditionally. The first time I met her we went to dinner at Chuck-o-rama, her favorite place. She told me at the end of the date that she knew I was the one because I didn't load up my plate and throw away lots of food. I took little tastes of everything and that impressed her. Silly and unforgettable to me. I can honestly say that she is the thing I miss most on a very short short list of things I miss about Utah.:) Avery got hold of the camera and it was quite funny to see things from her point of view.
Speaking of the camera.....Avery is hilarious! She sneaks the camera and snatches all sorts of pictures, lots of them being of the toilet..... She is such a good girl. She is so good to help me all the time. She most of the time (yes there are exceptions)alsways has a sweet word for me telling me "Mudder, I love you, you're the best mudder in the whole wide world, no mudder is better than you!" She is growing fast fast fast! She is losing her babyness and really becoming a little girl! She loves to be very dramatic, wear pretty dresses and donning her beautiful handmade pearl jewelery from her Nana! She is very very very very chatty! She waves and talks to anyone and everyone where ever we go. She is learning to bat her eye lashes and has her first crush on a 14 year old boy in our ward named Spencer. He is one of Britt's scouts and comes over every once in a while. Avery has to put on her Sleeping Beauty dress and the whole nine yards to catch his eye. Thank goodness he comes from a very good family and has a sense of humor! Here are also some shots of Avery, Nathan and Andrew while we tote them around for preschool, Andrew asleep in the car, Nathan in Zachary's drone costume and look how cute Avery and Nathan are together. I never dreamt that my child and her cousin would be such loyal friends. It is really something to watch the two of them together. And when they are apart, all they talk about is getting back together again...
We had our first annual Potato Derby Race in our ward. Being on the activities committee has been a lot of fun for me! I was in charge of this activity and the pressure was on for something fun! We had witnessed a similar race with Britt's Smith family reunion 3 years ago which was hilarious! This was equally fun and now everyone thinks I'm brilliant for putting it together.....hee hee hee I've got them fooled! It was fun with my car "Nessie" coming in 5th and Britt's close behind in 7th. It was an adult's only activity and the winning car was "Spud Muffin". It was great! Here is Britt with our great friends Stuart and Eva Conde sporting their masterpieces! And then there's my Nessie....
April
Easter came and went so quickly, as did the Cadbury eggs. I bought a secret stash I hid in my bedside table drawer that disappeared all too quickly.... Avery was so pretty in her dress and loved her bunny she got! The neighborhood Easter egg hunt couldn't end any quicker for me or Avery. Right before we went I tripped and fell full weight on my bad knee which was already tender from kneeling building a cabinet in my kitchen all week. I believe it hurt worse than child birth and all I could do was grin and bear it. Then at the hunt Avery tripped too and was so embarrassed to have fallen down over her basket, that tears won out over grabbing as many eggs as possible. The only good thing that came out of it were that the 4 dozen sugar cookies we made together with Mom's famous recipe were the hit of the hunt! It is amazing to me how nobody makes anything homemade anymore. Avery and I had so much fun making them and sprinkling the sprinkles and colored sugar on them! They were sooooo pretty! She was content to come home to her new bunny which she appropriately named "Powdered Sugar".
Avery has started swimming lessons and is doing great! We are lucky to go to a nice lady in our neighborhood who has an indoor pool. She taught Britt's cousins many years ago and has such a way with kids. Avery is fearless and eager to learn to get ready for the ocean this summer.
Mom and Dad also came for a quick trip to look at houses. It looks like they have decided to build a beautiful home about 4 miles away. We are awaiting finalization's of their plans and look forward to being spoiled rotten with them being here by mid August! Now if I can just get my husband to behave.... I'll upload photos of the lot an
d model as soon as every thing's in writing!
d model as soon as every thing's in writing!
Here's Mom with her grand kids...I wonder if she's prepared to live this close to them permanently? Ready or not, here they come!
